Hush Y'all: The PGA Tour's best golfers are in Memphis

Good Thursday morning, Memphis.

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The PGA's best golfers tee off this morning at TPC Southwind in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first leg of the FedEx Playoffs.

We've got you covered with stories on the golfers, the course and we even have video with top golfer Collin Morikawa giving his take on NBA legend Penny Hardaway's golf skills.

Of course, after Hardaway played nine holes of golf with Morikawa on Wednesday at TPC Southwind, Jason Munz talked to the Tigers coach about his expectations for his seventh season as Memphis coach. The Tigers tip off the season against Missouri on Nov. 4 at FedExForum. Here's that story.

Also, we answer a burning question in this story: Who is responsible for those ubiquitous "Hush Y'all" signs we'll all see on TV this week and at Southwind.

In this story, Jason Munz writes about the five best groups to watch today at the tournament And Josh Crawford describes tournament tee times and player pairings for today Friday in this story.

NCRM expansion : Located across the street from the primary campus of the National Civil Rights Museum , the renovated "Legacy Building" will function in part as almost a sequel to the main building by telling the stories of the human rights and social justice warriors who continued the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of the civil rights icon's assassination, officials said Tuesday, John Beifuss reports in this story.

"Who are the brave ones who picked up the torch and soldiered on?" asked Tiffany L. Graham, the museum's chief marketing and development director. The Legacy Building will answer that question, in hopes of motivating "the next generation of catalysts who will inspire positive social change."

Graham's remarks came during a Tuesday press conference that offered an update on the museum's "Become the Dream" $55 million capital campaign, which to date has raised $34 million to redesign and renovate the three-story Legacy Building — formerly the South Main boarding house from which James Earl Ray shot King — and its adjacent Founders Park, which connects Main to Mulberry, the street that runs alongside the front of the National Civil Rights Museum and the preserved Lorraine Motel balcony where King was killed.

MSCS board counsel? During the Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education’s Tuesday committee meeting, Commissioner Mauricio Calvo raised a point: the primary role of the board is governance.

It’s a policy-heavy, contract-heavy job, and one where sound legal advice expertise is beneficial. So, Calvo suggested that the board make the district's general counsel , Justin Bailey, its employee. Currently, the board’s sole employee is Superintendent Marie Feagins ; and Bailey reports to her as an employee of MSCS, while also serving the board, John Klyce reports in this story.

Closing Time: Black Lodge , the remarkable Memphis movie rental library/ performance venue/ hipster hangout that has defied death as often as the sequelized monsters in the "Horror" section of its video aisles, is shutting down again — but with a promise to make a downsized return in a new location, John Beifuss reports in this story .

"With heavy heart, we must announce that Black Lodge is closing its doors after five unforgettable years," states a message that appeared late Tuesday night on the business' social media pages.

The message blames "exorbitant rent and the crippling debt we incurred during COVID-19... We've fought hard, but the reality of a struggling economy means that nights out have become a luxury that many can no longer afford."

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