The demolition work now underway on a block of Jefferson Avenue west of Manassas Street is one of several changes to the Medical District landscape toward that end.

“Sears Crosstown in Memphis” author Bill Haltom and Crosstown Concourse president Todd Richardson join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.

Dr. Jeff Warren believes it’s time for mandatory masking; Deni Reilly worries restaurants are going to bear the brunt of high COVID numbers once again.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington give a breakdown of the Grizzlies’ draft and set up for free agency. 

The pandemic’s return to Memphis was among the topics discussed in a reporters’ roundtable on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines.”

Eric Barnes’ disgrace begins with orange juice and ends with an embarrassing confession about Chili-flavored Fritos.

Jennifer Biggs: “It’s the best time of the year to eat local, we talk about tomato pies, quiche, beer — and this: Do grownups eat cereal?”

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ trade with the New Orleans Pelicans. 

He also blasted the disqualification of U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from the Olympics after she smoked marijuana. “It’s only performance-enhancing if you are in the Coney Island hot dog-eating contest.”

Roblin Webb of Freedom Preparatory Academy, Yetta Lewis of Gestalt Community Schools and Bobby White of Frayser Community Schools joined Behind the Headlines to talk about what they’re doing to prepare for the return to classrooms.

The Daily Memphian is in its new office and we’re back in the studio to record podcasts for the first time since March 2020, which means we had a lot to say this week. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the offseason plans for Jaren Jackson Jr., Justise Winslow and Ja Morant. 

The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

If masks have been the face of the nation’s political divide during the pandemic, what are COVID vaccinations?

Chef Kelly English has some good news, bad news, and just plain old news for local diners. 

On “Behind the Headlines,” Porter-Leath’s Rob Hughes discusses the future of preschool in Shelby County after the abrupt end to its partnership with Shelby County Schools. 

Is Virginia’s Trey Murphy III a serious prospect at pick No. 17? Or can the Grizzlies move back and still draft him?

National Civil Rights Museum President Russell Wigginton said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that he hopes state education officials will consult with the museum as they set the guidelines for school systems to navigate the new state law banning teaching about systemic racism and how the history of race impacts the present.

Heather Nickels from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

The summit comes during an off-election year in Shelby County politics, which Rev. Earle Fisher said is useful to emphasize the coalition’s focus on issues and policy.

Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward. 

The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins, Drew Hill and Steven Johnson break down the latest news and what it means for the Tigers.