Memphis 901 FC excited about visit from Orlando City
But more immediate concerns come first
Memphis 901 FC takes five-game unbeaten run to St. Louis on Saturday.
Malone: County funding for new voting machines should come with no strings attached
The president of the city's longest running civil rights organization commented on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about the funding, voter registration lawsuits and leaving her post this fall.
Politics Podcast: NAACP president Deidre Malone
Deidre Malone, head of the city’s longest running civil rights organization talks about new blood, new voting machines and the award that got “dicey.”
An embattled Memphis charter school shuts down, forcing 150 students to make choices
Now that Gateway is officially closed, parents and students are left to find a new high school. Many are headed to their zoned neighborhood schools; others are still searching.
New Eats: Puck Food Hall
Puck Food Hall is spruced up and offers new food booths, proving there's more to the name change than a rebranding.
A flight down memory lane
The Experimental Aircraft Association has its B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast at Millington-Memphis Airport this weekend as part of a national tour, and a 99-year-old World War II veteran stole the show during a flight around Memphis on Thursday.
Metro
The AM/DM podcast: New restaurant roundup
A sushi purveyor is looking at a new home, a gluten-free bakery is changing neighborhoods and a former oyster house is becoming a cocktail bar.
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: BC goes to jail, and a rapper’s family home gets raided
Education MSCS audit yields findings ‘consistent with waste and abuse’
Education MSCS makes Richmond official as audit results loom
Public Safety Widow of Shelby County Jail inmate sues for husband’s death
Business
Inked: Stryker, AutoZone and Scan Global Logistics making local moves
Styker confirms its big office move, and AutoZone is adding another Memphis store.
Real Estate Performance Properties buys Perkins Park in Southeast Memphis
Real Estate Defense and space manufacturer could land in Memphis
Premium Health Care UTHSC gives $1.75M in grants across Tennessee, nearly $500K to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx loses out on $20M tax break following close House vote
Sports
‘I am that dawg’: New coach at Memphis came to grind
The new head coach for the Tigers women’s basketball team looks to accomplish at Memphis what she has done everywhere else — win.
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Knicks 130, Grizzlies 119
Sports ‘I love baseball’: Redbirds get opening-night welcome from small but enthusiastic crowd
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 25: Mike Conley ran a Memphis marathon and won it
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Basketball’s director of scouting won’t return
Food
The AM/DM podcast: New restaurant roundup
A sushi purveyor is looking at a new home, a gluten-free bakery is changing neighborhoods and a former oyster house is becoming a cocktail bar.
Food News Barbecue? There’s an app for that
Suburbs
Olive Branch retail strip gets facelift as nearby developments boom
With a nearby developments and improvements to a major intersection, the Mid South Center in Olive Branch is aimed at providing new businesses.
Arlington Arlington mayor claims misunderstanding in citation on shoplifting
Arts & Culture
Fuchsia, Los Angeles landscapes, light inspire April art shows
Bright fuchsia, light and space, “Alice in Wonderland,” full-circle moments, retrospectives, nature, and mysteries decorate Memphis art galleries in April.
Premium Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Complicated romance in ‘The Drama,’ ‘Fantasy Life’
Opinion
Opinion: Data raises questions about accountability in the criminal justice system
The performance of the criminal justice system can’t be assessed without knowing the full picture. We have regular and reliable reporting from law enforcement agencies, but why don’t we have the same expectation for the district attorney and court clerks?
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Iranians in Memphis say ‘It’s torture to even explain.’
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: New restaurant roundup
A sushi purveyor is looking at a new home, a gluten-free bakery is changing neighborhoods and a former oyster house is becoming a cocktail bar.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: No Kings’ end, ongoing fugitive search
Games
Sudoku: April 1
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?