The Early Word: Tigers’ losses may cost a pretty Penny; new rooms with a view
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Morning, Memphis. It’s Thursday, March 5, and tonight is your last chance to see the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team play at FedExForum this season. They’ll face South Florida in their home-game finale.
Last days for Hardaway? Coach Penny Hardaway’s days could be numbered, but firing him would be uncomfortable.
You have one job? If Germantown voters decide their mayor should work full time, it could also mean the new mayor can’t have a second job.
Collierville cop arrested for DV: David Haley was arrested and charged after a fight with his girlfriend.
Power play: Memphis-based xAI pledged at the White House Wednesday to develop their own power generation.
Room with a view: One of the last vacant pieces of Downtown land with an unobstructed river view could soon be, well, obstructed.
Can see your halo-halo: Filipino bar Kuya is officially opening this Friday with an eight-item menu.
Is Pippen the new David Goggans? Scotty Pippen Jr. played basketball with a chipped bone in his left foot for years.
Westward expansion: Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care now owns 25 hospitals, after a merger with an Arkansas medical center.
Arlington vice: If you want to open a vape shop in Arlington, you’ll have to wait a while.
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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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