Grizzlies Postgame: It was Groundhog Day at FedExForum as Grizz lose lead, then game to Celtics
The Grizzlies lost another big lead and then let a close game slip away, as they fell to the Boston Celtics 112-103.
Tigers wake up for second half, easily defeat Florida A&M 96-65
After a lackluster first half, Memphis put on an offensive display to coast to an easy 96-65 win over Florida A&M in the Tigers final game before conference play
City’s wish list from Nashville includes sports book on Beale, more THP
City Hall is looking for mandatory jail time for road-rage convictions in the 2019 session of the Tennessee Legislature and a sports book on Beale Street as well as making it easier to get title to tax-delinquent property for tax sales.
Fear, lack of insurance could be keeping Memphis-area women from mammograms
Breast cancer consortium to probe why more women in the Memphis metro are not getting annual mammograms, and reasons behind the wide mortality gap between white and black women.
Marked up: Running a business with a face tattoo
Facial, hand and neck tattoos aren’t nicknamed “job stoppers’’ for nothing. And there’s nothing subtle about Robert Fortner’s face tattoo. Still, the self-described “misfit’’ has work that fits him like a glove over his heavily inked hands. He is a partner in what is arguably the most Bohemian bar in Memphis.
Memphis Sports Hall of Fame aims for midyear opening
A planned Memphis Sports Hall of Fame at AutoZone Park is picking up momentum with a project manager on board, an exhibit designer being recruited and fundraising coming in 2019.
Metro
Support for Wanda Halbert’s raise requests vanishes with legal move to oust her
Two resolutions to fund the clerk’s office, including a pay raise, were withdrawn from the County Commission’s agenda Monday, May 6, without comment.
Education Germantown schools wrapping up the $72.9M general fund part of budget
Business
Trezevant partnership will offer ‘pop-in’ services for seniors
“It could be as simple as in the evening, ‘Hey, can you just check and make sure that Mama has dinner and that the phone is beside the bed, plugged in and charging.’”
Premium Health Care St. Jude sharpening focus on AI, starting in radiology
Sports
‘Everybody needs a Fred Smith': Former football coach Houston Nutt talks NIL
Houston Nutt traveled to Memphis as a participant in the Memphis Touchdown Club’s spring speaker series and shared his thoughts on NIL and the transfer portal.
Memphis Tigers Football Tigers land offensive lineman who originally committed to Washington
Food
Battle of the Barbecue: Know before you go to MIM’s barbecue contest
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back for the 46th year. We’ve got your guide to the food, tent etiquette, entertainment and more for this year’s event in Liberty Park.
Suburbs
Germantown schools wrapping up the $72.9M general fund part of budget
Germantown Muncipal School District leaders will take their final review of their 2024-25 budget this month.
Arts & Culture
Mud Island Amphitheater could get major renovation
The City of Memphis’ proposed capital-improvement budget includes issuing $17.6 million in debt over four years for the amphitheater’s renovation. A potential big-name operator could be interested, too.
Opinion
Guest Column: The beauty of track and field
“Track is unique because it is both an individual and a team sport. It is a meritocracy in which the best time wins and the fastest athletes get to perform regardless of the opinions of parents or coaches. But the competition in track is not just between runners, but most importantly within each runner too.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Quizzing Daily Memphian staffers, part three
Here’s part three of asking Daily Memphian staffers their food hot takes, date night ideas, lunch plans and more. Digital desk manager Elle Perry, digital producer Nick Lingerfelt and reporter Sophia Surrett are in the hot seat.
Games
Jigsaw: Riverbeat tapestry
This week’s puzzle features a picture by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip taken at the Riverbeat Festival at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.