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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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February 2026
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The To-Do List Heated revelry over ‘Heated Rivalry’; Orpheum goes ‘Back to the Future’
In this week’s To-Do List, ABBA songs hit the Theatre Memphis stage, hundreds of tulips are in bloom at Memphis Botanic Garden and there’s wrestling in The Green Room.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: New shopping center plans and a Cook Out in the Back Yard
Judge rules in favor of new Collierville Chick-fil-A, dirty-soda shop owners get into the baseball game and Kelly English is opening a new place.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Say goodbye to Smart Mart and five MSCS schools
The Sheraton hotel has a new name, city library workers’ fate is in now your hands and MLGW explains why your bill is so high.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Who’s on the ballot and which schools may close?
Meet two Grizzlies fans who are just happy to be here. Plus, Comeback Coffee is coming back – sort of.
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The To-Do List Robert Duvall on screen, Steve Mulroy on stage and a Bad Bunny party
In this week’s To-Do List, celebrate Lunar New Year at the Brooks, read about wrasslin’ at Novel and celebrate Afro-Latino Week all over town.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Task Force effect on suburbs; CBU class on Grauer murders
MSCS audit reveals payroll problems, the Sheraton reno has a timeline and we’ve got the recipe for a Good Fortune ramen bowl.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Bad time for Memphis basketball, good time for skinny jeans
St. Jude’s CEO is stepping down, an anti-LGBTQ marriage bill moves ahead and the Riverbeat lineup is out.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Your house note may go down, and a Tiger’s off the team
Bad Timing got good news, cocktails meet canvases in the Edge and you can play Ja Morant in a new video game.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Thousands of bottles of booze for sale; hundreds against xAI
Trigger law could require schools to track immigration status, local politicians remember Jesse Jackson and Memphis stages are alive with the sound of musicals.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: An East Memphis eatery rises, and a Downtown one falls
Wanda Halbert tries to run again, Coach Penny might need a manager and we look into what killed Memphis Mardi Gras.
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The To-Do List From speed dating to partner painting: What to do for Valentine’s Day
In this week’s To-Do List, see new works from Ballet Memphis, swap seeds at Lichterman Nature Center and eat free king cake at Moxy.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Feagins starts over, and the Tigers are in the eye of a storm
Gov. Lee wants a tax ban, Evelyn & Olive is back with a new name and a record store is opening in the mall (yes, in 2026).
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The Early WordThe Early Word: MSCS has a new leader, and Rhodes goes to prison
Ford loses billions over BlueOval, Republicans may have their mayoral candidate and we’ve got your Galentine’s Day plan.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Young gets heckled, and Ikea says goodbye — or rather, adjö
Tennessee isn’t paying the county to house inmates, lawmakers focus on moms and Makeda’s brings butter cookies to the Big Peach.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Judge rules on MSCS elections; Grizzlies race to the bottom
Germantown raises the roof on debt, a Cooper-Young church can be your home and Slutty Vegan could open in Memphis.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Walker III is a Super star, and Fuego Vivo brings the fire
Memphis Theological Seminary is closing, and so is a Cooper-Young seafood staple. But the Tigers crushed in Sunday’s game.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Morant is still here, and Bain takes barbecue out east
Indie Memphis makes a comeback, Tigers get a “Sincere” win and açaí bowls are coming to the Edge.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: MSCS is snowed out, but the short-staffed Grizzlies go all in
Ex-St. George’s student appears in court, Ford Jr. ignores his guilty plea and Hernando’s mayor “messed up” the budget.
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The To-Do List Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras bar crawls and a concert by Diana Krall
In this week’s To-Do List, eat ice cream for breakfast, party like Edgar Allan Poe and get campy at CMOM.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: JJJ is traded away; Green wants snow plan for side streets
Local pre-K is OK for now, Musk is one step closer to AI in space and Arlington preps for its second liquor store.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: State money goes Downtown, and Ford pleads guilty
New Taylor bill targets legal immigrants, Calvary Church sheds light on painful past and the Grizzlies finally get a home win.
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The To-Do List Pro cornhole comes to town, and the Dixon celebrates 50 years
In this week’s To-Do List, a new Pink Palace exhibit explores the science and culture of food. And Urban Earth hosts a workshop on air plants.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: The meltdown begins; Jerri Green refreshes the PD’s office
Tigers lose a heartbreaker, Grizzlies fans win free nuggets and we recount a 1920s Memphis murder case that reads like film noir.
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January 2026
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Weekend plans may be out, but booze at The Station is a go
International Paper splits, the Tigers finally win and there’s a new place to get salad in the snow.
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