Grizzlies Postgame: Opportunity knocks as unlikely Grizz take down Thunder stars
Bruno Caboclo scored a career-high 24 points as a balanced Grizzlies team upset the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 115-103.
Cardinals win ‘Battle of the Birds,’ but Redbirds are the ones wearing the rings
The Memphis Redbirds celebrated their 2018 Triple-A National Championship before Monday's "Battle of the Birds." St. Louis Cardinals brass and players appreciated the moment, but also took it as food for thought given the team's three-year hiatus from the playoffs.
Holder to mediate Tom Lee Park talks
Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder has been appointed to mediate talks between Memphis in May International Festival and the Memphis River Parks Partnership over plans to redesign Tom Lee Park.
Memphis hangs at No. 2 on ranking of world’s busiest cargo airports
Memphis remains No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in North America in an Airports Council International preliminary ranking of the busiest cargo airports by volume.
Commissioners back $15 minimum wage for public-sector workers
In a vote split along party lines Monday, the Shelby County Commission approved a resolution supporting a $15 minimum wage for all public-sector employees in the county.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Feagins brings in new attorney in fight over MSCS ouster
Discovery has stalled in former Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ Superintendent Marie Feagins’ lawsuit over her ouster, which began one year ago. A judge expects the case to pick back up in the new year as Feagins’ new attorney gets up to speed.
Premium East Memphis ‘Too close to home’: Memphis rabbi turns grief into light after Bondi Beach shooting
Metro The AM/DM podcast: The Station’s next stop — back to the alcohol board
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Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch when Memphis faces instate foe No. 13 Vanderbilt
Business
Downtown mid-century high-rise bought for more than $3M
The development team is exploring opportunities for the 70-year-old building.
Real Estate Club 616, Spectrum property to be revitalized
Business Alcohol Commission postpones decision on The Station for three weeks
Ford Megasite Ford shifts gears: Will produce gas-powered trucks, instead of EVs at BlueOval City
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Sports
Charles Huff has a 5-year, $10 million deal as Memphis football coach
Huff, who replaced former coach Ryan Silverfield, will earn $1.8 million in his first year.
Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch when Memphis faces instate foe No. 13 Vanderbilt
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 25: Brandon Clarke is perhaps the team’s all-time top ‘sixth man’
Sports Newly promoted Ole Miss coach Pete Golding seeking stability as CFP opener vs. Tulane looms
Sports Former Collierville High star Drew Pomeranz signs with LA Angels
Food
Table Talk: Team Car Cafe may be closing but it’s going out with a bang
Nearly four weeks before it plans to close its doors for good, Team Car Cafe introduced its most ambitious offering ever: a $100 double shot of espresso.
Premium Dining Guides What to order: Park + Cherry’s mushroom and butternut squash risotto
Suburbs
Collierville gathers feedback, gets to work on 25-year plan
“This is not what I want,” Mayor Maureen Fraser said. “This is not what the Board of Mayor and Aldermen wants. This is what you, the community, wants.”
Premium Collierville Upgrades to Collierville’s backup dispatch center will have huge impact — but not on the budget
Arts & Culture
Champagne dreams: Where to party on New Year’s Eve
Say goodbye to 2025 with a midnight toast, and then set some healthy resolutions and eat some lucky black-eyed pea soup.
Premium Visual Arts ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ win big with Southeastern film critics
Opinion
The Daily Memphian wouldn’t be possible without Memphis
“For all the challenges we have as a city ... there is a core commitment among people, businesses and organizations in this city not only to work on those challenges, but to highlight all the things that are good, hopeful, interesting and entertaining about our city.”
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: With Zach Edey on the shelf, the Grizzlies focus shifts to ‘Ja & Jaren’ again
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The Station’s next stop — back to the alcohol board
The Station is headed back to the City of Memphis’ Alcohol Commission at 9 a.m. this morning, and the would-be liquor store hopes it’ll be granted a license.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: What will Collierville look like in 2050?
Games
Sudoku: Dec. 16
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