Memphis Grizzlies trade for Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart
The Grizzlies reportedly trade Tyus Jones in three-team deal that gains Boston guard Marcus Smart. The former Defensive Player of the Year is a strong defender and a proven veteran.
Herrington: The Grizzlies filled two needs in one big, surprising move
The 29-year-old Smart has been the starting point guard for one of the NBA’s best teams in recent years. He’s also a former Defensive Player of the Year.
The Daily Memphian: Poll on crime shows residents want more from leaders
“While much of the national conversation about crime devolves into partisan divides and oversimplifications, in Memphis, the attitudes are more complicated and nuanced.”
901 FC puts four past to blank Tulsa in emphatic win
Debut of academy player Calvin Harrison rounds off a good night at AutoZone Park.
Community thinks crime is ‘much higher’ than 5 years ago
The Daily Memphian commissioned a scientific poll to reveal both city and county residents' perceptions of local crime, and the results are in.
After renovation, sunlight streams into Gaston Community Center again
The windows surrounding three sides of the city’s first and oldest community center were boarded up nearly 50 years ago. The $4 million renovation formally opened Wednesday, June 21, bringing natural light back to the gym, while adding other uses to the center.
Hardaway’s attorney recommends Tigers coach appeal NCAA suspension
Penny Hardaway’s attorney, Don Jackson, believes the NCAA’s three-game suspension for Hardaway is an unfair punishment. Penny Hardaway suspended for first three games of 2023-24 season NCAA to discuss decision regarding Memphis’ recent recruiting violations caseRelated stories:
Mother of 4-year-old found dead was ‘afraid to come forth,’ lawyer says
“We have to be with our kids through the good and the bad times and this so happens to be one of the bad times I need to be with my daughter,” Clayton Jackson, Brittney’s father said.
Table Talk: Summer’s (officially) here. Let’s eat!
As summer comes, so does the era of the tomato, which is great on a BLT or for a good cause. Plus, Jerry’s Sno Cones and Mempops help stave off the heat.
Memphis City Council Scorecard: How a redistricting plan died
The Daily Memphian’s City Council Scorecard looks at how a significant change in council district lines ahead of the October city elections came to an abrupt halt earlier this month.
MLGW CEO: Performance ‘not where you need it to be’
Doug McGowen said he is working to improve the service Memphis Light Gas and Water Division provides to residents as if the company has to earn their service.
Jennifer Sink could leave Memphis City Hall for MLGW
Memphis City Attorney Jennifer Sink could soon leave her post at City Hall and join MLGW as general counsel.
Buckley: The NCAA is watching, Penny
“Be on notice, Penny: The NCAA evidently is watching Memphis, its track record being what it is all the way back to the early 1980s.”
More than 100 previously unreleased Stax recordings made public this week
A 7-CD box set brings together 146 demos from the legendary label, including 140 previously unreleased recordings.
DeSoto County broadband extension seeing progress in Delta
The first household customers to get broadband extended to underserved areas are expected to be tapped to sign on for service next month.
Hernando aldermen vote to allow food trucks — with conditions
Hernando aldermen approved allowing food trucks in the DeSoto County city, but not at the expense of existing brick-and-mortar restaurants.
Tigers Football Insider: Memphis has already landed 2024 commitments
The Tigers have four prospects committed to the 2024 class with three of them announcing in a three-day span to start the week.
Three Showboats make All-USFL team
Offensive tackle Jarron Jones, defensive lineman John Atkins and receiver Vinny Papale earned All-USFL honors.
Herrington: This NBA draft, will ‘Trader Zach’ have the Grizzlies on the move again?
Memphis general manager Zach Kleiman goes into Thursday night’s NBA draft with a history of wheelin’ and dealin’.
Here’s how to celebrate Fourth of July in the Memphis area
Fireworks, parades and community events will be held across the Memphis area in celebration of Independence Day 2023.
Meet The Daily Memphian’s summer 2023 interns
This is the fourth cohort of interns to land at The Daily Memphian since the site relaunched its internship program following the onset of COVID-19.
Metro
The Early Word: Retro wine bar closes, while a new bar gets ‘gas station fancy’
A family opens up about a Task Force shooting, Blackburn wants the electric chair back and cops nab a truckload of kratom.
Premium Public Safety He was killed by the Memphis Safe Task Force after a suicide call. Four months later, family and friends are still wrestling with his death.
Spirit of Memphis Freedom Award honorees urge action against civil rights rollbacks at 35th ceremony
Public Safety Members of Unknown Vice Lords gang sentenced for attempted murder
Metro Blackburn calls for return to electric chair after botched execution of Christa Pike
Business
Menards, Scheels, Publix — what Memphians think should go into the former IKEA space
Though there is no official word yet on what will move into the space, we asked Daily Memphian readers what they think the unnamed retailer might be.
Premium Business Thompson Machinery pushing forward in Collierville
Financial Services Huntington National Bank investing $300K in Memphis for affordable housing, career training
Premium Real Estate Inked: Alo Yoga stretches to Southaven; Music, film nonprofit taking Front stage
Premium Transportation & Logistics Abortion pill debate reaches FedEx annual meeting
Sports
Let there be light! Frank Horton will go on as scheduled
SpaceXAI supplies the light towers needed to ensure the night-time races can go on as planned at the Frank Horton Classic at Shelby Farms.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Memphis at Charlotte: What to know before Tigers’ first conference game
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball A closer look at the Tigers’ 2026-27 schedule
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies, local TV station reveal plans to broadcast multiple games for free
High School Sports Recent prep football division shifts — including MUS and CBHS — present challenges
Food
Food Files: Midtown’s No Comment to close
A permit also suggests Flying Biscuit Cafe could open in the former Belly Acres spot in the Regalia Shopping Center.
Food News Gussied Up, Hard Times’ attached bar, to open this month
Suburbs
Bailey: Brunswick Rail Yard brings new life to a 1940s building
A new restaurant in the heart of Brunswick could provide not only a good place to eat, but a comfortable community gathering spot between Lakeland and Bartlett.
Premium Business Thompson Machinery pushing forward in Collierville
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Creator behind ‘A Different World’ sequel to give talk in Memphis
Felicia Pride’s talk is a little more than a week after her “A Different World” sequel series debuted on Netflix. It’s currently the platform’s most-watched TV show.
Spirit of Memphis Freedom Award honorees urge action against civil rights rollbacks at 35th ceremony
Opinion
Opinion: 1 year ago, they told Memphis to be afraid
A year after warnings of occupation, authoritarianism and terror, Memphis is safer — and the hyperbolic rhetoric deserves a reckoning.
Guest Columnists Opinion: David Weatherspoon on suspending the gas tax and supporting public safety for District 31
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: A new neighborhood festival plus the fair
This weekend brings us a haunted carwash, the Mid-South Fair and a new street fair in the Evergreen Historic District.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Training camp begins
Games
Sudoku: Oct. 2
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?