‘Shellebrate’ 90 years of music, and share your Memphis hot takes
In this week’s To-Do List, there’s a new comedy club opening at Flyway, and 8Ball and MJG team up with an orchestra at the Orpheum.
Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Zoo spies on local wildlife; plus, your winter forecast
Residents clash with city over SpaceXAI money, the Tigers get trampled and we’ve got the history behind that giant radio tower in Central Gardens.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Belmont may come back, and the Pipkin might get pickled
County gets a new jail medical provider, T.J. Hardaway calls off his write-in campaign and Germantown plans for snow.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: A hospital funding mystery and a ‘Knowledge Bowl’ pause
City Council may ask the Task Force to leave, 201 Poplar inmates sue over jail conditions and croissants are coming to Cooper-Young.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Central Ave. hotel is back; The Container Store packs up
Former Kid University workers appear in court, protesters want ICE out of the airport and we share the chain restaurants we’d love to see.
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The To-Do List Hispanic Heritage celebrations, CY Fest and barbecuing for beginners
In this week’s To-Do List, folk star Valerie June comes home, parking spots become parks and Neo bends bullets at the Pink Palace.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Liza’s soccer stadium kicks off; burger chain goes bankrupt
Carmeon Hamilton launches Wing Wars, Collierville’s got a new temporary town administrator and a Memphis poet beats Jack White.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Outlook not so good for CBU, but The Station’s fight is over
Selberg’s job could have been saved, the old Coletta’s may serve Mexican food and the Redbirds blow their first playoff game.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Historic church will be sold; the duck ‘World Cup’ is here
A judge denied a pause on ICE ridealongs, two Grizzlies helped the homeless and you can eat at Ronnie Grisanti’s on a budget.
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The To-Do List Gonerfest, Weird Al, Morgan Freeman, Project Pat and ‘9 to 5’ times four
If you have trouble finding something to do in Memphis these days, well, we don’t know what to say.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Locals sue SpaceXAI over noise; wings take over taco spot
A Hickory Hill club has been shut down, Lee Harris gets a street sign and Millington needs ideas for an old building.
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