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
Sheriff answers mayor’s complaints about County Jail with complaints of his own
Sheriff Floyd Bonner faults Mayor Lee Harris for problems at the County Corrections Center and not being responsive in assisting with problems at the jail.
Premium Public Safety Mayor Young preparing for life after Task Force
Premium Education ‘You are not the victim’: DeSoto residents renew calls for school board member to resign over support letter
Premium City of Memphis Memphis faces tight budgets. Will a ‘debt cliff’ save it?
Public Safety Two arrested following chase where state trooper fired shot
Business
Supporters prepare to hit the ground running ahead of St. Jude’s biggest fundraising event
“I’m just running a little race,” said a St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend participant about the organization’s annual fundraiser to help end childhood cancer.
Premium Real Estate Brothers-in-law buy Renaissance Center office building for $33.5 million
Transportation & Logistics Marsha Blackburn targets cargo theft in Memphis with new federal legislation
Premium Transportation & Logistics Frontier launching 2 new nonstop flights from Memphis International
Premium Real Estate Former Peanut Shoppe space and Downtown warehouse will become ‘something to celebrate’
Sports
Memphis hiring Charles Huff as next head coach
The Memphis Tigers have found their new head coach in Southern Miss coach Charles Huff.
Memphis Grizzlies Fourth-quarter run helps Grizzlies take down Clippers
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch when Memphis plays Baylor
Memphis Tigers Football Offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey leaving Memphis
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies notebook: Ja’s status, Edey’s nickname and ‘short term’ thinking
Food
$15 Deal: El Porton’s grilled steak bowl
Take time to enjoy the unlimited tortilla chips and salsa. The salsa is blended to a nearly smooth consistency and has the slightest kick.
Premium Real Estate Food Files: 3 new coffee shops are now brewing
Suburbs
Collierville deannexation request to go before Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider a request to deannex 55 acres in the suburb’s southeastern quadrant.
Memphis Tigers Football DeSoto Central’s Eric Perry sticks with hometown Tigers on early signing day
Arts & Culture
Party in a yurt, stumble in a Santa suit and ice(less) skate at Crosstown
This week, holiday parades kick off across Shelby County, baristas throw down in a latte art contest and WYXR’s “Raised by Sound” offers free live music.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Dan Aykroyd, Vernon Reid, Dave Davies and others remember Stax great Steve Cropper
Opinion
Opinion: Protecting public safety from digital manipulation
“The internet isn’t just a separate world we visit; it is now an inseparable part of our streets, schools and homes. The ultimate safety app is awareness.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: ‘The moral obligation to extend hospitality to the migrant and the stranger’
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Riding with a task force warrant team
Public safety reporter Aarron Fleming recently got an inside look at the day-to-day operations during a ride-along with Warrant Team Bravo, as they moved to find and arrest a homicide suspect.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: The ‘crystal show,’ tree lighting and latte art
Games
Sudoku: Dec. 5
Ready for today’s sudokus?