Calkins: It’s playoff season in Memphis again. Now how long will it last?
These Grizzlies could win a title; they also could lose in the first round. It’s a postseason like no other in Memphis history. How long will the playoff party last?
Early voting grows to six Saturday sites
The five sites that open Saturday are in addition to the one open since this past Wednesday at the Downtown Election Commission offices. Early voting in the county primaries expands Monday, April 18, to all 26 sites across the county and runs through April 28. Election day is May 3.
Zoo locates missing wallaby
According to the zoo, zookeepers spotted new wallaby tracks which led them to the missing mammal.
No ethics violation found against Lakeland commissioner
Mayor Mike Cunningham filed the complaint last Thursday based on comments Wright made in a social media post about a potential 3-2 vote against a proposed development.
Grizzlies sound off on importance of Dillon Brooks in Timberwolves series
Dillon Brooks wasn’t available in the Grizzlies’ regular-season games against Minnesota, but he’s crucial to defending against D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards.
Good Friday walk helps participants connect ‘spirituality and everyday life’
Religious leaders gathered with local residents and out-of-town visitors Friday, April 15, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church for a Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession through Downtown.
Memphians ‘gear up’ for Grizzlies-Timberwolves face-off
The Grizzlies will take on the Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs Saturday, April 16, at the FedExForum, and the ‘MEMTHIS’ signage across the city isn’t the only way Memphians are prepping.
Desmond Bane has exceeded expectations, including his own
The Grizzlies’ second-year guard has been an offensive force, but against the Timberwolves, his defense will be just as important.
Local leaders, businesses focused on smart growth for Blue Oval City
While Memphis-based Fogelman Properties doesn’t have real estate interest in Haywood County, president Mark Fogelman said his experience in regions like Chattanooga following Volkswagen’s investment could be used to gauge what could happen in West Tennessee.
Visually impaired kids, adults use their ears to hunt for beeping Easter eggs
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and its partner, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, showed its members that Easter egg hunting is possible, using beeping eggs.
Conaway: In Sunshine, we can see who we are
A reminder of those who took on the feds to hold back I-40 and won.
Briarcrest’s Russell wins fan vote for high school player of the week
Senior went 6-for-6 in two victories over St. Benedict last week.
The Memphis Grizzlies Glossary
From alley-oops to Z-bounds, "all heart, grit, grind" to the Zombie Grizzlies, an alphabetical survey of Grizzlies on-court and fan culture in Memphis.
Mark your calendars
Here are the next Memphis Grizzlies games:
- Game 6: Friday, May 13, Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 7 (if needed): Monday, May 16, Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Key legislation pending at the Tennessee General Assembly
For more, visit The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of state government.
Updated Monday, April 18.
Metro
How Mayor Young wants to work with the Memphis Safe Task Force — instead of contesting it
Mayor Paul Young is aware his strategy — and the Task Force itself — are controversial.
Premium Public Safety State troopers want to stop speeders. Drivers are crashing out.
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: Troopers don’t play by MPD’s rules; Palladio’s story may go on
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says county could take Memphis Safe Task Force to court
Business
Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
Premium Real Estate Inked: Carhartt store opens in East Memphis
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Real Estate Hardware-store supplier opens Collierville showroom larger than Wrigley Field
Sports
Herrington: The Grizzlies have been bad in preseason. A reason to worry?
Preseason struggles are rarely predictive, but have the Memphis Grizzlies given fans good reason to worry?
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies crushed again in preseason, despite JJJ’s return
High School Sports ECS wins region title over St. George’s in penalty shooutout
High School Sports Memphis area high school football statistical leaders
Food
Brew parties for coffee or beer lovers, plus ‘Art on Fire’ and art on the river
This week, local theaters perform murder shows, Crosstown showcases Vietnamese culture and you can make pottery at Chucalissa.
Suburbs
Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence is illegal, DeSoto County DA says
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said his office is challenging the sentence, arguing sexual battery committed by a person in a position of trust is classified as a violent crime and is specifically ineligible for the house arrest program under Mississippi law.
Arts & Culture
Brew parties for coffee or beer lovers, plus ‘Art on Fire’ and art on the river
This week, local theaters perform murder shows, Crosstown showcases Vietnamese culture and you can make pottery at Chucalissa.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t need military occupation. We need poverty eradication.
“That jail was already overcrowded; today it holds 800 people over capacity. Incarceration is not the solution.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees
To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths.