The Early Word: New shopping center plans and a Cook Out in the Back Yard
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Hi there. It’s Thursday, Feb. 26, and if you’re on the May county primary ballot and having second thoughts about public service, today is the last day to withdraw.
Retail’s not dead: New retail space is coming to East Memphis.
Up to our necks in alligators: If you love the $5 spicy margs at Swamp Bar, there’s good news.
Shelby County is ‘not an island’: One county mayoral candidate thinks local leaders could reach a little further across the aisle.
Cook Out in the Back Yard: The long-vacant Midtown Back Yard Burgers is about to be “temporarily closed” no more.
Sip and hit: There’s a new way to burn off all that energy from the sugar and caffeine you drank in your dirty soda.
Hot dog! The man who once ate 76 hot dogs (with buns!) in 10 minutes is coming to Memphis this summer.
Hammering on business: The University of Memphis had a sledgehammer party Wednesday.
Par-tee down under: The director of the FedEx St. Jude Championship is leaving for a new golf job in Australia.
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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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