The Early Word: Light at the end of the tunnel (and on a cove in C’ville)
We’ve lost a local civil rights leader, tacos take their place in Cooper-Young, and the Tigers get a brand new Bowl.
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
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.
She was also 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.
There are 554 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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December 2020
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The Early Word The Early Word: Vaccines, the CDC head, and a sale on South Main
A new training program for local med students, when people here will get the vaccine, and how you can get the most from your food pantry items.
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The Early Word The Early Word: State keeps vaccine on ice, and new pizza places — plural!
A “berry” special paint job shows up in East Memphis, drag racing drives a discussion at the City Council and the University of Memphis says, “Hold my beer.”
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The Early Word The Early Word: Alcenia’s new owner, a peek into peak and a round of shots
Today is Thursday, Dec. 17, and we’re considering additional fines for those not following health directives, thinking about a Charley Pride biopic and putting our energy into Tiger basketball.
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The Early Word The Early Word: With surge in cases, area on the shot clock (and Grizz are back, too)
Chick-fil-A looks to be landing at the airport, Bill Dries is remembering The Jar, and Maker’s Mark helps Ripley get lit.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Shows over at Malco (temporarily) and a hot item for the pandemic
It’s the last Monday of the year, and we’ve got questions about the Nashville bombing, predictions for the legislative session and a few more miles to go.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Health Dept. doses police and fire; Morant gives us a scare
Living to tell the tale of 2020, what a new class of elected officials did with their year, and Arlington is so over it.
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The Early Word The Early Word: How we’re celebrating NYE; plus, a party is over in Cooper-Young
Today, we’ve got olive the news, including a new international grocery store and a pipeline project under pressure, and we’re looking at what was good in 2020.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Teachers, seniors move up; when the Sparks is gone
We’re rounding out the year with a new tech initiative, film recommendations and more time for the dusky gopher frogs to be alone.
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January 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: 2020 hindsight and Overton Park’s future overhaul
We’ve lost a hard-working public servant. Plus, a bittersweet homecoming, an assault on veterans and a united stand.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Everyone has questions about the vaccine, and Soulsville is getting a new stage
Memphis police are looking into donuts on I-240, we’re reading the tweet leaves when it comes to the Grizz and a former FedEx-er wants to bring his experience to Olive Branch.
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The Early Word The Early Word: The Pipkin is our ‘room of requirement,’ council gets into traffic
We’ve also got a new food truck policy in Collierville, a planned cigar bar and a mystery at Mud Island.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Shots in D.C. but we’re out of the vaccine here
We’ve also got a proposed fund to help restaurant workers, Nashville looking to determine where Memphis police officers can live and a final tally of the area’s 2020 homicides.
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The Early Word The Early Word: All shook up over penguins, snow and maybe a year of vaccinations
We’ve got Grizzlies taking a knee, an adorable letter-writer and a second-generation Memphis company becoming a Texan.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Cop arrested for on-duty murder; relief for restaurants, workers?
Watt’s up on Germantown Parkway, a model home in Binghampton, vaccines are back (if you can get an appointment) and snow no!
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The Early Word The Early Word: To all the cooks in the kitchen; plus, a possible motive for murder
Could one of Memphis’ historic districts be under fire? We’ve also got our next round of coronavirus vaccinations beginning, hearty takeout, and a new club for golfers.
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The Early Word The Early Word: What it’s like at the Pipkin, Gus’s going to Germantown
Top cop responds to murder by “rogue officer,” and MLK Day will look different this year. Plus, we’re talking chicken, cigars and color schemes in the suburbs.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Poplar offices are getting spruced up, and if you want a rainbow ...
Today’s edition includes lots of sun, fried chicken and some talking and walking in Memphis.
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The Early Word The Early Word: A new coffee place, a nurse’s story, and an Irish tale
Shopping centers are out, a new QB is headed to Memphis, and the Health Department isn’t ruling out extending our latest ‘Safer at Home’ restrictions.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Facebook spawns sandwich speakeasy; employers look to vaccines
PPP is back, the Grizz are five-in-a-row and why Memphis may be behind other counties in phasing in vaccinations.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Waiting for restrictions to be lifted; finding Rihanna
A light wind from a Bluff City business, new charges for a local politician and a Capitol rioter’s Memphis backstory.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Is a school showdown looming? Plus, limited series from ABC looks for locals
The Grizzlies’ majority owner earns an incentive, Justin Timberlake and Stax students bring Memphis to the world, and we could be dancing in the streets (with members of our own families).
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The Early Word The Early Word: City poised for $200M upgrade; Memphians and the Bernie meme
We’re ready for a celebration: A long fight for $15 finally bears fruit, the Tigers win and our coronavirus reproductive rate is the lowest it’s been since the pandemic started.
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The Early Word The Early Word: More change headed to Summer; relighting the PILOT fight?
We’ve got Cummins and goings, the death of a local legend, and excitement in Orange Mound.
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The Early Word The Early Word: New vaccine locations and, maybe, a Fastpass for a shot?
Frida’s owners say “I do” to another location, Ja could be big in Japan and Germantown studies a new park place.
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