The Early Word: A different Bryant’s breakfast, and half of us have gotten the shot
Big changes could be coming to Summer Avenue — as well as the FedEx St. Jude golf tournament. Plus, tensions simmer over schools and all the state’s rules.
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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September 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: New lines are drawn, candidates campaign and COVID cases are up
It was a bread-letter day for La Baguette, a Memphis QB needs surgery and a Midtown restaurant has been bought by a couple of regulars.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Lawsuit follows viral video; consolidation may get stuck in committee
Downtown goes on the record and we remember a motorcycle-riding, cowboy-hat-wearing basketball coach.
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The Early Word The Early Word: More COVID cases = more questions; Karens pop up all over town
Long COVID is real; the next two games will be a test for Memphis football; and, could donuts (and the camaraderie that comes with them) be a key to longevity?
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The Early Word The Early Word: Big 12 questions, 11 proposals and Tennessee’s No. 1 in new COVID cases
Plus, Health Sciences Park still bears some scars and Drake puts up a mysterious billboard in Memphis.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Big names put in for 100 N. Main, tailgating a no-go at Tobey
When younger children can get a COVID-19 vaccine, how our coronavirus case numbers are looking and who’s “Becoming” a Freedom Award honoree.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID resources in short supply, but security guards aren’t
Plus, we’re celebrating 901 Day, considering Tiger basketball’s upcoming season and thinking about visiting Mexico.
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August 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: Federal court hears mask ask; Memphis sees a rainbow
State reverses course on virtual classes, a concerning trend continues in juvenile court and should we worry that the Tigers don’t have a quarterback yet?
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The Early Word The Early Word: Mask mandates, a replica mansion and one bad trip
We have breakthrough data on breakthrough cases, a local family sues Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee and there’s 100% chance of rain.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Governor gets a new suit; Grizz are selling shower shoes
Hospital numbers set new record, friends and family remember their favorite uncle, and Shelby County sues Bill Lee.
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The Early Word The Early Word: U of M is shooting its shot, in every way
The U of M takes the Bates, lobbies the governor and plans to achieve world domination ... wait, sorry, *checks notes* ... national prominence. Plus, ethics complaints against a mayor, COVID immunity waning and country ham.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Schools fertile ground for COVID, controversy? Plus, a ‘Chicken’ crosses the road
A new student section sneaks up on us, we’ve got plenty of U of M news and it’s been quite the school year so far, no?
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The Early Word The Early Word: What local hospitals are now seeing; SCS parents look to virtual reality
Almost 50 people have succumbed to COVID-19 over the past week, Shelby County is giving raises and bonuses ... and so is Methodist.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Inside the world of hospital nurses; and, are we all long-haulers?
The U of M is hiring, a former Grizzlies’ player LOCs it in and the mask fight will only go away when they do.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID numbers not at our worst, but hospitals in serious trouble
Plus, a trail is being blazed in local basketball, redistricting is underway and another golf course is getting something of a redesign.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Health Dept. isn’t asking; we’re masking
Shelby County is set to pay millions as part of class action lawsuits, we’ve got COVID in schools and we’re asking people to eat, drink and be mask-y.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Health care workers, hospitals raise alarm over COVID caseload, school opt outs
Memphis City Council members cool on consolidation, Collierville Schools has hundreds of students in quarantine and we barely knew Patrick Beverley.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Guard deployed to hospitals; governor gives cover to anti-maskers
State calls in National Guard to help out at over-burdened hospitals, new flights are taking off at Memphis International, and the grass is almost greener at Overton Park.
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The Early Word The Early Word: First responders want us to slow down; big bad supply problems
Breakfast restaurant has a longer than anticipated wait, protesters urge a boycott and Scott Street is taking to a change like a viaduct to water.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Hospitals, first responders at ‘critical point;’ bot battle begins
We’re charting a course for consolidation; 911 wait times are a worry; and Shelby County Schools says it’s not going virtual again in September.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Telling tales from school, how firms figure into gas station shooting
A high school coach is pulled from his position, an area financial institution is shooting for the stars and local school districts’ test scores are released.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Tragic ramifications of Kroger altercation; Le Bonheur raises alarm
Area’s mayors take a united stand against tax assessments, Lenny’s gets a new location and a new home feature no one wants.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Back to school begins with civics lessons; ‘First Take’ has second thoughts
More employers are looking to vaccine mandates (while at least one may be regretting theirs), Dillon Brooks gave ESPN viewers a start, and a new proposal could change the very landscape of Memphis.
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The Early Word The Early Word: County heads back to school; restaurants look to vaccine passports
We have an Ancer to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, questions about critical race theory in schools and a big get for the U of M.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID cases increase in kids; Germantown drops job requirement
Area schools are showing off before students show up, a local civil rights activist is remembered and we’re taking solace in sandwiches.
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