Calkins: The best dog in Memphis is gone. She wouldn’t want you to be sad.
Why is it so hard to say goodbye to our dogs? I asked Scott Morris, who is still saddened by the recent loss of Sidney, the best dog ever. He says the secret is love.
As draft deadline looms, Lester Quinones has a decision to make
Predictions had the guard returning to Memphis, but with the entry withdrawal date coming up, things might be changing.
Memphis basketball lands UT-Arlington transfer
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu started 25 games last season and was one of the best shot blockers in the country.
A broader look into factors contributing to school shootings
An incident involving a student with a gun at White Station High School last week, following on the heels of the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting earlier in the week, was but the latest reminder of the increasing frequency of mass shootings. Leaders continue to struggle to find solutions.
Farragut rally victimizes Houston in AAAA title game
Houston finished off one of its best years in 23 seasons under coach Lane McCarter.
A $6.2 million STEM center in Whitehaven receives increased support
A $150,000 pledge has moved the funding of a STEM center at Whitehaven High School closer to its $6.2 million goal.
Germantown Police see increase in traffic citations
The number of traffic citations and warnings issued in the Memphis suburb is up. However, there is not a clear reason for the increase.
Weinberg family adding to ‘comfort area’ with second Midtown store
By moving Eclectic Eye to Cooper Street and opening Paradox at PeCo next door, the Weinberg family is showing their commitment to Midtown.
National brands Crocs, Skittles to feature local illustrator’s work
Local illustrator Mia Saine, a 2017 graduate of Memphis College of Art, specializes in commercial illustration, branding design, advertising design and environmental design.
Morris: What would Jesus do? Does that question matter anymore?
We won’t get anywhere if we respond to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting by only, once again, calling for legal changes that will have little chance of being enacted. We need to sit down in our houses of worship and come up with concrete ways to draw close to the children Jesus loves.
Kerrick Jackson expected to be Tigers’ new baseball coach
Kerrick Jackson would be the first Black baseball coach in the Memphis program’s history.
Metro
The Early Word: Thousands of bottles of booze for sale; hundreds against xAI
Trigger law could require schools to track immigration status, local politicians remember Jesse Jackson and Memphis stages are alive with the sound of musicals.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: What’s next for Oak Court Mall
Education This fall, MSCS regains two campuses and Tennessee’s state-run turnaround district ends
Premium Spirit of Memphis Costume sketches and letters to Paris: What created Memphis Mardi Gras and what remains?
Elections Halbert is term-limited but still pulls petition for county clerk
Business
Investors plan $25 million project at former Houston’s site
Local investors Darrell Horn and Brown Gill are partnering to bring office, retail and restaurant space to the former Houston’s site at Poplar Avenue and South Mendenhall Road.
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Business Some nonprofits ‘feel like they’re on an island by themselves’
Premium Real Estate Oak Court Mall being cleared for redevelopment
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Evelyn & Olive reopens as Jamaica Soul
Sports
Ja Morant included in latest NBA-licensed video game
Morant joins a group of 30 All-Star players selected to be playable characters in NBA THE RUN.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 25: Shane Battier was the first true Memphis Grizzly and authored the franchise’s greatest encore
High School Sports At Memphis Business Academy, loyalty leads to special senior moments
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch when Memphis visits South Florida
High School Sports TSSAA boys and girls basketball scoring leaders
Food
Tsunami helped Cooper-Young become a dining hot spot
Chef Ben Smith opened Tsunami in 1998, helping Cooper-Young transition from “a downtrodden backwater for failing businesses.”
Premium Business After 28 years, Tsunami is ‘going out with a bang’
Suburbs
Ballots before beaches: DeSoto County prepares for March 10 primary amid vacation season
The Mississippi primary elections coincide with spring break, and DeSoto County officials are encouraging voters to take advantage of absentee ballots if they need that option.
Premium Millington Millington is cracking down on sidewalk standards but some citizens are split
Arts & Culture
Memphis creator featured in new PBS series
Content producer, curator, and DJ Bryan Roberson — aka YoBreezye — is featured in episode 2 of “The Story in Us,” which was released on Jan. 15.
Performing Arts Classics anchor Theatre Memphis’ next season
Opinion
Opinion: A simple blood test can help save more Tennesseans from colorectal cancer
“The impact of colorectal cancer is exacerbated for Black Tennesseans and people in rural areas who face even more challenges to getting screened and treated.”
Opinion Opinion: Is Mayor Young the right mayor at the wrong time?
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: What’s next for Oak Court Mall
These days, the former Oak Court Mall site is home to wrecking balls and demolition equipment as the land is being prepared for its next life.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Will federal troops be pulled from Memphis?
Games
Sudoku: Feb. 17
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