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Today’s edition includes lots of sun, fried chicken and some talking and walking in Memphis.
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
She was also the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
There are 668 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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January 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: What it’s like at the Pipkin, Gus’s going to Germantown
Top cop responds to murder by “rogue officer,” and MLK Day will look different this year. Plus, we’re talking chicken, cigars and color schemes in the suburbs.
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The Early Word The Early Word: To all the cooks in the kitchen; plus, a possible motive for murder
Could one of Memphis’ historic districts be under fire? We’ve also got our next round of coronavirus vaccinations beginning, hearty takeout, and a new club for golfers.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Cop arrested for on-duty murder; relief for restaurants, workers?
Watt’s up on Germantown Parkway, a model home in Binghampton, vaccines are back (if you can get an appointment) and snow no!
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The Early Word The Early Word: All shook up over penguins, snow and maybe a year of vaccinations
We’ve got Grizzlies taking a knee, an adorable letter-writer and a second-generation Memphis company becoming a Texan.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Shots in D.C. but we’re out of the vaccine here
We’ve also got a proposed fund to help restaurant workers, Nashville looking to determine where Memphis police officers can live and a final tally of the area’s 2020 homicides.
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The Early Word The Early Word: The Pipkin is our ‘room of requirement,’ council gets into traffic
We’ve also got a new food truck policy in Collierville, a planned cigar bar and a mystery at Mud Island.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Everyone has questions about the vaccine, and Soulsville is getting a new stage
Memphis police are looking into donuts on I-240, we’re reading the tweet leaves when it comes to the Grizz and a former FedEx-er wants to bring his experience to Olive Branch.
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The Early Word The Early Word: 2020 hindsight and Overton Park’s future overhaul
We’ve lost a hard-working public servant. Plus, a bittersweet homecoming, an assault on veterans and a united stand.
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December 2020
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The Early Word The Early Word: Teachers, seniors move up; when the Sparks is gone
We’re rounding out the year with a new tech initiative, film recommendations and more time for the dusky gopher frogs to be alone.
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The Early Word The Early Word: How we’re celebrating NYE; plus, a party is over in Cooper-Young
Today, we’ve got olive the news, including a new international grocery store and a pipeline project under pressure, and we’re looking at what was good in 2020.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Health Dept. doses police and fire; Morant gives us a scare
Living to tell the tale of 2020, what a new class of elected officials did with their year, and Arlington is so over it.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Shows over at Malco (temporarily) and a hot item for the pandemic
It’s the last Monday of the year, and we’ve got questions about the Nashville bombing, predictions for the legislative session and a few more miles to go.
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The Early Word The Early Word: With surge in cases, area on the shot clock (and Grizz are back, too)
Chick-fil-A looks to be landing at the airport, Bill Dries is remembering The Jar, and Maker’s Mark helps Ripley get lit.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Alcenia’s new owner, a peek into peak and a round of shots
Today is Thursday, Dec. 17, and we’re considering additional fines for those not following health directives, thinking about a Charley Pride biopic and putting our energy into Tiger basketball.
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The Early Word The Early Word: State keeps vaccine on ice, and new pizza places — plural!
A “berry” special paint job shows up in East Memphis, drag racing drives a discussion at the City Council and the University of Memphis says, “Hold my beer.”
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The Early Word The Early Word: Vaccines, the CDC head, and a sale on South Main
A new training program for local med students, when people here will get the vaccine, and how you can get the most from your food pantry items.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Light at the end of the tunnel (and on a cove in C’ville)
We’ve lost a local civil rights leader, tacos take their place in Cooper-Young, and the Tigers get a brand new Bowl.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Hospitals plan for more morgue space; COVID shots coming
Developers are looking high and low for space in Cooper-Young, a local legend passes away, and we’ve got a giveaway to Wonders.
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The Early Word The Early Word: West and the whistleblowers; one man’s passion for whiskey
We’ve got free food in Frayser, a Cardinal commitment and the people behind a new boutique beauty business.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Asking citizens to serve and teaming up in Collierville
We’ve got plans to deal with a looming doctor shortage, failing schools and a riverfront site. Plus, a team approach wins in Collierville and the suburbs’ teachers will get a small thank-you for working through the pandemic.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Beer and pizza in the Edge; a bigger Brothers on the way?
We’re looking to gains for the Grizzlies, a possible fine for not wearing your mask, and how we can age ourselves with a store.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Side effects of the pandemic may include ...
Memphis sees a record number of homicides, the pandemic is having an effect on children and young adults, and the Mid-South is grappling with a nursing shortage.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Amazon, IP look to box offices; how a cookie ‘crumbls’ in East Memphis
Terri Freeman plans to leave the National Civil Rights Museum, the VP comes to Memphis and we now know who will get the vaccine first in Tennessee.
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The Early Word The Early Word: How restaurants, bubble party are raising hard questions about Health Dept.
The FedExForum reopens for basketball, we’re not fair with our philanthropic dollars, FedEx the company makes a strategic acquisition and another film festival is coming to Memphis.
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