Porter-Leath, SCS take different views on Head Start partnership termination
Shelby County Schools is ending its seven-year relationship with Porter-Leath for early childhood education.
Announcement on Forrest remains set for Friday in Health Sciences Park
The announcement comes 11 days after work began on removing what is left of the monument. The work was also to include the reinterment of the remains of Forrest and his wife.
Calkins: My genius, foolproof (and highly cynical) plan for hiring Larry Brown
Penny Hardaway is reportedly targeting Larry Brown for an assistant coaching job with the Memphis Tigers. Here’s how to do that without making things worse with the NCAA.
Penny Hardaway could be trendy target for NBA teams
There currently are four NBA teams with openings, and Hardaway’s name is reportedly being circulated.
Time to cross that bridge? Hope it’s not a Thursday
Each Monday, TDOT posts the average travel times for vehicles driving over the I-55 bridge. And Thursdays are particularly bad.
Germantown receives approval for virtual school
The Germantown Municipal School District will offer online learning for students who want to continue learning remotely.
What a possible College Football Playoff expansion means for Memphis
The playoff field could expand to 12 teams, which will affect Group of Five teams and conferences.
New Leftwich Tennis Center breaks ground at Audubon Park
The start of construction follows last-minute changes in the project that upped the price by $6 million and added more courts. The center will keep the name of the Marine lieutenant colonel for whom it is named.
85-acre film compound receives approval
It all started years ago when Jason Farmer’s grade-school-age son said he wanted to be a filmmaker. On Thursday, the Land Use Control Board approved a planned development for an 85-acre film- and TV-production complex in Whitehaven.
Pipkin COVID-19 vaccination site could close at end of July
A public vaccine option will be available after that at the Office of Emergency Management at 2668 Avery Ave.
Planning board approves more gas pumps in Binghampton
The Land Use Control Board credited a developer for improving a Binghampton site plan for a C-store with gas. But the board approved the project without addressing how more gas pumps might affect the neighborhood.
Why Memphis and Ole Miss are targeting Briarcrest backcourt duo
Cooper Haynes and Jaye Nash are as tight off the basketball court as they are successful on it. But they’re not necessarily a package deal.
The Week in Prep Sports: Briarcrest pair has much in common
Girls Inc. wants Frayser impact to go beyond produce at youth farm
The $7 million expansion of the youth farm includes a new programming center for girls ages 5 to 18.
Robinson trial for wire fraud, money laundering is delayed
The trial for state Sen. Katrina Robinson and two others has been postponed after attorneys told the court they need more time to prepare.
The To-Do List: 901 FC returns to AutoZone Park
After five consecutive away games, the Memphis 901 FC will return to AutoZone Park for its season home opener.
Grizzlies Insider: Ja Morant is back to his gravity-defying ways
Ja Morant begins the offseason with some ridiculous dunks during a reunion with the rest of the Murray State starting five from the school’s 2019 NCAA Tournament run and head coach Matt McMahon.
Hooks Institute offers discussion on critical race theory
Panel discussion designed to show how theory helps explain function of race in America and around world.
How the library system thrived in the pandemic
Director Keenon McCloy discusses the tens of thousands of calls the Memphis Public Libraries receives gets each year that have nothing to do with books.
Metro
Total enrollment at U of M declines by 3%
University officials said the school’s incoming freshmen averaged a 3.63 GPA, which officials said was the highest since the school began tracking that data in 2004.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: The fall and rise and potential fall of Shelby County’s reentry director
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Crime is way down, and SweatHouz is hot (then it’s cold)
Premium City of Memphis How does the reopened Riverside Drive work?
Business
Control of MATA money goes to city trust
The trust controlling city funding to the Memphis Area Transit Authority is the result of discontent by City Council members as well as the City of Memphis administration about the bus system’s interim leadership.
Premium Real Estate Old Bayer building could become a campus for kids aging out of foster care
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Business Downtown nightclub Rumba Room has a new salsa partner — and it’s a breakfast burrito spot
Sports
Mantra turns to magic for Memphis Tigers kicker
Gianni Spetic’s 55-yard bomb in Memphis’ 38-16 road victory over Georgia State gave the Tigers their first lead of the game going into halftime.
High School Sports Tuesday prep report: Collierville soccer remains unbeaten
Premium Memphis Tigers Football How to restore balance to college football? Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown has an idea.
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis, Arkansas set for morning kickoff
Food
Hotel Napoleon’s bar reopens with same name, different operator
Hotel Napoleon’s Archives Bar & Bistro has reopened and is being run by the founder of Sweet Magnolia Gelato Co.
Suburbs
Is third time the charm for the 33 acres of ‘opportunity’ in Germantown?
Time after time, proposals have stalled for the Arthur property land along Poplar Avenue. Now, a new plan is on the table, and “it’s an opportunity to give Germantown the town square it’s been looking for.”
Arts & Culture
New Memphis ‘Soul Crawl’ tour kicks off with soul food, music
There’s a new way to sample the food and music of Soulsville in Memphis.
Opinion
Opinion: The most common diagnosis in Memphis? A broken heart.
“We live in a city where too many carry wounds we can’t see. Trauma from childhood. Grief that never healed. Depression that whispers lies in the night. Anxiety that clenches like a fist.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The fall and rise and potential fall of Shelby County’s reentry director
For more than a decade, DeAndre Brown was one of Memphis’ most visible advocates for giving people leaving prison a second chance. But now, that story has taken a dramatic turn.