In the Game: Tunica sports books are taking first Super Bowl bets
The Big Game should mean big betting as Tunica prepares for first year of sport books with the Super Bowl as the centerpiece.
Empathy a common theme among 2019 TEDxMemphis speakers
In a series of 18 TEDxMemphis talks, speakers shared their "ideas worth spreading," with the common thread of empathy emerging during the event.
New County Commission to be more proactive on education before budget votes
With eight new commissioners and a new mayor, Shelby County government is changing the way it approaches education moving forward.
Road Recap: Conley, Gasol help Grizzlies top Knicks to end road skid
Mike Conley scored 25 points, Marc Gasol had 24 and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a nine-game road losing streak with a 96-84 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
Education savings accounts or vouchers: No matter the verbiage, lawmakers set for fight
SCS to appeal TSSAA decision after schools banned from postseason
Metro
Sawyer’s call for six-month PILOT moratorium finds little support
Sawyer wants to examine the ground rules for awarding the most-used tax incentive in Memphis economic development and the results of past or ongoing PILOTs.
Metro Tennessee legislators begin advancing bills in education special session
Business
Memphis-area industrial real estate ‘on fire’ so far in 2021
Eight transactions for Class A industrial space, totaling 2.4 million square feet, have either been completed or are pending during the first three weeks of January, reports Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors.
Business Companies get incentives to stay, come to or grow in Memphis
Sports
Daily Memphian high school honor roll: FACS’ Egbuniwe leads this week’s list
Senior’s post play has helped Crusaders to a 10-0 start.
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis tight end Tyce Daniel enters transfer portal
Food
Day Tripper: Bread & Butter Bistro in Batesville
Batesville is just an hour’s drive south of town and offers up a gem of a breakfast and lunch spot with Bread & Butter Bistro; it even has a dog.
Suburbs
Almost ready to-go: Arlington commission approves changes to proposed Starbucks
Starbucks wanted to amend the site plan because mobile ordering has changed the way its industry operates.
Neighborhoods
Nonprofit Red Door Urban Missions grows partnership with ARISE2Read
The new initiative will help students move toward reading at grade level.
Arts & Culture
Local casting starts soon for ABC series ‘Women of the Movement’
The television series on the Civil Rights Movement is set in the 1950s needs people with a ‘50s vibe.
Opinion
Sanford: Tennesseans, politicians and others must answer for insurrection
As we look ahead with hope, we must also look back and demand accountability.
Podcasts
Projects in Raleigh, Midtown and The Pinch are remaking Memphis
Mary Claire Borys from Housing Community & Development joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.