Grizzlies: Post-All-Star weekend notes and observations
With All-Star Weekend over, some news and notes on the Grizzlies and the NBA before play resumes later this week.
Is Raj Subramaniam ‘the guy’ at FedEx? Only time will tell
Selection of Raj Subramaniam for the No. 2 job at Memphis-based FedEx Corp. starting March 1 could put him in the driver's seat to eventually become CEO, some analysts believe.
Sugarmon was part of political vanguard, legal challenge to segregation
Russell Sugarmon, civil rights icon, political strategist and retired judge who fought racial injustice in his hometown of Memphis, dies at 89.
Office of re-entry shifting focus to helping ex-offenders obtain living-wage jobs
Over the past few months, Memphis and Shelby County Office of Re-Entry executive director Harold Collins has restructured the organization with the vision of those released from incarceration having a better chance at obtaining a living wage job.
There’s smoke in the eastern sky: Collierville Commissary opens Monday
Collierville Commissary opens on Monday, serving up all the dishes from the Germantown Commissary in a space almost three times the size.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis
Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.
Public Safety MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital
Spirit of Memphis Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story
State Government Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map
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Business
Former Immaculate Conception high school buildings, convent being demolished
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is clearing four buildings on its campus to make the property more accessible, add green space and to save money on upkeep.
Real Estate Former Commercial Appeal building set for demolition
Business SpaceX buys data center building for $185 million
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Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves $172M budget
Sports
Grizzlies Mailbag: Trading Ja Morant and other offseason issues
This mailbag is full of questions on trades that have and haven’t happened and how exactly the Memphis Grizzlies are positioned entering the offseason.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Hill: Who do the Grizzlies take at No. 3? Let’s dive into the numbers.
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Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball How Memphis basketball’s transfer class can help fix issues from last season
Premium Sports Redbirds Recap: League leader Memphis loses first-place spot after fall to I-Cubs
Food
Oh, sip! Dr. Bean’s Coffee is owned by an actual doctor, and his last name is really Bean.
Here’s the tea on Dr. Bean’s business and its eponymous founder.
Premium Recipes Recipe Exchange: Back-to-back barbecue winner Heath Riles’ ribs
Suburbs
Most suburban school districts seeing flat funding from municipalities despite rising property values
A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.
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Arts & Culture
Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’
“It’s just been amazing what we’ve done with just our sheer talent, just wanting to write and be heard,” Bria Saulsberry said.
Visual Arts Thinker, dreamer & leader: Artist Derek Fordjour reimagines Room 306
Opinion
Opinion: Why is the state’s focus on redistricting not matched by equal attention to BlueOval City?
“The same people who can summon a special session to redraw congressional maps in service of a national political project have had remarkably little to say about how that same national political project cost thousands of jobs and four years of economic momentum in Tipton, Fayette, Haywood and Shelby counties.”
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Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Would Memphis trade up from pick No. 3?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Grizzlies draft trade scenarios and react to the early conference finals games between the Thunder and Spurs.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How New Memphis Institute recruits and retains talented people
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A Tuscan classic
Today’s puzzle is the interior of Josephine Estelle, the new restaurant from chefs Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman. It was taken by Mark Weber.