Masks part of SCS COVID-19 guidelines for 2021-22 school year
Masks will be required when the coming SCS school year begins, but field trips, athletics and reopened playgrounds will come back again.
Army Corps gives permit for Tom Lee Park redesign to begin
The long awaited permit clears the way for the park’s redesign to begin moving dirt and creating new features in Tom Lee Park after a three-year planning process that has seen the plans change over time.
Council approves sale of old Union police precinct land
The precinct site sold for $3.5 million after being appraised at $6 million, setting up a council debate about whether to take the best offer now or wait for a better one. Council approves centerpiece of Downtown parking reconfigurationRelated stories:
Morant’s team: Former Tiger, House of Athlete help train Grizzlies star
Former Memphis Tigers player Trey Draper and prominent trainer Mo Wells are partnering to expand the NBA offshoot of a new training facility. Their most prominent basketball client: Ja Morant.
Herrington: Grizzlies’ big decisions start with Justise Winslow
Before the NBA’s free-agent negotiation period opens Aug. 2, the Grizzlies will need to make a decision on Winslow, on whom they hold a team option next season for $13 million.
After 9 years in minors, former Tiger gets first big-league hit
The Oakland Athletics infielder, who also was a standout at the University of Memphis, and Bartlett High School, singled to center in the sixth.
Saint Francis CEO stepping down
Sally Deitch took over leadership of the Memphis market in 2019 when former CEO Audrey Gregory left.
Kelly English announces new plans for Iris space
Chef and restaurateur Kelly English’s former Restaurant Iris, near Overton Square, will be reborn as Pantà.
MPD traffic enforcement campaign recruits partners
MPD’s Slow Down Memphis operation to combat speeding, drag racing and interstate shootings has revved up by partnering with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
COVID surge hospital, never used, closes for good
All expenses, including monthly rent, are eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government.
Downtown’s old MGM warehouse may become jazz venue
The owner of 502 S. Second seeks a $50,000 grant to help fund her $1.1 million plan to convert a vacant part of Downtown’s old MGM film warehouse into the Luxe Jazz Suite.
Prominent Cotton Row building plans makeover
Plans have been submitted for renovating the building anchoring the prominent southwest corner of Union and Front.
Calkins: Rooting for forfeits — and Vandy! — in this year’s SEC
Calkins: “The only thing SEC states do better than football is ignorance. Why you should be rooting for forfeits — and fully vaccinated Vanderbilt — this season.”
Metro
MLGW proposes battery storage projects to strengthen electric grid
Memphis Light, Gas and Water is taking steps to make the broader electric grid more resilient.
Shelby County Tami Sawyer suspended as clerk, Stanton appointed as interim
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Business
Midtown senior facility gets financing, small businesses get loans
A 93-unit senior housing project is moving forward, and a local board awards $43,000 in small business loans.
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Business US government says Grok helped it bomb Iran
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Sports
Redbirds recap: Memphis comeback falls short in loss to Nashville
Down 9-2, Memphis rallied to score six runs in four innings. But it wasn’t enough to silence the Sounds.
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High School Sports Daily Memphian postseason lacrosse awards: Standouts from Briarcrest, MUS, St. Mary’s honored
Memphis Tigers Football How can the Memphis Tigers get ‘more butts in seats?’ Maybe a $7 value meal and a new scoreboard.
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Food
Collierville Chick-fil-A case reopened in Shelby County Chancery Court
The landowner of a proposed Chick-fil-A has filed a petition in Shelby County Chancery Court against all five aldermen, alleging they are in contempt of court. A chancellor ordered them to approve the new restaurant in February.
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Suburbs
Collierville Chick-fil-A case reopened in Shelby County Chancery Court
The landowner of a proposed Chick-fil-A has filed a petition in Shelby County Chancery Court against all five aldermen, alleging they are in contempt of court. A chancellor ordered them to approve the new restaurant in February.
North Mississippi Reeves appoints new chancery judge for DeSoto area
Arts & Culture
Memphis Art Museum will have free admission for Shelby County residents
There’s an opening date set for the Memphis Art Museum. And when it opens, it will welcome locals to a bigger gallery space, a sculpture garden, a rooftop walking path and more for free.
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Opinion
Herrington: Free agency, the trade exception and the Grizzlies’ center search
The offseason has begun. Here is an initial look at how the Grizzlies might use two significant financial mechanisms: The $28.9 million “trade exception” created in February’s Jaren Jackson Jr. deal and the projected $15.1 million “mid-level exception” they can access in free agency.
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Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Why North Mississippi’s child predator problem may be perception
Over the past year, several headlines out of North Mississippi have centered on child endangerment, and members of the community have begun to wonder what is going on.
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Games
Sudoku: June 16
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?