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Good Thursday morning from Memphis, where winter-like temps have returned and we re getting ready for Easter weekend. But first the White House is making news in Memphis on the vaccination front. The announcement comes as local authorities have been pushing to combat falling vaccine demand and expand uptake in minority populations. The center will be the first federally-run, mass vaccination site in Tennessee, Andy Slavitt, White House Senior Advisor for COVID-19 Response, said in a press briefing Wednesday morning. Federal personnel have already been deployed to Memphis, and the site will be up and running by April 7. The site, operated in collaboration with the state and local officials, will be at the Pipkin Building. Federal authorities and city officials plan to administer 3,000 doses a day at the site, Kennedy reported. ....
Monday afternoon Cardinal news and notes Share this story NET Rankings Update: No. 53 (down 21 spots from Saturday). After an upset loss to Florida State on Sunday, Jeff Walz says it’s time to find out how tough a team he has. His No. 3-ranked Cardinals likely lost their chance for an outright Atlantic Coast Conference title, though they can still win a share of the title and the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament with a win Feb. 28 at Notre Dame. Work for that will begin when practice resumes Wednesday. Between now and then, however, will be an important two days for the program’s immediate future. ....
The 901: Snowstorm hammers area, closing schools and vaccination sites; site set up for rental help Dann Miller, Memphis Commercial Appeal Winter driving tips Replay Video UP NEXT Good morning from Memphis, where we are in the lull between two storms that covered the area in a mix of sleet and snow Monday, leaving roads slick and sent kids to whatever hill they could find. While the snowfall Monday might have seemed like a lot, it likely didn t set records, as our Corinne Kennedy reports. Areas of Memphis received up to 5 inches as of mid-afternoon, not near the record of 14.2 inches, set in December 1963 ....
The 901: How a Tom Lee Park revamp could transform Downtown Memphis Ryan Poe, Memphis Commercial Appeal Good Thursday morning from Memphis, which is getting some unseasonably warm weather today. This morning, we re looking at Christian Brothers University s expansion plans and at how South Memphis residents could buy back the block. But first. After a post-mediation redesign, the long-awaited $60 million redevelopment of the Downtown Memphis park overlooking the Mississippi River is finally underway. Marking the start of what could be a more than two-year redevelopment of Tom Lee Park, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland broke ground on the project yesterday at Cutbank Bluff, our Corinne Kennedy reports. The bluff will be redesigned as a gateway connecting the park with South Main, with a walkway stretching across Riverside Drive and crisscrossing up the bluff to Vance Avenue, near Old Dominick Distillery. ....