Calkins: Why one man has walked all over Memphis — and will do it again Thursday
Every March 21, Josh Greer walks all over Memphis from daybreak to dusk. Here’s why he does it and what we can learn from his annual trek.
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March 2024
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What you need to know about Liberty Stadium renovations
Memphis Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch answers a long list of questions regarding Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation.
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Get to know Russell Dyer, Collierville’s new superintendent
Collierville Superintendent Russell Dyer’s official first day in office is Monday. Beyond his professional experience, learn about his opinions on animals, food, TV shows and more.
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The Early Word: Beale preps for Big Dance, and Ursula can finally get paid
Grizzlies are making roster moves, truck drivers can park it in Southeast Memphis and we’ve got your Memphis visitor guide ahead of the NCAA games.
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Inked: Taziki’s coming to Arlington; Memphis getting first Riggy’s
Plus, a Spa is moving into the Thornwood Development, and Grivet Outdoors secured a distribution center.
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Arlington wants work session on new industrial/commercial development
There are about 300 acres destined for an industrial development in Arlington. Officials hope to attract industries associated with BlueOval City.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: A look at Memphis’ final 2023-24 KenPom numbers
Is this 2023-24 Tigers team the worst product coach Penny Hardaway has put on the court in his six seasons?
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Sanford: Rittenhouse is no hero. But let him speak
Otis Sanford says that Kyle Rittenhouse’s only major accomplishment is that he escaped criminal accountability for taking an unarmed person’s life through needless gun violence after an unnecessary encounter.
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MPD promotion process ruled violation of agreement with union
After MPD announced a new first-line supervisory rank — second lieutenant — and promotion process in February of last year, the police union filed a grievance.
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As county moves to fund FedExForum, Memphis Tourism hires lobbyists
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday that would cap the amount of hotel-motel tax funding Memphis Tourism receives, according to a resolution handed out to the media Monday, March 18.
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Buckley: Penny Hardaway, Laird Veatch agree: No NIT is NBD.
Penny Hardaway is “No. 1 on that list” of people disappointed with how Memphis’ 2023-24 basketball season ended, Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch says. Which helps explain why Memphis declined an NIT bid.
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Taylor: If hotel-motel tax funds FedExForum renovations, Memphis Tourism could receive new money
State Sen. Brent Taylor told The Daily Memphian Monday morning that he is working on a bill allowing Shelby County to reallocate hotel-motel tax funding to cover the public financing gap for the Downtown Memphis arena’s renovations.
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Herrington: Grizz-Thunder was a bitter reminder, and a hopeful preview
Grizzlies vs. Thunder wasn’t the playoff-race battle once expected. Instead, it was a tantalizing preview of coming attractions, with potential lessons for Memphis’ future.
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Former mariachi musician finds rhythm of restaurants
Abraham Valenzuela got his start in the food business playing mariachi music in local restaurants. Now, he owns two restaurants in Olive Branch, one in Memphis and another on the way to Germantown.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
How did Upadhyaya’s Top 25 compare to the way the NCAA Tournament selection committee seeded teams for the Big Dance?
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Security breach could impact some patients treated at Regional One
Information stored on an affected server included the personal health information of patients who received OB-GYN services from UTHSC residents at Regional One Health over a nine-year period.
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Contentious North Memphis tree upcycling project scrapped
Memphis Urban Wood planned to turn a vacant 10-acre property on North Watkins Street into a facility that transforms wood waste into lumber and wood compost.
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Buckley: Liberty Stadium renovation really is happening. What a time to party.
With renovation of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium about to begin in May, the Memphis Tigers have reason to celebrate. And they will soon have a new party plaza where they can do it.
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Grizzlies Insider: The annual Grizzlies-centric March Madness preview
Six Memphis Grizzlies have their college team playing in the NCAA Tournament this week.
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The Early Word: Tigers won’t go to NIT, but the Big Dance is coming here
A judge tests positive for drugs, questions remain around DeSoto County Jane Doe’s death and Black-owned eateries offer dining deals this week.
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Mississippi State’s DJ Jeffries may show Penny Hardaway’s next move should be the middle ground
Former Tiger and Olive Branch wing DJ Jeffries is likely headed to the NCAA Tournament with Mississippi State. Can the Bulldogs be a blueprint for building a roster at Memphis?
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Calkins: Memphis basketball was left out of Selection Sunday. It better not happen again.
“Memphis basketball was left out again on Selection Sunday. It better not happen next year. Not if Memphis basketball is going to continue to be a dominant force in this city — or if Penny Hardaway is going to continue as the head coach.”
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Bailey: Someone mentioned Publix and the area is all aflutter
Again, someone mentions Publix thinking about Shelby County and the excitement begins before anything solid is announced.
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The Early Word: Tigers are out, and Judge Melissa Boyd may be, too
Senate passes ban on traffic stop bans, Belltower Coffee is opening a third spot and something big is coming to Huey’s in East Memphis.
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Conaway: In the end, there’s honey
All across Memphis, like the hives of Thistle & Bee, people are hard at work to bring fellow Memphians back from the ravages of poverty, abuse, neglect and the companions of those conditions — crime, addiction and exploitation.
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