Calkins: Happy ‘Mr. Bruce Day’ for those who celebrate. (Maybe all of us should.)
It was “Mr. Bruce Day” at Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Friday. And if you don’t know what that means, let me tell you. Because we all could use it today.
Kerrick Jackson expected to be Tigers’ new baseball coach
Kerrick Jackson would be the first Black baseball coach in the Memphis program’s history.
Farragut rally victimizes Houston in AAAA title game
Houston finished off one of its best years in 23 seasons under coach Lane McCarter.
Strickland pushes for stronger federal and state gun laws
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called Friday, May 27, for “strong federal laws with reasonable restrictions on weapons” and “stronger state laws punishing gun crimes and more intervention with those at-risk of using guns.”
Collierville, Lausanne boys tennis make it a clean sweep
Dragons and Lynx each add singles and doubles titles Friday to go with their team championships earlier in the week. Houston holds off Powell to advance to title game; Covington reaches AAA finalRelated stories:
Recipe Exchange: Jim’s Place East Asparagus Mousse
Two blasts from the past: Jim’s Place East and asparagus mousse. Why say no when it’s so easy to say yes?
Multiple Lake District commercial openings expected by end of year
Yehuda Netanel updated Lakeland’s Economic Development Commission on the progress of the various pieces of his $400 million development.
UTHSC chancellor says pandemic is ‘paradox’ for medical schools, research
Dr. Peter Buckley said those sticking with a career in medicine may be health care’s “greatest generation” even as others are leaving because of what they saw and did during the worst of the pandemic.
Six finalists in line for Olive Branch police chief post
Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams has narrowed the list of finalists who’ve interviewed for the job of police chief Don Gammage, whose last day will be June 30.
Collierville Superintendent receives solid review in third year
Collierville Schools Board of Education is confident in its superintendent. As part of the solid review, he received a $15,000 bonus.
Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
The Daily Memphian staff photographer Mark Weber has been busy this week covering events around Memphis while Patrick Lantrip traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to capture the action at Spring Fling, a statewide competition for high school athletes. Take a look and vote for your favorite.
Digital art, work of Maurice Sendak are headed to Brooks
On the Sidebar, Eric talks to Patty Daigle, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
It’s time to fire up the grill and drag out the ice cream machine
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about some of their favorite summer foods and what’s good on the grill and what’s not.
Photo Gallery: Spring Fling concludes
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Spring Fling XXIX, a seven-sport, Olympic-style competition in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, concluded Saturday with losses for two Memphis area baseball teams — Covington High and Houston High.
Metro
The Early Word: University hotel closes, and fire follows Clayborn leader
City Council wants to slash MATA funding, Riverside Drive is going on a diet and we’ve got the tea, er, juice on a new shop at Crosstown.
Premium Education Shaping Frayser’s future: Libertas breaks ground on middle school campus
City of Memphis DOJ dropping MPD investigation ‘does not change anything,’ mayor says
Public Safety ‘Precision policing’ effort results in arrest of 50 gang members
Business
EDGE allocates $200K for South Memphis
The Memphis and Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine committed the money to build an economic development plan for South Memphis neighborhoods.
Transportation & Logistics Allegiant offering Memphis to Knoxville nonstop flights
Health Care County closes on last land needed for new Regional One Health hospital
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx chooses insider to lead Freight spinoff
Sports
Spring Fling: Dominating Collierville repeats as AAA girls champion
The Dragons are the first team to go back-to-back in the largest public-school classification since Whitehaven in 2016 and 2017.
High School Sports Spring Fling: Thursday’s best; Friday’s schedule
Premium Germantown Buckley: The night Redbirds manager Ben Johnson answered a special call
Premium High School Sports Spring Fling: St. Benedict falls in D2-AA softball final
Food
What to Order: Fawn’s braised short rib is a tender bite of heaven
The smoky, salty octopus pepperonata was a close second.
Suburbs
Spring Fling: Dominating Collierville repeats as AAA girls champion
The Dragons are the first team to go back-to-back in the largest public-school classification since Whitehaven in 2016 and 2017.
Arts & Culture
SunAh Laybourn on Asian American culture and history in Memphis
SunAh Laybourn’s desire to highlight the culture and history of Asian Americans in Memphis has brought, in part, the extensive range of local events happening during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Opinion
Opinion: On xAI, ‘Memphians deserve honesty’
“Air pollution doesn’t know borders. It doesn’t stop at the state line. Running dozens of polluting turbines at this location would threaten air quality for families in South Memphis as well as those in Southaven.”
Podcasts
SunAh Laybourn on Asian American culture and history in Memphis
SunAh Laybourn’s desire to highlight the culture and history of Asian Americans in Memphis has brought, in part, the extensive range of local events happening during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Games
Word Search: Memphis movies this week
Can you solve this week’s word search?