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• June 2020

  • Beauty Shop reopens with old favorites, new standouts

    The Beauty Shop is back and better than ever, with some new menu items to go along with some of chef/owner Karen Carrier's classics.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 29, 2020

  • Yes, players are testing positive, and yes football season has a chance

    If college football is to start its season and continue its season, all involved parties will have to be adaptable, smart and willing to follow protocols, says Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. And even then? No guarantees. 

    By Don Wade June 29, 2020

  • Nelson: In these conflicted times, Mississippi shows the way

    "Nuance and process are the boring but essential virtues we need to make good decisions about matters like state flags, Confederate monuments and public holidays."

    By Michael Nelson June 28, 2020

  • FedEx skips exec bonuses, downgrades office unit

    A non-cash asset impairment charge related to FedEx Office's difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic has depleted the remaining goodwill value of $2.2 billion, 2004 acquisition.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 2020

  • Cohen pushes for Barr impeachment, sees partisan divide in police reform calls

    The city's top elected Democrat talked about Barr's coming appearance before the House next month and the police reform debate in Washington and in the streets of Memphis.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2020

  • Second-longest heart transplant survivor in U.S. now has also beat COVID

    Thomas Bryant, a heart transplant survivor, was admitted to the hospital weeks after he had surgery for colon cancer. His COVID treatment and recovery will be part of body of research being gathered around the world that will help scientists know how to treat people with underlying conditions. 

    By Jane Roberts June 27, 2020

  • Three-star JP Martin felt wanted and needed by Memphis before commitment

    Running back JP Martin is the No. 626 player in the class of 2021. He chose the Tigers over Texas State, Tulane and Yale while other schools like Dartmouth, Harvard, Houston and Michigan State offered prior to his commitment. 

    By Jonah Jordan June 27, 2020

  • Patio guide: 100-plus choices for outdoor dining, drinking during COVID

    Eating dinner outside is a pleasure, but it does get really hot here. Still: Sweaty or COVID? Flies or COVID? I know my answer. I think it’s your answer too, because so many of you have asked me where you can eat outdoors. Here's a guide.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 26, 2020

  • NBA releases Memphis Grizzlies return schedule

    The Grizzlies have a tough road ahead in Orlando. 

    By Drew Hill June 26, 2020

  • Calkins: All these years later, the Grizz arena lease still a win

    Here's how the "early termination" section came to be in the Grizzlies lease — and why Memphians should still consider the lease to be an emphatic success. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 26, 2020

  • Conaway: Katz and rats, dads and doughnuts

    A funky triangle bounded by Park, Lamar and Airways would be the first shopping center where things would start to change, where black and white Memphis would mix and mingle, where Memphis would start to look like Memphis.

    By Dan Conaway June 26, 2020

  • Guard Jalen Brown hearing from a variety of teams during coronavirus pandemic

    Guard Jalen Brown is working hard to find the best fit for his future team and improve his stock during the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Jonah Jordan June 26, 2020

  • Memphians for America may fade away after Saturday’s flag sale

    The time for “Taps” may have arrived for Memphians for America. The group anticipates its street-corner sales of U.S. flags may be the last after holding the event yearly for a half-century.

    By Tom Bailey June 26, 2020

  • Sanford: Mask or no mask? Politics – and gender – inform the decision

    A study released this month found that men are less likely to wear masks in public than women. 'Men more than women agree that wearing a face covering is shameful, not cool, a sign of weakness, and a stigma,' one of the study’s authors said.

    By Otis Sanford June 25, 2020

  • Calkins: A $29 million pot of money could help the city and county pay off the Grizzlies

    When the FedExForum deal was struck, some people worried that the city and county might not have the money to pay off the arena bonds. Instead, there's a $29 million surplus. And it might come in handy real soon. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 25, 2020

  • Amtrak brakes for COVID-19 on City of New Orleans line

    Amtrak says it will reduce service on City of New Orleans to three times a week starting Oct. 1 because of COVID-19, but daily service could resume next summer. 

    By Wayne Risher June 25, 2020

  • Liberty Bowl COVID-19 policies could change football experience

    Closed food containers, liability waivers, masks, social distancing, clapping instead of shouting, limited seating — are all new proposed rules that could make the Liberty Bowl look a lot different this fall.

    By Drew Hill June 25, 2020

  • Calkins: Don’t worry about the Grizzlies moving — worry about this

    An "early termination" clause in the Grizzlies lease poses a real challenge for the city and county. But if you're worried about the Grizzlies relocating someday, that's not what you should be most worried about.

    By Geoff Calkins June 24, 2020

  • Long lines for detox, particularly for the uninsured

    The waiting list for detox treatment at Alliance Healthcare doubled this week; 75 people are waiting for 4.3 beds.

    By Jane Roberts June 24, 2020

  • Carlisle Corp. plans to partially preserve historic Nylon Net Building, build 210 apartments

    The plan is to preserve the bottom 20 feet of 7 Vance’s historic masonry facade, plus the smokestack.

    By Tom Bailey June 24, 2020

  • Headstone company sues, claiming planned gas station would kill its business

    West Memorials on Broad Avenue claims the proposed gas station next door blocks access to its loading dock.

    By Tom Bailey June 23, 2020

  • UPDATED: Developer asks for 30-day hold on Broad Ave. gas station plan

    Faced with stiff and diverse opposition, the developers have requested a 30-day hold on their already revised plans for a gas station/convenience store at the gateway to Broad Avenue. 

    By Tom Bailey June 23, 2020

  • Defending state champ ECS adds pair of football assistants

    Former St. George's head coach David Carter to lead ECS' offense in 2020, while White Station grad Paul Warner joins the Eagles as quarterbacks coach.

    By John Varlas June 23, 2020

  • Fireworks complaints increase exponentially over four-day period

    The number of fireworks complaints in Memphis between June 18 and June 22 jumped from just eight complaints last year to 238 this year. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 23, 2020

  • Fitness club quickly takes big-box space vacated by Best Buy in Southwind

    Mississippi-based Club 4 Fitness will spend about $1 million tailoring the former electronics store space into its first gym in Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey June 23, 2020