Spending ‘labor day’ in the maternity ward
At Methodist Le Bonheur’s Women’s & Children’s Pavilion, every day is Labor Day — to the tune of 4,400 new babies last year.
One year later: Where the cases against Cleotha Henderson and Ezekiel Kelly stand
Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and murdered on Sept. 2, 2022. Three days later, a shooting spree paralyzed the city. One man was arrested in each case. Here’s where those cases stand.
A year after week that roiled city in pain, scars remain unhealed
What happened in early September 2022 still feels startlingly raw and for many, it has become the new measure of the sense of peril.
Rodolfo Berger ‘grateful to God to be alive’ year after rampage
“There’s no room for hate. Life’s too short. Hate only brings more problems to you,” said Fabiola Francis.
Silverfield’s assessment after watching film; injuries update
The Tigers defense only allowed 91 total yards last week and will take the nation’s top defense into Saturday’s game at Arkansas State.
Vote for The Daily Memphian high school football player of the week, Week 3
Standouts from Bartlett, Fairley, Middle College, Mitchell, St. Benedict and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week.
Team USA falls to Lithuania in FIBA World Cup
The U.S. is going to the Paris Olympics next summer. Lithuania made sure that was the only good development for the Americans on Sunday night, when it pulled off a basketball World Cup stunner.
Waldo’s Chicken and Beer will open a Memphis location
Waldo’s Chicken and Beer will bring its scratch-made food to the Cordova area.
Memphis missing-person alerts rose after Eliza Fletcher’s disappearance
“We learn from our mistakes,” an MPD spokesperson said. In August 2022, Memphis Police Department posted five missing-person alerts on Twitter. In September, after the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, nearly 45 alerts were posted.
Here’s who else is running to be Memphis’ next mayor
These other 10 contenders are on the October ballot for Memphis mayor.
Strickland unlikely to appoint new economic development head before leaving office
The post will have been vacant for more than two years if a new head is not named before Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland leaves office.
Horn Lake proposed budget sees no millage increase
Horn Lake’s aldermen will consider the DeSoto County city’s new fiscal year budget on Tuesday.
Crosstown Concourse hosts annual Record Swap and Zine Fest
Music lovers, record collectors, zinesters, artists, punks and poets alike were participants at the festival taking place in Crosstown’s Central Atrium.
Metro
The Early Word: Memphis not working with ICE, but places are closed for ice
Republican lawmakers go after Mulroy again, tulips are coming to the Dixon and we try to navigate the Morant Maze.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Inside Da Sammich Spot, Crazy Coop and Fleur
Premium Metro Ask the Memphian: What is the record snowfall in Memphis?
City of Memphis In defense of Minneapolis shooting, Noem invokes Memphis
Behind The Headlines Universal pre-K money in Shelby County tied up amid ongoing negotiations
Business
Memphis handroll sushi restaurant came to owners in a dream
A sister restaurant to Red Koi has rolled into a two-story space in East Memphis, and it’s not your typical sushi bar.
Premium Financial Services Dunavant ‘honored and incredibly humbled’ on election to St. Louis Fed board
Premium Real Estate Fewer than 3,330 suburban homes sell in 2025
Premium Real Estate Incentives aim to bring small businesses to Downtown Memphis
Transportation & Logistics FedEx planning new ‘Hercules’ facility at World Hub
Sports
Grizzlies drop another game in fourth quarter, this time to Rockets
The travel for the Grizzlies’ road game against Houston was delayed by winter weather in the Memphis area. Related content:
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Hill: Are you in the Morant Maze™? And will Grizzlies get two lottery picks?
Memphis Grizzlies Three Memphis Grizzlies named NBA Rising Stars
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Rockets 108, Grizzlies 99
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway is tired of waiting on his ‘bigger-money guys’
Food
Jake Schorr’s legacy: Trust, hard work — and Westy’s
The history of Westy’s in the Pinch District offers a deeper look at the people and culture that kept it alive — feeding night owls and creating a community — for decades.
Premium Recipes Bonus Recipe Exchange: Erling Jensen’s snapper en papillote
Suburbs
When winter weather hits, local farmers’ jobs get even harder
At Lightfoot Farmstead in Millington, family members are waking up in the middle of the night to make sure a pregnant cow doesn’t go into early labor.
Premium Arlington Renovated Arlington Town Hall a welcome sight for staff, officials
Arts & Culture
The Arts Beat: Connect with the arts, even if you’re iced in
Whether it’s snow, sleet, ice or all of the above, there are plenty of ways to bring the arts into your home this snowpocalypse.
Spirit of Memphis Twenty years after ‘Hustle & Flow,’ Craig Brewer directs another Oscar-nominated performance
Opinion
Echols: ‘This has not been my best week’
“Their blood runs through my veins, and many of them walked in the light of grace the same way I am doing this week, just earlier on the timeline. God loved them, and he loves me, too.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: The controversy around xAI is far more than environmental — it’s moral
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Inside Da Sammich Spot, Crazy Coop and Fleur
Today, food writer Ellen Chamberlain talks about the viral video from Da Sammich Spot as well as some other recent developments on the local food scene.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Deannexation, superintendents and Lisa Marie
Games
Sudoku: Jan. 26
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.