Alexander Babb initially went to bartending school due to a loophole in an informal contract with his father. 

Today’s puzzle is a photo of Mempops owner Chris Taylor and was taken by Mark Weber.

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The Memphis Redbirds dropped game four of a six-game series against the Charlotte Knights Friday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Grizzlies lost to the Utah Jazz on Friday. A Memphis loss at Houston on Sunday would ensure at least a 34.5% chance at securing a top-four pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. 

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The Daily Memphian postseason girls basketball awards for the 2025-26 season, feature our player of the year, freshman of the year, coach of the year, and all-metro teams.

Memphis coach Charles Huff said Mike Montgomery is “probably our strongest leader presence on the team.”

Dutch Bros Coffee is joining several other coffee outlets along U.S. 64 in Lakeland, while the business is also spreading into Bartlett. 

A recycling drive at the Tanger Outlets in Southaven will take donated sneakers and transform them into things like soft play surfaces.

Shot putter Ryan Crouser will be on hand Saturday to meet and greet fans at Tennessee’s largest high school meet.

Elvis, Jerry Lawler and the Beale Street Flippers: Find the nooks and crannies of Memphis culture in this “Where’s Waldo”-inspired piece. 

Suburban representation on the MLGW board is a long-standing debate tied to a bunch of intertwined issues. But about a third of the customers who live outside of Memphis have no voting voice on that body.

More gyros are coming to Collierville, and a second Memphis Raising Cane’s is planning its grand opening party. 

“Will Elon Musk follow through on his promise to build a water-recycling facility? It’s up to Memphians to make sure he does.”

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XAI Mississippi air permit appealed by SELC

This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of Harry Houdini’s star of fame outside the Orpheum Theatre and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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The Redbirds avenged their Game 2 loss with a dominant pitching performance.

The four-star prospect committed to Penny Hardaway and the Tigers, giving the Memphis basketball program some much-needed momentum after the worst on-court season since the 1970s.

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The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Russell Randall as this week’s Daily Memphian spring-sports athlete of the week.

Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.

The two were both shot April 9, 2025, during a meeting of Youth Village’s SWITCH program in Hickory Hill.

Last month, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board approved an xAI subsidiary’s application to erect 41 natural gas turbines.