The To-Do List: Christmas creep, Reba, and Cory Branan’s album release
This week, Devan Shimoyama discusses his portraits of queer Black men, a Memphis publishing icon signs his first novel and a pop-up offers Thanksgiving dinner without the meat.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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$15 Deals $10 Deal: El Mero breakfast tacos at Team Car Café
The sneaky, best place to find breakfast tacos in Memphis is in a coffee shop, inside a high-end bike shop, tucked back behind Germantown Parkway in Cordova.
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Memphis Grizzlies Desmond Bane to miss multiple weeks with toe sprain
The injury interrupts what had been a breakout season for Bane, who is averaging 25 points, five assists and five rebounds a game, putting him firmly in the early All-Star conversation.
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The Early WordThe Early World: County Commission asks rental owners to pay up, plus the Grizzlies’ return Trip
More details emerge on the third man charged in the killing of rapper Young Dolph, and the country’s largest maritime disaster is getting a Memphis-area museum.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: What Jaren Jackson Jr.’s return means for the Grizzlies
A deeper look at what the return of Jaren Jackson Jr. will mean to the Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis stayed on track despite Jaren Jackson Jr. absence
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies pay tribute to Isaac Hayes, Stax Records with ‘Soul City’ uniforms
The additional design gives the team five uniforms to feature this season.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Tennessee targets drag shows, FedEx cuts back
After the implosion of Grand Hyatt, the need for major hotels remains. Tiger hoops lands another recruit, and Jaren Jackson Jr. readies a return.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Grizzlies win chemistry contest in rematch with playoff foe Minnesota
This rematch of last spring’s first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves was, for Grizzlies fans, an opportunity for gratitude.
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Grizzlies Podcast Previewing Grizzlies-Wolves with Dane Moore
The Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves played a hard-fought playoff series last spring. Could there be a repeat later this season?
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Sound Bites Sound Bites takes a sip with Grind City Coffee Xpo organizer Daniel Lynn
On this week’s Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington were joined by Daniel Lynn, an organizer of the now-annual Grind City Coffee Xpo.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Dillon Brooks reaction, Jaren Jackson Jr. expectations
The first Grizzlies Mailbag of the season includes questions on the respectively recent and looming returns of Dillon Brooks and Jaren Jackson Jr., a back-up big problem, the rookies we’re getting to know and much more.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Memphis starting strong despite injuries
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap another good weekend for the Grizzlies and discuss potential changes to the rotation as the team gets healthy.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ten games in, Grizzlies season is right on track
Ten games into this new season, the 7-3 Grizzlies are on pace for 57 wins and are once again close behind the conference-leading Phoenix Suns.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Early season check-in with Grits and Grinds’ Keith Parish
Keith Parish, of Grits and Grinds and Fastbreak Breakfast, predicted a 30/20 from Morant and Bane before the season began and joins this bonus edition of The Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Can Memphis fix its troubling defense?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ consecutive losses to the Utah Jazz.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Compromise at Audubon Park, a bridge closure you can see coming
The County Clerk’s Office missed a Halloween deadline and a Memphis Animal Servers officer is best in the land.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: City offers help for Memphis in May, Topgolf ready to tee-off
There’s hip-hop Halloween at Orange Mound Tower, the Memphis Grizzlies have a chance at some road revenge and it’s the end of the road (this season, at least) for 901 FC.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: One week back, Dillon Brooks is passing the audition
“Even with some wayward two-point shooting, the Brooks that returned this week is the kind of player the Grizzlies need.”
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Arts & Culture Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87
One of the original wild men of rock-and-roll, who simultaneously conquered the country and R&B charts in 1957, is no more, per The Associated Press.
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Memphis Grizzlies Desmond Bane, booming bench lead Grizzlies to commanding win
With a 125-110 win, the Grizzlies moved to 4-1 on the season, the Kings to 0-4 and the Grizzlies’ recent dominance in the matchup continued.
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Grizzlies Insider: Tinkering continues for Taylor Jenkins without Ziaire Williams
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Running out of words to describe Ja Morant
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Ja Morant’s historic start for the Memphis Grizzlies. Morant is averaging 35.3 points through the first four games of the season.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Bane breaks through, Morant takes flight as two MVPs watch what may be a future one
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on quite a show for the Brooklyn Nets, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane put on a better one for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Grizzlies outwit Brooklyn Nets in star-studded victory
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies-Nets showcases the value of ‘vibes’
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets provide case studies in the importance of vibes to a team’s success. Also, four things Chris Herrington liked about the Grizzlies this week.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Opening night reaction with Yahoo’s Dan Devine
Devine joins Chris Herrington in the first of a series of new season-long bonus Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcasts, where we’ll be talking Grizzlies, NBA hoops and more with basketball buddies from beyond our newsroom.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ja Morant’s team-player takeover and three more things that mattered in the Grizzlies opener
A breakdown of last night’s season opener against the Knicks. From Morant’s team-player takeover to how Aldama can bring the offense.
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