Court rules Tenn. must expand absentee voting
The judge ruled in favor of two groups, including Memphis and Nashville residents who said their health could be jeopardized if they were forced to vote in person.
Floyd protests Day 9: Spontaneous demonstration breaks out
No protest was planned for the evening of Thursday, June 4, 2020, but one occurred anyway after a civil disobedience class at the National Civil Rights Museum. The Daily Memphian followed events with photos, videos and stories.
State Supreme Court won’t hear school voucher appeal
A Davidson County chancellor in early May ruled the voucher program unconstitutional, saying the Legislature forced the program on Shelby and Metro Nashville without local approval.
Norvell apologizes for remark that angered some Seminoles
Mike Norvell issues an apology and a key Seminoles player says the situation is improving with former Memphis football coach, who faced strong criticism after saying he spoke with his Florida State team about racial injustice.
How the Memphis Medical District is coping during the shutdown
MMDC’s President Tommy Pacello talks about the group’s effort to support small businesses, residents in need, and future development on this week’s Extra Podcast.
Calkins: They’re not going to rook them! (The Grizzlies catch a break as the NBA returns)
The NBA is returning! And in a truly shocking development, the Memphis Grizzlies were not hosed by the back-to-basketball plan.
Grizzlies president Jason Wexler on the NBA’s looming return
The NBA’s Board of Governors approved the outline of a plan that will bring 22 teams to a Disney campus in Orlando next month for eight more regular-season games and a full-scale 16-team playoffs. Wexler appears satisfied.
Germantown Board of Education approves 2020-21 budget
Germantown has several financial challenges it is facing in its budget in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The board approved its $58.7 million operating budget Thursday evening.
Rendezvous reopening for lunch and dinner
The smell of smoke will fill the alley between Union and Monroe once again when the Rendezvous reopens for lunch and dinner starting Friday, June 5.
COVID-19 Task Force: ‘Being older than 55 is a risk factor in itself’
Epidemiology chief David Sweat said the "vast majority" of deaths are patients age 55 and older.
Protests and pandemic may be something Memphis COVID rates can weather
The dean of clinical affairs at UTHSC says the local pandemic is "under reasonable control" and a week of protests gathering hundreds of Memphians together was important enough to risk what might lead to a rise in confirmed cases.
TSSAA legislative council votes to maintain dead period
TSSAA legislative council hears good arguments from both sides but decides not to alter sports calendar.
NBA makes return official with play-in format for playoffs
The NBA Board of Governors made it official on Thursday, the league is coming back. But Vegas doesn't like the Grizzlies chances of grabbing the title.
Stream of jobless claims slows as business rebounds
Tennessee reported 5,676 new unemployment claims from the Memphis area in week ending May 30, for total of 97,696 since COVID-19 began causing massive layoffs and business closings.
Crosstown’s curved, former flea market to become medical clinic
The space that formerly housed the Cleveland Street Flea Market at 438 N. Cleveland is to become a medical clinic with a variety of services, a building document shows.
Governor’s budget plan calls for cutting voucher spending in half
Gov. Bill Lee’s plan eliminates $58 million proposed for teacher pay increases and includes $50 million for an employee buyout program.
United Soccer League votes to resume season
USL Championship has voted to continue the truncated 2020 season, and targets provisional July 11 re-start.
Metro
The Early Word: Calkins retires from radio, and here’s a look at 2025 crime
Local Venezuelans react to Maduro’s capture, MSCS could close two more schools and we look at the local origins of Dashboard Jesus.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
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Business
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
Premium Business Germantown to weigh the suburb’s first-ever tax break for Carrefour redevelopment
Premium Transportation & Logistics Chicago agriculture processor closes part of Memphis facility, lays off 95
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Sports
Coward injured as Lakers complete comeback vs. Grizzlies
The season sweep by the Lakers will sting, but the immediate worry for Memphis is the health of its budding rookie Cedric Coward.Related content:
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Food
Table Talk: A year-end roundtable ... minus the table
As the year closes, the table remains what it has always been — a place to gather, to recalibrate, to keep going.
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Suburbs
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
Premium Business Germantown to weigh the suburb’s first-ever tax break for Carrefour redevelopment
Arts & Culture
‘Crazy amazing:’ How an artist painted one of the city’s largest murals at Le Bonheur
“We wanted it to look like, no matter what your background is or where you’re from, come to Le Bonheur, and you’ll be at home,” said the artist. “If you’re from outer space and you need to come to Le Bonheur, be from outer space. Or, if you live in a cactus or if you live in a boot, come on by.”
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Opinion
Echols: A friendship 84 years in the making
“In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, I wondered what could possibly go into cultivating a friendship like this one.”
Premium Guest Columnists Opinion: A Memphis treasure is being lost
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
The greater chestnut weevil hadn’t been definitively seen since the 1990s. Many assumed it was extinct. But not two scientists at the University of Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Morant returns; trade deadline approaches
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A ‘crazy amazing’ mural
Today’s puzzle is of the mural outside of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and was taken by Mark Weber.