Binghampton kids express hope for gun safety with march, wooden hearts
This year, the organization’s staff, four Memphis Police officers and about 20 kids in attendance used the coming holiday to send a message.
Crime-spree suspect indicted on prior charges
Courdarion Craft, 20, is indicted on charges of criminal attempt of first-degree murder, criminal attempt of especially aggravated robbery and employing a firearm during a felony.
Lawmakers advance legislation limiting defendants’ right to bail
State lawmakers advanced two bills limiting criminal defendants’ right to bail on Tuesday, Feb. 13, amid objections that the legislation would cause more people to be detained before trial because of their inability to pay.
100 N. Main 30-year tax incentive approved
The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, approved the 30-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) and recommended the Memphis City Council approve the TDZ surcharge.
Herrington: Where would GG Jackson and Vince Williams Jr. go in re-drafts?
This weekend’s Rising Stars event serves as a good excuse to weigh the emergence of Vince Williams Jr. and GG Jackson against the rest of their respective draft classes. Grizzlies Insider: Will Jake LaRavia and Ziaire Williams get back on court?Related story:
U of M hires new police chief
Keith Humphrey is former chief of police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tigers Basketball Insider: How will Memphis fare in its toughest four-game stretch of AAC play?
Advanced analytics websites KenPom and Bart Torvik don’t have much confidence in the Tigers going better than 2-2 in their next four games. Hardaway congratulates Shaq ahead of his Magic jersey-retirement ceremonyRelated story:
Tennessee girls prep polls
Hutchison and Middle College ranked in final regular-season state polls.
Tennessee boys prep polls
Cordova (4A), Douglass (2A) and Briarcrest (D2AA) end regular season ranked No. 1 in their divisions.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl to honor Joe Theismann
The former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Super Bowl champion is this year’s Distinguished Citizen award winner.
State senator explores carving new suburban judicial district out of Memphis
Sen. Brent Taylor is exploring concepts and asking questions about separating the Shelby County suburbs and Memphis into different judicial districts.
Candidates begin filing for places on August ballot
The issuing of qualifying petitions to get on the August ballot overlaps with the start of early voting in the March election. Here’s who has a petition out in the first week of petitions for the August election.
Calkins: The sweetest story in a lost Grizzlies season
Chuck Gallina’s mother, Mimi, has Alzheimer’s disease, but he still takes her to all the Memphis Grizzlies’ home games. And, even during this lost NBA season, those games have come to mean something more to this family — and it can teach us all about love.
One of last two surviving 1968 sanitation workers dies
Former Memphis sanitation worker Elmore Nickelberry lived long enough to see his name on a marble memorial erected in honor of the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which began after two workers — Echol Cole and Robert Walker — were crushed to death in the compactor of a garbage truck.
By Bill Dries
Guest Column: Memphis must do more to remember Echol Cole and Robert Walker
“Although there is a small historical marker in honor of Cole and Walker in Memphis, their names are not as well-known as many civil rights icons.”
Prep notes: Chubb looking to make his own mark with Owls
School’s culture is already deeply ingrained in the new MUS head football coach.
Baptist opens new, three-state urgent care network
Ten Baptist Urgent Care Centers opened their doors on Monday, Feb. 12, in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, and another clinic is scheduled to open in Mid-March.
Girls Night Out: A Memphis guide to Galentine’s Day
Whether it’s a Galentine’s Day get-together or just a girls night out, here are local spots to hit with your female friends.
Sudoku: Feb. 13
Today’s sudoku is rated medium.
Tigers basketball podcast: With North Texas and SMU next, Memphis teeters
Have Penny Hardaway’s Tigers dug too deep of a hole to rebuild their NCAA Tournament resume, or have they turned the corner? Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss.
Metro
COVID funding, contracts, controls: What’s in the MSCS audit
Here’s what auditors CliftonLarsonAllen LLP found in district finances at a time of high leadership turmoil and financial change, with federal pandemic relief funding and a new state education funding formula. MSCS audit yields findings ‘consistent with waste and abuse’Related content:
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Education MSCS audit yields findings ‘consistent with waste and abuse’
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Business
Heartsong Church sells 10 acres for $700,000
“There are a lot of churches who are trying to figure out how they leverage their real estate and do a better job of their mission and their ministry,” said a principal at Foundry Commercial.
Premium Real Estate Sushi Jimmi taking former By the Brewery space to ‘Next Level’
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Premium Business Crawfish season’s near its boiling point. Here’s where to buy them.
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Sports
Undersized Grizzlies push Knicks late, but can’t pull through
The Knicks led the Memphis Grizzlies 48-30 after the first quarter on Wednesday night, shooting 17 for 21 from the floor and 9 for 9 from the free-throw line to open the game.Related content:
Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Knicks 130, Grizzlies 119
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Food
Table Talk: New app sounds off on restaurant noise
They say we first “eat” with our eyes. Next comes smell. But a new app is helping restaurant-goers with another one of the five senses: hearing.
Food News Barbecue? There’s an app for that
Suburbs
Dumpster deep dive: How each suburb handles sanitation
Some suburbs contract out while others provide their own services. They don’t all provide the same options, and the prices residents pay also differ.
Arlington Arlington mayor claims misunderstanding in citation on shoplifting
Arts & Culture
All systems go: Pink Palace shows NASA’s Artemis II launch on theater screen
Artemis II launched at 5:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Memphians had a front-row seat at the Pink Palace.
Music 5 must-see concerts (and a festival) for April
Opinion
Calkins: Hana Haden is going to save the Memphis women’s basketball program. But you don’t have to take my word for it.
“Women’s basketball is booming. Except in Memphis, where it’s been a drag. Hana Haden — the new coach of the Tigers — is going to change that.”Related content:
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Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Organizing draft boards
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington begin to organize the NBA Draft board into tiers.
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Games
Sudoku: March 31
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?