Founder: 2019 Mempho Music Fest will be at least three days, double the stages
Rendezvous legend Jack Dyson was waiter to the stars
Banks shooting pulls MPD into national fray over reliability, proper use of bodycams
Milton leads No. 10 UCF’s high-octane offense into Liberty Bowl to face Tigers
Memphis high school’s prized planetarium still needs upgrades, but students are already fascinated by what it can do
Metro
The Early Word: Newlyweds flock to Southaven, and the ’90s are alive in CY
A Frayser pastor was shot and killed, tornadoes are more deadly here and Memphis gets barbecue redemption.
Public Safety Trump pardons former state Sen. Brian Kelsey
Millington Millington to break ground on new middle school
Premium Shelby County Commission Scorecard: An inside look at voting on Regional One, MSCS
Business
Inked: Industrial space headed to auction, CanopyNation expands to East Memphis
A Shelby Drive industrial building will be auctioned off, an insurance agency is expanding to East Memphis and a wholesaler moved to Pleasant View Road.
Premium Business Popular fitness instructor opening ‘Grit Group Fitness’ studio
Transportation & Logistics Spirit Airlines to offer nonstop flights between Detroit, Memphis
Transportation & Logistics Allegiant to pause flights from Memphis to Los Angeles
Sports
The Birth of Grit and Grind: How Tony Allen completed the Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies didn’t have much business winning in Oklahoma City on Feb. 8, 2011, and that night now looms large in franchise lore.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Morant says the win over Utah was not ugly. But it was dramatic.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Memphis signs Lamar Stevens for remainder of season
Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Before the Big Dance, Memphis must handle business at the AAC Tournament
Food
$10 Deal: Chukis’ hefty, cheese-wrapped Birriburro
A word of warning: This is not a “light lunch” situation. This is a commitment. You’re either going to need a nap afterward or a solid reason to walk around for the next hour.
Suburbs
Millington to break ground on new middle school
“We’re expecting a lot more growth in the next five to 10 years,” MMSD Director of Schools James “Bo” Griffin said. “Adding onto the middle school will help us to be ready for that growth.”
Arts & Culture
State honors Priscilla Presley as she asks support for Rock ’n‘ Soul Museum
While in Nashville asking the Legislature for support for the Rock ’n‘ Soul Museum, Priscilla Presley was given the highest civilian award Tennessee can bestow.
Opinion
Calkins: How an 11-year-old girl helped inspire Hardaway’s greatest season
Penny Hardaway was named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday. Is that because an 11-year-old girl gave him an unexpected gift? OK, maybe not. But he did just ask her for two more.
Podcasts
Tigers Podcast: Before the Big Dance, Memphis must handle business at the AAC Tournament
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss what Memphis needs to do this week at the AAC Tournament to steer clear of the NCAA Tournament’s dreaded No. 8-No. 9 seed first-round matchup.
Games
Word Search: Grit Group Fitness
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