Ballot Basics: Early voting
Calkins: Henderson will return - and other news from a conversation with Mike Norvell
Candidates seek two seats on Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Road Recap: Grizzlies 92, Jazz 84
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Metro
Is Memphis crime a grave emergency? Tennessee court mulls legality of National Guard
After months of legal limbo, the State of Tennessee and several Memphis Democratic elected officials squared off over the legality of the Tennessee National Guard’s deployment in Memphis.
Premium State Government Tennessee moves forward with act to ban ‘West Bank’ term
Education State Board of Education preserves world language requirement
Education MSCS pitches ‘accountability plan’ alternative to state takeover
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Guard deployment hinges on semantics; Tigers lose again
Business
Mid-South Chinese Chamber buys historic Cordova School
Built in 1913, the property is listed on the National Historic Registry. It operated as a school before closing in 1973.
Premium Real Estate Apartments with Mississippi River views planned for Downtown
Real Estate Mixed-use development planned for Edge District
Health Care Baptist Memorial grows to 25 hospitals with NE Arkansas hospital merger
Premium Health Care ‘Opening the door’ to emotional, spiritual needs: New CEO talks leading Christ Community Health
Sports
Buckley: Dain Dainja blames NCAA for Memphis’ poor season. Certainly not Penny Hardaway.
Former Memphis star Dain Dainja, now playing in the G-League for the Miami Heat-affiliated Sioux Falls Skyforce, said it hurts to watch the Tigers struggle.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis falls to USF, extends losing streak to 7 games
High School Sports Briarcrest survives four-overtime battle to advance to title game
Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant ‘progressing’ but remains out
High School Sports Hutchison Sting are stung in Division 2-AA basketball semifinals
Food
Petra Cafe reopens near old Carrefour location
Fourteen months after its unexpected closure, Petra Cafe is back with its signature Mediterranean dishes. And former customers don’t have to look too far to find it.
Food News Jollyburger lumpia and halo-halo: Filipino bar to open Downtown
Suburbs
Bartlett mayor goes ‘back to the ‘80s’ for annual State of the City address
With a 1980s theme as the foundation, Bartlett Mayor David Parsons highlighted the brightness of the suburb’s future, donning a pair of shades to emphasize the point.
Premium Germantown Bailey: Deciding whether a full-time mayor should abandon his full-time private job
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Supporting the next generation of Memphis artists
Works by more than 80 Memphis and Shelby County students will be on view through April 30 at the Pink Palace.
Premium Real Estate After 10 years in the pulpit, pastor opens sober lounge
Opinion
Calkins: Could this be Penny Hardaway’s last game at FedExForum?
As questions again swirl about the future of Penny Hardaway, athletic director Ed Scott had every chance to address them Wednesday. He chose to stay silent. What could that mean?
Guest Columnists Opinion: Add library workers to the civil service without unnecessary steps
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: All the cooking contests and Elvis
Soup’s on. As is chili and gumbo this weekend.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting MATA on track?
Games
Sudoku: March 5
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.