Artist weighs in on pipeline controversy with billboard
A billboard depicting a young girl holding melting ice cream now stands on Interstate 55, across from the Valero refinery in South Memphis.
Herrington: A Grizzlies-centric spin through recent NBA news
The Grizzlies have had a placid summer so far, but can take notes from teams who have not.
Midtown apartments added to National Register
The apartments, which were located near streetcar lines, retail and restaurants, were designed to attract middle-class workers moving to the city from nearby rural areas.
Fourth of July may mark a turning point in pandemic
Independence Day gatherings and parades mark a return to near-normalcy. But COVID-19 cast a shadow on July 4, as 66 new cases pushed Shelby County over the 100,000 mark. Many are the highly contagious Delta variant.
We don’t trust like we used to, but does it have to stay that way?
In a world with ever-increasing access to news and information, Americans find it more difficult to trust in core institutions, such as government, business and media, and in each other. But perhaps on the local level, there is more hope. Opinion: Reporters and readers have a shared responsibility to pursue truthRelated story:
Opinion: Reporters and readers have a shared responsibility to pursue truth
Don Wade: ‘It’s on the journalist to never assume the facts. ... And it’s on you, the news consumer, to hold journalists accountable. But yourself, too. Just because you read it, saw it, or heard it — perhaps in a literal click or snap — does not guarantee that you can treat the information as fact.’
Cotton Gin building to anchor Olive Branch entertainment, residential district
A developer plans to remove a hodgepodge of additions from Olive Branch’s historic Cotton Gin building, and turn the site into the anchor for a residential and entertainment district across from City Hall.
Grizzlies draft headquarters 1.0: Some preliminary thoughts for pick No. 17
Who will be joining Ja Morant and company? Speculation begins right now, with the first installment of Grizzlies draft headquarters, which likely will have several editions the next few weeks as we get more information.
Emergency declarations remain amid pandemic uncertainty
Despite the easing of the pandemic, most local governments are keeping their states of emergency active, renewing them as often as weekly, to make sure they don’t run afoul of funding.
Metro
Firestone site in North Memphis won’t house new jail
The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution that rules out the New Chicago area of North Memphis from being the site of any new jail county government may decide to build.
Education The AM/DM podcast: MSCS is looking to close schools — here’s why and why now
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Harris is done with ethics board; Bayer may have a buyer
Premium Public Safety When? Why? Is this double jeopardy? Questions arise in new trial for former officers
Business
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.”
Premium Business Downtown nightclub Rumba Room has a new salsa partner — and it’s a breakfast burrito spot
Premium Real Estate Google confirms West Memphis data center
Health Care Memphis school students diagnosed with highly contagious, viral illness
Sports
Memphis hasn’t narrowed down a go-to receiver. For coach Ryan Silverfield, that’s not a problem.
Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive. Related content:
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
High School Sports Vote for the Daily Memphian high school player of the week, Week 3
Food
What to order: The Genre’s lamb with pasta
The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.
Suburbs
Bailey: Germantown Festival — an event with tradition, memories and birth
Festival-goers will descend on the west end of Old Germantown this weekend for a tradition of crafters, food and entertainment.
Arts & Culture
Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center plans eclectic 2025-26 season
With tribute bands, family-friendly productions and stars like T. Graham Brown, Booker T. Jones and Wendy Moten, the BPACC presents a diverse lineup for the coming season.
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: MSCS is looking to close schools — here’s why and why now
Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond’s administration is expected to produce a list of schools to close or consolidate later this month, and at least one board member said there’s no need to keep kicking the can down the road.
Games
Daily WordRow: MEM to ATL
This puzzle follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.