Grizzlies start road trip with win over Bulls
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Friday Night Stripes: Tigers offer glimpse of QB race, defense’s work
Among the festivities was a display of new faces, running game and a potential emerging fan favorite.Related story:
Calkins: Magical Memphis spring game ‘just felt right’
A massive crowd showed up to the Liberty Bowl Friday night to celebrate Memphis football — and the return of life as normal. Friday Night Stripes: Tigers offer glimpse of QB race, defense’s workRelated story:
Friday Prep Report: Houston breaks out the big bats in Clarksville
Dean McCalla, Ryan Bland and Connor Weaks all hit home runs as Houston becomes the first area team to reach 20 victories.
New firm could put global headquarters in Memphis
Sylvamo Corporation, a new spin-off of International Paper, is considering where to put its global headquarters that will create 300 jobs paying $179,000 on average in salaries and bonuses, or $217,133 a year including benefits.
Larger festivals edge closer to full arenas
The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and Art in the Loop are planning for thousands over the weekend in distanced events.
Landers Nolley II, DeAndre Williams officially returning to Memphis
The Tigers’ two leading scorers are running it back for another season.
Shooting indefinitely closes FedEx facility, causes service disruptions
A shooting at FedEx Ground’s Indianapolis facility that left eight people dead and several others injured is likely to cause delivery service disruptions.
Memphis basketball extends offers to Chandler Jackson, Justin Morgan
Penny Hardaway is turning up the heat on a couple of standouts from AAU Team Thad.
Superintendent ‘reimagines’ new name, other changes for SCS
Joris Ray previewed his Reimagine 901 plan, which will include higher teacher salaries, smaller class sizes and new educational programming.
‘Design Star’ prepares to film her new show, with Memphis in the mix
Carmeon Hamilton’s HGTV show will likely be a six-episode “docu-style series” that shines a light on the city from her perspective.
River Parks: Unauthorized bluff tree-cutting was ‘vandalism’
A Mississippi tree service owner says Steve Harvey’s wife, Marjorie Harvey, told him she had permission to remove the two large magnolias, even though they were on public land.
Coronavirus: Fewer than 200 new cases reported
The 183 cases come from 3,457 cases, giving the day a positivity rate of 5.3%.
500 ways to support health care heroes
The goal is to receive commitments for 500 gifts in 24 hours.
About Town: Downtown businesses look to post-pandemic life
A new grocery store, a hotel, a barbershop and an update about Tom Lee Park meant one neighborhood rose to the top for this week’s About Town.
Friday Night Stripes: Storylines to watch in the Memphis spring game
Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield’s first spring game will be part scrimmage, part festival for the fans.
City, county leaders debate linking $17/hour minimum wage to PILOTs
Proposals by Memphis City Council members and Shelby County commissioners emerged during a second joint meeting Thursday of the two bodies. But other elected officials expressed concern that just talking about changes in economic development incentives could put the city and county at a disadvantage.
Metro
The Early Word: Calkins retires from radio, and here’s a look at 2025 crime
Local Venezuelans react to Maduro’s capture, MSCS could close two more schools and we look at the local origins of Dashboard Jesus.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
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Business
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
Premium Business Germantown to weigh the suburb’s first-ever tax break for Carrefour redevelopment
Premium Transportation & Logistics Chicago agriculture processor closes part of Memphis facility, lays off 95
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Sports
Coward injured as Lakers complete comeback vs. Grizzlies
The season sweep by the Lakers will sting, but the immediate worry for Memphis is the health of its budding rookie Cedric Coward.Related content:
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Food
Table Talk: A year-end roundtable ... minus the table
As the year closes, the table remains what it has always been — a place to gather, to recalibrate, to keep going.
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Suburbs
From New Canada Road to The Lake District, 2026 set to be a big build year for Lakeland and Bartlett
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
Premium Business Germantown to weigh the suburb’s first-ever tax break for Carrefour redevelopment
Arts & Culture
‘Crazy amazing:’ How an artist painted one of the city’s largest murals at Le Bonheur
“We wanted it to look like, no matter what your background is or where you’re from, come to Le Bonheur, and you’ll be at home,” said the artist. “If you’re from outer space and you need to come to Le Bonheur, be from outer space. Or, if you live in a cactus or if you live in a boot, come on by.”
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Opinion
Echols: A friendship 84 years in the making
“In a world where loneliness is an epidemic, I wondered what could possibly go into cultivating a friendship like this one.”
Premium Guest Columnists Opinion: A Memphis treasure is being lost
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: U of M researchers discover ‘extinct’ weevil
The greater chestnut weevil hadn’t been definitively seen since the 1990s. Many assumed it was extinct. But not two scientists at the University of Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Morant returns; trade deadline approaches
Games
Daily Jigsaw: A ‘crazy amazing’ mural
Today’s puzzle is of the mural outside of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and was taken by Mark Weber.