Lausanne football team in quarantine after player tests positive
After one Lausanne Collegiate School football player tested positive for coronavirus, the rest of the team is in quarantine until Sept. 22.
Calkins: Shocking news! Memphis and Lausanne show it’s hard to play football during a pandemic!
Two local football programs were put on hold Friday because of COVID-19. But don’t blame the players. Blame us.
Van Turner: Reform vote ‘is not against law enforcement’
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.
Memphis lineman speaks at unity march hours after team’s COVID-19 statement
Obinna Eze said coaches knew he was at Friday’s on-campus rally.
Lakeland BOC delays Lakeland Commons vote, amends budget
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners has delayed consideration of an amendment on the Lakeland Commons, but the developer wants the city to take action soon.
‘We have a voice': Memphis athletes lead unity walk for social justice
“We don’t plan on keeping quiet anytime soon,” women’s basketball player Lanyce Williams, one of the march organizers, said.
Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
Memphis Tigers pause all football operations after positive coronavirus tests
School’s news release says increased number of positive tests has been linked to “social events.”
Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 70
The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day.
Gill Properties taking self-storage to the (Germantown) limit
Storage Towne of America-Germantown will comprise about a dozen buildings totaling 130,000 square feet just outside the city that doesn’t allow construction of self-storage businesses.
Memphis Grizzlies hire MIT’s Sonia Raman as assistant coach
Raman is the winningest coach in MIT women’s basketball history.
Memphis mailbag: Tigers basketball recruiting, scheduling and roster questions
Tigers beat writer Danielle Lerner tackles what to expect for the 2020-21 season.
TSSAA names high school football stat leaders
Briarcrest quarterback Michael Dallas tops area passing list.
Rhodes plans to open for spring semester
Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.
Revamp of Links at Davy Crockett could be Frayser ‘gamechanger’
A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.
A pandemic can’t diminish the delights at Tsunami in Cooper-Young
Tsunami continues to serve the best Chilean sea bass in town, but any fish that comes from Ben Smith’s kitchen is going to make you happy, even if it’s trimmings in a taco.
MPA’s first woman president talks about making history, police reform
Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police.
Incumbent Amy Eoff running unopposed for Germantown Board of Education
Amy Eoff is running unopposed for her second term on Germantown's Board of Education. Eoff serves in Position 5 and has spent the last two years as the board's vice-chair. Related: Ryan Strain to run unopposed for Germantown Board of Education.
Friday preps: Stegall scores five as Houston ends ECS’ win streak
Houston’s ground game, combined with solid quarterback play, too much for ECS.
Metro
Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park
Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.
Elections County primary election results have been certified, but there may be a challenge
State Government Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map
State Government Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps
Update Public Safety Memphis man granted 1-year stay after his execution was called off
Business
Tsunami building goes on the market
Ben Smith opened Tsunami, a Pacific Rim-themed restaurant, in July 1998. He closed it this past February but would like to see it become a restaurant again.
Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves $172M budget
Business Novel bookstore workers approve union
Premium Business Anthropic paying $15B a year to rent Memphis data center from SpaceX
Premium Real Estate Olymbec USA adds to its Southwest Memphis holdings
Sports
How Memphis basketball’s transfer class can help fix issues from last season
Assessing some areas where Memphis needs to improve this season, and the transfer who could be the most impactful in that category.
High School Sports Spring Fling 2026: Collierville girls three-peat in Class AAA track
High School Sports Spring Fling 2026: Tipton-Rosemark captures first title in 12 years
Sports Tigers earn 2 victories in conference tournament for first time in 10 years
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Mike Miller’s 15-year dream is realized, and it’s bringing some of the NBA Draft’s top prospects to Memphis
Food
Food Files: The Melting Pot returns to East Memphis
After 12 years, the fondue restaurant is expected to return to the Memphis market in late 2026 or early 2027 inside a former Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Farewell barbecue week, it was nice to meat you
Suburbs
‘I like my sneakers. I like my Pokemon.’ And so 901 Deals was born.
New Bartlett business 901 Deals handles various collectibles, from vintage Jordan sneakers to Pokemon cards.
Premium North Mississippi More than a thousand gather in Mississippi Capitol to protest redistricting
Arts & Culture
Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate
Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.
Visual Arts Memphis Movies this Week: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Boosters’ and a couple of Oscar winners
Opinion
Opinion: How connections between Memphis and Ireland give us a language for staying
“Ireland being honored in Memphis as part of Memphis in May looks like the usual cultural exchange on the surface. But beneath that is something more interesting: two vastly different places that recognize structure in each other.”
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: You know what’s right with the world? People like Joe Ford.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new
Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.
Health Care The AM/DM podcast: How Regional One saved a police sergeant’s leg
Games
Sudoku: May 22
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?