The AM/DM podcast: Local restaurants and the task force landscape
Elwood’s Shack owner makes Tim Bednarski makes blue cheese & jalapeno coleslaw on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Restaurants are third spaces, places where people can gather, socialize and connect outside their homes or work. But that can put restaurants — especially local restaurants — in a precarious position when politics come into play, whether or not restaurateurs want them to.
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and food writer Ellen Chamberlain talk about how the local restaurant industry has been impacted by the Memphis Safe Task Force surge.
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Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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