U of M stays committed to student-athletes’ mental health
The University of Memphis has made a conscious effort to provide resources to help athletes prioritize their mental health needs.
Takin’ it to the streets: Mobile food pantry delivers kindness
Sunshine & Daisy, a nonprofit founded by two Memphis women, runs a free, rolling grocery 12 months a year. In December, they add Christmas gifts and special food boxes.
Bobby Ireland, local soccer’s most interesting man, bids farewell to coaching
Twenty-seven years and two state girls soccer titles later, the veteran St. Agnes coach is closing one chapter of a life well-lived.
What’s open on Christmas Day, Christmas Eve in Memphis?
Here’s a list of local restaurants and bars that will be open on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 in Memphis and the Mid-South. Plus, you’ll find some takeout meal and catering ideas for pre-ordering.
It’s not just the season to give, but to plan
For local nonprofits, now is the time to bring in holiday-inspired donations and to set the table for 2024. But January is the perfect time for individuals to plan their giving for the new year.
Christmas candles helped light darkened city during 2022 outages
Memphians who’ve lost power for a long stretch can tell you: It doesn’t matter if it was last December or decades ago, they remember it vividly.
Memphis dodges disaster with messy win over Vanderbilt
The Tigers picked up the narrow victory over the Commodores behind David Jones’ 28 points and nine rebounds.Related stories:
Buckley: Exhaustion. Ugliness. Victory. The 10-2 Tigers experienced it all.
It was not pretty, doggone it, but Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Penny Hardaway and the No. 23 Memphis Tigers escaped with a win over Vanderbilt two days before Christmas.
Grizzlies’ big three continue dominance in win over Hawks
Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. combined for 87 points on Saturday. It is the third straight game they have each scored 20 or more points. Related story:
Nae’Qwan Tomlin ‘comfortable’ in Tigers debut
Tomlin made his Memphis debut Saturday in the Tigers’ 77-75 win over Vanderbilt. Just four minutes into the game, he caught a pass on the right wing, squared up his shoulders and drilled a 3-pointer; it was pure pandemonium at FedExForum.
Seven MPD officers decertified by state
The most recent decertifications came during the December meeting of the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission.
Late holiday shoppers scored some gifts at the Last Minute Artist Market
The scramble to pick up last-second gifts is in a full frenzy this holiday weekend.
Narcisse: Advent’s light glows for brighter days
“Heading into a new year, where much ahead lies unknown, the discipline of waiting on the light to break through in our personal lives, and in our community, is a lesson not just for the final days of December, but for each day that is to come.”
Echols: Christmas Eve and our ‘buried love for childhood’
“I wonder if there is some unspoken desire to shed things like bills and emails and jobs and smart phones and instead become a child alongside our children, all a mess together with bed-heads and pj’s and sock feet, no matter how polished or professional we are in our adult life.”
‘We are selling things to help you live your best life’
Viara Viara, owner of a plant-based manufacturing business, is doing her part to make the vegan lifestyle accessible to everyone by opening Wholey Goods in Whitehaven. “I want other people to experience what I’ve experienced..”
One last ride: Popular skate park Society Memphis will close Dec. 31
Society Memphis was built inside a warehouse at 583 Scott St. as an ambitious project to create a space where diverse passions could converge.
Movers & Shakers
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, The Joint Chiropractic Memphis, Agape Child & Family Services, Caissa Public Strategy and Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South announce promotions and additions.
Metro
Closing the care gaps: On the Hill, lawmakers advocate for mothers and babies
Advocacy days at Capitol Hill targeted maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and the lack of childcare providers.
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: MSCS has a new leader, and Rhodes goes to prison
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Giant Rats and other mysteries
Education Lawmakers’ criticism of MSCS finances ‘premature,’ Richmond says
Update City of Memphis Mayor’s ‘State of the City’ speech met with hecklers
Business
Closing the care gaps: On the Hill, lawmakers advocate for mothers and babies
Advocacy days at Capitol Hill targeted maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and the lack of childcare providers.
Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport adds new nonstop flight to Austin, Texas
Premium Real Estate Inked: Pinnacle plans new retail branch in Raleigh
Premium Business What it means to lose Tennessee’s first Ikea
Business Makeda’s expands to Atlanta
Sports
Herrington: Grizzlies’ half-season ‘tank’ is familiar territory for longtime fans
For the Grizzlies, “tanking” worked the last time. This time they’re better set up for success.
Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. scheduled to undergo surgery
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Martin: How is Penny Hardaway doing at Memphis? We asked AI.
High School Sports Five local players in line for state’s top hoops award
High School Sports Division 2 state wrestling preview: Brothers lead the local contingent
Food
$15 deal: Jerk chicken quesadilla at RP Tracks
“Eleven years after finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, I couldn’t remember what I used to order at RP Tracks outside of cheap beer and lots of fries.”
Food From the paintings to the plate: Dixon cafe menu looks to art for inspiration
Suburbs
Germantown board to consider The Standard’s financing plan
Germantown’s Industrial Development Board recommended aldermen approve the suburb’s first ever TIF incentive.
North Mississippi Lindsey Whiteside keeps state house arrest sentence, federal trial moves to April
Arts & Culture
From speed dating to partner painting: What to do for Valentine’s Day
In this week’s To-Do List, see new works from Ballet Memphis, swap seeds at Lichterman Nature Center and eat free king cake at Moxy.
Visual Arts February exhibitions feature art students, professors and alumni
Opinion
Opinion: The failure to fund pre-K hurts children and families
“We ask the Shelby County administration to find a path forward with First 8 Memphis so that our school system and all other operators are not expected to fill a sudden budgetary gap that we cannot afford.”
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Why did a Holocaust survivor visit Graceland? A story about hate, survival — and the importance of joy
Podcasts
New leadership at Indie Memphis talks about the festival’s future
As Indie Memphis bounces back from a year without its signature film festival, the group’s new co-executive director, Alicia George, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s future.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Giant Rats and other mysteries
Games
Sudoku: Feb. 11
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.