The Early Word: Grizzlies miss ‘Golden’ opportunity, and FedEx goes carbon neutral
We look at the impact of the Southern Heritage Classic and meet Kyle Anderson’s mom. Plus, COVID numbers are trending up and bird flu is back.
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May 2022
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FedEx is modernizing its aircraft fleet, making new partnerships
While FedEx has been working on modernization efforts for a couple of years, the COVID pandemic and related shipping demands prolonged the timeline.
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Fowl play: Bird flu puts backyard chicken-keepers on watch
No outbreaks of avian flu have been detected in Tennessee yet, but 33 million domestic birds have been killed this year to keep virus at bay.
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Guest column: May 1 is a day to focus on the workers of the world
We must strip hateful politics from the rhetoric we use every day and advocate for all of us to be able to live with enough food on the table and to have a meaningful job that will pay our basic bills.
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April 2022
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Herrington: Do the Grizzlies have a ‘death lineup’ too?
Grizzlies-Warriors Series Preview: Seven years after the Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson/Draymond Green Warriors beat Memphis, there is a new cast of Grizzlies — and the Curry/Thompson/Green Warriors still stand in their way.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis Grizzlies happy to stay off the beach
Jaren Jackson Jr. is happy to still be playing. The Grizzlies will save their vacations for later this summer.
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Calkins: Grizzlies win first playoff series since 2015. (But it won’t be their last.)
The Grizzlies sent the Timberwolves packing. Now all they have to do is turn around and play the Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. Impossible? Nah. Not for a team that is wired to win.
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Minnesota meltdowns, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quarters
The Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves by 62 points across all fourth quarters of the six-game series.
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Parkview residents speak out about being forced to move
“It’s so sad, because there were people there that had very severe handicaps,” said one former resident. “It was very difficult for them. They were almost homeless. And they were able to somehow gather the money to pay to move.”
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She watched the Grizzlies with her dying father. A story about sports and love.
Steve Blaydes’ favorite player was Ja Morant. In the first game since Blaydes’ death, the point guard hit the Game 5 winner against the Timberwolves.
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Spin doctor: How a Downtown hotel has become a home for music lovers
At Eight & Sand, where old-school vibes meet state-of-the-art technology, Chad Weekley is responsible for making sure the music is bumping — and that it’s primarily from Memphis.
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The Early Word: Mulan plans to stay put, and Darius Rucker is coming back
The Tennessee General Assembly has ended its session, a new cocktail bar is coming to the Edge District and LeMoyne Gardens loses its landmark designation.
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Conaway: How long does a million bucks last?
A recent study by GoBankingRates found how many years $1 million would last during retirement in 50 of the most populated U.S. cities and, yep, we won this one.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis players ask home crowd to be loud
The Grizzlies want to put a complete game together, so they are calling on the home crowd to be loud for a full 48 minutes.
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Grizzlies Insider: Win or lose, expect Sunday hoops in Memphis
We will have basketball in Memphis this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. We just don’t know the opponent yet.
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Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Brown on a tear for Northpoint
Junior swings a big bat as Trojans win second straight regular-season district title.
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Herrington: Will Morant rise to the moment as Grizz try to close out Wolves?
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era.
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With postseason near, Arlington softball playing with confidence and camaraderie
Now in his 13th season as Arlington High’s softball coach, there isn’t much that catches Brandon Morgan off guard.
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Taylor Jenkins: Grizzlies will need ‘best game’ to close out Timberwolves
The Memphis coach believes the Grizzlies will need their best effort to beat the Timberwolves in a high-stakes Game 6. It starts with being disciplined.
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Ghana’s criminalization of gay people has some questioning MIM
This is not the first time Memphis in May has chosen to honor a country with a questionable record on human rights.
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The Early Word: Experts weigh in on NCAA charges, and a chef plans a ‘big, bad’ takeover
LGBTQ+ activists raise concerns over Memphis in May’s honored country, Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding formula passes and TacosNGanas plans to open an East Memphis location.
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Sanford: State Republican Party issues are much broader than Niceley’s gaffes
“Welcome to the world of Tennessee Republican politics in 2022, where the long-held belief of party unity is just an illusion.”
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ESPN experts weigh in on what Memphis can expect in NCAA case
Two experts who have been involved in college basketball for decades give their insight and opinions on what the Tigers and Penny Hardaway face.
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Table Talk: Parties are hard, Cooper-Young is changing, and East Memphis is booming
Have you thrown a big party since COVID? I was out of practice and it was hard; Williamsburg Village in East Memphis keeps hopping; and Cooper-Young is getting bigger and badder.
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Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
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