The beat goes on no matter the weather at Beale Street Music Fest
Shortly after 10 p.m. severe weather in the Memphis area forced the festival to stop and concert goers to seek shelter. After a lot of confusion, the festival did resume.
Herrington: Do the Grizzlies have a ‘death lineup’ too?
Grizzlies-Warriors Series Preview: Seven years after the Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson/Draymond Green Warriors beat Memphis, there is a new cast of Grizzlies — and the Curry/Thompson/Green Warriors still stand in their way.
Iverson Classic notebook: Ja Morant takes in all-star game
The Grizzlies point guard was one of a number of current or former NBA players at the high school basketball showcase.
NFL draft: Steelers take WR Calvin Austin III in fourth round
The wide receiver is the second Tigers player picked in the 2022 NFL draft.
Zoning request suggests Hard Rock Hotels is targeting Downtown
Documents filed with the city propose a Hard Rock Hotel at the current Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honkey Tonk on Beale Street.
Botanic Garden creates ‘901-derland’ with new Alice exhibit
Armed with a new mosaiculture manager, a 20-foot-tall Red Queen and lots of bunnies, the Memphis Botanic Garden is hoping visitors are ready to fall down a rabbit hole.
Grizzlies Insider: Memphis Grizzlies happy to stay off the beach
Jaren Jackson Jr. is happy to still be playing. The Grizzlies will save their vacations for later this summer.
Grizzlies stage another fourth-quarter comeback to close out Wolves
For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win. Calkins: Grizzlies win first playoff series since 2015. (But it won’t be their last.) Minnesota meltdown, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quartersRelated stories:
Grizzlies podcast: Grizzlies win! Golden State awaits
Does Memphis have an answer for the Golden State “death lineup?” And what does their own “death lineup” look like?
Shelby County sees uptick in COVID cases
The increase in cases aligns with national data, which shows new cases trending upward in many parts of the country as precautions like social distancing and mask wearing are loosened.
Survival Guide: Saturday at Beale Street Music Fest
It’s day two of Beale Street Music Festival, and we share a hack to beat the Ferris wheel line and offer some ideas on where to eat. Plus, we highlight a headliner you must see and some notable locals.
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)
Memphis pop-up clinics to help children get up to date on immunizations
During the pandemic, many parents fell behind on their children’s regular childhood immunizations. A series of free clinics will help get Memphis kids up to date on their vaccinations.
Guest column: Jordan Carpenter is the right choice for District 4 commissioner
Carpenter reflects the hard-working constituents of Germantown and East Memphis, and he understands the needs of middle-class families.
Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
We’ve got Grizzlies, artistry and food. Cast a ballot for the week’s best picture.
Metro
Rhodes College students are finalists in national entrepreneur competition
Rhodes College students Sandy Mansour and Kai Virani have advanced to the finals of a national undergraduate entrepreneurship competition in Minneapolis.
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Public Safety Two dead after shooting in South Memphis
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Business
Rhodes College students are finalists in national entrepreneur competition
Rhodes College students Sandy Mansour and Kai Virani have advanced to the finals of a national undergraduate entrepreneurship competition in Minneapolis.
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Health Care Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health
Business Bush Sr.'s granddaughter speaks to Memphis women’s foundation
Sports
Herrington: Ja’s fall, JJJ’s touches and other Grizz-Thunder thoughts
The Memphis Grizzlies think they found a formula to combat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But is there any hope of deploying it without Ja Morant?
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies place Morant on injury list, respond to report he is out
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Players to watch in Tigers’ spring game
Premium Sports Showboats beat Birmingham to snap four-game 2025 losing streak
Food
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.
Suburbs
Arlington superintendent lands new four-year contract
After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.
Arts & Culture
Day-by-day guide to Riverbeat
Don’t know every band on the Riverbeat lineup? Daily Memphian staffers did the cold hard research into each artist performing at the Downtown Memphis music festival.
Opinion
Opinion: Remembering Holocaust is act of resistance
“On Wednesday, 600-plus members of our Memphis Jewish community gathered for our 63rd annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, a solemn and vital moment for remembrance and reflection.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.