Tour de LaForce: River Oaks sous chef makes art on canvas and plate
Sous chef Emily LaForce had many jobs before she found her home in the kitchen at River Oaks, but through them all, she’s always had a paintbrush in her hand.
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July 2020
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A Memphian noses into the NBA bubble (sort of)
Drew Hill explains the coronavirus safety protocols he has to follow as he covers the Grizzlies in Orlando.
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Calkins: We’re shutting down high schools but not high school football? Shame on us
Of all the shameful decisions made by all our feckless leaders during this pandemic, you will have a hard time finding any more disgraceful than the decision by Gov. Bill Lee to allow high schools to resume playing football.
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Calkins: The Golf and Games melee should worry us all (but not for the reasons you think)
The melee at Golf and Games is the kind of thing that can happen when kids don't have enough structure and supervision. Now that Shelby County Schools has decided to start out all-virtual, what does that mean for the broader community?
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Grizzlies analysis: Reason to believe in Kyle Anderson’s offense, social justice jerseys and more
Injury has pushed Kyle Anderson back into the Grizzlies' starting lineup. A strong weekend — and perhaps the healing hands of time — suggests reason for optimism.
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DeCarcerate Memphis calls for transparency in federal law enforcement initiative
DeCarcerate Memphis, a task force made up of criminal justice advocates and others, formed to demand transparency and accountability of the federal Operation Relentless Pursuit initiative launched in January in the city. The initiative includes a federal task force to fight violent crime.
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Chris Hope Foundation will help house families of seriously ill children
The Chris Hope Foundation is celebrating its five-year anniversary and a new house for families with a child in one of the Memphis children's hospitals should be ready in September.
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Big warehouse near FedEx home office, TPC Southwind is sold
A South Carolina real estate investment firm just bought the Southwind area's 817,000-square-foot warehouse that had been used for decades by Nike.
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Play On: Ja Morant back to work, but father Tee Morant left to watch from afar
Ever since Ja Morant started playing basketball, father Tee Morant hasn't been shy about saying what needed to be said for the greater basketball good. It's why Ja, albeit lovingly, calls his dad "my first hater."
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MLGW pole blocks Grind City from opening taproom
Owners have spent nearly $11 million building Grind City Brewery Co. near Uptown. They are frustrated that the taproom's opening has been delayed for months while they wait for MLGW to move a power pole from the middle of the access drive.
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Conaway: Every swing is our shot on the world stage
Even if we can’t be there, we should join the rest of the world and watch. Even if you don’t like golf or don’t understand it, watch these guys play it like nobody else can.
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C-store/gas stations fuel American dream for hard-working couple
Rooziman and Nighat Shah have just bought 45 acres at Hacks Cross and Shelby Drive, with plans to build a convenience store/gas station as well as a 16,000-square-foot shopping center on the corner. They own more than 100 C-stores in and around the Memphis area.
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Recruiting Notebook: Memphis Tigers make top 10 for two prospects
Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers made top lists for two prospects Wednesday.
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Think nudge from your phone could help you quit smoking? U of M’s on it
The $5.9 million investment from NIH builds on $10.8 million the University of Memphis and its partner universities received in 2014 to make better use of medical data collected by sensor devices.
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Taylor Jenkins wants to give ‘ample opportunity’ in Grizzlies scrimmages
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins could get experimental with his lineups in the Grizzlies' restart scrimmages.
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Sanford: At a meeting in Memphis, John Lewis made his mission clear
When he gave his moving address at the Memphis library to supporters – as well as some covert observers – the 27-year-old John Lewis was already a veteran in the fight for voting rights, equal accommodations and equal justice.
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Two fancy burgers are back and another is paired with some local bourbon
Three ‘new’ burger specials around town are special ones indeed: One of them has been gone more than three times as long as it was served.
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The ultimate wingman: Richmond expanding Wing Guru footprint
The new Wing Guru in Arlington will be operated by partner franchisee Marcus Baker, owner of three Prosthetic One locations.
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Amazon locating sixth Memphis-area facility in Horn Lake
The e-commerce giant will now operate more than 4 million square feet of facilities in the Memphis area.
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Analysis: The Grizzlies are about to play again; let’s get reacquainted
As basketball gets ready to resume in the Orlando bubble, a look back at a Memphis Grizzlies team that was changing as the NBA season was paused.
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Proposed C-store on Broad draws 93 opposition emails
Opponents' reasons can be grouped into about 10 categories, from traffic congestion to environmental concerns over underground gas tanks. Still, the Office of Planning Development has recommended the C-store be approved because the area around it has become more commercial. But now the case may be delayed until late August.
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Nelson: How is the Aug. 6 election screwy? Let me count the ways, part 2
Local elections are always a mess. Here are ways they’re especially messy this year.
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Kelsey backs state opposition to expanding absentee balloting in pandemic
State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law firm is inserting himself into the state's legal affairs again, getting involved in an absentee ballot battle with a legal brief arguing the Legislature, not the court, should determine the state’s voting laws.
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State struggles with constitutional questions under Lee
Gov. Bill Lee is willing to pay the cost, no matter how high, in the legal battle over Tennessee’s new law to block abortions after a Republican-appointed judge stopped the measure from taking effect.
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Sports Notebook: NBA ‘Snitch Line,’ greedy SEC football coaches, and a strong WGC-FESJI field
The NBA has a tip line that players can use if they see one of their peers breaking the coronavirus safety protocols and Ja Morant wants no part of it; also, SEC footballs coaches mostly decide they'll keep all their money (let others take pay cuts to help their schools); and Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson among WGC-FESJI headliners.
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