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
Universal pre-K money in Shelby County tied up amid ongoing negotiations
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ goals as he leaves office at the end of August include negotiating new terms for funding universal prekindergarten services across the county.
Winter Weather Metro Trump grants state request for emergency declaration
Winter Weather Metro ‘Survival’ is the only goal for some Memphians as temperatures plummet
winter weather Metro Winter storm’s effects benign so far, but freezing rain still on its way
winter weather Transportation & Logistics Airport open, but all departing flights canceled Saturday
Business
Airport open, but all departing flights canceled Saturday
Memphis International Airport is open Saturday, Jan. 24, but all departing flights canceled. Sunday, Jan. 25, will be impacted as well.
Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport sees 4.8 million passengers, 6.5 billion tons of cargo in 2025
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Restaurants in Whitehaven, Downtown close for upgrades
Premium Business Memphis Gift Basket to open first retail store with mini grocery
Transportation & Logistics Subleases approved at Port of Memphis
Sports
Martin: After latest double-digit loss, Memphis basketball doesn’t seem to have a plan
Right now, Memphis isn’t the dominant team in the conference. It’s not even second-best in the conference. It’s a mediocre program that is currently in seventh place.
Update Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis fails to bounce back in road loss to Wichita State
Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant out at least three weeks with elbow sprain
Memphis Tigers Basketball Box score: Wichita State 74, Memphis 59
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies lose another double-digit lead, fall to Pelicans
Food
Table Talk: Where you sit sets the scene
Where do you sit when you go out? Are you a solo diner who likes to make friends at the bar or someone who prefers the comfort of a booth?
Food Chef Jimmy Gentry earns James Beard semifinalist nod
Suburbs
Northeast Shelby County suburbs ready for winter storm
Arlington and Bartlett officials are preparing for the anticipated winter storm this weekend, running through the checklist of emergency necessities.
Premium North Mississippi DeSoto County cities roll out plans as winter storm approaches
Arts & Culture
Twenty years after ‘Hustle & Flow,’ Craig Brewer directs another Oscar-nominated performance
When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, Jan. 22, one relative surprise was a Best Actress nomination for Kate Hudson, who plays Milwaukee tribute singer Claire Sardina in “Song Sung Blue.”
Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: See Oscar hopefuls ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ while you can
Opinion
Calkins: An epic storm may be coming. Let’s break out Champagne?
How bad could this storm be? Even Ja Morant was asking about it. (And he’s in a storm of his own).
Guest Columnists Opinion: The controversy around xAI is far more than environmental — it’s moral
Podcasts
Universal pre-K money in Shelby County tied up amid ongoing negotiations
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ goals as he leaves office at the end of August include negotiating new terms for funding universal prekindergarten services across the county.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: It’s ‘snow fun’ this weekend
Games
Sudoku: Jan. 23
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.