A Memphis attorney’s federal appointment moves forward despite Blackburn, a baker plans to open on Union Avenue and even the number of COVID-19 briefings are decreasing.

The Council Scorecard follows the latest turn in the path of a mixed-use project on prime Midtown commercial real estate on Union Avenue. The council is concerned about approving the hotel before residential or retail permits are issued.

Memphians who live below the poverty line were left without the ability to pay for damages, hotel stays and the replacement of groceries following the winter storm Thursday, Feb. 3. 

Some elected leaders are already promising a long-term review of why outages continue to cripple the city for days at a time. 

Andre Mathis’ nomination as a federal appeals court judge advances to the full Senate as Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee again opposed Mathis as “unqualified” and talked Thursday in Washington of “street talk in Memphis.”

Health officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 10, that the now-weekly briefings will first scale back to biweekly, before ceasing altogether.

The Orange Mound Task Force called on local government, business owners and community members for help bringing Juice Orange Mound’s homeless shelter up to code so it can reopen. 

The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Feb.10.

Seven local baristas make national news, we get an open-air tour of Liberty Park and we now know exactly which company is locating just north of Nike near Frayser. 

Many of the incumbents on the August ballot showed up for the first day of the period to pull and file qualifying petitions to get on the ballot.

Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.

The $56 million Memphis Sports and Event Center is the centerpiece of Liberty Park, which sits on the grounds of what was once the Libertyland theme park.

The Daily Memphian asked for people still without electricity to share their stories. Many of them have lost loads of groceries, are living with neighbors or have reached financial limits after being forced to buy rooms at local hotels.

The summit is one of five community summits Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Murphy, the Memphis Police Department and community leaders are taking part in to reduce violent crime in the city.

Elvis enters the metaverse, the city’s public housing is being sold and it’s pie day. 

MLGW pushes back its estimate to have all customers restored and begins looking to fix smaller outages. 

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“Young Dolph was an inspiration to so many and taught me that whatever you do, just make sure you get paid for your hard work,” state Rep. Torrey Harris (D-Memphis) told The Daily Memphian, referencing the rapper’s song Get Paid.

For the second time in a generation, residents are on the move as MHA “converts” public housing to privately managed properties.

Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm. 

Germantown Municipal School District is offering its online academy to students across Tennessee in the fall. About 85 students attended Germantown Online Academy of Learning in its first year. 

Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said. 

The utility missed its goal by about three percentage points, with more than 40,000 homes and businesses still without power as the temperature goes above freezing in the city.

Talks of a Loews Hotel for Downtown extend as far back as 2018 when representatives of the luxury hotel chain first announced plans to build a 500-room hotel near the Renasant Convention Center. 

Some see light at the end of the tunnel (or down their street), the Tigers plan to go after transfers and the County Commission ponders whether to fill state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s seat. 

The indicted state senator is seeking reelection but is expected to face opposition as he tries to retain his seat for District 31.