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
AI-powered cameras are monitoring Downtown
Downtown Memphis’ 63 artificial-intelligence-powered traffic cameras monitor activity down to the types of vehicles that pass through its streets daily and how fast they are going. The city plans to add about 200 additional cameras.
Public Safety Two dead after shooting in South Memphis
Premium City of Memphis Professor says xAI turbines don’t affect air quality if company’s claims are true
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office pegs ‘worst case’ cost of new jail
Business
Colossus: Can Memphis stop Elon Musk?
To many, xAI is just another chapter in what residents said they think is a legacy of industrial racism and pollution. The debate centers on one central question: Is Colossus worth the cost?
Health Care Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health
Business Bush Sr.'s granddaughter speaks to Memphis women’s foundation
Premium Food News Food Files: 711 Social to open in former DeeO’s; new owners for Ryu Sushi
Sports
Calkins: Ja went high and they went low. That’s how a magnificent night fell apart.
It was going to be a magnificent night for Memphis. Then Ja Morant and the Grizzlies crashed to the earth.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Worst playoff loss in Grizzlies history? No. Then again …
Premium Memphis Grizzlies The Grizzlies were on their way to joy. Then Morant hit the floor.
High School Sports Daily Memphian postseason girls basketball awards: Hernando, Houston, Memphis Business honored
Food
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.
Suburbs
Arlington superintendent lands new four-year contract
After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.
Arts & Culture
Day-by-day guide to Riverbeat
Don’t know every band on the Riverbeat lineup? Daily Memphian staffers did the cold hard research into each artist performing at the Downtown Memphis music festival.
Opinion
Opinion: Remembering Holocaust is act of resistance
“On Wednesday, 600-plus members of our Memphis Jewish community gathered for our 63rd annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, a solemn and vital moment for remembrance and reflection.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.