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
Dr. Marion Dugdale championed hemophillia patients in clinics and classrooms
She set up her lab in an empty room. With cobbled equipment and the blood of cows, dogs and humans, she set out to work on advances in hemophilia.
Premium Education A Feagins return to MSCS leader would be ‘short-lived,’ attorneys argue
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: How Memphis’ elevation and soil protect it from flash floods
Business
Dr. Marion Dugdale championed hemophillia patients in clinics and classrooms
She set up her lab in an empty room. With cobbled equipment and the blood of cows, dogs and humans, she set out to work on advances in hemophilia.
Premium Ford Megasite BlueOval City megasite authority plans to protect Memphis aquifer
Food News New East Memphis restaurant to open on Poplar Avenue
Real Estate Bartlett project with mystery grocery store secures permit approval
Sports
Buckley: Another Memphis minor-league football franchise in the wind? Don’t be shocked.
Would spring football in Memphis really last the second time around? Based on history, the apparent answer should not be surprising.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis is itching to get into a power conference. Basketball attendance shows why.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Martin: It’s time to call the Big East
Premium High School Sports Prep football 2025: Challenging schedule will test Lausanne early and often
Food
Table Talk: Easing on down the road
More than a dozen Memphis restaurants are promoting the Broadway show “The Wiz,” and most aren’t even requiring proof of ticket purchase to participate in the edible, whimsical fun.
Suburbs
Bartlett project with mystery grocery store secures permit approval
After hitting roadblocks with a nearby day care and some unhappy residents, revised plans for the Union Depot addition development — and a grocery store under contract — get an approval.
Arts & Culture
Table Talk: Easing on down the road
More than a dozen Memphis restaurants are promoting the Broadway show “The Wiz,” and most aren’t even requiring proof of ticket purchase to participate in the edible, whimsical fun.
Opinion
Buckley: The Memphis Tigers have a plan at quarterback. Really, they do.
Whether Brendon Lewis is a bridge to AJ Hill or Arrington Maiden, and whether that gap is closed sooner or later, Ryan Silverfield and the Tigers have a plan at quarterback.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: How Memphis’ elevation and soil protect it from flash floods
On today’s episode: Why geography, soil and water systems mean a tragedy like what happened in Texas is unlikely to happen in Memphis, even though flooding is an issue.