Buckley: Baseball season brings hope for Redbirds. And AutoZone Park.
Redbirds leaders are talking with Memphis Mayor Paul Young and the city about stadium improvement. “Our commitment is to be here long-term,” Craig Unger said.
Mayor Young accosted at East Memphis restaurant
The City of Memphis said in a statement that a man grabbed Young as he was leaving dinner and the man then attempted to force his way into the mayor’s vehicle.
Houston’s push pays off with win over CBHS
Houston senior soccer player Clayton Somogyi does the damage as Mustangs remain undefeated in 2024.
Memphis native isn’t ‘caught up in the lights’ as he leads Marquette in March Madness
Kam Jones, a former Evangelical Christian School star, has helped Marquette reach the Sweet 16.
Governor signs bill into law preventing limits on traffic stops
Bill Lee signed a law that nullifies a Memphis ordinance that banned pretextual stops, which was passed in 2023 after Tyre Nichols’ death.
Priscilla Presley calls Beale Street site ‘hallowed ground’
Presley was on hand for the announcement regarding the former Hard Rock Cafe site, which will house the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
‘A historic day:’ Young touts results of Black Mayors’ Coalition
Mayor Paul Young and a coalition of Black mayors and city officials from 10 states and Washington, D.C., gathered in Memphis Thursday to discuss results of a two-day conference where they discussed crime and efforts to reduce it.
Bond conditions changed for Young Dolph suspect
Hernandez Govan was requesting a curfew so he could seek employment during the day. Conditions of his initial bond only allowed him to leave house arrest for attorney visits, court appearances and medical visits.
Blake Watson runs impressive 40-yard dash at Memphis Pro Day
Watson’s performance at the Memphis Pro Day was on par with some of the top-performing running backs at the NFL Combine.
What to expect at the Memphis football spring game
Memphis football has announced additional details on what fans can expect at the spring game on April 20.
Northpoint standout wins fan vote for athlete of the week
The voters have spoken, and they have chosen K.L. Farr as The Daily Memphian’s spring sports athlete of the week.
Fayette Academy baseball duo thriving on the diamond despite bad breaks
Imperfections aren’t impediments for middle schoolers Jacob Fondren and Silas Bawcum.
$10 Deal: City Silo’s Hen House sandwich is a quick, satisfying lunch
Getting out of a “health food” restaurant for under $20 feels like a grand accomplishment, and this chicken-and-egg sandwich hits the mark.
The To-Do List: Back in time with ‘Roadhouse,’ Golden Girls, Bob Dylan
Learn the indigenous history of coffee, frolic in spring blooms at Memphis Botanic Garden and hunt for Easter eggs at the Dixon.
Grizzlies Insider: Clarke’s return was emotional boost in locker room
Desmond Bane said Brandon Clarke deserves as much credit as anyone for helping build the current Grizzlies culture.
Airport in for a whole lotta shaking in $665 million terminal upgrade
Passenger counts were up 19.2% in 2023, a record year at Memphis International Airport, and there’s talk of possible new flights (think Raleigh-Durham, perhaps San Francisco).
MUS building and oil-refinery plant improvements both approved
The Board of Adjustment approved a $220 million upgrade to a Wesson Oil facility and Memphis University School’s construction on an arts and sciences building and indoor sports facility.
Food court: Potential Chick-fil-A site trustee sues Collierville
The lawsuit accuses Collierville of an illegal denial, causing harm to site trustee Bob Cartwright.
Hooks Institute event to look at impact of Brown v. Topeka Board
Seventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case, the Brown v. Board of Education decision remains one of the most important in U.S. history.
Bartlett firm hosts SBA official as it churns out 1.5 million pairs of eclipse glasses a day
Bartlett’s American Paper Optics is on a mission to bring eye safety to millions of people viewing the April 8 total solar eclipse. Small Business Administration official Isabel Guzman visited the company Wednesday, March 27.
Nashville remembers Covenant School shooting anniversary
Polling by Voices for a Safer Tennessee suggests most Tennesseans support the moderate gun laws they are proposing, like universal background checks.
Sudoku: March 28
Today’s sudoku is rated medium, so it might be a little bit of a challenge. But not one you can’t solve!
Metro
New U of M institute knows the importance of flower power
The university’s new unit, headed by a global expert in sunflowers, focuses on how to boost agriculture specifically in the Mississippi Delta.
Spirit of Memphis On Christmas Day, everybody eats at Brother Juniper’s
Business
Memphis wrap star, former St. Jude patient meet on reality show
After filming on “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge” wrapped in Pennsylvania, Vanessa West and Adrienne Myers met again — this time back home in Memphis over lunch at La Baguette.
Transportation & Logistics American Airlines briefly grounded flights on Christmas Eve
Sports
Net gains: Santi Aldama’s play once was ‘trash.’ Now the Grizzlies love it.
With inspiration from a book about tennis, sports psychology and more, Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama’s game has taken a huge step forward.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: No Grizzlies for Christmas? The NBA’s loss.
Food
Table Talk: Holiday traditions, with food and family at the table
The holidays are about gathering with friends and family, with good meals as a centerpiece.
Suburbs
Public documents on Harvest plane crash released, final report imminent
Hundreds of pages of investigative reports on the 2023 plane crash that killed four members of Harvest Church in Germantown are now public, including official interviews, expert accounts on the aircraft and wreckage and more.
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Babygirl,’ more
A quartet of very different, but quite notable, new movies open in Memphis on Christmas Day.
Opinion
Opinion: A call for solutions and community empowerment
“While I agree that our police department can and should improve, the real question for me is this: Will a Federal Government consent decree yield the true results our community is seeking — will it make Memphis better?”
Podcasts
Memphis mayor plans task force to address police reform
Paul Young offered more detail in a Behind The Headlines interview on what’s next for MPD after a scathing federal report into the department’s policies and practices.