The Early Word: City stadiums get $350 million, and you can buy a honky tonk for $800K
Olive Branch cracks down on out-of-state plates, Mikey Williams pleads not guilty and we solve a Garibaldi’s mystery.
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April 2023
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‘Decorum’ questions follow intense city council discussion on police reform
Citizens pushing for police reforms wanted quick action after the death of Tyre Nichols. Some on the council say they pushed too hard.
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Conaway: 11-foot ceiling down, huge primary bedroom and pneumonia
“I didn’t mention that we put our house on the market that same day. Staged it, coughing. Fixed it, coughing. Moved ‘clutter' to storage, coughing. Then I moved into Methodist Germantown and left the rest to Nora.”
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Cheat sheet for Tigers’ spring game
Here’s what to watch when Memphis holds is annual Friday Night Stripes football game at 7 p.m. Friday.
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In Franklin, Ohio, Luke Kennard is more than the player who once surpassed LeBron James
In Luke Kennard’s hometown of Franklin, Ohio, he is more than the player that once passed LeBron James in high school scoring. He was the kid that dominated at King’s Island amusement park, and a godsend for one local business.
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Grizzlies Insider: David Roddy explains how Memphis finds unlikely heroes
“I think this is a testament to the coaching staff, really,” Roddy said. “They prepare us for any situation. They prepare us for the adversities that come during the regular season and they do a good job of connecting that to playoff basketball.”
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The Early Word: Tyre’s family sues the city; X was the factor in Grizz win
Another superintendent finalist drops out, Live at the Garden gets a re-do year and we tell you where to eat in Tom Lee Park.
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Calkins: How did Memphis win without Ja? Grizzlies doing Grizzly things.
The Grizzlies didn’t have Ja Morant against the Lakers Wednesday. But they had John Konchar. And Xavier Tillman Sr. And a roster of players who did not wish to go quietly into the good night. So now, through sheer force of will, the series is tied at 1-1.
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Nonprofit booster Give Back Memphis folds into New Memphis
Babs Feibelman and Bill Craddock, who started the support system for nonprofits from their band of mostly retired friends, are turning their endeavor over to New Memphis.
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Table Talk: Little Italy heads east, Bhan Thai building under contract
Little Italy hopes to be open by the end of May, and Phillip Ashley Chocolates is expanding.
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Calkins: Will Ja Morant play? Maybe! Here’s the reason for hope, either way.
Will Ja Morant play in Game 2? That’s the mystery of the moment. But however it turns out, there is fresh reason for hope.
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The Early Word: Superintendent search hits snag; Kelsey’s request is ‘meritless’
Lee Harris wants to raise the county wheel tax, a new cafe is opening in the Cossitt and there’s no Widespread Panic in Mempho’s lineup.
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Chef Eli says Cossitt’s Dos Hermanos ‘meant to be’
Chef Eli Townsend, formerly of Sage restaurant, is back Downtown, this time running Dos Hermanos Kitchen in the Cossitt Library. And getting there has been an adventure.
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Inked: A solar-powered Captain D’s; Snkrr Bar moves to Crosstown Concourse
A newly-constructed Captain D’s restaurant in Whitehaven could soon run on solar power, and construction for the second phase of The Oliver project will cost $16 million.
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Martin: Taking Mikey Williams would be risky business for Memphis, Penny Hardaway
Beyond the allegations, there’s also a reasonable argument to be made that, even from a pure basketball perspective, it’s just not worth bringing Williams in at this point.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis again loading up non-conference slate for 2023-24 season
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Local reforms lower bail amounts by up to $725,000
A new Shelby County Standing Bail Order is intended to prevent people accused of crimes from being held in jail unnecessarily, fulfilling a constitutional right that bail shouldn’t be punitive. But some say more transparency and stricter bail schedules are needed to protect the community.
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The Early Word: Trolleys may clang again, and JJJ is the block captain
City halts its new juvenile crime program, Etowah dinner series is hyper-local and we look at how the county courts set bail.
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Trolleys gone from two Downtown lines for nearly a decade
Nine years ago this month all trolleys stopped running following a fire on the Madison line. Nine years later, the Riverfront loop and Madison Avenue line are still down.
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Etowah dinners showcase out-of-town chefs and a sense of place
The dinners, which are being held quarterly, bring chefs to Memphis to provide their own answer to the question: What does this season, right here, taste like?
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis ‘disappointed,’ ‘p----- off,’ by Game 1 effort
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins, visibly displeased after the loss, made it known they have a lot of work to do.
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FedEx at 50: She supports medium-volume shippers from home
Katrina Carrigan’s job is smoothing the path for people across the country who ship up to 499 packages a day.
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The Early Word: Mayoral money moves, Grizz fall to Lakers
FedEx turns 50 today, the Memphis Showboats sank their season opener and Shinedown plays a homecoming show.
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Two Memphis mayoral candidates top fundraising. Then there’s everyone else
The campaigns for several would-be Memphis mayors as well as close observers of the crowded race believe it’s going to take between $800,000 to $1.2 million to win the city’s highest office.
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New Cordova fire house, Kerrville solar array top county commission agenda
The Shelby County Commission votes Monday, April 17, on a contract for a new county fire house in a part of Corova de-annexed by the city of Memphis in 2021.
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Calkins: Morant says Game 2 ‘in jeopardy.’ Game 1 was a total loss.
The Grizzlies lost the game and they lost Ja Morant. On a no good, very bad day at FedExForum.
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