The Early Word: BBQ fests may meat in the middle; plus, where to rise and wine
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Morning, and happy National Dress Up Your Pet Day. It’s Wednesday, Jan. 14, and if you have cats, good luck with that.Â
Tonight, there’s a school consolidation meeting at Ida B. Wells Academy, one of the five schools on Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ proposed closure list. The Memphis Tigers will take on Temple, and it’ll probably take a win to get on Coach Penny Hardaway’s good side.
Meat in the middle? There will be no SmokeSlam BBQ Festival this year.
Two sides to ICE protest arrest:Â Protesters are disputing law-enforcement accounts of an arrest at a recent ICE protest.Â
In session: The Tennessee State Capitol was bumping on Tuesday.
Hyde in plain view: A Downtown block may soon honor the Hyde family.
Rise and wine:Â Germantown just made it easier to buy and sell booze.
Will Ja play in Europe? We don’t know yet, but Ja is talking.
Memphis made: A new movie has wrapped up filming in Memphis.
Pickleball emergency? DeSoto leaders approved a storm shelter where you can also play play pickleball.Â
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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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