Table Talk: Whataburger No. 2 opens; mingling next month
This week brings plans for another Friday lunch, a Dim Sum King for Summer Avenue and another Whataburger location — but hopefully not the line.
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August 2022
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The Early Word: Want to lead MSCS or work for the DA’s office? Here’s your chance.
Your Whataburger wait just got shorter, PILOT deals may get smaller, and Tom Lee Park has trees.
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Who’s Who at Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Here’s a look at key players at Memphis-Shelby County Schools as the system investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Superintendent Joris Ray.
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Here’s a look at the changes MSCS has seen over the past decade
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The Early Word: Joris Ray steps down, and MATA gets funds to step up its HQ
U.S. Marshals make an arrest in Yvonne Nelson’s death, former House Speaker Glen Casada and his aide are indicted in an alleged kickback scheme and MLGW is finally reopening its lobbies.
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Inked: Memphis among 10 best industrial real estate markets in country
Also, a longtime restaurant in Whitehaven is planning to improve its patio, as is Slider Inn on South Main Street, and a Wisconsin-based company has made its second — and third — acquisitions in the Memphis market.
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Tigers coach only hints at football depth chart (but Brandon Thomas shouldn’t worry)
Tigers leaning toward Brandon Thomas to start at running back and receiver Eddie Lewis is a potential starter. Florida transfer Chris Howard has slight edge over David Kemp at kicker.
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Emmanuel Akot is gone. What’s next for the Memphis Tigers?
Emmanuel Akot, the Boise State transfer who signed in June, has enrolled at Western Kentucky, according to CBSSports’ Jon Rothstein.
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The Early Word: Wanda Halbert’s on holiday, and Asian Palace has a new King
Emmanuel Akot leaves the Tigers before he starts, Downtown’s Fire Station No. 5 comes down and the Memphis Grizzlies show interest in Kevin Durant.
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Fore your game, Birdie’s virtual golf coming to South Main
The concept will have three booths with curved 10-foot by 15-foot 4K projector screens.
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Herrington: Kevin Durant to the Grizzlies? It’s not crazy, but it is complicated
There’s a case to be made for Memphis: Durant could win big alongside Ja Morant, and do so in a way that gets him the kind of credit that eluded him with Golden State.
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Grizzlies show interest in Kevin Durant trade, per Athletic report
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High-flying vet is rare breed in Memphis
Besides the hundreds of people who know Dr. Danielle Bayliss for her veterinary skills, dozens of others know her as an aerialist, the performance artists who perform on riggings high in the air.
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The Early Word: MPD will have more eyes, and FBI probe has Tennessee ties
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the 2020 U.S. Census is wrong, Redbirds players get by on low wages and we meet the key players at Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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MPD could soon monitor business surveillance systems
If a crime occurs at a business, investigators would be able to download surveillance footage directly from the business instead of having to request it — something that can take hours, MPD says.
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Are later high school start times in the suburbs better for students?
With studies showing benefits of students starting classes later in the morning, several districts are studying the move.
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Herrington: Consumer’s Guide to the 2022-2023 Grizzlies home schedule
Chris Herrington’s Consumer’s Guide to the 2022-2023 Grizzlies home schedule, with all games rated on a four-star scale.
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Paid in Dreams: Minor league baseball players work for hope of Majors
For many, earning an average of $3,000 to $5,000 per year, there are two clocks ticking: one counting off the days of his baseball life, the other the days a life that he hasn’t quite started because of baseball.
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Here’s a look at the changes MSCS has seen over the past decade
A look at some key dates in a 12-year period that has seen historic changes in the structure of public education in Memphis.
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Memphis cornerback Greg Rubin: ‘This is my statement year’
Greg Rubin is on a mission to prove he’s one of the best cornerbacks in the country after having a solid freshman season last year.
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‘Mayor Ken’ a combo of creativity, charity and cheese
Papa Murphy’s in Olive Branch has created the “Mayor Ken,” a pizza named after Mayor Ken Adams.
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Inked: Fire Station No. 5 demo makes way for Brooks Museum, Kiwi & Goji apartments for sale
This week’s Inked covers news on the Brooks Museum’s new Downtown location, an 80,000-square-foot office real estate transaction in East Memphis and the Kiwi and Goji apartments up for sale.
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The Early Word: Memphis 7 can rejoin Starbucks; plus, clerk’s office makes an ‘unusual’ move
Monkeypox vaccine is available for certain populations, Larry Brown is coming back to the Tigers and the Fogelman Downtown YMCA gets with the times.
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Conaway: The winds blow hard Downtown
“Gene’s dreams survived, not just Hurricane Elvis but also the winds of the 2008 recession, slowed but resilient, and the winds of pandemic, slowed but recovering.”
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From the track to the board: Volunteer introduces campers to exercise science
Last year, Smith & Nephew raised $20,000 for Memphis Youth Athletics through corporate and employee giving. It’s on tap to do the same this year.
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Grizzlies Insider: New streaming option expands Memphis television reach
If you want to watch Grizzlies games without paying for cable, you can do that now for $19.99 per month.
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The Early Word: Grizz get more TV games, and options for Mud Island are clear as, well, you know
We say goodbye to a beloved Midtown Vietnamese eatery, Ford Motor Co. wants to hire local for BlueOval City and the Memphis City Council is seeking a new member.
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