ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance.

Mike Norvell had time to think about the play, time to think about exactly what to call.

Two Memphis state legislators are vying to become leader of the House Democratic Caucus in an effort to help the minority party regain stature in the Legislature. Reps. Karen Camper of District 87 and Joe Towns of District 84, both Memphis Democrats, are running for the top leadership position in the caucus along with Reps. Johnny Shaw of Bolivar and Bo Mitchell of Davidson County, a late entrant into the race.

Wiseacre Brewing Co. plans to build a second, larger brewery Downtown. Abel Parcels LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wiseacre, is seeking a Board of Adjustment variance to build on 2.5 acres at the southeast edge of Downtown. B.B. King Boulevard, East Butler and Vance avenues and Abel Street border the site.

The Racquet Club of Memphis will close in the spring as the owners pursue another use besides tennis for the 12 acres in the heart of East Memphis’ bustling Poplar Corridor.

Shab Chic Marketplace, a set of gussied-up shipping containers housing retail, was originally supposed to open in November 2017. It is located in the parking lot next to the former Kudzu’s Bar & Grill, which had an address of 603 Monroe Ave. Across the street is High Cotton Brewing and Edge Alley, the latter of which also houses micro-retailers.

Memphis (8-4, 5-3 American Athletic Conference) overcame a halftime deficit to clinch the AAC West Division over the Houston Cougars (8-4, 5-3 AAC).

The modern college football coach can put the happy shine on almost anything. Even a public sideline spat with a player over a jacket that, well, really wasn’t about a jacket at all.

In 2017, Memphis was ranked by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as the most charitable city in the country. According to the study, Memphians give 5.6 percent of their income to charitable causes. On Thanksgiving, a combination of monetary gifts, time and hard work showed that we’re a city of folks willing to answer the call when there’s a need.

Gov. Bill Haslam set a special election Wednesday for the District 32 seat formerly held by Mark Norris after the Collierville Republican resigned to take a U.S. District judgeship in West Tennessee.

Dorsey Hopson announced Tuesday that he is resigning as superintendent of Shelby County Schools to take a newly created national role at Cigna in January.

Two of the three suspects accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and now their case will be sent to the grand jury for possible indictment on the murder charges.

It took three big men in constant foul trouble, three technical fouls, and a fading, falling DeMar DeRozan jumper with 1.2 seconds to play for the San Antonio Spurs to almost beat the Memphis Grizzlies at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Thanksgiving eve. But even that wasn’t quite enough.

Here’s an updated list for places open on Thanksgiving. I’ve removed any place that has closed reservations and added another spot. Also, keep in mind that if you don’t want a traditional Thanksgiving meal, you can choose from numerous ethnic restaurants that will be open. Most are; call your favorite spots to check ahead of time and find out their hours. Wherever you celebrate it, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Chris Herrington, Geoff Calkins, and Don Wade launch the Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast by discussing the Memphis Grizzlies’ surprising start and how sustainable it may be.

At the end of the night, they posed for photos. Malcolm Dandridge on the left, DJ Jeffries in the middle, James Wiseman on the right.

Buoyed by a state-approved tourism development zone, the city of Memphis will take bids for a hotel-retail developer on the Fairgrounds site as part of a $161 million public-private project and go after a private operator as well to repurpose the Mid-South Coliseum.

Tennessee netted the nation’s highest score for child trafficking laws from a national advocacy group for the second straight year, an area state Rep. Jim Coley makes a priority in the Legislature.

Union Row, Memphis’ new nearly billion-dollar planned development, received a warm reception from members of the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Nov. 20, during the body’s Economic Development & Tourism Committee.

Memphis City Council members took more than 100 separate votes on an interim council member Tuesday in a meeting that stretched past midnight before chairman Berlin Boyd recessed the meeting and the decision until the Dec. 4 council session.

The Citizen is still being built but the $35 million development already has made the corner of Union and McLean more urban.

A father and son planning an $11.3 million craft beer brewery and taproom are intentional about the business engaging with and helping to lift its neighborhood, a long-distressed part of North Memphis.

Center James Wiseman committed Tuesday to play college basketball at the University of Memphis – among the biggest recruiting successes in the program’s history and a huge accomplishment for first-year coach Penny Hardaway.

The developers of a Germantown-area retirement community are ready to begin round two.

University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro is leaving the system on a high note – amid strong financial reports and growth of facilities – after surviving some bumps and bruises, mainly dealing with student diversity.