Quickly shot, edited video shouts vaccine joy at Methodist-Germantown
Staffer snaps, edits the thrill on her iPhone to snappy “My Shot” from Hamilton.
Friday preps: Big second quarter propels CBHS
CBHS wins eighth in a row to open the season.
Ashley, Peyton Manning make ‘lead gift’ to Overton Park golf course renovation
The amount of the Mannings’ donation to the Overton Park golf course renovation was not revealed, but the contribution brings the amount raised so far to $1.7 million of the $2.5 million fundraising goal.
Beale St. Music Festival canceled as City Council mulls ‘safer at home’
The Memphis In May International Festival is calling off the Beale Street Music Festival in May as the Memphis City Council considers urging a Christmas week “safer at home” order.
The Grizzlies offense is on a tear. Can they keep it up?
The early success is hard to break down because of preseason motivation and lousy defensive competition.
Memphis looks at pre-Christmas lockdown; suburbs say no way
The Memphis City Council will consider asking health officials for another lockdown just before Christmas, but suburban mayors adamantly oppose such action.
Beale Street Music Festival out for 2021; other events on with restrictions
Beale Street Music Festival is out again for 2021 because of COVID-19, but the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will return to the river.
Why Memphis decided not to opt out of the Montgomery Bowl
This will be the Tigers’ seventh straight bowl appearance, but they also have lost five in a row.
Black leaders speak from heart about COVID, Christmas
Leaders implore citizens, particularly those of color, to gather virtually for the holiday.
Bryant’s Breakfast is for sale (you know there will be a line)
Bryant’s Breakfast can be yours if you’re ready to jump in the restaurant business; after 50+ years, the Bryants are retiring.
Hospital capacity, coronavirus surge affecting suburban fire departments
The recent surge associated with the COVID-19 pandemic trickles down to local fire departments in Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown and their response.
Coronavirus: Shelby County reports 23 deaths, 600-plus cases
The Shelby County Health Department reported 625 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 18.
Hernandez retires, leaves Campbell tidy, well-aligned
Under this public servant with old-school values, gross revenue at the firm increased more than six fold in 10 years.
New Eats: Little Bettie
Little Bettie is a tiny kitchen in an enormous brewery, but the pizzas are top notch, the menu is clever and fun, and the beer at Wiseacre is good as ever.
At 78, a Memphis sculptor sees his work headed to museums
Works by Luther Hampton, who graduated from the Memphis Academy of Arts in 1973, will go to three museums, including Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art and Tennessee State Museum.
Metro
The Early Word: Grizz, Tigers get big wins; leaders get discreet Forum tours
County wants more control over MSCS funds, broken jail doors will take two years to fix and another big live music venue is on the way.
Metro Memphis orgs wary after freezing of federal grants debacle
Business
Regional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed
A week before Thanksgiving, a local real estate agent got a call to look for a 16-acre site close to the Medical District.
Health Care School district, Health Department team up to battle exploding HIV rate
Sports
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s last-second free throws help rally Grizzlies over Rockets
Jaren Jackson Jr. made the go-ahead free throws with 8.6 seconds left for the Grizzlies to finally beat the Rockets after losing the previous three meetings.
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Grizzlies 120, Rockets 119
Food
Table Talk: Can a kid be a food critic? Corky’s BBQ thinks so
Corky’s No. 1 fan just might be a 10-year-old who goes to St. George’s Independent School.
Suburbs
IV and weight-loss clinic coming to Arlington
Pro Health’s services include weight-loss solutions, IV hydration infusions, testosterone replacement, sinus cocktail shots, sports physicals, B12 injections and more.
Arts & Culture
Tennessee Williams’ paintings among February art exhibitions in Memphis
Months after his death, the first major Memphis exhibition of South Memphis native Floyd Newsum Jr. opens at the Dixon. Plus, a Colombian artist is showing at Sheet Cake Gallery.
Opinion
Sanford: Firing Feagins was unwise, but she shares the blame
“Now what we have is chaos on steroids. The board is seen as a laughingstock, except no one is laughing.”
Podcasts
Tigers Podcast: After demolition of UAB, can Memphis keep its foot on the gas?
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist John Martin analyze Memphis’ blowout win over UAB on Sunday and look at the Tigers’ road ahead.