‘No one’s going to die alone’
Memphis hospitals relaxed strict visitation policies, allowing outside ministers to visit patients alongside family. But an uptick in COVID numbers could cause those policies to tighten again.
Top-ranked high school football star leaving Memphis
Walter Nolen III is departing St. Benedict and enrolling at a Knoxville-area high school.
Peach Jam recap: MUS stars, Jalen Duren capture championships
University of Memphis basketball targets Curtis Givens III and R’Chaun King, both MUS Owls, and Jalen Duren, one of the top players in the nation, all captured Peach Jam titles Sunday.
MATA: Come on and take a free ride
Through a partnership with Whole Child Strategies, Memphis Area Transit Authority offers Klondike and Smokey City residents bus rides each Tuesday and Saturday to nearby locations where healthful food is available.
Redbirds win 15th straight as offense gets hot
Memphis sweeps Louisville, with four homers in last two games.
Tenn. No. 7 on fastest-growing COVID list
‘In the general course of a month, Delta went from nothing to just about everything,’ said Richard Webby, an infectious disease expert who works at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Chief Davis takes a stroll to see neighborhood problems firsthand
Memphis police chief goes for a walk with a city council member who says residents of her district can’t sleep at night for fear of being shot in their beds.
901 FC runs unbeaten streak to four with win over Tulsa
Increasingly, it’s becoming clear that Memphis is going to be a tough team to score on and fullback Mark Segbers said that’s part of the game that the team is taking a lot of pride in right now.
Calkins: Meet Memphis’ secret Olympian
‘Jessica Ramsey could win the gold medal in shot put in Tokyo. She prepared for the challenge by (I swear) working at Insomnia Cookies on Beale Street.’
Archimania, at 25, aims to be ‘change agent’
The Memphis-based architectural firm marks its 25th birthday with a new way it’s helping nonprofit organizations and by announcing new and emerging leaders within the firm.
Cohen discusses meeting Hagerty, and more
He also blasted the disqualification of U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from the Olympics after she smoked marijuana. “It’s only performance-enhancing if you are in the Coney Island hot dog-eating contest.”
Metro
County Commission tries one last time on new-jail study
Shelby County commissioners debated whether they should do nothing and let the new commission with a new majority start anew on the issue.
Public Safety Memphis Safe Task Force sweeps Hickory Hill nightclub, arrests 6
Spirit of Memphis Four Memphis writers are finalists for Tennessee Book Award
Update Public Safety Fatal shootout leaves family grieving, lawmakers and neighbors targeting ‘trap houses’
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Business
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
Premium Health Care ‘We don’t have a healthcare problem. What we have is a funding and a payment problem.’
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Premium Spirit of Memphis Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
Sports
Cam Boozer, meet Tommy Fleetwood. Memphis, meet the Audubon clubhouse’s new sponsor.
Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer met the world’s No. 6-ranked golfer on the green, where they helped FedEx announce its $1 million gift to sponsor the new clubhouse at The Links at Audubon.
Sports College-sports bill doesn’t get vote but does get spot on US Senate’s September calendar
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball announces nonconference schedule
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Food
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
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Suburbs
JoJo’s Espresso plans third area location
The new location will be 2,200 square feet, which JoJo’s co-owner said will be the company’s go-to size for any future locations.
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Arts & Culture
Four Memphis writers are finalists for Tennessee Book Award
An ice storm aftermath, the newspaper industry, small-town Helen of Troy circa 1993 and where climate crisis and motherhood intersect: Here are the four books that have Memphians up for a statewide award.
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Opinion
Calkins: Memphis needs more gang members. (The spandex kind.)
Collierville Alderman Charles Hall touched a nerve recently when he called cyclists “the spandex gang.” Hall says he didn’t mean anything by it. But Geoff Calkins says Memphis — and the world — would be a better place if it adopted the principles of the spandex gang.
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Podcasts
Outgoing mayor Lee Harris said state oversight will make Mickell Lowery’s job harder
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about his eight years as mayor on “Behind The Headlines” and the challenges facing his successor, Mayor-elect Mickell Lowery.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Pat Mitchell Worley on the legacy of Stax in Memphis
Games
Daily Jigsaw: ‘Suffs’ spotlights Memphis suffrage
Today’s puzzle features the bust of Mary Church Terrell, a Memphis suffrage movement activist and daughter of Robert Reed Church, said to be the South’s first Black millionaire. The photo was taken by Jonathan Mintz.