The Early Word: The weekend’s winners and losers; plus, suction hands!
We've made it to August, where we've named a new golf tournament champ, the city's rape kits are still a mess, and the weather is quite fine.
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 762 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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August 2020
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The Early Word
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July 2020
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The Early Word The Early Word: Is today the day for tripwires? Plus, dispatches from the swing set
It's finally Friday and we're talking about virtual classes but on-campus living, FedEx tightening its belt and a need for more police.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Restaurants feel coronavirus symptoms, state senator charged
It's Thursday, July 30, and golf is getting going, running is a solitary sport and health experts tell us what the area's coronavirus positivity rate really means.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Local coronavirus clinical trials in the works; pilots go to ‘health camp’
It's Wednesday, July 29, and our COVID-19 numbers are looking a little better, the governor wants us to go back to school (and football) and we say goodbye to a widely respected investigator.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Families feeling the ‘new normal’ and bad signs for restaurants
It's Tuesday, July 28, and today we're looking at how the coronavirus is affecting kids and their parents, more crazy complaints against MPD and what might happen with local restaurants.
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The Early Word The Early Word: New restaurant rules, testing delays and wedding bells are ringing
It’s Monday, July 27, and more bar owners are expected in federal court to fight a Health Department directive keeping them closed. The Shelby County Commission meets today, with a final reading of a "ban the box" ordinance.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Fake names for food, a problem at the pole and a lot of chicken
It's Friday, July 24, and the theme today is eating, drinking and being merry. Or trying to be.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Ready to eat outdoors? And see a comet?
It's Thursday, July 23, and Major League Baseball's season will begin today. We're all going to be eating street food, the Nylon Net building may be getting new life and a wing business is taking flight.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Teachers, testing hit their limits; plus, a shot for COVID?
Today is Wednesday, July 22, and we're talking about burgers you missed, ribs you are about to, and what pro athletes are coming to town next week.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bars shoot their shot and local elections are ramping up
It's Tuesday, July 21, and local candidates are making themselves — and their positions — known. Protesters hit up McDonald's yesterday, and we're still trying to plan for a fall school start.
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The Early Word The Early Word: On Mike and Moussa’s moves; bridging the grocery gap
It's Thursday, July 16, and there's a virtual SCS School Board candidate forum and a new grocery delivery service.
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The Early Word The Early Word: A mural, some math and a magician disappears
It's Wednesday, July 15, and the 901 FC has its first (second) game today, Collierville is being sued, and a glasses company has seen a new opportunity.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bar definition sparks legal battle; school plans call for prayer
Parents are getting an education this week as they try to learn more about local school district's reopening plans for the fall, and new details have been released about Brandon Webber's police-involved death last year. Plus, a "Ban the Box" provision gets bigger.
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The Early Word The Early Word: We have questions about the force; plus, the Zoo’s new animal
It's Monday, July 13, and the Shelby County Commission is planning to "ban the box," schools are still a question mark, and the Memphis Zoo has a new animal — but it's one you may not expect.
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The Early Word The Early Word: How schools are shaping up for fall; restaurants taking names and numbers
It's Friday, July 10, and RiverArtsFest is off, Nathan Bedford Forrest was voted out, and a Google search lands on Southaven.
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The Early Word The Early Word: New challenges for restaurants, schools, police, doctors as pandemic continues
It's Thursday, July 9, and if today has a theme, it's about the groundbreaking changes to everyday life we've seen since the coronavirus pandemic began. And some of them, such as a new college endowment, are welcome.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bakery gets cooking just as bars, restaurants get new rules
It's Wednesday, July 8, and the Grizz are going away, the Memphis City Council has multiple plans for police reform and the Back to School blues are real, but there's a win for ewe and me.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Changes on Highland and a new way to test for the coronavirus
It's 7/7/2020, and we've got the City Council looking at cutting police from Civil Service, changes to both Poplar Plaza and High Point Grocery and who got PPP money.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bars, BMX, brutality and a deep dive into a River Parks project
It's Monday, July 6, and we're talking about probable new restrictions due to rising coronavirus case numbers, a "best trick" contest and the future of Tom Lee Park.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Police protests, corona spikes and what’s this about Whataburger?
South of Beale is heading east, a new, interactive COVID map could help guide your travels, and a former big box is getting turned into a one-stop shop.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Marsha Blackburn, a barbecue album and Lee Harris walk out of a bar
It's Wednesday, July 1, and we're talking about SCS' new plan to reopen schools in the fall (both online and IRL), the Metal Museum getting a little Rust-y and how we might get more restrictions even without moving back to Phase 1.
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June 2020
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The Early Word The Early Word: Could the Supreme Court change the way we vote? Plus, Pronto Pups
It's Tuesday, June 30, and we're talking about a residential protest, the governor extending takeout alcohol sales and a package deal in Germantown.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID hits communities, FedEx and football?
As we near the end of June, we're talking about the Grizz's new schedule, whether police should live where they work, a test of education and Lloyds of Germantown.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Kissing 2020 festivals goodbye; help for Dreamers and renters
We're talking about Las Delicias, police residency requirements after weeks of protests, a recruiting class to remember and the Orpheum making up a bunch of Broadway shows.
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The Early Word The Early Word: How cows could help with COVID-19; mask law faces challenge
The Grizzlies have their hotel reservations for Disney, the Southern Heritage Classic is canceled, and perhaps the oldest part of Memphis is getting a face lift.
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