Top o’ the mornin’ to you! It’s Monday, March 17, and if you’re not wearing green today, you’re just asking to get pinched. Need some green fashion inspo? We’ve got pics from the Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday. You can keep that green party going today with the Memphis Irish Society’s annual parade in Cooper-Young. There’s also a Celtic concert at Germantown Community Theatre for you suburban leprechauns. 

In non-holiday news, the Shelby County Commission will return to the question of what to do about the commission’s community grant program. That’s the one that got Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. in trouble.

Also, all of the suburban school districts are out for spring break this week. And tonight, local athletes will be honored in the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame ceremony, and our professional basketball athletes (aka the Memphis Grizzlies) will play the Sacramento Kings in an away game.

For a look at what else is coming up, check out This Week in Memphis.

The Memphis Tigers are the champions after beating UAB, 84-72, to win the title in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Sunday. They did so without starting point guard Tyrese Hunter and reserve guard Dante Harris, who were both out with injury. So, how did a broken team take it all? Coach Penny Hardway told our own Geoff Calkins it’s about “character.” Just an hour after that win, the Tigers learned they’ll be the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, starting this Friday with a match-up against Colorado State. All of this is a big turnaround from last year’s tumultuous season, which ended with a first-round upset in the AAC Tournament and no invite to the Big Dance. So, what does Tigers athletic director Ed Scott think about Hardaway now? Our own Tim Buckley talked to Scott about just that. 

You might assume Tennessee’s border either ends at the Memphis bluffs or maybe somewhere in the middle of the Mississippi River. But you’d be wrong. In his latest Ask the Memphian piece, reporter Jody Callahan explains how a former river island that belongs to Tennessee became part of Arkansas’ land mass. Being separated from the Tennessee mainland by a river caused its share of problems for residents of tiny Corona, Tennessee, back in the day. One former resident said a dead man lay in his front yard overnight (!!!), because the Tipton County sheriff couldn’t come out until the next day. But things have gotten a little better than they used to be.

Plus, Memphis Animal Services closes for another distemper outbreak, crime victims’ safety net is unraveling and we tell you what to eat for St. Patrick’s Day.