Jackson sets tone with Grizzlies’ solid defense in win over Raptors
Desmond Bane goes wild in the first quarter again, and Jackson finishes with 25 points and five blocks.Related story:
Young Dolph laid to rest in Memphis
A private service was held for Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., at First Baptist Church — Broad.
Calkins: The Lion offense is back! But will it fix the Tigers?
Penny Hardaway is trying to fix what ails his team by installing the Lion offense. Hey, it seemed to work last year. But was it really the new offense that helped the Tigers get better in 2020-21? The numbers point to something else.
Listen to Tigers beat writers talk Hawaii Bowl and Penny Hardaway’s offense
Memphis beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II discuss the importance of the Tigers qualifying for their eighth straight bowl game.
Turning the page: Can Memphis’ new offensive approach give it an edge over Georgia?
Penny Hardaway is going back to his roots and implementing last season’s offensive strategy against the Bulldogs.
Tuesday prep report: Vikings past and present gather to honor Galen Young
Hillcrest retires jersey of former star who died unexpectedly and tragically in June.
Germantown school board weighs masks as other districts lift mandates
The suburb discusses the reason it feels it must mask. Many other school districts in the state have lifted their mask mandate.
City tweaks streets closings for Saturday’s St. Jude marathon
After a year off because of the pandemic, the marathon returns Saturday, Dec. 4, with some changes to street closures. The changes put a priority on reopening streets in the South Main area first.
Former ECS star Barrett Jones to speak at FCA/AutoZone Liberty Bowl breakfast
The ESPN Radio football analyst, a three-time national champion at Alabama, will be featured at the Dec. 27 event.
Historic Edge building reno underway
The vacant Madison Avenue building’s stained glass will be removed but its terra cotta facade will stay.
Tigers Basketball Insider: December set to be huge recruiting month
The Tigers seem in a good position to land at least one big time prospect in December.
Comcast awards $65,000 in grants to four nonprofits for Internet access
Comcast’s grants are designed to help close the access gap for low-income households.
Downtown health/nutrition bar moves forward
Charles Cavallo, who also owns The Cupboard restaurant, plans to fully renovate the ground-floor commercial space, which was once a jewelry store.
DMC awards grant for South Memphis coffee shop
The ground floor will also sell and display local Memphis artwork.
Calkins: For the Memphis Tigers faithful, it’s a time of hope and angst
It’s a strange time for fans of Memphis football and basketball. For both programs, there are excellent reasons to believe — and excellent reasons to doubt.
Everybody say ‘Opa!’ Jim’s Place celebrates 100 years
With a few hundred guests, Jim’s Place celebrated 100 years. And the memories? Untold thousands.
Tigers’ Lester Quinones makes foray into fashion world with Effortles label
The Memphis Tigers guard is introducing his own line thanks to a name, image and likeness partnership with In-House.
Hit & ruin: Vandalism destroys art honoring dead pedestrians, cyclists
The 69 symbolic figures represented the record number of walkers and bikers who were killed on Memphis streets last year.
The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate Seminar features key leaders who landed Ford
Join us Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. for The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate Seminar.
Metro
The Early Word: More on the National Guard; Midtown’s Parkview is back
Midtown Chick-fil-A is back, Arlington traffic may improve in a roundabout way and Thursday is for throwback movies.
Public Safety The AM/DM podcast: How a new MPD position rankled the department
City of Memphis Gov. Lee: National Guard should be ‘force multiplier’ for MPD
City of Memphis Memphis-area leaders take to national airwaves to talk National Guard
Business
The latest on Google’s West Memphis data center? It could add water recycling.
Google plans to limit its water usage to “domestic needs” and cover all the energy costs needed to power its West Memphis facility.
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Business Peabody renovations ‘complete departure’ from old look
Premium Transportation & Logistics What a giant train merger has to do with National Guard in Memphis
Sports
Breaking down the Tigers’ unblemished home record against power conference schools since 2015
The Memphis Tigers will play host to Arkansas on Saturday. Memphis has won all five of its home games against power conference schools since 2015, including three against SEC opponents.
High School Sports Tuesday prep report: Northpoint scores crucial victory over St. George’s
High School Sports At Bolton High, a revived girls soccer program is playing for pride and joy
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Memphis has a rich history of playing the SEC. Is it coming to an end?
Food
Wiseacre’s OG location isn’t just for beer anymore
Since its inception, Wiseacre’s Broad Avenue taproom has relied on a rotating cast of food trucks. But now the brewery is opening its own in-house sandwich shop.
Suburbs
Collierville Schools to improve cell service at high school, hears site purchase updates
Collierville Schools is hoping cell service is soon improved in the high school area. District leaders also heard an update on two sites they are purchasing.
Arts & Culture
Networking event adding pitch competition, creatives night
“Here we have an event where people are coming together, hundreds of people consistently, for eight years, having a fantastic time,” the founder said.
Opinion
Calkins: Memphis has a rich history of playing the SEC. Is it coming to an end?
For almost exactly 60 years, SEC teams have been traveling to the Liberty Bowl to play Memphis in football. Saturday might be the beginning of the end.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: How a new MPD position rankled the department
In the wake of Tyré Nichols’ death, the Memphis Police Department decided it had an absence of supervision in the field, and set out to fix that problem by creating a new position — the second lieutenant. But that solution caused a string of other problems.