Bartlett IDB approves city’s 1st TIF project
Industrial Development Board endorses a tax increment financing proposal for Union Depot, a mixed-use project at the old Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home site in Bartlett.
Herrington: Young Dolph’s background formed his music, and his life
It can be tempting to separate the facts of the rapper’s life and the still very murky facts of his death from the music that made him a success and, in some quarters, a star. But, in life, he encouraged listeners to conflate the two.
Rapper Jucee Froot helps give out turkeys in North Memphis
About 350 Thanksgiving birds were distributed Saturday at the event on North Hollywood Street. A day earlier, turkeys were given out in South Memphis, where slain rapper Young Dolph had planned to participate.
MLK tournament celebrates 50th tipoff Monday
Scholarship, good food and good hoops are the hallmarks of the city’s longest-running tournament.
Desmond Bane saying, doing right things for Memphis
Second-year guard emerging as positive element even as Grizzlies are struggling in other areas, notably defense.
Town leaders clean, ‘make Collierville a better place’
Collierville’s top staff stepped away from their desks Friday to “give back to the community in more ways than one.”
County Commission Scorecard: Pay raises and district lines
The County Commission Scorecard finds a lot of commissioners on the fence for now when it comes to raising the pay of the sheriff and mayor. The scorecard also chronicles the final series of votes on new district lines for the commission going into the 2022 elections.
Metro
City solid waste employees get $2,000 bonus in city budget
After the vote against the 5% pay raise, AFSCME employees filed out of the Memphis City Council chambers, raising the possibility that the trash might not get picked up.
City of Memphis Memphis City Council approves $5M for AutoZone Park
Premium Education Collierville Schools leader’s contract extended
City of Memphis MLGW could charge SpaceX, other big users more for water
Premium City of Memphis SpaceX recommits to building water recycling plant
Business
From greenfield to gravel: Truck yards hiding in plain sight in Memphis
Industrial Outdoor Storage sites are secure open-air sites typically used to park commercial vehicles, stage shipping containers or store heavy equipment, and they’re scattered throughout Memphis's major industrial areas.
Premium Health Care PTSD and alcoholism can ruin veterans’ lives. This UTHSC researcher’s solution could one day treat both.
Premium Real Estate Winchester Commons snapped up for $17.1 million
Premium Real Estate Inked: Sonic Drive-In coming to East Memphis
Premium Transportation & Logistics Tennessee tourism aims to fight AI fakery
Sports
Calkins: The Grizzlies get Cam Boozer — and a night of authentic joy
Opinion: After a season of misery, the Memphis Grizzlies gave their fans a night to celebrate. It included Cam Boozer, Karim Lopez and honest-to-God hope.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies GM Kleiman touts Boozer, Lopez, draft picks, but declines comment on Morant’s future
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies select Cameron Boozer with third pick of NBA Draft
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies add Karim Lopez with No. 21 pick
Memphis Tigers Football Former Tigers wide receiver named AutoZone Liberty Bowl president
Food
Local sommelier earns Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence
When the leadership at Amelia Gene’s asked their liquor distributor if he knew anyone who could be their sommelier, he replied, “What do you think about me?”
Premium Recipes Recipe Exchange: Vergos family’s Greek Horiatiki salad
Suburbs
Collierville student wins at National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York
The ceremony — hosted by Bowen Yang, formerly of “Saturday Night Live” — followed a 10-day intensive that included coaching sessions, training and rehearsals led by Broadway professionals. Participants come from 58 programs across the U.S.
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Arts & Culture
Collierville student wins at National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York
The ceremony — hosted by Bowen Yang, formerly of “Saturday Night Live” — followed a 10-day intensive that included coaching sessions, training and rehearsals led by Broadway professionals. Participants come from 58 programs across the U.S.
Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Supergirl’ flies, ‘Cooley High’ looks back
Opinion
Calkins: The Grizzlies get Cam Boozer — and a night of authentic joy
Opinion: After a season of misery, the Memphis Grizzlies gave their fans a night to celebrate. It included Cam Boozer, Karim Lopez and honest-to-God hope.
Premium Chris Herrington Herrington: As draft week arrives, Grizzlies set to add foundational player. Will they part with one, too?
Podcasts
John Zeanah wants city planning to be smarter — so he wrote a book
Eric Barnes talks to John Zeneah, the city’s chief of development and infrastructure, about his book: “Today’s Comprehensive Plan: An Adaptive Approach.”
City of Memphis City and county budget seasons are winding down. Here’s what two local leaders have to say.
Games
Sudoku: June 22
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.