Memphis Grizzlies fumble 23-point lead in Chicago
The Grizzlies led by 23 points, but crumbled in the second half against Chicago and allowed 31 points off turnovers.Related:
Former Central and Whitehaven star leads LSU to NCAA title
Jasmine Carson, a former Memphis high school basketball player and granddaughter of prominent Memphian Gale Jones Carson, helps the Tigers win the women’s national championship.
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice to open on Summer Avenue
A new Italian ice eatery is coming to Memphis just in time for hot summer days.
Landers Center expansion moves forward, approved for additional funding
A design change to the Landers Center’s new theater is adding about $4 million to the project, but it will allow the facility’s old theater to be used for as long as it can.
An eggcellent time: Bartlett hosts annual Easter Egg Hunt
Shan Criswell, director of the Bartlett Parks and Rec Department estimates the city has held the egg hunt for more than 30 years.
From Columbine to Uvalde to Nashville, school shootings impact all
The recent Nashville school shooting provided yet another reminder that “presumptive safe places” might now always be safe.
Willy Bearden: The last episode from Rolling Fork, for now
“As bad as it was last Saturday morning, it’s bound to get worse for my hometown. Nothing is working the way it should ... And it was already a town in the vice grip of extreme poverty.”Related stories:
‘I just came out to help:’ Covington recovers after devastating tornado
Friends and neighbors in Covington gathered to pick up the pieces after a tornado tore through the area, decimating the town. Covington ‘impassable' after tornado; Arkansas under state of emergencyRelated stories:
Head baker ‘influenced every member of Team Seessel’
Under John Barnard, Seessel’s won the Tennessee Bakery of the Year every year and once nabbed the National Bakery of the Year. Before Barnard joined Seessel’s, he impressed the Navy’s top brass with pastries and cakes.
General Assembly passes Gov. Lee’s $3.3 billion highway expansion plan
A massive protest for gun safety legislation on Thursday, March 30, overshadowed the passage of one of Gov. Bill Lee’s top priorities.
Prom Closet 2023 dresses students from head to toe — for free
Memphis students went shopping for prom free of charge Saturday, April 1, at the Memphis Police Department’s second Prom Closet event in Downtown Memphis.
Lexie Carter elected local Democratic Party chairwoman
Carter claimed the chairmanship in the most Democratic county in the state Saturday, April 1, by three votes over rival Jesse Huseth.
Echols: ‘This is our chance to love our sister city’
“Memphis — tough, strong, seasoned Memphis — this is our chance to be soft. This is our chance to love our sister city — to be the ones who understand. This is our chance to be with.”
Morris: If Martin Luther King Jr. were in Memphis in 2023, what would he want to do this week?
“I believe that the truth is to be found, and we can find it the same way that King was looking for it on the night of April 4, 1968.”
Movers & Shakers
Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore and Baptist Memorial Health Care have announced promotions and additions.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: Three holidays in one week, plus two county deadlines
Also happening this week: The National Civil Rights Museum will host an event for Rev. James Lawson’s biography.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Calkins: He’s our Memphian at the Olympics — back for one last bobsled run
Premium Metro ‘State of the City’ stormy; Blackburn compares Jan. 6 inquiry to Watergate; Cohen says ICE is ‘running rampant’
Education Tennessee House passes bill allowing Ten Commandments displays in schools
Premium State Government Tennessee lawmakers pass one-time transfer rule bill for TSSAA athletes
Business
Movers & Shakers
Memphis Library Foundation, Memphis Museums of Science and History and Financial Federal Bank announce additions.
Premium Business Some nonprofits ‘feel like they’re on an island by themselves’
Premium Business Tsunami helped Cooper-Young become a dining hot spot
Premium Real Estate Inked: Pinnacle plans new retail branch in Raleigh
Real Estate Snow freezes January home sales
Sports
Grizzlies podcast: Memphis in middle of lottery race
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the NBA’s tanking race and take an early look at 2026 NBA Draft prospects.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Penny Hardaway upset at Utah State for running up score late
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Martin: With loss to Utah State, this Memphis team somehow found a new low
Premium Spirit of Memphis Calkins: He’s our Memphian at the Olympics — back for one last bobsled run
Memphis Tigers Basketball Utah State uses late-first-half run to pull away from Memphis Tigers
Food
Tsunami helped Cooper-Young become a dining hot spot
Chef Ben Smith opened Tsunami in 1998, helping Cooper-Young transition from “a downtrodden backwater for failing businesses.”
Premium Food After 28 years, Tsunami is ‘going out with a bang’
Suburbs
Calkins: He’s our Memphian at the Olympics — back for one last bobsled run
Garrett Hines was a football star at Bartlett High. Now he’s in Italy coaching bobsled for the last runs in what has been a remarkable Olympic career.
North Mississippi XAI threatened with lawsuit under Clean Air Act
Arts & Culture
Classics anchor Theatre Memphis’ next season
Theatre Memphis’ 2026-2027 season lineup features some favorites — familiar and new.
Arts & Culture Valentine’s Day speed date: Rush to romance or browsing for buddies?
Opinion
Opinion: Presidents Day is a good time to commit to your most deeply held beliefs
“You don’t have to be a president or famous to believe in freedom, dignity, character, honor, goodness, generosity or integrity.”
Opinion Opinion: Is Mayor Young the right mayor at the wrong time?
Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Memphis in middle of lottery race
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the NBA’s tanking race and take an early look at 2026 NBA Draft prospects.
Behind The Headlines Fixing Shelby County Jail is key to justice system, Green says
Games
Daily Wordrow: Feb. 15
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.