Herrington: Grizzlies trade chatter, Anderson/Casspi injuries, Caboclo’s return
It's NBA Trade Deadline week and the Grizzlies seem primed to make a move. Looking over the latest scuttle and some other on- and off-court news from the weekend.
Despite closing plan, Electrolux more than meets PILOT commitment
Despite plans to shut down in two years, Electrolux scored more than enough points to stay in compliance with terms of its tax abatement agreement with Memphis and Shelby County.
Republican House leaders plan police oversight board restrictions
House Republican leaders are proposing legislation that would strip city boards of the ability to subpoena witnesses and documents and limit ability of cities to appoint members based on demographics.
Germantown strives to nurture students’ emotional well-being
Germantown Municipal School District includes social and emotional learning as part of its curriculum. As the district heads into its sixth year, leaders want to continue to improve on the district's foundation.
Council weighs MLGW rate hikes, reviews rules for vacancies
Memphis City Council members are expected to vote Tuesday on a set of gas, electric and water rate hikes that would raise the average residential utility bill 10.5 percent over a five-year period with no rate hike until January 2020.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Kustoff defends his electoral college challenge vote
The Congressman from Germantown told The Daily Memphian he believes Trump’s remarks just before the Capitol insurrection fueled the violence that claimed five lives. Kustoff also indicated it might be time to change the Congressional Act that allowed the electoral college challenge he supported.
Metro Strickland and Harris want larger share of vaccine
Business
NY firm enters Memphis market, buys industrial building
Woodhill Real Estate bought a fully leased, 268,000-square-foot building at 5020 Tuggle Road, in Memphis’ vast Southeast industrial submarket.
Midtown Local group buys two office buildings on Poplar, plans upgrades
Sports
Calkins: Silverfield adds another impact transfer (this one will lick his face)
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield added a transfer this week with excellent quickness and a low center of gravity. Happily, it’s a dog.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies help families in need for Martin Luther King Day of Service
Food
At Celtic Crossing, they’ll celebrate a hometown hero on Inauguration Day
Celtic Crossing hosts a party on Jan. 20 to raise a pint to the new president, one a little town in Ireland claims as its own.
Suburbs
St. Jude Dream Home, crime surge at forefront of Lakeland BOC meeting
The St. Jude Dream Home — a major fundraiser for the hospital — will be built again in Lakeland this year.
Neighborhoods
Not a Coffee Shop aims to create conversation, change in the Heights
Not a Coffee Shop is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 6:45 to 11:15 a.m. and serves all of its coffee, including pour overs and espresso shots, black.
Arts & Culture
Indie Memphis brings a dozen Sundance screenings to Summer Drive-In
Sundance has long been the American independent film scene’s most prominent launching pad.
Opinion
Opinion: To those who ‘circle the drain,’ thanks
Citizens all over greater Memphis – all over the country – watch over things every day, caring enough about all of us to make sure the greater good is served by the maintenance of the things we care about.
Podcasts
Carol Coletta on why greenspaces are so important to a city
Eric Barnes talks to Carol Coletta, the president and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership, about green spaces, and the resistance to getting them established.