Day one of Spring Fling gets underway Tuesday in Murfreesboro with action in baseball, softball, soccer, tennis and track and field. 

This week we’ll skim the surface of potential draftees, potential trade or (less likely) free agency targets and the decisions the Grizzlies face about players they already have. 

This week’s puzzle features a photo by The Daily Memphian photography intern Benjamin Naylor. 

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

From the Domino’s Village to the Chili’s Care Center, St. Jude’s campus is dotted with the names of corporate giants who’ve made some sizable pledges to the children’s hospital. 

“Everything I have been studying tells me that we are definitely going to be, within my lifetime certainly, back in a place that chocolate is something you will have for a very special occasion,” said Muddy’s founder Kat Gordon. 

In November, Memphis voters could allow the other residents of Shelby County — who all pay for at least electricity from Memphis Light, Gas and Water — to have a vote on their electric rates. 

“Bob Shirey is the only employee that was here the day that Briarcrest opened its doors and is still here,” said Caron Swatley, Briarcrest president.

Also happening this week: Memphis turns 205, and the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council take budget breaks for regularly scheduled meetings.

During the 2024 Cooper-Young Garden Walk, attendees toured herb gardens and backyard oases throughout the historic Midtown neighborhood. 

The County Commission has several Shelby County Sheriff’s Office items to vote on Monday, from emergency money for new jail door locks to calling for collaboration on what happens next at the juvenile detention center on Old Getwell Road.

“The trunk that reaches to the heavens is telling my family’s story in real time, and real time is passing much more quickly than anyone ever told me it would.”

“Accounting for the lives, time and experiences of the young people in our community is not the sole responsibility of parents. We are each responsible.”

The Collierville capital-improvements projects include big-ticket items from traffic signals and ambulances to theater enhancements.

The City Council Scorecard looks at the April surprise that scuttled plans by Mayor Paul Young for a budget proposal with no property-tax hike.

Two days before the concert, Andrew Stine will audition for an opening in the concert band, a test of nerve before one of the biggest days of his life.

Her appointment to the state’s highest court marks the apex of a 15-year legal career that she’s been working toward since childhood.

“We at Memphis River Parks Partnership have taken a decidedly business approach to Mud Island’s future. We’ve been working ... to create a context for how our community can make the wisest decision for the future.”

After a week of two simultaneous barbecue-cooking competitions, the victor is clear: hungry barbecue lovers and fans across the city of Memphis.

This week’s crossword puzzle features hints from The Daily Memphian’s recent stories about the Memphis in May International Barbecue Cooking Contest and SmokeSlam. 

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

“We’re on top of the world,” Brooke Lewis said to a crowd of hundreds a few moments before fireworks erupted over the stage in Liberty Park. 

Former Panther Josh Love almost led the Showboats (1-7) to a comeback victory against his former team, but it was not to be as Memphis lost its seventh straight.