Tigers head to Tulane hoping for more stable play, focus
Green Wave on five-game skid
The Tigers started slow at home against ECU even though they had a good crowd behind them. Sunday at Tulane, they will have to supply their own energy.
Airport eatery serves up love for unpaid TSA officers during shutdown
Runway 901, a bar and grill near gate A23 at Memphis International Airport, has extended its employee discount to Transportation Security Administration workers for the duration of the federal government shutdown.
Memphis vies for 166 new order fulfillment, distribution jobs
An opportunity for a distribution operator to pursue a new contract could bring 166 new jobs to Memphis.
Heat hang on late, top Grizzlies 112-108
Alexander calls for Senate action on wall
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander wants to ditch border wall talks between the president and Democratic leaders and instead start moving toward a Senate vote with amendments. That's provided President Donald Trump agrees to reopen the federal government for three weeks while such a bill would be amended and discussed.
Germantown Municipal Schools to charge tuition for non-resident transfers
Germantown Municipal School District is further revising its transfer policy for nonresidents. The new policy would enforce tuition for students who wish to attend GMSD and live outside Germantown.
Metro
After inmate deaths, Harris says Shelby County Jail needs real reform, not rhetoric
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is calling for stronger reforms at the Shelby County Jail, saying the Sheriff’s plan falls short amid a rise in inmate deaths and what he described as a “lack of basic humanity.”
Premium Public Safety In wake of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting, some locals worry what could happen here
Premium State Government Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill with affordability, immigration on the mind
State Government ‘We’re sending a very strong message': TN Republicans unveil sweeping immigration legislation
Public Safety Alleged 2007 killer wrongfully convicted, DA’s office says
Business
Downtown Crazy Coop closes, takes planned French restaurant down with it
Fleur was meant to be a French/American Southern fusion restaurant located in the former Fancy’s Fish House space in One Beale.
Health Care ‘Digital detox’ or just real life? Memphis experts say it’s time to log off
Health Care NASA, space plants and beauty: How red-light therapy found its way to the mainstream
Premium Real Estate Pottery Barn packs up for Southaven, leaving Memphis behind
Premium Business Memphis lands $74M in state money for Beale Street
Sports
NBA hopes Ja Morant can play against Magic in London on Sunday
Saturday is the most likely date the Grizzlies would reveal some sort of decision about Morant’s availability for the London game.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies come up short against Magic in Berlin
Player of the Week Standouts from Bartlett, Lakeland Prep voted players of the week
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: Aaron Bradshaw is down. Who steps up? Memphis soon finds out.
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Magic 118, Grizzlies 111
Food
Downtown Crazy Coop closes, takes planned French restaurant down with it
Fleur was meant to be a French/American Southern fusion restaurant located in the former Fancy’s Fish House space in One Beale.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Smoke signals and mixed messages
Suburbs
Trees on Wolf River Boulevard cleared for possibly 2 new Germantown medical offices
Twin Bridges Investment plans to extend the suburb’s medical corridor to the west with a pair of 54,000-square-foot office buildings.
North Mississippi Concrete plans: Design approved for multi-use safe room in case of emergencies
Arts & Culture
Brantley Ellzey on the intensity and relief he finds in his new art exhibit
Artist Brantley Ellzey joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about work, his life and his Crosstown Arts exhibit, titled “Reflection + Ritual + Refuge.”
Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘No Other Choice,’ ‘28 Years Later’
Opinion
Calkins: Sally Jones Heinz — ‘the face of MIFA’ — to step down
Sally Jones Heinz is retiring as executive director of MIFA. “There isn’t an organization like this anywhere in the country,” she said. “It’s the best.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: For Memphis Jews, the arson attack in Jackson is painfully close to home
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: All about orangutans, including the newest at the Memphis Zoo
Having a new baby orangutan at the Memphis Zoo is good news for the species, the world and the city — and it’s unbelievably adorable.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: xAI’s power pays
Games
Sudoku: Jan. 14
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?