Martin: Sick of watching this Memphis basketball team? So is Penny Hardaway.
What once was the most promising season of Hardaway’s era has turned into the most miserable one – one that fans and players alike seem to be counting down the days on.
Memphis suffers embarrassing road loss to SMU
This one appeared to be over long before the final buzzer sounded inside Moody Coliseum.Related content:
Family meal: Nine hot spots to grab breakfast
In honor of National Hot Breakfast Month, The Daily Memphian’s guide to a hot breakfast is heavy on local and family-owned and -operated restaurants.
This Week in Memphis: City Council votes on health benefits; what’s closed on Presidents’ Day
Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers take on FAU in the most anticipated game of Memphis’ AAC slate.
Gallery: Youth Villages hosts soup-er fundraiser in Downtown Memphis
At The Kent, Memphians tasted food from 25 local restaurants and caterers for Youth Villages’ 35th annual Soup Sunday. Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit’s LifeSet program.
BlueOval SK ramps up hiring across West Tennessee
BlueOval SK’s recruitment campaign will begin in March or April and will continue to increase hiring each month until it meets the goal of 2,500 West Tennessee hires by end of the year.
Hundreds turn out for first stop on BlueOval SK’s ‘hiring roadshow’
On Feb. 15 and 16, the company’s human resources team camped out at Livingston’s Soda Fountain and Grill, a popular retro-style eatery near the Brownsville, Tennessee, town square.
Will gun-reform donations flip legislative seats in Tennessee?
The gun-reform movement in Tennessee has something it’s never had before: money.
County needs to consider new, $500 million jail, sheriff says
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. knows the area has a lot of needs, but he says 201 Poplar is showing its age — and Shelby County should start thinking about a new jail.
Hot ‘n’ cold: Brave souls take the polar plunge at chili cook-off
The 17th annual Chili Cook-off and 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge benefitting Special Olympics Greater Memphis saw many Memphians jump into ice-cold water in the middle of winter at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
Tigers record first victory in Riser era
Memphis beat Jacksonville State 7-4 on Saturday, its first win under new coach Matt Riser.
Drake Bowers’ repeat title leads CBHS medal haul
Ten Christian Brothers wrestlers end up on the podium on the final day of competition in Nashville.
FACS wins region; basketball roundup
Crusaders win boys region title while Douglass High and Hillcrest High win boys district championships.
Alderman says Bartlett ideal place for new judicial district
The idea of a suburban criminal court system separate from the one in Memphis has support from suburban leaders, but numerous unknowns hinder the idea.
Tennessee’s reading law gets pushback again as thousands of students could repeat fourth grade
The 2021 law that vexed third-grade families last year offers fewer promotion pathways this year.
Grizzlies feature Memphis artists in Black History Month exhibition
Memphis muralist and painter Jamond Bullock curated the NBA team’s exhibition, which showcases artistic diversity in a variety of mediums.
Memphis women claim win over Pirates
A win over the East Carolina University Pirates brings the University of Memphis women’s basketball team to 9-15 overall and 5-8 in American Athletic Conference play.
Echols: ‘Spring is just around the corner’
“Sometimes — especially here in late February — we must do what we can to invite the natural world in, allowing it to carry us until spring arrives.”
Narcisse: Love is too crucial to commercialize
Opinion: When we make external human love the only source of love we receive, we are in dangerous territory.
Movers & Shakers
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Junior Achievement of Memphis, Mid-South and Hi-Speed Industrial Service and Lewis Thomason announce promotions and additions.
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Metro
State takeover of MSCS can proceed, judge rules
U.S. District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. lifted an earlier block on the State of Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Update City of Memphis Soulsville getting $7 million boost
City of Memphis Justin J. Pearson suing Memphis City Council
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Business
CodeCrew leads $4M push for tech careers in Memphis and Mississippi
Memphis-based CodeCrew is leading a federally funded initiative to establish tech training hubs in the Mississippi Delta.
Premium Business Challenges — and solutions — facing local farming
Premium Financial Services First Horizon reports third quarter earnings
Business Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after 8 years
Business IP reveals name of overseas spinoff
Sports
Memphis at Tulane: What to know for the Tigers’ Friday night matchup
The Tigers have won each of their last three games, by no less than 24 points each. They are now preparing to play a Tulane team that’s been difficult for Memphis to beat on the road in recent years.
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High School Sports Week 9 high school football preview: Central looks to remain unbeaten
Food
Challenges — and solutions — facing local farming
Local farmers and agricultural experts talked about the intersection of tech, money and advancing the agricultural industry at the DelTech conference.
Business Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after 8 years
Suburbs
‘Hollow promises’: DeSoto board demands action on stalled Landers hotel
DeSoto County officials banked on the multimillion-dollar Landers Center expansion being completed alongside a new hotel. Whether half the project gets finished in time is now in question.
Premium Business SpaceXAI leases large Southaven warehouse
Arts & Culture
Memphis Jazz Festival planned to return in 2027
The Downtown Memphis Commission said more than 12,000 tickets were reserved for the inaugural festival.
The To-Do List Aliens, vampires and a market of monster-inspired oddities
Opinion
Herrington: Notes and predictions on every NBA team
We’re less than a week away from NBA opening night, and while we’re not quite done with the Memphis Grizzlies’ preseason, let’s take a break to gaze across the landscape in which the home team competes.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Calkins: She’s 110. Yes, 110. And after all those years, she has learned what matters most.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Getting into the Spirit Halloween
Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about how Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: NBA season predictions
Games
Daily WordRow: Oct. 15
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.