What’s in a number? A decade of revenue hangs in the balance
City hopes self-reporting figures continue to rise as the Census Bureau prepares to resume field activities on June 1.
Germantown police involved in shooting; one person dead
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed there was shooting involving three officers in Germantown on Sunday.
Coronavirus live blog May 17: State reports 100 new cases
Tennessee Department of Health reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday for a total of 17,388. Three new deaths were also confirmed.
Legislators won’t have solid budget numbers when they return June 1
When state lawmakers return to Nashville to grapple with the state budget in a flagging COVID-19 economy, they'll have an incomplete picture of the state's economy because state revenue is trickling in and business tax collections have been delayed until July.
Game on? COVID-19 pandemic puts youth sports venues in holding pattern
Local youth sports venues sustaining substantial losses amid novel coronavirus pandemic, but competitive baseball tournaments could be up and running before the end of May.
Planning and Development division goes to online permitting
The $2 million “Develop901” system was in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and Development division Director John Zeanah talked about the extensive overhaul on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast and a slight drop in permits that may be cyclical and not pandemic-related.
The time Michael Jordan made a bet with the mayor of Memphis
The bet against MJ did not go the way of former mayor Willie Herenton. More tales of basketball-star-turned-baseball-player's trips to Memphis.
Science can bring happiness in the time of COVID-19
Finding a light when things are so dark is what scientists do, and this is how society will think (not just spend) our way out of this pandemic and all its consequences.
Let’s take some cues from poets in a pandemic
Poets, artists and musicians historically have been able to speak the truth when the truth is hard to come by, and sometimes do more more to help people through the crises they face than so-called experts.
Metro
Lowery’s transition team delivers recommendations for Shelby County’s future
New Shelby County Mayor Mickell Lowery said the county government’s financial situation is manageable but requires changes in how the government handles revenue and expenses.
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Elections Opinion: Amendment 1 will build safer communities for Tennessee families
Elections Opinion: Amendment 1 would surrender Tennessee’s 230-year right to bail
Business
SpaceX facing $6.1 million in penalties for potential environmental violations
The AI company said Mississippi’s environmental regulator is seeking civil penalties for potential violations of the state’s policies across three Southaven sites.
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Business Art museum, a hospital and the Queen: Developers to talk about projects shaping Memphis
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Sports
St. Benedict coach Kevin Cobbs spreads positive message despite diagnosis
Football is a game. Cancer is real life. But through it all, St. Benedict coach Kevin Cobbs is finding a way to get things done.
Update Memphis Tigers Football Memphis Tigers win overtime thriller against East Carolina
High School Sports Briarcrest repeats in Division 2-AA volleyball
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Memphis Tigers Football Box score: Memphis 41, East Carolina 34 (OT)
Food
Food Files: Sunrise Memphis to open third location
Plus, Dr. Bean’s second location will share a building with a coffee equipment sales, repair and maintenance shop.
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Suburbs
Bailey: Touring the suburbs from no shows in Lakeland to a new team in Southaven
A tour around the suburbs this week finds a new team in Southaven, a departure at the top of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce and a no-show of a Lakeland mayoral candidate.
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Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: For Rhodes professor, pressure wins a poetry prize
Caki Wilkinson uses pressure and constraint to write her poems, and she just took home a national award for it. But when she first came to Memphis, it was to play basketball.
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Opinion
Bailey: Touring the suburbs from no shows in Lakeland to a new team in Southaven
A tour around the suburbs this week finds a new team in Southaven, a departure at the top of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce and a no-show of a Lakeland mayoral candidate.
Elections Opinion: Amendment 1 will build safer communities for Tennessee families
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: There’s a world of fun to celebrate this weekend
This weekend is one to learn about people, places and traditions from outside the U.S.
Sound Bites Sound Bites: Meet the new Muddy’s Bake Shop owners
Games
Sudoku: Oct. 23
Ready for today’s sudokus?