The Early Word: Drama at City Council and much a-doo over salad greens
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Howdy, Memphis! It’s Wednesday, July 15, and I am back.
Today, the Center City Development Corp. will consider signs for new Downtown restaurants and bars, including Walt & Rickey’s Seafood Kitchen (opening in the former Fancy’s Fish House) and Spoken For (opening where Longshot used to be).
She said, she said: A former Memphis City Council staffer is accusing the council’s chair of ethics violations.
How to avoid a parasite: Here’s how local restaurants are avoiding the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite — and what you can do at home.
Data center crackdown: Olive Branch is trying to avoid a data-center problem before it starts.
The lights are on and someone is home: After nearly eight years of sitting vacant, the San Diego Cantina spot in East Memphis is finally open. Except it’s not San Diego Cantina.
Double take: Nearly seven years after renovation plans fell through for a Downtown hotel, the owners are trying again.
Just a Small thing: Memphis Grizzlies two-way point guard Javon Small carried the team in Tuesday night’s win.
Vision for the future: Homeless Memphians can get free eye exams — and even glasses — through a new program.
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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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