Family, community celebrate Phil Trenary’s life, career
Memphis Madness a raucous occasion for coaches, players and recruits
Sherra Wright deemed mentally fit to stand trial in death of Lorenzen Wright
Brooks wants ‘visual landmark’ museum at the river
P.O. Press expertly provisions Collierville
Metro
Noem touts Memphis Safe Task Force on her way out at DHS
Kristi Noem’s last appearance as Department of Homeland Security Secretary came at a Nashville law enforcement conference.
Premium City of Memphis Is Memphis crime a grave emergency? Tennessee court mulls legality of National Guard
Premium State Government Tennessee moves forward with act to ban ‘West Bank’ term
Education State Board of Education preserves world language requirement
Update Education MSCS pitches ‘accountability plan’ alternative to state takeover
Business
Animal emergency hospital coming to East Memphis
VEG ER for Pets, a veterinary emergency company, is moving into a former AT&T retail space at 6267 Poplar Ave. early next year.
Business BlueOval SK to see 150 layoffs as joint venture dissolves
Real Estate Mid-South Chinese Chamber buys historic Cordova School
Premium Real Estate Apartments with Mississippi River views planned for Downtown
Real Estate Mixed-use development planned for Edge District
Sports
Will Memphis make the American Conference Tournament? A look at possible scenarios
With nine American teams having already clinched a berth to the conference tournament, Memphis is fighting for a final spot in Birmingham.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: Dain Dainja blames NCAA for Memphis’ poor season. Certainly not Penny Hardaway.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis falls to USF, extends losing streak to 7 games
High School Sports Briarcrest survives four-overtime battle to advance to title game
Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant ‘progressing’ but remains out
Food
Petra Cafe reopens near old Carrefour location
Fourteen months after its unexpected closure, Petra Cafe is back with its signature Mediterranean dishes. And former customers don’t have to look too far to find it.
Food News Jollyburger lumpia and halo-halo: Filipino bar to open Downtown
Suburbs
Bartlett mayor goes ‘back to the ‘80s’ for annual State of the City address
With a 1980s theme as the foundation, Bartlett Mayor David Parsons highlighted the brightness of the suburb’s future, donning a pair of shades to emphasize the point.
Premium Germantown Bailey: Deciding whether a full-time mayor should abandon his full-time private job
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Supporting the next generation of Memphis artists
Works by more than 80 Memphis and Shelby County students will be on view through April 30 at the Pink Palace.
Premium Real Estate After 10 years in the pulpit, pastor opens sober lounge
Opinion
Calkins: Could this be Penny Hardaway’s last game at FedExForum?
As questions again swirl about the future of Penny Hardaway, athletic director Ed Scott had every chance to address them Wednesday. He chose to stay silent. What could that mean?
Guest Columnists Opinion: Add library workers to the civil service without unnecessary steps
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: All the cooking contests and Elvis
Soup’s on. As is chili and gumbo this weekend.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting MATA on track?
Games
Sudoku: March 5
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.