Rise and grind, Memphis — as in, grind those coffee beans. Today — Tuesday, Oct. 1 — is International Coffee Day. You can make your own cup at home, or you could check out our neighborhood coffee guides to locate the best brew near you.

It’s also National Homemade Cookie Day, which seems like a nice complement to coffee day. So, here’s something fun to try at home: The old Memphis City Schools cafeteria recipe for the butter cookies. Just a warning though: One online recipe reviewer said they’re not great, so there’s an alternate butter cookie recipe from Chicago Public Schools for you in that link, too. Choose your own adventure. 

In more newsy news, the Memphis City Council could take a first vote on the city’s plan to buy Downtown’s Sheraton hotel today. And tonight, Big Star’s Jody Stephens will be joined by members of R.E.M., the Posies and Wilco to perform Big Star’s “Radio City” album at Crosstown Theater.

If you’re not winning, you’re losing, as the saying goes. And the injury-ridden Memphis Grizzlies were losing big-time last season (55 games to be precise). On NBA media day Monday, Brandon Clarke said as much: “Last year, we felt like losers.” But a new season is dawning, and the optimism was infectious Monday as general manager Zach Kleiman pointed out that we’ve yet to see last season’s unlikely bench stars — Vince Williams Jr., GG Jackson, etc. — play many minutes with the team’s core starting lineup. The prospect of that is bringing “renewed energy and renewed hope,” says The Daily Memphian’s Drew Hill. And as our own Chris Herrington points out, from Ja Morant’s perspective, this media day was wildly different from last year’s. Here’s a rundown of all the highlights from media day.

If you’re hosting a house party in Germantown, you’d better not charge a cover. Or at least, you won’t be able to soon if a new ordinance passes. Tonight, the city’s Planning Commission will review new rules banning “pay parties” after two different parties at a house on South Forest Hill-Irene Road caused a stir earlier this year. The house was advertised as an event venue called The Yard @ Germantown, and guests paid for tickets to see live music there. The owner, Tyisha Jones, put the house up for sale after the city took legal action. Though Germantown is looking to ban homeowners from charging admission, there would be a few exceptions to the rule.

Plus, the defense rested in Tyre Nichols trial, the judge in Wanda Halbert’s ouster case needs more info and you can fly nonstop to Austin again.