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Memphis Grizzlies
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points, including San Antonio's final seven, as the Spurs broke a four-game losing streak with a 108-107 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. -
Metro Daily Briefs
- International Tea will benefit LeMoyne-Owen
- O.C. Pleasant Jr. Operations Center to be dedicated Friday
- Crosstown Concourse honored again
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City of Memphis
City Hall pushes coexistence of Tom Lee Park redevelopment and Memphis In May festival
City Hall says a redeveloped Tom Lee Park can be done in coexistence with the Memphis In May International Festival and that the festival will likely have to move out of the park temporarily in 2020.
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City of Memphis
Essays on Memphis ‘Black Struggle’ offer counter-narrative
A collection of essays on the African-American struggle in Memphis by 17 historians is seen by its editors as a “powerful counter-narrative” to a more compressed history of the city.
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Business
Office/hotel tower to rise Downtown next to FedEx Logistics
The Clipper, a mixed-use, eight-story tower for offices, 250-room hotel and ground-floor retail, will rise next to the future home of FedEx Logistics in Downtown.
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Business
‘Arrow at Overton’ targets Rust Hall
The nonprofit organization that proposes to turn Overton Park's Rust Hall into a one-roof art district has re-branded itself as "Arrow at Overton."
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Public Safety
Judge dismisses Connor Schilling from Darrius Stewart civil suit
A federal judge has dismissed former Memphis police officer Connor Schilling from the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Darrius Stewart, meaning the trial slated to start later this month in the case will not move forward.
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Sports
Local roots provide Ben Johnson a perspective of role as Memphis Redbirds manager
Genuine Ben: Germantown’s Ben Johnson, new manager of the Memphis Redbirds, says he will be a listen-first leader as he relates to young players
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State Government
Hefty price tag sidelines Miller’s driver’s license bill
A bill by Memphis legislator Larry Miller would mesh with a federal court ruling and stop Tennessee from suspending driver’s licenses based on a person’s inability to pay fines and fees.
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Real Estate
FedEx Logistics announces headquarters at Gibson Guitar building
FedEx Logistics, the specialty services and trade unit of Memphis-based FedEx Corp., announced Tuesday it would put its headquarters in the Gibson Guitar building, giving FedEx a significant Downtown office presence.
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Metro Daily Briefs
- Idlewild Presbyterian to host free legal clinic
- UTHSC gets $398,778 grant to continue study
- Construction near for senior-living apartments
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Germantown
Germantown approves nearly $237K for Houston High security upgrades
Germantown's Board of Education approved nearly $237,000 in security improvements for Houston High School.
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Governor’s first Memphis economic development announcement expected Tuesday
Gov. Bill Lee is scheduled to be in Memphis Tuesday, Feb. 12, for what's expected to be his first economic development announcement in the city.
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Business
Funeral arrangements set for Mike Bowen
Services will be Saturday for Memphis businessman Mike Bowen, who died in a car crash in Costa Rica Saturday.
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Sports
After rough 2018 season, only one direction for Memphis baseball: Up
When the American Athletic Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll came out, there was widespread agreement. Not about who would finish first – East Carolina, Houston and Connecticut each got at least one first-place vote – but about who would finish last: Memphis. -
State Government
Towns trying to revive state horse racing commission
Hoping to keep gambling dollars from slipping out of Shelby County, state Rep. Joe Towns is sponsoring legislation to revive the Tennessee Horse Racing Commission and bring races to Memphis.
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Metro Daily Briefs
- LeMoyne-Owen hosting lecture series Wednesday
- North American Bridge Championship to be held in Memphis
- $3.5 million permit filed for new fire station on Holmes Road
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High School Sports
In the heart of East Memphis, Tennessee Prep continues to flourish
At Tennessee Prep, basketball goes hand in hand with “being a man.”
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Shelby County
Local Republican Party leadership changes, looks for bigger tent after disastrous 2018 county elections
The only contender so far for the leadership of the Shelby County Republican Party said the local party needs candidates who are more representative and the party needs to seek out African-American and Hispanic voters.
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Sports
Season One, Chapter 14: Memphis defeats UConn to tip off what should be a (bleeping) great rivalry
Penny Hardaway and Memphis defeated Dan Hurley and UConn Sunday at FedExForum. It could be the start of a beautiful bleeping rivalry.
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Food
Biggs: Restaurant weeks starting and Destination: Delicious events coming
Two restaurant weeks on tap, including Orange Mound Black Restaurant Week, which starts Monday, Feb. 11. And it’s time to get tickets for the next Destination: Delicious lunch.
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Business
Businessman Mike Bowen killed in car wreck in Costa Rica
Memphis businessman Mike Bowen, CEO of Champion Awards and Apparel, was killed in a car wreck in Costa Rica on Saturday night.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Herrington: Mike Conley is the last man standing, and an era of Grizzlies basketball is over
Mike Conley brought us into the Memphis Grizzlies' "Core Four" era, and now he's taking us out. What it all meant, and what it may continue to mean.
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Real Estate
Planners respond to worries over how Memphis 3.0 will affect historic neighborhoods
Memphis' top planning officials respond to concerns from historic neighborhoods about the possible effects of the draft Memphis 3.0 Plan.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Postgame: With Gasol gone, left-behind bigs take over in home win over Pelicans
Joakim Noah and Jaren Jackson Jr. were big men having big nights as the Grizzlies won their first home game since trading Marc Gasol.
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