Happy Snow Day, Memphis! It’s Friday, Jan. 10, and if you haven’t looked outside yet, go look! I’ll wait.

Pretty, huh? Those flakes should be falling through early afternoon. So, read on for your news about closures, road salting and — most importantly — where to go sledding.

If you’re getting out this weekend, there are a few things going on, which you can read all about in The To-Do List. But you might want to check the event venue’s social media page before you trek out somewhere, because we all know the city shuts down at the first snowflake.

Basketball definitely won’t be canceled though. The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team will play East Carolina at FedExForum on Saturday, and Coach Penny Hardaway has already made a ploy for fans to brave the streets and fill up the arena. The Memphis Grizzlies play ball on Saturday, too, but that’s a game you can stay home for; they’re playing the Timberwolves in Minnesota. On Sunday, if you’re not itching to get out, you can catch more TV ball when the Tigers women play Rice in an away game. 

The Macy’s at Oak Court Mall is apparently among the chain’s 150 “unproductive stores” and will be one of 66 locations that will close in a matter of months. Last fall, a group of investors purchased the Oak Court store for $7 million and leased it back to Macy’s in an attempt to keep the store open as the company closed locations. That didn’t save the store from ultimate closure, but one of those investors is looking at the bright side as to what this means for Oak Court’s redevelopment. As for Macy’s fans, you’ll just have to drive out to Wolfchase. 

Now that the snow has arrived, you may be wondering how bad the roads are. The City of Memphis has a new snow and ice removal plan that means more major thoroughfares are treated and plowed. You can read more about that and see a map of priority streets here. But before you even try to drive, you might want to check out what’s closed. If you’re supposed to fly out of Memphis International Airport today, there’s a chance your flight is canceled. All of that is probably bad news if you’re an adult, but if you’re a kid: Congrats, you get a snow day! Apparently, the decision to close schools is never an easy one, and we’ve got a detailed look at how those choices are made. But all news aside, you probably just want to know the best places to play, so here are some of Memphis’ hottest sledding destinations — just, um, avoid Mt. Moriah.

Plus, a Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member proposes an alternative to firing Superintendent Marie Feagins, Sen. Brent Taylor lays out his case against DA Steve Mulroy and Coach Jenkins calls an ill-timed timeout.