Calkins: Marc Gasol embraced Memphis – and Memphis embraced him right back
Marc Gasol came to Memphis at the age of 16. Eighteen years later – after playing what may have been his final home game at FedExForum – he called it a “helluva ride.”
Historic U.S. Marine Hospital will soon be renovated for apartments
After 16 years of ups and downs, developer and preservationist Lauren Crews has applied for a building permit to convert the historic U.S. Marine Hospital into 71 apartments.
SCS board votes to close Gateway charter, delays superintendent search committee
Parkinson ‘trending nationally’ on schools code of conduct legislation
A Memphis legislator interviews with numerous news organization about pending legislation requiring districts to adopt parental rules, potentially for dress codes.
University of Memphis trustees approve apartment acquisition
The University of Memphis board of trustees approved a proposal Tuesday that will create a foundation enabling the university to get into the real estate business.
Germantown denies it rejected apartment development illegally
Germantown leaders say in a chancery court filing that they acted properly in rejecting a developer's bid to build apartments in the Forest Hill Heights area of the city.
Metro
Shelby County likely through worst of pandemic, health official says
Shelby County’s likely survived the worst of COVID-19, though there are two caveats that could alter the trajectory, David Sweat, county health department deputy director, said Thursday.
City of Memphis Council Scorecard: An appeal to Nashville, the Health Department’s reckoning and an empty skyscraper
Business
ServiceMaster Brands headquarters leaving Memphis
ServiceMaster Brands will be relocating its corporate headquarters to Atlanta. Terminix, the larger of the two companies created in a spinoff last year, has no plans to move its corporate headquarters out of Downtown Memphis.
Midtown Minglewood owner plans to resume concerts after restrictions lift
Sports
Box score: Brentwood Academy 69, Christian Brothers 61
March 5, 2021: CBHS lost to the Brentwood Academy Eagles in the Division 2-AA boys high school basketball semifinal game in Cookeville, Tennessee. CBHS suffers first loss of the year in D2-AA semifinalsRelated story:
High School Sports Box score: Hutchison 59, Ensworth 52
Food
Bryant’s has sold and the biscuits will be baking soon
Bryant’s Breakfast has been sold to members of the Tashie family and will reopen soon.
Suburbs
Collierville commission favors Malco mini-golf, Lockwood subdivision
The town’s Planning Commission favored a conditional use permit for mini-golf at Malco Collierville Towne Cinema Grill & MXT. The permit must still get the green light from the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Neighborhoods
Melrose School to be ‘reimagined and repurposed’
After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.
Arts & Culture
Indie Memphis names new executive director
Knox Shelton, who has been executive director of Literacy Mid-South since 2016, will take over the lead role at Indie Memphis.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Alisa Haushalter deserves justice
Our Health Department director sacrificed a tremendous amount personally in a difficult crisis to serve us along with the two mayors and COVID task force, and has had a major contribution in keeping us safe.
Podcasts
Hospitality industry comeback mixes economic wreckage with vaccine hopes
On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Tourism president Kevin Kane and Downtown Memphis Commission board chairwoman Deni Reilly assess the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on the local industry in the last year.