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Meanwhile, the council delayed for two weeks a first reading vote on historic overlay district status for the Crosstown area.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was upgraded on the injury report ahead of the Grizzlies’ game against the Clippers.
The Grizzlies have been short-handed but also offensively explosive. And the De’Anthony Melton Appreciation Society reconvenes.
“Reimagine 901” includes school closures, new buildings, improvements or expansions to existing schools, investment in deferred building maintenance, as well as bilingual immersion programs and fine arts.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing a $716 million operating budget and an $89 million capital budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It also includes 2% pay raises for firefighters and police.
Demand, even with $20 gift cards, is at one-third of the capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Memphis City Council is delaying final consideration of an ordinance that would restrict oil pipeline development within the city limits, but apparently not in response to a peace offering from a company that wants to build such a pipeline.
The Design Review Board will meet in a special-called meeting Thursday, April 22, to judge whether a revised design for the 7 Vance Building fits in South Main’s historic warehouse district.
Parish Grocery has moved from Evergreen to Cooper-Young and they’re frying up oysters, and getting ready to serve frozen drinks on the patio.
Derk Meitzler talks about Backlot, the new sandwich shop to open in the Paramount building, also known as Strait & Associates in “Bluff City Law,” and what else he has coming up.
Coastal Carolina’s DeVante’ Jones has entered the picture.
Initial capacity will be limited to 3,000 fans a game.
For the first time, taxpayers can redirect up to $1,700 ($3400 married couples filing jointly) of federal taxes to fund scholarships at the school of their choice.
The Tigers have added a marquee matchup against former head coach Mike Norvell.
The number of new coronavirus cases reported today is the lowest it has been in nearly two weeks.
The Division 2-AA state champion is the only school to have three players named.
Tigers teams got two wins on Thursday, and Wing Guru is planning a comeback.
On WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines,” University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley said, “We’re really not in the hospital business” when asked about a partnership with Regional One Health.
Three games into their 2026-27 season, some roster rotation trends are starting to develop for coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers.
The Wing Guru hasn’t opened a new location in several years. Also in this column: an Afro-Caribbean restaurant opens Downtown.
With new rental units being built now and more being planned, Lakeland officials recently discussed ways to limit future apartment development.
“Byhalia, Mississippi,” is at Theatre Memphis, while “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” opens at Playhouse on the Square.
“Charles Huff wasn’t lying when he said that he could take Memphis players with him if he gets a better job. But he would have been better off to fib.”
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap the Memphis Grizzlies’ win over the Toronto Raptors and the loss to Denver earlier in the week.
Today’s puzzle features the tarot decks available at The Broom Closet. Noah McLane took the photo.