The Early Word: Your house note may go down, and a Tiger’s off the team
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How’s it going, Memphis? It’s Thursday, Feb. 19, and if you’re hoping to get on a primary ballot for the May 5 election, you’d better get busy. The filing deadline is noon today.Â
Tonight, there are two Memphis Tigers games on the road. The men will play South Florida (thoughts and prayers), and the women will play Tulane.Â
Property taxes could go down: Shelby County could lower taxes to avoid an illegal windfall of revenue.
Kicked out: Hasan Abdul Hakim is no longer on the Memphis Tigers basketball team.Â
Inside job: Two members of a Memphis-based gang are facing life in prison for killing one of their own.
On the map: The Memphis 3.0 zoning map is ready, and the city wants to know what you think.
Choose your fighter: You can be Ja Morant in a new video game.
Good for Bad Timing: Vintage streetwear store Bad Timing is planning a move, and they just got some big bucks to help.Â
Cocktails and canvases: Cocktails are art, right? Well, they are now.Â
Can you hear me now? Arlington residents may not be asking that anymore.Â
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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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