City paves the way for more outdoor restaurant dining
The city says restaurants can expand outdoors in private space right away and can expect cooperation if they have a good plan for expansion to sidewalks or even street seating.
COVID-19 cases, positivity rate rising while hospital capacity tightens locally
Shelby County, from July 8-22, averaged 342 new cases a day, 2,350 test results and a 14.6% positivity rate, according to Shelby County Health Department data.
Brightest comet in 20 years blazes path over Mid-South
The 3-mile ball of ice will make its closest approach to the Earth on Thursday, July 23.
Analysis: What the Justise Winslow injury means for the Memphis Grizzlies
For the second time in five months, the debut of forward Justise Winslow in a Grizzlies uniform has been delayed. This time, it's a new injury for a player who can't seem to stay healthy. What does it mean for the Grizzlies, this summer and beyond?
TSSAA approves 8-game contingency plan for high school football
The board also approved several policies designed to mitigate COVID risk for the fall season.
LeMoyne-Owen College to offer students free laptops, a new Methodist Le Bonheur clinic on campus
The college will open for virtual classes Aug. 12, and will monitor coronavirus case numbers to decide whether to reopen the campus after Labor Day.
Collierville Alderman Tom Allen dies at age 84
Alderman Tom Allen has died at age 84. Allen was recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer.
210 units for Nylon Net Building, Oakhaven warehouse approved
The current plan for the adaptive reuse of the Nylon Net Building is to build 199 apartments and a two-level parking structure with 230 spaces.
Hargett draws fire in U.S. Senate committee on state’s resistance to expanded absentee voting
Hargett called for more federal funding for election procedures in the pandemic without Washington putting any conditions on state election officials in the process. Lawmakers questioned him closely on the state's opposition to expanded absentee balloting even after it was ordered by a state court.
Lunch duty, P.E., class size: School systems seek hundreds of waivers from state mandates
The state Board of Education will consider the first round of requests Friday. That vote will offer an early glimpse of how far Tennessee will go to help schools navigate COVID-19 at the expense of statewide policies aimed at improving the quality of public education.
Pinnacle touts mortgage business in Q2 affected by COVID-19
Pinnacle granted payment deferrals on $4.4 billion in loans and issued $2.2 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to customers affected by the pandemic.
Frayser CDC hires new executive director
Memphis native Damon Williams, who succeeds longtime director Steve Lockwood, has worked in nonprofit housing for the past 15 years.
The Grizzlies get bad news
In the latest Daily Memphian Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the first bit of bad news to come from the NBA bubble for Memphis.
No proof MMR shots mitigate COVID-19, but stream steady at shot clinics
Argument continues on the value of live vaccines to stimulate the immune system in the fight against COVID-19; there is no randomized study yet to prove it.
Opinion: What it means to be an ally in Memphis
As a brown American living in a Black and white city, I have often felt like I am standing on the median. I have watched my Facebook friends slowly show their stance on the Black Lives Matter movement: Some have remained quiet ... some are willing to speak up and support the movement.
Absentee ballot count stands at about 11,000, Phillips says
So far, the return by voters of the unusually high number of the mail-in ballots hasn't shown up in the early voting turnout figures. Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips told county commissioners Wednesday, July 22, that some absentee voters may not complete their ballots because they are expecting to see the presidential general election that is on the November ballot.
Metro
Second jail inmate died over the weekend, SCSO says
The latest deaths mark at least the 55th and 56th death at the jail since 2019.
City of Memphis Memphis could sell xAI land for greywater plant
Business
Caring for the caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients
When Zelda Fitzgerald Hill’s mother struggled to care for his father who had Alzheimer’s disease, he and his sisters stepped in to divvy responsibilities and provide their mother with support.
Transportation & Logistics Box score: Railroads, Chamber push for stiffer cargo theft penalties
Sports
Triple Vision: Jaren Jackson Jr. is telling his story, his own way
Over the next few days this series will detail the behind-the-scenes efforts by Jaren Jackson Jr. to direct and produce a YouTube series on the lifestyle of the Grizzlies All-Star.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Memphis releases injury report with several upgrades
Food
‘Little bits of beauty’ bestowed at 17 Berkshire
Memphis’ own 17 Berkshire is one of 20 bakeries nationwide to be recognized this year by the James Beard Awards.
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
Parade, other events to mark 100th anniversary of Tom Lee’s river rescue
Memphis River Parks Partnership officials announce plans to honor Lee, who on May 8, 1925, pulled 32 survivors of a capsized steamship to shore, making five trips and working by lantern light.
Opinion
Morris: Fear of deportation has gripped the Mid-South immigrant community
“These days I spend a lot of time thinking about President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport between 11 million and 20 million people.”
Podcasts
What’s next for MSCS?
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
Games
Jigsaw: Troll time
This week’s jigsaw features a photo by The Daily Memphian’s photographer, Patrick Lantrip, from the “Thomas Dambo Trolls: Save the Humans” at Memphis Botanic Garden.