Good morning, Memphis! ☀️

We know. It's Monday, it's dark at 5 p.m. now, and your body still thinks the time change was a prank.

The good news? You won't be bored in the dark tonight. Three Memphis basketball teams are playing, and there's a whole lot to plan for the rest of the month.

Here's what’s in today’s issue:

  • 🏀 Lights on: Tigers men, Tigers women and the Grizzlies all play tonight.

  • 🗳️ Big day tomorrow: How many neighbors already voted? It's a lot.

  • 🍽️ Save the date: A week of Downtown dining deals starts next Monday.

  • ⛳ Fore the future: Why Audubon is about to get a lot more kids on the course.

  • 💜 Care for the caregivers: A Memphis group that's helped families since the '80s.

Let's get into it.

Food & Drink

🍽️ Downtown Dining Week Returns Nov. 9–15 With 30+ Restaurants

Photo: Downtown Memphis Commission

Hungry? Downtown Dining Week is back Monday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 15, with 30+ restaurants serving special deals. The Downtown Memphis Commission puts it on to support the servers, cooks and bartenders who keep Downtown fed.

  • 🍕 Deals on deck. Each restaurant sets its own deal. Aldo's Pizza Pies has a $20.26 three-course dinner, and more menus are posting this week. Other spots on the list include Arcade, The Majestic Grille, McEwen's and Paulette's.

  • 🧾 Receipts, please. Eat at three or more participating spots and turn in your receipts for a chance to win a hotel stay, a spa day and dining gift cards. That's a pretty tasty excuse to eat out three times.

See every restaurant and deal here.

Events

🎁 Collierville's Burch Library Holiday Market Is Saturday, Nov. 14

Collierville shoppers, mark your calendar! The Collierville Burch Library Holiday Market fills the library (501 Poplar View Pkwy.) with local makers on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • 🛍️ Shop small, gift big. More than 40 local vendors are signed up, selling jewelry, crochet, art, baked goods and more. Got a sweet tooth? Nothing Bundt Cakes, Owens Bakery and Pops Kernel Gourmet Popcorn will be there too.

  • 🎅 Sleigh the day. There's a Santa photo booth, face painting and live music from Zoe the Violinist and the Collierville High Brass Ensemble. The market raises money for the Friends of the Library and the library's expansion. Heads up: because of construction, park at Town Hall.

Get the full scoop here.

Community

💜 It's Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Meet a Memphis Group Helping Families Since 1983.

Photo: ADS of Memphis Facebook

November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. So let's shine a light on Alzheimer's & Dementia Services of Memphis, which has cared for local families since 1983.

  • 🏡 A place for the day. ADS runs two day centers for people living with dementia: Kennedy Park Center in Raleigh and Dorothy's Place on Hickory Hill Road. They're open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., which gives family caregivers a much-needed break.

  • 🤝 Care for the caregiver. ADS hosts caregiver support groups each month, and it watches your loved one for free while you attend. Need help any time? The Alzheimer's Association helpline is open 24/7 at 800-272-3900.

Learn more or donate here.

Sports

🏀 Tigers Basketball Tips Off Tonight, With Both Teams at 6 p.m.

Memphis Tigers Athletics

Hoops season is here! Both Memphis Tigers basketball teams open their seasons tonight at 6 p.m.

  • 🐯 Double tip-off. The women host LeMoyne-Owen at Elma Roane Fieldhouse (ESPN+) in coach Hana Haden's first season. The men take on No. 18 Iowa State in Sioux Falls, S.D., and you can watch on FS1.

  • 🏟️ Home sweet home. Penny Hardaway's men play their home opener against VCU on Saturday at 2 p.m. at FedExForum. The women are back home Friday at 6 p.m. against Middle Tennessee.

See the men's schedule here and the women's here.

Good News

⛳ Memphis Is Building a $7.5 Million Home for Young Golfers at Audubon

Loren Roberts Clubhouse Rendering

Good news for young golfers! The City of Memphis is putting $7.5 million into the new Loren Roberts Family Clubhouse and Learning Center at The Links at Audubon. It'll be the permanent home of First Tee Tennessee–Memphis, where kids as young as 5 learn the game.

  • 🏌️ Fore-ward thinking. Plans include a junior golf short course, a FedEx Skills Lab and a First Horizon Financial Literacy Academy, so kids build money skills along with their swing. The lobby will honor Memphis golf greats, and it's set to open in fall 2027.

  • 🤝 Team effort. FedEx, the Brad Martin family, Bill and Amy Rhodes and First Horizon each pledged $1 million. The clubhouse is named for Loren Roberts, a 21-time pro tournament winner who moved to Memphis in 1992.

Get the full scoop here.

Poll of the Week

The Monday Poll ⏰

Daily Picks

🗞️ Other News Around the 901

🗳️ Ballot's in your court. Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting was way up this year. More than 183,000 people voted early or absentee, about 52% more than in 2022. Check our 901 Today Voter Guide to review the ballot and find your polling place before tomorrow.

🐻 25 years of grit. Twenty-five years ago this week, on Nov. 1, 2001, the Grizzlies played their first home game in Memphis at The Pyramid. They lost 90-80 to the Detroit Pistons. Things are going much better now: the Grizz are 6-0, the only unbeaten team in the NBA, and they host the New Orleans Pelicans tonight at 7 p.m. at FedExForum.

🏘️ Main Street makeover. Congrats, Munford! The Tipton County town won a $350,000 state grant to spruce up its downtown. That ties for the biggest of 14 grants worth $3.9 million across Tennessee. The money pays for things like storefronts, signs and streetscapes.

🚢 Docked and loaded. The Army Corps of Engineers and the city cut the ribbon last week on the $6 million Greenbelt Landing expansion on Mud Island. It adds docking for river cruise ships, a second boat ramp, plus new parking and lighting.

⚽ Four-peat! Congrats to Tigers women's soccer! They beat East Carolina 3-0 on Friday to win their fourth straight American Conference regular-season title. They haven't lost a conference match in 38 straight games, and they'll be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

🕗 Clock in, clerk out. Need to renew your car tags soon? Plan ahead. Starting today, every Shelby County Clerk's Office location is open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

🐈 Paws for a new game. Memphis game studio Shiny Robot Games has a new card game called Litter Box, and its Kickstarter has already blown past its $3,000 goal. It packs three quick games in one small box, and the campaign runs through Nov. 12.

🏈 Tricked Army, treated fans. What a Halloween! Tigers football beat Army 49-22 on homecoming night. Quarterback Marcus Stokes threw for 371 yards and had five total touchdowns. The Tigers are now 7-2 and 4-1 in the American conference, and still in the hunt for a conference title.

🔬 Big brains, big city. The City of Memphis has a $1 million partnership with the University of Memphis to study and solve city problems, from testing building materials to climate and transportation planning.

🗂️ Missed an issue? Every past newsletter is here, and our 901 Guides are here.

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Out and About

🌙 Tonight in the 901

Trivia, karaoke, live music and more happening tonight around the Memphis metro.

Downtown

Midtown

  • 🎸 Indigo Girls with Linda Perry at Overton Park Shell, 6:30pm (doors 5pm, $42)

  • 🎤 Karaoke at Madison Tavern, 9pm

Cordova

Germantown & Collierville

South Memphis & Millington

DeSoto

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Have a great Monday, Memphis. We'll see you tomorrow.

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