The Early Word: ICE fears impact restaurants, old church seeks new purpose
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Mornin’, Memphis. It’s Monday, Aug. 18.
Is ICE putting the freeze on local dining?: Has a high-profile uptick in nationwide raids by the enforcement agent ICE kept more Memphians away from some local restaurants?
Engine still running on Greyhound project: The adaptive reuse of the nearly 90-year-old Greyhound Bus Lines complex has been delayed, but developer Bill Ganus says he and his partners are still bullish on the project.
Filling the nursing gap: Hire Local, a program through the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, and other local initiatives like it are helping address the nursing shortage problem.
Old church seeks new future: The future of a pre-Civil War Memphis church is uncertain, but community leaders and architects are taking a look at how to preserve and repurpose it.
Meet the new QB: Tiger football kicks off on Aug. 30 and now we know who will be taking the first snap. Meet new QB1, Brendon Lewis.
Mop-Tops vs. Memphis: Did the mixed reception The Beatles encountered in Memphis have anything to do with their decision to stop touring? “Ask the Memphian” takes a trip down memory — not Penny — lane.
Until next year: Jody Callahan made the scene at Graceland for this year’s Elvis Candlelight Vigil and talked to fans who made the trek.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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