The Early Word: What you spent on city’s Bass Pro retreat; R.I.P., Doom
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What’s up, Memphis? It’s Tuesday, Aug. 5, and the Memphis City Council will consider a new “integrity policing” program. It’s a response to the Department of Justice’s scathing report on discrimination by Memphis police officers.
And in other police news, it’s National Night Out. And that means local law enforcement officers will be eating lots of snacks meeting and greeting with residents at neighborhood parties and potlucks all over the county.
Got receipts: Memphis Mayor Paul Young and a handful of city leaders held an overnight retreat at Bass Pro Shops. Here’s what you paid for it.
Remembering Doom: A Memphis Tigers basketball legend died of a heart attack on Sunday.
More xAI, more pollution: Here’s how much nitrogen oxide may be emitted in DeSoto County from xAI’s second data center.
Golf walk: Memphis golf history is now set in stone.
Back in class: Memphis-Shelby County Schools students returned to class on Monday, and The Daily Memphian’s Laura Testino popped by a few classrooms to see how things were going.
What to order at Andrew Michael: One might assume pasta is the thing to order at a fancy Italian restaurant like Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen. But food writer Ellen Chamberlain has another suggestion.
Music meets football: When University of Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. isn’t running the ball down the field for the Tigers, he’s focusing on his art.
Not on top: The Memphis Tigers didn’t crack the Top 25 in the USA preseason coaches’ poll.
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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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