The left-hander helped Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1993. He was a 1983 graduate of Craigmont High in Memphis.

This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?

The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun. 

The pool at the Mike Rose Aquatics Center on the U of M campus will be named in honor of the man who had an “endless belief in people.”

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest concludes at Liberty Park as winners are announced, and hope sizzles for a return to Tom Lee Park in 2023.

Clarene Pinkston Russell, who was often called Collierville’s historian, died Friday afternoon. She served the town for decades and shaped its future.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

Cornbread salad is a staple at the Big Bob Gibson family supper during the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and a great addition to your summer picnics and cookouts.

It’s getting hot around here. Record heat pounded competitors at the Division 2-AA regional track meet; flames licked meat at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest; a Downtown mural includes sizzling new technology, and it doesn’t get any hotter than FedExForum when the Grizzlies win.

Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.

The $70 million skilled nursing facility will benefit the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 veterans living in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.

Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

Arlington Middle School and Arlington High gain recognition from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and teacher Latisha King receives the state’s Excellence in STEM Teaching Award.

The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.

“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country. 

Two former University of Memphis basketball players prepare for the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 18-20.

The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.

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Welcome to Tuesday, Memphis. It’s Aug. 4, and the Memphis City Council will take its first votes on new rules that would allow the city to revoke permits for some problem-causing Airbnbs.

Back to school: About 5,000 Memphis-Shelby County Schools students are facing major changes this school year.

Testing, testing: The Shelby County Election Commission is rechecking all of its voting machines, after one machine in Bartlett was missing judicial races during early voting.

New face at FedEx: FedEx Logistics has a new leader.

Another one bites the crust: The Ginger’s Bread & Co. has ditched plans to open a new Downtown bakery.

Bonus season? Some Memphis Tigers football players who thought they’d graduated out of the program could be welcomed back to the team.

Later, tater? New Memphis Grizzly Richie Saunders’ might be leaving soon — for college.

Patting ourselves on the back: Several Daily Memphian reporters and editors have new awards to hang in their cubicles.

FedEx’s Hercules facility will total almost 1.6 million square feet at Memphis International Airport. 

A Colorado judge granted a preliminary injunction to make 2022 graduates eligible to play college sports. Could it impact the Memphis Grizzlies?

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After canceling plans for a Downtown location, The Ginger’s Bread & Co. will open a second spot in Midtown.

The second and final phase of the the Arlington Tennis Center expansion is set to begin, adding more sourts and parking.

Box office behemoths continue their runs, and this week’s special screenings offer gangs, cats, Ghibli and more.

Ted Jones took it upon himself to write miniature, elegant obituaries on Facebook, celebrating the lives of attorneys and judges and anyone else he knew in the legal profession who had died. Jones, 67, died July 29.

The many candidates for a wide range of local, state and federal offices were a key theme among journalists on this episode of “Behind the Headlines” on WKNO-TV.

This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of skateboarder Skyler King and was taken by Mark Weber.