Season One, Chapter 20: Why Penny Hardaway mattered
Why did the return of Penny Hardaway matter? Because of people like Vivian Chalmers, 78, who draws on Memphis basketball as a source of community and hope.
Singletary says Manziel’s status unclear for Express’ Saturday game at San Antonio
Johnny Manziel's status is unclear for this weekend's Memphis Express game after the quarterback suffered a head injury in Saturday's loss to Orlando.
Explore Bike Share changes pricing, allows docking at public bike racks
Explore Bike Share changes, effective Monday, are aimed at drawing more riders and making access to the bike system available to more citizens.
U.S. Education Secretary backs governor on charters, vouchers
With key votes looming this week on Gov. Bill Lee’s charter and voucher bills, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Nashville to “cheer” his proposals.
Another step taken for One Beale’s riverview hotel
Developers file for a permit to build the foundation of One Beale's Hyatt Centric hotel.
Daily Briefs
Metro
The Early Word: When will the guard get here? What’s brewing near Broad?
FedEx shares good news, Brandon Clarke gets tackled by children and we have a tip for how to ward off vampires.
City of Memphis National Guard to be ‘eyes and ears’ on the streets, mayor says
Education Tennessee won’t say how many students are enrolled in new voucher program
Spirit of Memphis Buckley: Les Smith told Memphis stories. His impact on Memphis journalism is one to remember.
Business
XAI subsidiary subleases 550+ acres for solar panel project
The solar panel project is expected to include up to 100 megawatts, possibly more.
Real Estate Eat more chicken again on Union Avenue
Premium Real Estate Inked: Overton Park apartments prepare for residents
Real Estate The latest on Google’s West Memphis data center? It could add water recycling.
Sports
Arkansas at Memphis: What to know as Tigers play host to SEC opponent
Arkansas will travel to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday for a meeting of quarterbacks who know each other well, with Texas ties that go way back.
High School Sports Top-ranked Germantown wins nail-biter against Lausanne
Sports No. 9 Memphis ties UAB, stays unbeaten in women’s soccer
Premium Spirit of Memphis How many 2nd graders does it take to tackle Brandon Clarke? Now he knows.
Food
Table Talk: Remembering Jennifer Biggs with the mahjong ladies
MahJ Squad 901 started meeting for weekly games years ago, making every fourth meeting a luncheon that started by checking out one of Biggs’ recommendations.
Suburbs
Bailey: Memories of Maywood filled with sun, fun — and Florida sand
Memories of Maywood bring back times of cold water, spraying fountains, a jukebox and high dives, plus sand mined from Destin.
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Playback Memphis is now Everystory
Virginia Reed Murphy describes playback theater as a “storytelling and witnessing practice.” Since 2010, her organization has given more than 500 performances.
Opinion
Sanford/Hunt: Memphis’ National Guard presence demands collaboration over partisanship
“When President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 15, federal troops will now be deployed to the streets of Memphis, the cheerleading by Tennessee’s top three elected officials ... seemed much more concerned with revealing no trace of daylight between themselves and Trump.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Football fun and a hot air balloon blast
On this morning’s episode of The AM/DM, we get into the Memphis Tigers’ last SEC football game (for a while, at least), where you can see hot air balloons take flight and why you might want to hit the Totally Rad Vintage Fest.