Friday preps: Collierville gets physical, defeats arch-rival Houston

Ethan Pettigrew and Tyler Collier combine for two touchdown passes as Collierville holds off Houston.

By John Varlas October 13, 2020

The Reillys are getting through COVID with a new restaurant, but The Majestic Grille will reopen

Reopening a restaurant as large as The Majestic Grille isn’t in the cards just yet, not when we’re playing a COVID hand, but Patrick & Deni Reilly are getting by with a little Italian place.

By Jennifer Biggs October 09, 2020

Update Downtown

Tom Lee Park plan nixes beach, adds outdoor ‘lounges’

The Memphis River Parks Partnership presents a schematic design for Tom Lee Park on Riverside Drive in Downtown Memphis.

By Wayne Risher October 09, 2020

Coronavirus

Shelby County coronavirus death toll increases by 33, a cumulative total

More than 500 people in Shelby County have died from the coronavirus, according to the Shelby County Health Department.

By Elle Perry October 09, 2020

Premium Sports

NFL quarterly awards: Memphis edition

2020 has been a banner year for former Tigers in the NFL; which alums are standing out?

By Steven Johnson October 09, 2020

Sports

U of M to allow single-game ticket sales for football

New social distancing protocols have increased the seating capacity of the Liberty Bowl for the season’s remaining five games.

By Steven Johnson October 09, 2020

Collierville

Six arrested after vandalism of Confederate monument in Collierville

Collierville Police arrested six people Friday following vandalism of the Confederate relic in Town Square.

By Abigail Warren October 09, 2020

Education

KIPP Memphis moves toward return to campus

The move back to school buildings would make KIPP one of the first public schools in the city to reopen after starting all remote. The return to in-person learning is outlined in a letter from the charter network’s CEO Kendra Ferguson.

By Jacinthia Jones October 09, 2020

Visual Arts

‘We’re kind of like the Rolling Stones’

David Lusk Gallery is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month with a show of work by seven artists who were in the gallery’s 1995 opening show and remain there today.

By Peggy Burch October 09, 2020

Education

University Middle will have permanent home at U of M

In its third year, the middle school will operate in Fogelman Executive Center off Central and Innovation Drive.

By Jane Roberts October 09, 2020

Memphis Tigers Basketball

Inside the U of M sports science lab: ‘Prehab’ instead of rehab

Scientists at the Human Performance Center help Memphis basketball players be their best. Daily Memphian reporter Danielle Lerner got put through the wringer.

By Danielle Lerner January 22, 2021

Public Safety

MPD bodycam video raises questions about police treatment of mentally ill

A “frequent flyer” with dozens of encounters with law enforcement is hit with pepper foam and denied water, even as three Crisis Intervention Team-trained officers were on the scene.

By Marc Perrusquia October 08, 2020

Premium Memphis Grizzlies

Five questions for the Grizzlies heading into the draft, free agency

What to do with De’Anthony Melton? And how exciting could 2021 be?

By Drew Hill October 09, 2020

Dan Conaway

Good stories are worth retelling

The book, a collection of his columns and mine, is titled “In A Colorful Place,” and it will be published next month. Good stories are worth retelling and we’ve picked some we think are good enough to share again with you. As always, you’ll be the judge.

By Dan Conaway October 09, 2020