Shelby County is 33% toward its vaccination goal
Vaccinating 700,000 people — about 70% of the population —would be sufficient for the county to reach herd immunity, according to local public health experts.
Penny Hardaway lands a transfer of his own
Hampton senior guard Davion Warren announced his commitment to the University of Memphis in a tweet Saturday.
Coronavirus: Four new deaths reported
The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases and four additional virus-related deaths Saturday, April 3.
Tigers basketball: Where Penny Hardaway’s roster stands after transfers
The departures actually are not surprising, and Hardaway gets to dig through the portal for the Tigers’ needs.
MICAH calls on Strickland to open up police director selection process
Social justice group seeks to be part of the discussion and decisions about police reforms and the selection of the next Memphis Police director.
Design board staff likes new building coming to historic site
Few people if anybody wanted the demolition of Downtown’s historic Nylon Net Building. But the staff of the Design Review Board gives a thumbs-up to the proposed way that the replacement building would look.
New programs, plants blossom at Agricenter
The Home Show of the Mid-South will be the first event to take place in the expo center since March 2020. The home show runs April 9-11 followed by the Mid-South Jewelry & Accessories Fair from April 16-18.
White says Germantown schools transfer bill gets all sides to the table
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, state Rep. Mark White acknowledges the bill doesn’t address many of the complexities of the local schools merger and demerger that kept the three namesake Germantown schools in the Shelby County Schools system.
Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. The theme is gratitude. (Except for the kangaroos, but they’re so darn cute we couldn’t resist.)
Grizzlies rain 3-pointers, pull away from Wolves in team effort
Minnesota’s two-man show was no match for Memphis’ 10-man rotation. Related story:
Opinion: Dr. King was an activist, but also a preacher
‘Commemorations with little or no consideration for King as preacher, make me wonder how many King admirers are unaware of the transcendent religious experience that was his defining moment.’
Metro
New hip-hop record connects Memphis, St. Louis
“This project is a reflection of that shared experience — two cities with so much talent and so much to say. ... Memphis and St. Louis are both places where success doesn’t come easy, but that’s exactly why it’s so worth it.”
Premium Music Memphis music study says Mud Island Amphitheater could be valuable asset
Premium Music Breaking down Memphis’ music scene
Premium Music ‘Music defines cities:’ What a new report says about Memphis music scene
Business
ABB Electrification to invest $120 million in Selmer, Senatobia
In 2024, ABB’s revenue in the U.S. was $9 billion, more than a quarter of the ABB Group’s total. The company, present in all 50 states, has 17,000 employees and 40 facilities nationwide.
Premium Real Estate Landers Center expansion gets $4M upgrade
Public Safety Memphis gynecologist charged with conducting unnecessary medical procedures
Business The Peabody Memphis to start $18M renovation in early March
Sports
Jaren Jackson Jr. exits game with injury, doubtful to return
Memphis’ all-star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. turned his left ankle in the first quarter of Monday’s Grizzlies-Hawks game at FedExForum.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch in Memphis’ road game against UTSA
Premium Memphis Grizzlies After three heartbreakers in a row, can this Grizzlies team get off the ropes?
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies fall in the last five seconds for third straight game
Food
Proposed tenant identified for former Houston’s space
Recent documents filed with the Division of Planning and Development said a local restaurant group is the proposed tenant for 5000 Poplar Ave.
Suburbs
Ex-officer and a former alderman convicted in Mississippi public corruption cases
“Even the most beautiful garden will have a weed every now and then,” the DeSoto County district attorney said. “I don’t mind plucking a weed here and there, and I’ll actually do it every chance I get.”
Arts & Culture
Landers Center expansion gets $4M upgrade
Cost estimates total about $88 million, up from an estimate of about $84 million a year ago. It’s the first major expansion since the venue opened in 2000.
Opinion
Echols: Our morning coffee is a funny little mercy
“This Coffee Dance we’re all doing with the way we make our morning joe is the way we wake up, it’s the way we ease into the day. Each of us is quietly declaring our own preferences over and over again, every single time the Earth goes round.”
Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: What is Memphis’ go-to closing lineup?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss which players are making the best case to be part of Memphis’ playoff rotation and closing lineup.
Games
Jigsaw: Puppet Play
This week’s jigsaw features a photo by Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber of students at Arlington Elementary School.