The Early Word: A star falls and the earth shakes
Memphis, music mourn rapper Young Dolph; a parking proposal is postponed; and chicken is back at Crosstown.
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola is a Memphian with more than 10 years of experience in local journalism. She is also a non-runner who runs, a former ad agency copywriter, a practicing home cook and an aspiring efficiency expert.
There are 554 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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The Early Word The Early Word: MPD releases Young Dolph video and we’re watching crime
A few smart cookies share ways to help Makeda’s, COVID cases are inching up and we investigate the effectiveness of the SkyCop system.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Ford is big, Ford is sorry and a ‘Great’ trend continues
Olive Branch looks to entertainment, hotels and restaurants still need workers and the Episcopal Diocese may have you window shopping.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Why we can claim our water, definitively; Mercedes has a history
A more than decade-old dispute between Mississippi and Memphis gets washed away, a longtime area planner makes plans of his own and “Walking in Memphis” gets the SNL treatment.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Who are corporate tax incentives helping, Morant’s focus on Memphis
“Friends” in sickness and in health, U of M football ends a somewhat rocky regular season with a win and Walls is/are going up in Mississippi.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Homicides near last year’s record high; Pipkin gets reprieve
Some Tigers look for their Hawaiian shirts while another has “Effortles” style, an area restaurant and family celebrate 100 years and we have Holiday Wonders tickets to give away.
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December 2021
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Two ‘Young’ Memphians remembered; city has a plan for Summer
Rapper Young Dolph and basketball star Galen Young were both honored yesterday, the St. Jude Memphis marathon map is out, and where will Ford’s future workers come from?
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tony Allen arrested, deputies stay in school and we could be sued for bail?
We’re heavy on criminal justice, but there’s a new spot for brunch in Bartlett, everybody’s watching that Mississippi Supreme Court case and it’s time for the Jalidays!
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The Early WordThe Early Word: A tale of two unions, a historic win and a man on a mission to revive Summer Avenue
Popular taco truck owner plans to open Germantown restaurant, Grizz get a huge win and an epic rap battle brings out all the features.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: A historic nominee, a street renaming and a coffee shop sold
Plus, a school system is growing, a new football club finds a winning formula and what’s happening with all the Tigers’ talent?
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Riverfront could get more fun; Germantown sees lack of Kohesian
Pho Saigon has a new owner, Rhodes College has a new president and we’re going to need a bigger boat dock.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: On Young Dolph street, and The Farmer crops up in Midtown
The Chamber announces its new chairman while UTHSC taps a new chancellor; we remember two teenagers; and a new subdivision in Germantown moves forward.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Brooks calls BS; U of M has cradle to college plans
Redbirds join UFC and Bull Riders organization, an NBA scout sounds off about the Tigers and we’re ready for Porch beers in Bartlett.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Bus building driver in new development; state Sen. questions FedEx fees
A new ’Zone opens Downtown, a Klansman’s name is closer to coming down and a restaurant that shut down for COVID is ready to reopen.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Winter tornado rips through six states; artist sees potential in Summer
This weekend included a deadly tornado, the local emergence of Omicron and a devastating loss for the Tigers.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Memphian soars ‘over the rainbow’ and a Global gift expands
Coronavirus closes a door at Southwest, we’ve got odds on a new city administrator in Germantown and four entire schools get transferred. Plus, pizza and cheesecake.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tigers, Memphis feel the Spirit; singer makes good showing
Terminix to get new ownership, we talk to Rhodes’ incoming president and a redistricting plan raises eyebrows.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: New opportunity zone; plus, 20-somethings have time to burn for barbecue record
Which football players are going where, who is in at EDGE and we hear about Horton.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Airport, U of M both achieve long-term goals; course goes more country club
Grand jury indicts local security guard, West Memphis chase leads to Memphis shooting and we could be looking at another COVID Christmas. Plus, gift ideas!
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The Early WordThe Early Word: COVID causing uncertainty again; Archer becomes farmer
The area’s newest professional league kicks off, candidates for local political office are pulling petitions and there’s a new bright spot in Downtown.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Native son returns as Red Raider; COVID creates quite a queue
The AAC is changing how it handles COVID among teams, Bartlett is ready for mechatronics students and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is this evening.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: COVID cases skyrocket; for impact on hospitals, we wait
Another Grizzlies player is out under NBA health and safety protocols; it was a lopsided Liberty Bowl, and a new party and crafts store could be in the works.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tigers struggle while Grizzlies shine; new COVID testing site opens
A new Memphis startup plans to double in size (and move into a Downtown building) and self care turns to community care in Whitehaven.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: OB goes big, houses go small and ‘Rona breaks records
Two suburban school districts take different approaches to masking, police chief lobbies against residency requirement and we could see more snow later this week.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Lawsuit filed over Tom Lee changes; G3 legislation returns
Schools are postponing in-person classes, starting new clubs amid controversy and maybe getting swapped by the state. Plus, we’re taking a Centric view on a proposed mural.
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