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• July 2020

  • Pandemic boosts Memphis-style industry: Distribution

    Strong industrial real estate activity happened in the Memphis market during April, May and June, in part because of the pandemic, not despite it. 

    By Tom Bailey July 17, 2020

  • Rhodes sisters’ soulful work on Al Green’s song still stands out

    Sisters Donna and Sandra Rhodes stand out among Memphis' background studio singers.

    By Jared Boyd July 17, 2020

  • Staying the Course: WGC-FESJI volunteers fewer in number, but essential workers

    Volunteers at the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational are known for their unwavering dedication. But the COVID-19 pandemic means there will be no fans on the course and, this year, just 225 volunteers instead of the usual 1,600-plus. To still be on site now is to be a WGC-FESJI essential worker. 

    By Don Wade July 16, 2020

  • Opinion: What’s in a name? In the case of ‘Redskins,’ an offense to others

    Redskins owner Dan Snyder for years ignored pleas to drop the moniker, telling USA Today in 2014 that he would never change it. Apparently Snyder has since watched Sean Connery’s last James Bond movie, “Never Say Never Again.” 

    By Otis Sanford July 16, 2020

  • Father and son team aim to transform building near Medical District

    A two-story commercial building at the seam of Central Gardens and the Medical District will soon become 18 units of luxury apartments.

    By Tom Bailey July 16, 2020

  • UTHSC: Animal care complaint ‘promptly’ addressed

    Advocacy group Stop Animal Experimentation Now asked the agriculture department to investigate a 2019 UTHSC research experiment with baby pigs. The university said the issue was dealt with appropriately.

    By Wayne Risher July 15, 2020

  • Calkins: It’s time to move high school football to the spring

    There are a lot of hard choices to make during this pandemic, but postponing high school football shouldn't be one of them. It's time to move the season to the spring.

    By Geoff Calkins July 15, 2020

  • Cordova snags a Hook & Reel

    Yet another seafood boil restaurant is coming to Memphis. The Hook & Reel will breathe new life into a building where an O'Charley's Restaurant closed recently.

    By Tom Bailey July 14, 2020

  • Deepr app shines light on creators behind the music

    Memphis native Austin Webster founded an app that recognizes the music users are listening to and uses the song’s credits to develop playlists based on the key songwriters, producers and contributors behind the scenes.

    By Jared Boyd July 14, 2020

  • A documentary on WKNO tells the Little Tea Shop’s story

    The restaurant serving Southern comfort food has been a Downtown institution for 102 years. 

    By Linda A. Moore July 14, 2020

  • Vada was a ballplayer, I was a kid, and that was enough

    A black baseball player near the end of his career and a white kid not old enough to drive a car. What could they possibly mean to one another? More than they could have imagined. 

    By Don Wade July 14, 2020

  • Chick-fil-A in Wolfchase district among state’s largest

    Chick-fil-A's unusually short but expensive move seems to affirm the Wolfchase shopping district has still got 'it': The power to draw customers from far and wide.

    By Tom Bailey July 13, 2020

  • Young pup learns the truth: It’s a zoo out there

    North, a 1-year-old golden retriever, wears a bright yellow cape as he makes the rounds at the Memphis Zoo where curator Courtney Janney is training him to be a Canine Companions assistance dog.

    By Michael Waddell July 13, 2020

  • Calkins: How Ramen Noodles could give Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies a decisive edge

    Ja Morant said Friday he's a "Ramen Noodles guy." That's just the kind of attitude NBA players will need to succeed in the Orlando bubble. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 10, 2020

  • Campuses moving toward opening with reams of safety protocols

    Experts say challenges for college presidents are monumental, including now to plan for whatever temporary turns out to be as fall classes approach.

    By Jane Roberts July 10, 2020

  • Tennessee travelers and the Effingham effect

    I was actually looking forward to holding gas pump handles with antiseptic wipes, considering hazmat suits in bathrooms, counting masks in Cracker Barrel, and Atkins breakfast bars in lieu of La Quinta’s breakfast bars.

    By Dan Conaway July 10, 2020

  • Two class of 2021 prospects see increased recruitment during summer

    Mason Miller and Johnathan Lawson are hearing from more schools despite no AAU season. 

    By Jonah Jordan July 10, 2020

  • Calkins: If Tiger Woods plays Memphis now that fans aren’t invited, will this be the cruelest year ever? (Answer: Nah).

    Fans won't be allowed at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this year. But for the very best of reasons, Jack Sammons, the chair of the tournament, would still welcome Tiger Woods. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 09, 2020

  • Germantown aldermen to examine proposed capital improvements

    The city is proposing nearly $4.7 million worth of capital improvement projects. The Financial Advisory Commission proposed moving forward last week. Aldermen will review the projects Wednesday.

    By Abigail Warren July 09, 2020

  • Calkins: When he said there would be no fans in Neyland Stadium, y’all laughed. Nobody is laughing now.

    The Ivy League was the first conference to cancel football this fall. It won't be the last. For that, you can blame those who didn't listen to people like Dr. Jon McCullers, who tried to tell you this is how it could go. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 08, 2020

  • Herrington: Getting kids back into school is a problem to solve, and goal to pursue, together

    Nothing this week has been more distressing than to glimpse the sprouting seeds of a familiar political battle, this time over school openings. It was awful enough to see mask usage amid a pandemic turned into a test of political fidelity. Please, not this time.

    By Chris Herrington July 08, 2020

  • Black lawmakers ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Forrest bust vote

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is only “cautiously optimistic” the State Capitol Commission will vote Thursday to remove the monument of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.

    By Sam Stockard July 08, 2020

  • Muddy’s is peddling Plain Jane and Prozac again; you just have to pre-order

    Kat Gordon is back at Muddy’s on Broad Avenue for pre-orders and plans to open the front of the shop soon for stage 2 of her reopening.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 08, 2020

  • Mixed-use development proposed for Poplar Plaza’s corner at Poplar & Highland

    Finard Properties has filed requests with the planning board to transform Poplar Plaza's southeast corner into a mixed-use development. A rendering indicates existing buildings on the corner will be replaced with six- or seven-story structures.

    By Tom Bailey July 07, 2020

  • My Favorite Things: Lobster Exotic at Elwood’s

    Lobster Exotic is the new special sandwich at Elwood’s Shack and it’s a winner with tenderloin, lobster and Hollandaise.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 07, 2020