Calkins: Lessons I learned from my dad’s 99-year life
My father died the other day. Age 99. He knew just how lucky he was. We kids were lucky, too.
Amazon investing $200 million in Memphis robotics facility
This will be Tennessee's first Amazon facility to utilize Robotics Technology.
Calkins: Suddenly, the Penny Hardaway era hangs in the balance
Second seasons can be telling at Memphis. Can Penny Hardaway regain momentum in his second season as Memphis head coach?
Germantown votes to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes
Germantown aldermen voted Monday evening to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes in Smart Code districts. The revised ordinance covers units for sale or rent, including apartments and condominiums.
Josh Jackson called up to Grizzlies as Grayson Allen put on shelf indefinitely
After spending half his season with the developmental Memphis Hustle, former lottery pick Josh Jackson has been called up to the Grizzlies and is likely to debut this week.
Shelby County Wheel tax will stay at $50 after commission debate
A resolution to cut the wheel tax by $5 was voted down by the Shelby County Commission Monday.
Residency referendum a no-go on first County Commission reading
Shelby County Commissioners voted down on first reading Monday an ordinance that would let voters decide if county workers must live in the county.
Bipartisan division, frustration simmer beneath county’s blue surface
The jury is still out on whether Memphis will see much of the presidential campaigns a week away from the Iowa caucuses. But the divide over impeachment and social issues in a divided America is still evident in a blue county within a red state.
Committee considers residency exemptions for public safety workers
An ad hoc committee of the County Commission on residency for Shelby County workers is considering limited exceptions for sheriff's deputies and fire department personnel.
Grizz Week: De’Anthony Melton’s utility, Ja Morant’s All-Star case
De'Anthony Melton has emerged as a super sub for the Grizzlies, and this past weekend showed the ways. Plus: Could Ja Morant's ahead-of-schedule rookie season lead him to the All-Star game?
Update: Amazon has ‘no immediate plan’ to serve Memphis International
Citing a previous miscommunication, Amazon said Tuesday it has no immediate plans to fly Amazon Air planes through Memphis International Airport, home base of FedEx Express' global cargo airline.
Running back designation only a ‘label’ for Antonio Gibson
Antonio Gibson is entering the 2020 NFL Draft as a running back, but he doesn't feel like the label will define him.
Metro
Looking for Monarchs, Red Admirals and Carolina Satyrs
During several counts each spring and summer, volunteers check on the health of the state’s butterfly population — “a proxy for everything.”
Premium Spirit of Memphis Hattiloo Theatre raises the curtain on city’s cultural identity for 20 years
Premium Spirit of Memphis Buckley: Bubba Luckett should soon get two new lungs. The support he’s received is a breath of fresh air.
Public Safety Maxey: ‘Whatever the reasons for addiction, the voices of those impacted need to be heard’
Elections Independent David Hatley brings campaign for governor to Memphis
Business
Highland Strip’s getting a ‘high-end honky-tonk’
“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.
Business SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit
Premium Real Estate The women behind the return of Leon Place: ‘We break ground on a belief in Memphis’
Premium Real Estate ‘Colossus is the biggest thing that happened to Memphis since FedEx — and it may only get bigger’
Business Two years after opening, Starbucks on Covington to close
Sports
Herrington: Nine storylines for Grizzlies training camp and preseason
The Grizzlies will hit the Music Highway for a Nashville training camp, and head coach Tuomas Iisalo will get his first full chance to build his own thing.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Buckley: Bubba Luckett should soon get two new lungs. The support he’s received is a breath of fresh air.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball scrimmage foreshadows a high volume of 3-point shooting
Premium Spirit of Memphis Hill: He quit fixing cars to help kids. Then the Grizzlies and FedEx gave them a place to play
Sports Jadan Baugh and No. 21 Florida run roughshod over 4th-ranked Ole Miss, 52-28
Food
Highland Strip’s getting a ‘high-end honky-tonk’
“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.
Premium Recipes Recipe Exchange: The Farmer’s mushroom sloppy Joe
Suburbs
What is Love? If you live in DeSoto County, it might mean home.
Residents of the little community south of Hernando don’t have a whole lotta love for all the changes coming their way, but they like the town of Love anyway.
Business SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit
Arts & Culture
Hattiloo Theatre raises the curtain on city’s cultural identity for 20 years
This year’s Spirit of Memphis award recipient Ekundayo Bandele discusses how a self-described introvert went from rap battles in Brooklyn to running one the nation’s four freestanding Black theaters.
Premium Shelby County Looking for Monarchs, Red Admirals and Carolina Satyrs
Opinion
Herrington: Nine storylines for Grizzlies training camp and preseason
The Grizzlies will hit the Music Highway for a Nashville training camp, and head coach Tuomas Iisalo will get his first full chance to build his own thing.
Public Safety Maxey: ‘Whatever the reasons for addiction, the voices of those impacted need to be heard’
Podcasts
Sound Bites: ‘Donut’ overlook this Midtown bakery
There’s at least one treat that people say they’ve driven hours for — and even shed a few tears over — at Jacques Louise Bakery.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Most intriguing preseason figures
Games
Sudoku: Sept. 27
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.