The Early Word: New library honors Liza, and we find the best baked taters
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Mornin’, friends. It’s Thursday, Sept. 4, and Memphians can get an in-person sneak preview tonight of the new Hulu documentary on Memphis Rox climbers tackling Africa’s Mount Kenya. The series features Jarmond “Mond” Johnson, the Memphis Rox employee who was shot and killed at the gym earlier this summer. The series drops on Hulu Friday.
‘State intervention … has historically failed’: Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond points to a previous failed state takeover to show why he thinks a new one won’t work.
Kids and drunks with guns: A recent state court ruling seemingly made it legal for a 10-year-old to carry a semiautomatic rifle to a community basketball court.
More bills for Bill: University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave is getting a big ole bonus.
Power moves: A South Korea-based manufacturing company is doubling its capacity in South Memphis.
Liza’s Library: St. Mary’s Episcopal School will cut the ribbon on its new library, named for a slain former teacher.
Taters gonna tate: Daily Memphian food writer Ellen Chamberlain went on a quest to find the best baked potato in Memphis. And she found it — in Southaven.
Look inside The Cooper: The residential portion of The Cooper mixed-use development will have some modern amenities you don’t often see in Midtown.
Arlington relishes pickleball: Pickleball players can finally stop using the tennis courts.
From Main to Broadway: Typically, musicals come to the Orpheum Theatre after leaving Broadway. Next week, that’s reversed.
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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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