Memphis Grizzlies fumble 23-point lead in Chicago
The Grizzlies led by 23 points, but crumbled in the second half against Chicago and allowed 31 points off turnovers.Related:
Former Central and Whitehaven star leads LSU to NCAA title
Jasmine Carson, a former Memphis high school basketball player and granddaughter of prominent Memphian Gale Jones Carson, helps the Tigers win the women’s national championship.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice to open on Summer Avenue
A new Italian ice eatery is coming to Memphis just in time for hot summer days.
Landers Center expansion moves forward, approved for additional funding
A design change to the Landers Center’s new theater is adding about $4 million to the project, but it will allow the facility’s old theater to be used for as long as it can.
An eggcellent time: Bartlett hosts annual Easter Egg Hunt
Shan Criswell, director of the Bartlett Parks and Rec Department estimates the city has held the egg hunt for more than 30 years.
From Columbine to Uvalde to Nashville, school shootings impact all
The recent Nashville school shooting provided yet another reminder that “presumptive safe places” might now always be safe.
Willy Bearden: The last episode from Rolling Fork, for now
“As bad as it was last Saturday morning, it’s bound to get worse for my hometown. Nothing is working the way it should ... And it was already a town in the vice grip of extreme poverty.”Related stories:
‘I just came out to help:’ Covington recovers after devastating tornado
Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town. Covington ‘impassable' after tornado; Arkansas under state of emergencyRelated stories:
Head baker ‘influenced every member of Team Seessel’
Under John Barnard, Seessel’s won the Tennessee Bakery of the Year every year and once nabbed the National Bakery of the Year. Before Barnard joined Seessel’s, he impressed the Navy’s top brass with pastries and cakes.
General Assembly passes Gov. Lee’s $3.3 billion highway expansion plan
A massive protest for gun safety legislation on Thursday, March 30, overshadowed the passage of one of Gov. Bill Lee’s top priorities.
Prom Closet 2023 dresses students from head to toe — for free
Memphis students went shopping for prom free of charge Saturday, April 1, at the Memphis Police Department’s second Prom Closet event in Downtown Memphis.
Lexie Carter elected local Democratic Party chairwoman
Carter claimed the chairmanship in the most Democratic county in the state Saturday, April 1, by three votes over rival Jesse Huseth.
Echols: ‘This is our chance to love our sister city’
“Memphis — tough, strong, seasoned Memphis — this is our chance to be soft. This is our chance to love our sister city — to be the ones who understand. This is our chance to be with.”
Morris: If Martin Luther King Jr. were in Memphis in 2023, what would he want to do this week?
“I believe that the truth is to be found, and we can find it the same way that King was looking for it on the night of April 4, 1968.”
Movers & Shakers
Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore and Baptist Memorial Health Care have announced promotions and additions.
Metro
Volunteer Memphis ‘renews passion’ on 9/11
Volunteer Memphis began hosting the 9/11 commemoration annually in 2019. This year, volunteers delivered meals to about 750 first responders around the city.
Premium City of Memphis City to install 30 new traffic cameras — but enforcement efforts lack real teeth
City of Memphis National Guard could be deployed to Memphis, mayor says
Bartlett Bartlett officer injured in fatal shooting of drug suspect
Business
With an incoming Target and Academy Sports, Millington has hit the retail ‘bullseye’
The two retailers are expected to be the spark as the Shelby County suburb strives to be the “retail hub for West Tennessee.”
Business City Council talks MATA and Regional One Health rebuild
Health Care Methodist grows Neuroscience Institute with $2.8M expansion
Premium Real Estate Hotel Napoleon’s bar reopens with same name, different operator
Sports
Memphis area high school football statistical leaders
Here are this week’s high school football statistical leaders for TSSAA teams in the Daily Memphian coverage area.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies want to further evaluate these summer league players
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Tigers QB Brendon Lewis on record setting pace. Already.
High School Sports Week 4 high school football preview: No secrets between Germantown and Whitehaven
Food
$15 Deal: Hog & Hominy’s poutine
The fries are crispy and hefty enough to bear the load of the rich ingredients poured on top of them.
Suburbs
With an incoming Target and Academy Sports, Millington has hit the retail ‘bullseye’
The two retailers are expected to be the spark as the Shelby County suburb strives to be the “retail hub for West Tennessee.”
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
Opinion: Memphis is a better place when journalism thrives
“The Daily Memphian is a nonprofit news organization that gives away immeasurable amounts of news content for the good of this community. Your subscription pays for you to read all our journalism. Your donation powers the work we do to reach everyone else with the news.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Festivals, 4-milers and hummingbirds
In this episode of The AM/DM, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss the week ahead, and the week ahead signals the beginning of fall festival season.