Calkins: NIT loss isn’t the end for Penny Hardaway and the Tigers, it’s just the beginning
The Memphis Tigers were eliminated from the NIT by Creighton Friday night. But the game felt like less an ending than the end of a beginning.
Elvis, Cash & doomed ‘Auto Row’ buildings: History may be honored
Elvis bought Cadillacs at one building. Johnny Cash recruited his back-up band at the other. Both seem destined for demolition, but plans are being made to memorialize their ties to Memphis music history.
Grizzlies: NBA Draft preview (take one), weekend notes on Mike Conley and Derrick Rose
What does NBA draft history tell us about the pro prospects of potential Grizzlies targets this summer? Plus: On not seeing Mike Conley and Derrick Rose this weekend.
Eight MPD officers disciplined, impound lot employee fired following investigation of body found in van
A City of Memphis impound lot employee has been fired and eight Memphis police officers suspended or demoted following an internal investigation into why a man’s body was not found in the back of a van for 49 days.
Clark Tower foreclosure sale delayed
A scheduled sale Friday of Clark Tower on the courthouse steps was delayed until after a related hearing in U.S. District Court takes place April 24.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story
For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name.
State Government Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map
Premium Spirit of Memphis Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’
Premium Elections Here’s where the cases against Tennessee’s new congressional map stand
Premium Spirit of Memphis Green acres: How one local couple is living and loving off-grid life
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.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Hill: Is the NBA about to rip off the Memphis Grizzlies?
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.
Premium Bartlett ‘I like my sneakers. I like my Pokemon.’ And so 901 Deals was born.
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.