Signs of revival and jobs emerge in Parkway Village
Hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in construction are returning to Parkway Village because of something that never left: I-240 and great access to it.
Grizzlies Notebook: A front-office candidate emerges, Wexler/Kleiman reaction, playoff thoughts
Thoughts on a rumored new Grizzlies front-office candidates, the debut of the team's new management duo, the first weekend of the NBA playoffs, and more.
Conference committee adopts Memphis community oversight subpoena method
A legislative conference committee adopted an amended community oversight board bill Monday mirroring Memphis’ guidelines, despite opposition from state Sen. Raumesh Akbari.
Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick charged with DUI
Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick was arrested and charged with DUI after an accident in Downtown Memphis over the weekend. He was released from jail on a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor charges.
Amazon not exactly nipping at FedEx’s heels, but growing delivery network
Amazon is making a bigger move into air cargo and building its capability to pick up from sellers and deliver directly to customers. But FedEx says it isn't worried.
Daily Briefs
Metro
This Week in Memphis: Rittenhouse returns; Judge Anderson is replaced
Also happening this week: Michalyn Easter-Thomas provides a Chelsea Greenline update, and Evergreen Presbyterian turns guns into garden tools.
Shelby County County Commission to pick new judge to finish Bill Anderson’s term
Metro Political Roundup: NYC mayor dropped charges recall Ford Sr. case
Premium Public Safety Memphis-area legislators file bills to restructure juvenile courts, more
Business
Movers & Shakers
NST Law and Memphis River Parks Partnership announce promotions and an addition.
Premium Health Care Displaced federal workers grieve lost lives, struggle with uncertainty
Health Care ‘Black Men in White Coats’ event inspires medicine and science careers
Financial Services Orion, Financial Federal deal is dead
Sports
Cavaliers rebounding ‘doomed’ Grizzlies in road loss
Rebounding doomed the Grizzlies in a loss at Cleveland on Sunday night. Coach Taylor Jenkins believed Memphis played well enough otherwise to win. Related content:
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: Dain Dainja wanted to be a small forward. Memphis had other ideas.
Update Memphis Tigers Basketball Dainja leads Tigers’ second-half surge in blowout win over FAU
Premium Sports Tigers baseball fails to sweep series against Valparaiso, but takes two of three
Food
Sound Bites: Wally Joe, Andrew Adams talk Acre, James Beard awards
Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams are the guests on Sound Bites to talk food, travel James Beard awards and their recent Lunar New Year dinner.
Suburbs
Collectors pay pretty penny for rare coins
From Buffalo nickels that cost a dollar to a penny that costs nearly $60,000, the Memphis Coin Club’s annual show had it all.
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Stephen King is back
One might think that all of Stephen King’s work has already been adapted into a movie or miniseries, but here comes “The Monkey,” adapted from “Skeleton Crew,” one of King’s short story collections.
Opinion
Echols: Nine fresh ideas already happening in Memphis
“These people have no idea I’m writing about them. But they are using what they have in time, money, energy and ideas to bless the rest of us.”
Podcasts
Local Democratic, Republican leaders talk pros, cons of deportation
“... They are not committing any other crime,” Worth Morgan said. “But they are being exploited and they are taking a job away from somebody here in Memphis that would want that job.”
Games
Crossword: Penny for your thoughts
Memphis Coin Club’s Coin Show, being held this weekend at Landers Center in Southaven, inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.