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
New federal charges target Ghost Mob again
A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed Thursday in Memphis federal accuses six alleged Ghost Mob gang members of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering for a 2020 incident firefight with a rival gang.
State Government Millington native’s return to US attorney seat clears Senate Judiciary Committee
Germantown Hundreds gather in Germantown park to honor Charlie Kirk
Premium City of Memphis City to install 30 new traffic cameras — but enforcement efforts lack real teeth
Business
Food Files: Caribbean restaurant launches vegan spin-off
Trap Fusion closes its Cordova restaurant but launches Trap Vegan in its flagship eatery in Whitehaven. Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new sandwich concept Panuzzo King will launch soon on Broad Avenue.
Health Care St. Jude announces a second Advanced Research Center
Premium Business With an incoming Target and Academy Sports, Millington has hit the retail ‘bullseye’
Transportation & Logistics Control of MATA money goes to city trust
Sports
Tigers QB Brendon Lewis on record setting pace. Already.
Brendon Lewis is averaging 74.5 rushing yards in the season’s first two games. That puts him on track to become the Tigers’ leading quarterback rusher for a single season.
Premium Sports Redbirds recap: Jumbo Shrimp take another from embattled Birds
Memphis Tigers Basketball Rider University grad transfer forward commits to Memphis
High School Sports Memphis area high school football statistical leaders
Food
Table Talk: Flying Saucer makes it right
There are two things never to joke about on the restaurant scene: stellar service and tater tots.
Suburbs
New game plan: Germantown will not pursue outdoor sports complex
Both proposals submitted to Germantown were different than the suburb’s vision for an outdoor sports complex.
Arts & Culture
Cooper-Young Fest, Pride Fest (again) and the co-creator of the Ninja Turtles
This week, Southaven launches its hummingbird fest, the Halloran Centre celebrates 10 years and Beale Street throws a 100th birthday party for B.B. King.
Opinion
Conaway: Drained at Sassy Bass, beached at Tommy Bahama: The Great Walmart Heist
“I swear if we were still having children, or my kids were to have another grandchild, I’d lobby for the name iBank, boy or girl. That’s probably going to be the name of my next dog.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Kinfolk’s Sunday pop-ups and plans for Gussied Up
What is a dive bar anyway? On this week’s Sound Bites, Holly Whitfield talks to Cole Jeanes and Harrison Downing about the definition of a dive bar and about a weekly breakfast biscuit pop-up.