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Hey there. It’s Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Downtown’s Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will consider reassigning tax abatements for the Prospero Place office building and parking garage — both located near AutoZone Park — to a Downtown hotel developer.
Cops arrested for drag racing: The two off-duty Memphis police officers were pulled over by a state trooper.
Private vs. public: Turns out students with private-school vouchers designated for lower-income families aren’t doing that much better than their public-school peers.
Ex-youth pastor sentenced for sex crime: But DeSoto District Attorney Matthew Barton was unhappy with the sentence.
Collierville’s new prosecutor: The town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a veteran of the local U.S. attorney’s office.
New ‘unknowns’ with UAB: Memphis Tigers Coach Ryan Silverfield says he’s suddenly feeling “a little bit of angst” over this weekend’s game against UAB. Here’s why.
Here for the boos: Still looking for Halloween plans? Our Holidays in Memphis Halloween party guide is here to help.
‘Best-kept secret in America’: That’s Walls, Mississippi, if you ask its mayor.
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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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