Shelby County Health Department mandating masks
The Health Department announced Friday that it will mandate masks in public for those over age 2.
Coronavirus: Shelby County adds more than 440 cases
According to a written COVID task force update, the daily positivity rate continues to climb.
Healthy Jaren Jackson will have to make his own ‘litness’ in Orlando return
Jaren Jackson Jr. said he'll need to feed off the energy of his teammates instead of the crowd.
Fireworks sales up, Millington bucks trend and holds public celebration
In the absence of municipal fireworks displays this year – except in Millington – due to the coronavirus pandemic, many are depending solely on their own private celebrations.
Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver hasn’t just waited for the NBA’s return, but has helped craft it
As an officer with the NBA players union, Grizzlies forward Anthony Tolliver didn't spend the past three months waiting to see what would happen. He was helping figure it out, and still is.
River Oaks has reopened and Gutierrez is as good as ever
River Oaks Restaurant has reopened and chef/owner José Gutierrez is relaxed, his food is excellent and the restaurant as comfortable and welcoming as ever.
Opinion: On a record COVID case day, a unified, if subtle message: Don’t have too festive a Fourth
Several takeaways from Thursday's COVID briefing and the rise in cases. Among them: We're not as bad off as Florida, but we're bad enough that local and CDC officials are alarmed.
Opinion: In the coronavirus era, viva l’Italia
Italians didn’t deny COVID-19 and science itself. They didn’t lie about the number of cases. They didn’t point fingers at each other, or promote false cures, or stigmatize and demonize care and caution.
Metro
Two more resign from troubled UTHSC department as officials announce a new hire
The number of people who have resigned from the program grows amid abuse allegations that school officials allegedly refused to address.
Education High school seniors attend Adulting 101
Transportation & Logistics New bill would oust Memphis airport board
Public Safety Teen shot Downtown, third shooting in a week
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Business
Two more resign from troubled UTHSC department as officials announce a new hire
The number of people who have resigned from the program grows amid abuse allegations that school officials allegedly refused to address.
Real Estate Rare office space in ‘garden community’ hitting the market later this year
Transportation & Logistics New bill would oust Memphis airport board
Premium Real Estate Fantastic Fans building is gone but owner still fixes wobble
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Sports
Pro hockey returning to Mid-South with new team at Landers Center
After the departure of the Riverkings in 2018, ice hockey is returning to the Mid-South this fall with a new franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
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Sports Memphis beats Ole Miss to split season series
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Food
Table Talk: Festival season kicks off with a cocktail
What seems to set this event apart from others in the same vein is the craft component to the offerings. There isn’t any single brand or spirit featured.
Food News Memphis Made closing taproom
Suburbs
Pro hockey returning to Mid-South with new team at Landers Center
After the departure of the Riverkings in 2018, ice hockey is returning to the Mid-South this fall with a new franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
Collierville Collierville to appeal Chick-fil-A decision
Arts & Culture
Case dismissed in lawsuit to stop Brooks’ Downtown museum
The 2023 lawsuit, filed by Friends for our Riverfront and others, challenging the new Memphis Art Museum Downtown has hit another barrier.
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Opinion
Calkins: Trump came to Memphis. We’ll soon be ‘virtually crime free.’
President Donald Trump came to Memphis to declare victory over crime. Two Friday night shootings were a reminder that work still remains. Trump visits Memphis to talk Task Force US to hold off striking Iranian power plants, Trump says in MemphisRelated content:
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Behind the scenes of Trump’s Memphis visit
The Daily Memphian sent four staffers to President Donald Trump’s visit to Memphis. Today, veteran reporter Bill Dries is here to talk about some of the behind-the-scenes details.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Are vee there yet? – A new RV park comes to Cordova
Games
Sudoku: March 24
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?