Grizzlies lose to lowly Pistons
It was the type of loss that will sting if it turns out to be the difference in the play-in tournament seeding. Related story:
Thursday prep report: MUS sweeps region tennis titles
Justin Martin, doubles team of Luke Donovan and Roberto Ferrer are impressive on their home court.
Emhoff, Walsh push for Biden White House jobs and infrastructure plan
The Second Gentleman and the U.S. Labor Secretary pushed Thursday, May 6, for support of the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan proposal in Whitehaven and Downtown. They offered different definitions of infrastructure and what is necessary beyond the pandemic for economic recovery than the state’s two Republican U.S. Senators.
What? You heard: Whataburger is coming back to the metro area
Whataburger is coming back to the Mid-South: One will open in Southaven in late 2021.
MIM Barbecue is smaller, but competition will be fierce; fun and sun forecast
Where there’s smoke, there’s 🔥🔥🔥 when it’s in Tom Lee Park. Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns after a forced 2020 hiatus, proving you can’t keep a good festival down.
Officers justified in shooting death, Weirich says
Two Memphis Police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting a Frayser man, Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said Thursday, May 6.
Memphis airport offers new flights to Mexico
Vacation Express will soon offer weekly nonstop flights between Memphis and Cancun, Mexico. The seasonal service is set to resume May 23.
Exclusive: Mixed-use development may transform entire block of Lamar
Midtown’s hot real estate development may soon stretch south to embrace an entire block of Lamar Avenue, which has experienced disinvestment over the decades.
Proposed South Memphis TIF district could generate $93M for improvements
Residents polled in South Memphis identified blight removal as the No. 1 issue they’d like TIF money to address, but also affordable housing, stronger local retail, and improved streets and sidewalks.
City plans ‘get out the vote’ type vaccine campaign
The City of Memphis is ready now to set up phone banks, dispatch street teams.
The To-Do List: Bobby Rush performance headlines ‘Soul’ screening
The 87-year-old musician honed his craft at South Memphis’ Club Paradise, a pivotal venue in “The Birth of Soul Music.”
Longtime board member named AutoZone Liberty Bowl president
Chris Moore also has served as co-chair of the bowl’s annual golf classic for the past 27 years.
Longtime civic champion Arnold Perl dies
Arnold Perl, the former chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority, passed away this week after a lifetime of community service.Related story:
Collierville officials, clergy celebrate National Day of Prayer
About 90 people gathered outside Collierville Town Hall to observe the National Day of Prayer. National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday in May annually.
Short-term Audubon Park golf course plans could get longer look by city
The temporary fix of cart paths on the golf course could wait to get a feel for what a larger makeover similar to that underway on the Overton Park golf course might involve.
Arlington OKs extended bike and pedestrian path, eyes new welcome signs
Arlington is considering inclusion of welcome signs at entrances to the town on main roads – signs that tend to get removed after plans in the budget each year.
The Politics of Phonics: Power, profit and politics guide reading
Tennessee’s new elementary school reading policies are the product of a tangled web of government, business and academics that has reshaped national and state reading policies time and again.
Grizzlies Insider: What did you expect him to say?
When Shaquille O’Neal asked Ja Morant how he ranks himself among the league’s point guards, the Grizzlies player said he’s in the top five “for sure.” And he’s not backing down: “I said what I said.”
Coronavirus: Five new deaths reported
The 171 cases come from 2,662 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 6.4%.
Dumb questions stir dumb arguments
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss why Ja Morant’s top five point guard conversation is pointless.
Terminix reports strong first quarter performance
Terminix Global Holdings Inc., reported strong financial results for the first quarter of this year. The company is expecting continued growth in its revenues as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Site Selection magazine honors Memphis Chamber, EDGE
For the second consecutive year, the EDGE and Greater Memphis Chamber have received a top 25 honor by Site Selection magazine for their work in 2020 to recruit jobs and investment.
Metro
Here’s who made the Shelby County primary ballot
A total of 121 candidates made the deadline to file their qualifying petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.
City of Memphis City Council returns in person with a backlog of delayed final votes
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Task Force effect on suburbs; CBU class on Grauer murders
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tackling for the NFL and deciding not to run for office
Premium Education Busy year of hiring, firing, reassigning led to payroll problems at MSCS, audit finds
Business
The ‘life-changing’ lessons medical students learn from dissecting cadavers
Faculty sets a tone: Bodies will be treated with dignity. Usually, however, students don’t need the reminder. At the end of the semester, many even linger to say goodbye to their bodies.
Premium Real Estate Convention center Sheraton could be redeveloped, rebranded by 2029
Premium Health Care Health insurance crackdown: New laws could help patients and hospitals stand up to unfair policies.
Premium Health Care St. Jude president and CEO on 40-plus years at a global icon: ‘Pursuit of science is the pursuit of truth’
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Grab that microphone, Memphis, and get ready to sing
Sports
Herrington: Everyone has an NBA anti-tanking proposal. Here’s mine.
The Grizzlies are “tanking” in what may be the last season where that’s possible. Changes are coming. Here’s an idea for what the new system should be.Related content:
Memphis Grizzlies NBA hits Grizzlies guard Pippen with $35K fine
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: What does March and beyond hold? Penny Hardaway doesn’t care. Not now, even after losing four straight.
Player of the Week Vote for the high school boys basketball player of the week, Week 10
Player of the Week Vote for the high school girls basketball player of the week, Week 10
Food
Comeback Coffee comes back — for one day
For nearly a year, Comeback Coffee has existed without couches, without conversations and without a morning crowd lingering at its Downtown cafe. On Saturday, Feb. 28, that energy will return to North Main Street.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Cocktails meet canvases in The Edge
Suburbs
Demolition of former Gus’s in Collierville to move forward
“It’s no secret I am concerned with vacant buildings around town,”one official said of the plans for the 35-foot-tall building. “I think this is a fabulous project that repurposes a property. ... This will enhance the area.”
Premium Public Safety Task Force driving down suburban crime, officials say
Arts & Culture
‘Bloom’ event celebrates spring at Memphis Botanic Garden
“Bloom: A Million Shades of Spring” includes events with enticing names like Bloom Saturdays, Sips of Spring, Tulips at Twilight and Petals and Parasols.
Premium Arts & Culture James Lawson autobiography traces path of Civil Rights icon through Memphis and beyond
Opinion
Herrington: Everyone has an NBA anti-tanking proposal. Here’s mine.
The Grizzlies are “tanking” in what may be the last season where that’s possible. Changes are coming. Here’s an idea for what the new system should be.Related content:
Guest Columnists Opinion: Why immigration enforcement is not the same struggle as the Civil Rights Movement
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Tackling for the NFL and deciding not to run for office
This week brings us the NFL Combine and two Tigers tackles who get to attend and a deadline to not run for office.
Behind The Headlines Steve Mulroy’s mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Raptor rehab
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of an owl at the Mid-South Raptor Center and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.