Hot air balloon festival coming to Collierville
Jamboree set for June 2020
A hot air balloon festival is planned for next June in Collierville, and organizers are hoping it will become a signature event for the town.
Mike Conley’s last Bowl-N-Bash won’t end his fight against sickle cell disease
Mike Conley's annual Bowl-N-Bash to raise awareness to sickle cell disease is this Saturday — the 11th and final year for the event as the former Grizzlies point guard moves on to Utah.
Commerce asks D.C. court to dismiss FedEx lawsuit on policing exports
The U.S. Commerce Department has asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss a lawsuit arguing Export Administration Regulations unfairly burden FedEx with watch-dogging the contents of shipments.
Tennessee renews debate on how to judge schools
Debate over student growth versus proficiency has been ongoing for decades. Tennessee's William Sanders came up with the nation’s first system for evaluating teachers based on student growth, and the state was an early adopter of the model.
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Work for families and become part of one
Sometimes it takes a family to find just where you belong.
Kappa Sigma fraternity pledges its part to stop campus sexual assaults
Kappa Sigma fraternity says it has role to play in stopping campus sexual assaults.
Calkins: Break out the foam fingers! Memphis (the university) is nationally ranked!
For the first time ever, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Memphis among the nation's top public universities. That didn't happen by accident.
Metro
The Early Word: MATA may get back on track, but basketball is off the rails
Gubernatorial candidates get sassy, Lakeland wants more from the sheriff’s office and we share the story of Memphis’ oldest person.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Banana ball and Ford replacements
Premium State Government Blackburn, Rose and Green mix it up over hockey and power outages
Metro This Week in Memphis: Ford vacancy interviews; baseball goes bananas
Premium Spirit of Memphis Ask the Memphian: Who was the oldest person in Memphis history? She was also the oldest person in the world.
Business
A New Yorker who helps others share their stories rewrites her own tale in Memphis
Hayley Brooks started out in the entertainment industry. Here’s how she became an entrepreneur and why she’s grown so fond of Memphis.
Premium Transportation & Logistics Memphis trucking leaders back Trump’s crackdown on unqualified drivers, say no impact here
Real Estate Downtown Sheraton to become ‘Memphis Riverline Hotel’
Business U of M marks launch of $90M upgrade of business school — with sledgehammers
Premium Real Estate East Memphis momentum spawns new mixed-use development along South White Station Road
Sports
Martin: Loss to ECU should raise questions about Memphis’ plans with Penny Hardaway
One fact to sum up Penny Hardaway and this Memphis basketball season: This is the most losses the Tigers have suffered in 56 years.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies win again, dominate Pacers in fourth quarter
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis falls at East Carolina to take sixth straight loss
Player of the Week Vote for the high school boys basketball player of the week, Week 11
Player of the Week Vote for the high school girls basketball player of the week, Week 11
Food
City & State removing retail side to focus on coffee
Late last year, the owners decided to eliminate the retail portion of the Broad Avenue business.
Premium Recipes Recipe exchange: Jarrett’s horseradish encrusted grouper
Suburbs
Lakeland agreement with SCSO sparks concerns over ‘law enforcement presence’
The City of Lakeland and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office have an agreement about deputies occupying a space at The Lake District, but there seems to be some disagreement about the level of law enforcement presence.
Premium Germantown Bailey: Salvaggio’s announcement sets stage for eventful election year in Germantown
Arts & Culture
James Lawson autobiography traces path of Civil Rights icon through Memphis and beyond
Lawson’s autobiography, coauthored by Memphian Emily Yellin, had a Memphis launch Friday, Feb. 20, at the National Civil Rights Museum.
Premium Visual Arts Arts Beat: Brooks Museum honors Memphis College of Art’s ‘enduring legacy’
Opinion
Opinion: The Grizzlies and Memphis can thrive together
“Memphis has never been defined by ease. We have always been defined by resilience, by staying when others leave, by believing when belief is irrational.”
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Calkins: It’s the worst basketball season in Memphis history — times 2!
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Banana ball and Ford replacements
This is the week when the Banana Ball Championship League (finally) comes to Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Will the NBA stop tanking?
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Swamp Lounge > Second Line
Today’s puzzle is from the interior of the all-new Swamp Lounge and was taken by Brad Vest.