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Memphis Grizzlies
Daily Memphian sports writers Chris Herrington, Geoff Calkins and Don Wade discuss the Grizzlies’ recent dip and injury concerns for stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. -
Business
ServiceMaster acquires New York pest control company
ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. will acquire a New York City commercial pest control company with several high-profile clients, the company announced Tuesday, Dec. 11. -
Real Estate
Krystal rebuilding two more Memphis restaurants
Krystal is tearing down two more of its hamburger restaurants in Memphis and replacing them with the chain’s latest design. -
Real Estate
Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval
The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements. -
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Postgame: Defense bears down, Conley steps up as Grizz extinguish Blazers
The Grizzlies starters didn’t actually start very well, but they closed strong against the Portland Trail Blazers in a 92-83 win on Wednesday night at FedExForum. -
Sports
Henderson entering NFL Draft after historic season with Tigers
Memphis running back Darrell Henderson will enter the NFL Draft after leading the Tigers to a pair of American Athletic Conference championship games, the star running back announced on Twitter Wednesday. -
Memphis Grizzlies
At the Horn: Conley leads late rally as Grizzlies defeat Portland 92-83
Mike Conley scored 23 points and keyed a fourth-quarter outburst as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away for a 92-83 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. -
Education
Ray named interim Shelby County Schools superintendent
Joris Ray, Shelby County Schools' chief of academic operations and school support, is the school system’s interim superintendent starting with the departure of SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson next month. -
Health Care
Methodist Hospital’s $275M tower nears completion
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare capped its centennial year with the dedication of its 450,000-square-foot, $275 million tower nearing completion at Bellevue and Eastmoreland. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball
No. 3 Tennessee a tall challenge
The Memphis Tigers’ non-conference strength of schedule this season ranks 81st at kenpom.com out of 351 Division I schools. -
City of Memphis
City Council calls six a quorum, as four hire attorney
Six Memphis City Council members on Tuesday, Dec. 11, approved 39 resolutions from the delayed Dec. 4 agenda as the four members not present sent their lawyer to the special session at City Hall. -
Education
Plan for Memphis schools would fold 28 old schools into 10 new ones
Shelby County Schools’ outgoing leader wants to consolidate 28 Memphis schools into 10 new buildings. -
Geoff Calkins
Calkins: ‘Let’s just do this.’ Why Mike Norvell ended speculation about his future
Mike Norvell had just returned to his office from a day of recruiting in Memphis high schools when he saw a tweet from my former colleague Mark Giannotto speculating about his future. -
Geoff Calkins
CBU decides to remain in Division II and Gulf South
After studyings its options, Christian Brothers University announced Tuesday its athletics will remain a member of the NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference. -
Collierville
Home construction at Porter Farms part of increasing interest along Collierville’s southern border
As is the case throughout Collierville, home sales within the Villages at Porter Farms planned development have been on fire for the past several years, with builders taking advantage of one of the hottest homebuilding markets in the Mid-South. -
Metro
Explore Bike Share maps show hotbeds of activity
Explore Bike Share riders have taken more than 25,000 trips since the system launched six months ago, and a new series of maps shows exactly where those riders have been. -
Downtown
Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront
With a photo of a vehicle-filled surface parking lot projected on the screen, Carol Coletta asked Downtown Memphis Commission board members to look at the current condition of Wagner Place. -
Public Safety
DOJ report says Shelby County Juvenile Court still has problems
After six years of monitoring Shelby County Juvenile Court, a recently released U.S. Department of Justice report states that oversight at the court should have not ended because the agency is “deeply flawed,” enabling a “culture of intimidation” undermining due process for African-American children in the system. -
State Government
Hardaway backs independent redistricting to avert gerrymandering
State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, still smarting from 2012 redistricting, says Tennessee’s Black Caucus will focus on the importance of voting in 2019 and could seek an independent commission to draw House districts after the 2020 census. -
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Game Day: Should the Grizz have sat Marc Gasol after his ankle sprain? Should they still?
Is an immobile Marc Gasol worse than no Gasol at all? -
Otis Sanford
Sanford: How newly elected Sen. Hyde-Smith can help alleviate racial discord in Mississippi
I am willing to give the nearly 500,000 Mississippi voters the benefit of the doubt. -
Opinion
Nelson: How Tennessee got it right during the ‘in-between time’ – and the City Council should get it right in our time
Keel Hunt is a Nashville guy, which is why his fascinating new book about Tennessee politics, "Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the 21st Century and Could Save America," is a lot more Nashville than Memphis. -
Guest Columnists
Some public officials are trying explain away the recent referendum results
“Confirmation bias” refers to the tendency to only credit information which reinforces your own view. -
Public Safety Teen charged in Trenary homicide to be released from custody
Rinisha Wright, the 16-year-old girl charged in connection with the death of former Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary, will be released from custody, but details surrounding her situation are unknown because a hearing Tuesday at Shelby County Juvenile Court was closed to the public. -
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Road Recap: Gasol struggles, Grizz can’t close in loss to Nuggets
Down three with under two minutes to go, Marc Gasol and Kyle Anderson played hot potato when the Grizzlies needed a bucket.
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