Road recap: Jonas Valanciunas makes big return, but Grizz fall short
Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 32 points, but the Grizzlies fell behind early and couldn't complete a comeback in Chicago.
Stax Music Academy students to appear on ‘Ellen’ special
The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.
New Eats: Bishop in Central Station Hotel
Bishop, the new restaurant by Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, opens Friday in Central Station Hotel. It’s French from the top of the menu to the bottom.
MICAH presents plan to raise millions for MATA
MICAH officials on Wednesday offered the Shelby County Commission alternatives that would raise all of the $30 million needed to fully fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Wade: For Grizzlies, home is not where the wins are
With a better record on the road than at home, maybe the upcoming four-game road swing is just what the Grizzlies need and just when they need it.
Hospital CEOs talk about forces shaping medical care here
Presented by Mid-South Health Care Executives at the FedEx Institute of Technology, the conversation with hospital executives touched topics including bullying, industry changes and poverty in Memphis.
Metro
Ahead of Memphis schools takeover, Republicans move to block district’s legal pushback
Two Memphis Republicans are backing legislation to block Tennessee school districts from funding lawsuits that oppose accountability measures like state interventions.
Real Estate XAI properties appraised at $3.5 billion, documents show
Transportation & Logistics After LaGuardia crash, Memphis airport board approves $4.8M runway-lighting system
Shelby County Family praises judge for sentence in fatal hit-and-run
Public Safety Man who killed U of M student in hit-and-run crash sentenced
Business
Food Files: Burgers, coffee, chicken and smoothies
In-N-Out one step closer to its first Memphis location. Dutch Bros opens in the Edge District. Tommy’s Burgers California Style is opening its third location. Guthrie’s merges two nearby locations into one.
Real Estate XAI properties appraised at $3.5 billion, documents show
Transportation & Logistics After LaGuardia crash, Memphis airport board approves $4.8M runway-lighting system
Premium Health Care Two more resign from troubled UTHSC department as officials announce a new hire
Real Estate Rare office space in ‘garden community’ hitting the market later this year
Sports
The latest key position in college football? It could be general manager.
Since the NCAA allowed student-athletes to be compensated, general managers have become a hot position in college football. As Corey Phillips steps into the position for the Memphis Tigers, he says it’s an “all duties assigned” kind of role.
Player of the Week MUS baseball standout voted player of the week
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: As seasons winds down, Grizzlies draft odds looking up
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers name new women’s basketball coach
Premium North Mississippi Pro hockey returning to Mid-South with new team at Landers Center
Food
Food Files: Burgers, coffee, chicken and smoothies
In-N-Out one step closer to its first Memphis location. Dutch Bros opens in the Edge District. Tommy’s Burgers California Style is opening its third location. Guthrie’s merges two nearby locations into one.
Food News Hot wing festival introduces World Wing Cup
Suburbs
GPAC’s latest season includes Mavis Staples, Second City, Samara Joy
The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.
Premium Collierville Collierville High seniors will walk down memory lane, but their parents aren’t allowed to come
Arts & Culture
Trolley Night is back, and a garden party at the Dixon is gonna be golden
In this week’s To-Do List, a Ghanaian artist makes life-sized movie poster art, an author chases ghosts at Elmwood and Soul & Spirits has a street-food fest.
Performing Arts GPAC’s latest season includes Mavis Staples, Second City, Samara Joy
Opinion
Calkins: Trump came to Memphis. We’ll soon be ‘virtually crime free.’
President Donald Trump came to Memphis to declare victory over crime. Two Friday night shootings were a reminder that work still remains. Trump visits Memphis to talk Task Force US to hold off striking Iranian power plants, Trump says in MemphisRelated content:
Arts & Culture Opinion: Art is enduring
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Making a case for a new Regional One
Regional One, which many longtime Memphians may still call the Med, can trace its roots back to 1829.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: As seasons winds down, Grizzlies draft odds looking up
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Festival of Colors
This jigsaw puzzle is from the India Association of Memphis’ Holi and Kite Festival and was taken by Greg Campbell.