Council approves city’s purchase of bottling plant at Fairgrounds
Funding includes $2.5 million to buy the 17-acre site and the rest for conversion of space to Liberty Bowl parking spaces and city maintenance facilities.
Council sets stage for pipeline regulations in wake of Byhalia Connection surrender
An attorney for Plains All American Pipeline told City Council members Tuesday the proposals are “anti-industry” and will be overturned if approved by the council and County Commission.
Lausanne, Naval Academy grad allowed to defer, continue with NFL tryout
In a turn of events, Cameron Kinley has been granted commission deferment and will be going to Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp.
New Tigers coach brings vision acquired from 60 years of asking questions
Larry Brown’s full-circle journey brings him a fresh slate as a 80-year-old assistant at the school that was once the enemy.
Chief reacts to new open carry gun law
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis briefs City Council members on the opening weekend of the new law.
Council delays sale of Union Avenue police property
Council members had questions about the land sale coming in below the $6 million appraised value of the property.
Tigers defensive coordinator opens 2021 Touchdown Club schedule
Mike MacIntyre to speak on July 19.
Free concerts return to Levitt Shell with scaled back, locally focused fall season
The Levitt Shell’s fall concert season lineup has a Memphis-first bent.
‘Missing middle’ housing to rise near Le Bonheur, St. Jude
Pockets of new duplexes, quadplexes, cottage courts, live/work spaces and small single-family homes may provide affordable homes for workers and serve as an example for reviving other core-city neighborhoods.
Opinion: The impact of COVID-19 on faith is a mixed bag
Dr. Scott Morris: The good news is that according to the Pew Research Center, almost 3 in 10 Americans say that their faith in God increased during the pandemic.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: School closure vote and Tigers show off for NFL
Also happening this week: Another election deadline is coming, and a private karaoke studio opens.
Shelby County Group of 10 applies to fill County Commission vacancy
Spirit of Memphis ‘We decided to do something’ about rundown cemetery
Premium Spirit of Memphis When wild birds of prey are injured, rehabbers aim to fix damage done by other humans
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Business
Convention center Sheraton could be redeveloped, rebranded by 2029
The redevelopment project includes moving the hotel entrance to Main Street to face the convention center, and adding meeting space and an outdoor event lawn.
Premium Health Care Lawmakers unleash ‘grassroots uprising’ targeting unfair health insurance practices
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Health Care St. Jude president and CEO on 40-plus years at a global icon: ‘Pursuit of science is the pursuit of truth’
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Grab that microphone, Memphis, and get ready to sing
Sports
Buckley: What does March and beyond hold? Penny Hardaway doesn’t care. Not now, even after losing four straight.
The loss to UAB leaves the Tigers tied for seventh in the American, but Hardaway is not worried about his team’s future or his own; he is focused on the next game.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies sign guard to 10-day contract
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis fails to overcome early hole before losing to UAB
Memphis Tigers Basketball Box score: UAB 78, Memphis 67
Memphis Grizzlies Undersized and undermanned Grizzlies no match for Heat scoring attack
Food
Recipe Exchange: Good Fortune Co.’s Tan Tan Noodles
Tan Tan noodles are extremely versatile as they can be made as a vegan or vegetarian dish.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Cocktails meet canvases in The Edge
Suburbs
To thrift or not to thrift, that’s Bartlett’s question
A growing interest in thrift stores among younger shoppers has Bartlett officials considering a revisiting of the suburb’s ordinance regarding the businesses.
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Arts & Culture
They’ve been married for 72 years. Here’s how they met — and their advice for other couples.
Joy and Red Rodenmeyer have been together for more than seven decades, and in that time, they’ve lived abroad and crisscrossed the country. This is their story and their thoughts on what makes a long and happy marriage.
Premium Arts & Culture James Lawson autobiography traces path of Civil Rights icon through Memphis and beyond
Opinion
Guest Column: Memphis is well placed for the next wave of growth
“Rebuilding the electrical grid will be a central American industrial challenge. Memphis has a rare opportunity to be more than a pass-through point in that effort — it can become a place where the grid is built.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: Why immigration enforcement is not the same struggle as the Civil Rights Movement
Podcasts
Steve Mulroy’s mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the Task Force and criticism Memphis Mayor Paul Young has taken.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Storylines for rest of season
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Tsunami displacement
This jigsaw puzzle is of the interior of Tsunami, which will close Feb. 21, and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.