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This week’s puzzle features a photo by Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip taken at the Cooper-Young Porchfest Saturday, April 12, 2025.

State Sen. Brent Taylor proposed a bill in March that would have created a state-level board to offer companies tax incentives for projects in Memphis.

The Grizzlies have a lot of play-in and playoff battles with the Warriors. Tuesday the teams get together again with a playoff berth on the line.

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Memphis rested its stars, won Sunday’s game and might have gotten some luck by not having to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Tuesday’s play-in game. 

No, the Grizzlies didn’t want to be playing the Warriors in a play-in game. But if you looked around FedExForum Sunday, there was plenty of hope. 

The Redbirds return to AutoZone Park on Tuesday, April 15 to begin a six-game series against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

The district has introduced high-tech equipment at Bartlett High this academic year, including a state-of-the-art interactive anatomical table for its health sciences students and a decked-out mechatronics lab.

Grizzlies play Tuesday on the road in NBA play-in tournament game. 

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the season-finale for two teams destined for the Western Conference play-in tournament. 

Also happening this week: TCAP testing begins for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, and Felicia Suzanne’s reopens.

This is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies regular-season finale against the Dallas Mavericks played Sunday, April 13, 2025.

“Thankfully, the angst gave way. The swirl quieted to a calm and left no indication that it had ever existed. If I weren’t so thankful, I’d be mad — mad that I can’t look back and identify a single silver bullet or a proven magic pill.”

The commission also takes a second reading vote Monday on a pay raise for the next Shelby County Sheriff. Final action on a pair of ethics ordinances has been delayed to next month.

The festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, situated in the Coachella Valley.

“Freedom is hollow and meaningless until and unless we accept responsibility individually and communally for assuring freedom for all.”

Evolve Pilates will open Saturday, May 17, at 605 N. Second St. beside Groovy Gratitude. 

The demolition is part of the $100 million in capital projects planned or underway that will modernize the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s aging campus.

Germantown Municipal School District asked for $100 million toward the Houston High School master plan. The city’s six-year capital plan shows $8 million for the suburban district’s high school.

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Two riparian events, both scheduled for May, inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.

A background in creative writing helps designer Natalie Lieberman make restaurants feel cozy, kitschy, cool and one of a kind. The Collect + Curate Studio founder said it’s about “telling the narrative” of the space.

Memphis has had a tight end as one of its top pass catchers in four of the past five seasons. None of them started high school expecting to play the position, and neither did Jerry Cross, a transfer from Penn State.

The Memphis Redbirds fell in Game 5 of a six-game series against the Nashville Sounds on Saturday night at First Horizon Park in Nashville.

Even after a mid-game quarterback change, the UFL’s Memphis Showboats dropped to an 0-3 with their 18-17 loss to the Houston Roughnecks.