Masks part of SCS COVID-19 guidelines for 2021-22 school year
Masks will be required when the coming SCS school year begins, but field trips, athletics and reopened playgrounds will come back again.
Army Corps gives permit for Tom Lee Park redesign to begin
The long awaited permit clears the way for the park’s redesign to begin moving dirt and creating new features in Tom Lee Park after a three-year planning process that has seen the plans change over time.
Council approves sale of old Union police precinct land
The precinct site sold for $3.5 million after being appraised at $6 million, setting up a council debate about whether to take the best offer now or wait for a better one. Council approves centerpiece of Downtown parking reconfigurationRelated stories:
Morant’s team: Former Tiger, House of Athlete help train Grizzlies star
Former Memphis Tigers player Trey Draper and prominent trainer Mo Wells are partnering to expand the NBA offshoot of a new training facility. Their most prominent basketball client: Ja Morant.
Herrington: Grizzlies’ big decisions start with Justise Winslow
Before the NBA’s free-agent negotiation period opens Aug. 2, the Grizzlies will need to make a decision on Winslow, on whom they hold a team option next season for $13 million.
After 9 years in minors, former Tiger gets first big-league hit
The Oakland Athletics infielder, who also was a standout at the University of Memphis, and Bartlett High School, singled to center in the sixth.
Saint Francis CEO stepping down
Sally Deitch took over leadership of the Memphis market in 2019 when former CEO Audrey Gregory left.
Kelly English announces new plans for Iris space
Chef and restaurateur Kelly English’s former Restaurant Iris, near Overton Square, will be reborn as Pantà.
MPD traffic enforcement campaign recruits partners
MPD’s Slow Down Memphis operation to combat speeding, drag racing and interstate shootings has revved up by partnering with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
COVID surge hospital, never used, closes for good
All expenses, including monthly rent, are eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government.
Downtown’s old MGM warehouse may become jazz venue
The owner of 502 S. Second seeks a $50,000 grant to help fund her $1.1 million plan to convert a vacant part of Downtown’s old MGM film warehouse into the Luxe Jazz Suite.
Prominent Cotton Row building plans makeover
Plans have been submitted for renovating the building anchoring the prominent southwest corner of Union and Front.
Calkins: Rooting for forfeits — and Vandy! — in this year’s SEC
Calkins: “The only thing SEC states do better than football is ignorance. Why you should be rooting for forfeits — and fully vaccinated Vanderbilt — this season.”
Metro
DMC’s Parking Day brings park-like atmosphere to Downtown
The DMC set up three different “parks” using the street parking spaces in front of the Peabody Place tower to help people “look at their city differently for a few hours.”
Public Safety County reentry head, wife to remain behind bars for now
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Business
Runners will take off at airport’s first Runway 5K
More than 850 participants ranging in age from 4 to 92 are expected for the inaugural Runway 5K at Memphis International Airport.
Real Estate XAI subsidiary subleases 550+ acres for solar panel project
Real Estate Eat more chicken again on Union Avenue
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Sports
Friday prep report: MUS rallies past Nashville’s Father Ryan
The Owls improve to 4-1 as Maddox Giel runs for two touchdowns and Jackson Hood scores the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter.
High School Sports Dragons offense roars as Collierville hands Arlington its first defeat
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Food
Table Talk: Remembering Jennifer Biggs with the mahjong ladies
MahJ Squad 901 started meeting for weekly games years ago, making every fourth meeting a luncheon that started by checking out one of Biggs’ recommendations.
Suburbs
Bailey: Memories of Maywood filled with sun, fun — and Florida sand
Memories of Maywood bring back times of cold water, spraying fountains, a jukebox and high dives, plus sand mined from Destin.
Arts & Culture
A weekend of creators, comics and cosplay
Vendors selling all kinds of collectibles also make up a huge part of the Memphis Comic Expo, with everything from vintage toys, posters, books and gaming cards to statues.
Opinion
Sanford/Hunt: Memphis’ National Guard presence demands collaboration over partisanship
“When President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 15, federal troops will now be deployed to the streets of Memphis, the cheerleading by Tennessee’s top three elected officials ... seemed much more concerned with revealing no trace of daylight between themselves and Trump.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Football fun and a hot air balloon blast
On this morning’s episode of The AM/DM, we get into the Memphis Tigers’ last SEC football game (for a while, at least), where you can see hot air balloons take flight and why you might want to hit the Totally Rad Vintage Fest.