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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 
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Today's weather in Memphis:

75°/65°
Thunderstorms
Air qualityGood
 
 

Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.

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

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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?

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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. 

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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.”

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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.

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

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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.”

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.

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

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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. 

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

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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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Metro
 
Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate
 

Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

 
Immigrant rights group sues Highway Patrol over traffic stops in Memphis, Nashville
 
 
Tennessee prison officials won’t say if their lethal injection drugs are expired
 
 
Lakeland School System approves 2026-27 budget
 
 
The AM/DM podcast: Spotlight on a mini Memphis
 
 
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Business
 
Novel bookstore workers approve union
 

Employees remain optimistic that management and investors will meet their demands for living wages and better working conditions.

 
Anthropic paying $15B a year to rent Memphis data center from SpaceX
 
 
Olymbec USA adds to its Southwest Memphis holdings
 
 
'A great, great run:' After more than half a century, Outdoors Inc. closing landmark East Memphis store
 
 
'An existential threat’: Supreme Court ruling on freight brokers could impact smaller operations
 
 
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Sports
 
Memphis Grizzlies' Cedric Coward named First Team All-Rookie
 

Cedric Coward is the seventh different Memphis player to earn All-Rookie honors over the past seven seasons. 

 
Tigers baseball outlasts late Charlotte push to advance in American tournament
 
 
Spring Fling 2026: Wednesday's best; Thursday's schedule
 
 
Spring Fling 2026: Saints march into Division 2-AA final
 
 
Mike Miller's 15-year dream is realized, and it's bringing some of the NBA Draft's top prospects to Memphis
 
 
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Food
 
Table Talk: Farewell barbecue week, it was nice to meat you
 

I polled The Daily Memphian’s staff on what our barbecue team’s name should be, if we had one. The answers were pretty incredible.

 
How three brain surgeries led to a 13-year-old winning at barbecue fest
 
 
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Suburbs
 
More than a thousand gather in Mississippi Capitol to protest redistricting
 

Activists, elected leaders and politicians from Mississippi and beyond gathered in the state’s capitol Wednesday to rally against redistricting efforts.

 
After six years, a new Enjoy A|M restaurant to open
 
 
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Arts & Culture
 
Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate
 

Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

 
Kooky, crazy and eclectic: 'Imagination runs wild' at the Mary Sims exhibition
 
 
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Opinion
 
Calkins: John Isner and Sam Querrey to play a special exhibition in Memphis
 

Back in 2010, John Isner and Sam Querrey met each other in a memorable ATP final at The Racquet Club. On July 25, they’ll be back in Memphis for an exhibition to help celebrate the return of professional tennis to the city. 

 
Calkins: Why was there a flash mob in the Methodist hospital parking garage? Because dancing always helps.
 
 
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Podcasts
 
The AM/DM podcast: Spotlight on a mini Memphis
 

At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting. 

 
The AM/DM podcast: A week for Hope?
 
 
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Games
 
Sudoku: May 19
 

Ready for today’s sudokus?

 
Daily WordRow: May 19
 
 
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