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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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October 2024
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Neighborhoods The To-Boo List: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses and more
Spooky season is well underway, and there are more pumpkin patches, haunted houses and pop-ups than you can shake your broomstick at.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Gun-control questions for dummies; plus, greenline growth
MATA’s board gets a total makeover, former police officers explain why they quit and the Tigers’ defense was key in win over USF.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: TVA keeps secrets, and Tigers football moves north
Grizzlies are off to a slow start, Bartlett’s first mixed-use project is rising and we’ve got the tea on boba.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Helene help, Hitchcock and Halloween all over
This week, car lovers motor into the Edge, artists paint murals near Al Town and Oktoberfests are in full swing.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Pub owner is bullish on Memphis, and Ja’s ankle is OK-ish
MSCS takes a hard look at its buildings, another Young Dolph trial may be coming and you’ll want to order the ganoush at La Roche.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Memphis loses FBI status but gains another Chick-fil-A
Sheraton hotel purchase is one step closer, Hurricane Milton forces a football game date change (that still may not happen) and we’ve got weekend recs for funny and scary movies.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Morant tweaks ankle, and Milton may wipe out Tigers game
Four of five ex-cops convicted in Nichols’ death remain free, the Shelby County Commission tries to get along and robot maids aren’t too far off.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Gunshot victims rose post-pandemic; plus, Yuki can griddy
The Sheraton hotel has been troubled from the start, the Tigers basketball team stands a chance at an AAC title and it’s robot week in Memphis.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Frightful films, a spooky bar and workouts after dark
This week, Mempho takes over Radians Amphitheater, pumpkin season is on at the Dixon and the Hi-Tone turns 25.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Some guilty verdicts in Nichols trial, and port strike is over
Zinnie’s reopens (and smells better), JJJ may be OK and we tell you why you don’t need to hoard toilet paper.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Cargo theft is big here, xAI may get bigger and Edey is just big
Memphis Flyway is underway, Cohen asks for MATA money and the Whitehaven STEM lab breaks ground for real this time.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: You’re buying a hotel, and a barbecuer wins a big award
Violent school threats are on the rise, the longshoreman strike could hit Memphis and JJJ may be injured.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Grizz aren’t ‘losers,’ and Germantown lays down party rules
Defense rests in the Tyre Nichols trial, the judge in Wanda Halbert’s ouster case needs more info and you can fly nonstop to Austin again.
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September 2024
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Ed Scott is too proud to beg, and Mud Island cleans up
Former school board member regrets the Feagins hire, Seth Henigan breaks a streak and Ja gets up.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: A guilty verdict, three acquittals filed and a case dismissed
City could subpoena MATA, Bain owners buy Bob’s Barksdale and Pac-12 would have been a “really, really bad deal.”
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Gonerfest is 21
This week, sneakers meet art and cocktails at Artifacts, Memphians tell stories at TEDx and Orchestra Noir is bringing Y2K back.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: 12’s No. 2 Nike shoe drops, and a ‘superhero’ is honored
Cell phone data tracked alleged Young Dolph shooter, the state’s drag ban is allowed to stand and a Memphis expat reflects on the meals he misses most.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Whata-nope for burgers and why the city wants a hotel
Much is made of a Mercedes in the Young Dolph trial, the MSCS board has new leaders and we tell you about the greatest soul song that no one knows.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Derrick Rose is out, but the Memphis Tigers are staying in
Young Dolph’s murder trial begins, the city plans to buy a Downtown hotel and we meet the woman who identified the DeSoto Jane Doe.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Grizz caught in the gun fight? Plus, a Champion goes west
AutoZone Park could get a refresh, Mini Claw (and places like it) may save the mall and you can get a taste of Montana in Germantown.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Nash teen made Mem threats, and guns are still on the ballot
FedEx Corp. missed Wall Street’s mark, a newspaper-inspired bar opens Downtown and you can claw your way to a good time at the mall.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Pizza, pints, funnel cakes and the art of letting go
This week, celebrate Latin culture with salsa dance, art, DJs and an Overton Square fest. Plus, old-school hip-hop artists come together in Orange Mound, and 1990s alt-rockers The Wallflowers take the stage at Graceland.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: School was hit with stray bullets; 100 N. Main gets a hotel
Students were detained after a school shooting threat, the Tyre Nichols trial continues and we remember the late founder of Tiger Bookstore.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Oprah talks Presleys; Germantown gets taste of the West
A Germantown man is arrested for arson, an ex-cop testifies in Tyre Nichols trial and the AAC commissioner wants Memphis to stay.
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