The Early Word: Germantown trees are cut down, and free zoo days are longer
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We’ve made it to another weekend. It’s Friday, Sept. 5, and if you’re heading to Art on the Rocks at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens tonight, I hope you’ve got something brown to wear — or, more specifically, mocha mousse.
Check out The To-Do List for more weekend fun.
What’s happening to the trees? That’s what some drivers along Wolf River Boulevard in Germantown may be asking. And we have an answer.
Olive Branch shuts us out: Olive Branch says they’re ceasing “communications with The Daily Memphian” because we won’t give them something for free.
Timeline for school closures: Here’s when Memphis-Shelby County Schools will make big decisions about closures.
Family charged in 901 Day shooting: A mom and her 16-year-old son were charged in connection to a Monday, Sept. 1, shooting near Beale Street.
RIP, sheriff: A former Shelby County sheriff died Thursday.
An end to Faux Binh? The Vietnamese restaurant that replaced Midtown’s Pho Binh is changing ownership after a little more than a year in business.
What to do on Tuesdays: The Memphis Zoo’s free days are expanding.
Escape to Collierville: It’s a big year for fun times in Collierville.
Sound on: The lineup for the fourth Raised By Sound Festival dropped Thursday.
Freedom isn’t free: The National Civil Rights Museum announced its Freedom Award winners on Thursday.
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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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