The Early Word: JJJ is traded away; Green wants snow plan for side streets
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Morning! It’s Wednesday, Feb. 4, and the Memphis Grizzlies play the Sacramento Kings tonight. And they’ll be without Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr. and Jock Landale.Â
JJJ is traded away: Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. was traded Wednesday as part of a seven-player deal.Â
Snow way: Memphis City Council members had questions Tuesday about why residential streets weren’t cleared of ice.
Pre-K is OK … for now. The City of Memphis will release millions to help avert a pre-K funding crisis in the short term.Â
Space quest: XAI founder Elon Musk is one step closer to bringing AI data centers to space.
Ready for another round? Arlington only has one liquor store, but that could change soon. And the town will be ready.Â
Let it fly: Former Memphis Grizzly Mike Miller perfected the jump shot.
Office power dynamics: Imagine you’re stuck on an island with your jerk of a boss. That’s the plot of a new film opening this week.
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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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