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September 2024
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How decathlon helps Tigers running back thrive in football
Memphis running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. said he believes he has an advantage on the football field very few have. Being a decathlete gives him a unique skillset.
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Calkins: Rick Stansbury is the latest to go — and the chaos is not ideal.
“Penny Hardaway has fired Rick Stansbury and three other staffers just weeks before a new season begins. The continuing chaos is not ideal.”
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The Early Word: Letter alleges NCAA violations; remembering Chef Kramer
Ed Scott is worried about ticket sales, the sheriff’s office wants big bucks for jail repairs and you’re one step closer to buying Beaver Nuggets in Fayette County.
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New U of M athletic director addresses lost football revenue, sagging ticket sales
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott says his biggest concern is sales of single-game tickets. But the Tigers are also projecting more than $750,000 in lost revenue due to the ongoing Liberty Stadium renovation.
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Memphis-area Buc-ee’s construction could begin by end of year
The new Buc-ee’s is planned for the northeast corner of Exit 28 on Interstate 40, the first exit in Fayette County east after crossing the Shelby County line.
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Table Talk: Alcenia’s BJ Chester-Tamayo is ready to celebrate
Alcenia’s owner BJ Chester-Tamayo never plans on retiring. But she is planning an epic 70th birthday party.
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Tigers keep communication tight with new helmet mics
For a quarterback with 38 career starts under his belt, a voice in the ear isn’t always necessary.
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Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Beetlejuice’ is back, ‘Red Shoes’ are for dancing
Opening in Memphis on Wednesday is “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a 36-years-later sequel that features all four key principals from the original.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Otis Spann’s ‘Hotel Lorraine’
At a Chicago church, on the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Mississippi-bred bluesman Otis Spann delivered what arguably remains the most profound musical response to the tragedy.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel’/‘Hound Dog’
Elvis’ popularity may have started this week in 1956. That’s when “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”— constituting two sides of one 45 rpm single — reached the top of Billboard's pop singles chart.
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Data shows number of departures from DA’s office
Most have resigned from their posts, but a handful have been terminated or transferred to other jobs.
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The Essential Memphis Library: ‘Walk the Line’
The film stands as both a great Memphis story and a showcase for the city as a filmmaking location that can do more than play itself.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Rainmaker’
In 1997, Matt Damon's first starring role and Francis Ford Coppola's last major film intersected in Memphis with the third and (so far) final locally set John Grisham adapation.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Ira Sachs’ Sundance-winning ‘Forty Shades of Blue’
“Forty Shades of Blue” hit theaters 15 years ago today, and it is now among the many examples of films not currently available on any streaming platform. But if you’re lucky enough to find a way to see it, you’ll encounter a very good move.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Tom Cruise goes Beale Street flipping in ‘The Firm’
As a depiction of the terrain of Memphis, circa 1993, “The Firm” is notable for its trip to the now dated and decaying Mud Island River Park, arguably the most inventive use of a Memphis location in any film. Here, it’s the setting for a climactic Hitchockian chase scene.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Molly Crosby’s ‘The American Plague’
In a month’s time, during the late summer of 1878, the city’s population plummeted from 50,000 to 20,000, with the vast majority of those remaining infected by the fever. Crosby's "The American Plague" takes you to this crucible moment in Memphis history, and helps explain what it meant.
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Pronto Pups are long. The story of how they started here is even longer.
The story of the Memphis Pronto Pup started more than 75 years ago with a local barber.
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The Early Word: Turnover in Mulroy’s office and on Penny’s basketball staff
Elon Musk wants to make xAI twice as big, Craig Brewer has a new TV show with Kevin Hart and we explain why Pronto Pups aren’t corn dogs.
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Inked: Cotton Exchange Building, Lenox Park, Trustmark Center land new tenants
An advertising agency, a dog-grooming business, a law firm, a transportation company and a medical-treatment firm are all moving in.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Peter Taylor’s ‘A Summons to Memphis’
The only Pulitzer Prize-winner with “Memphis” in the title, Peter Taylor's 1986 novel explores the fine social distinctions between Memphis and Nashville at mid-century.
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The Essential Memphis Library: B.B. King’s early recordings
From King’s WDIA debut in 1949 to his departure from Memphis only a few years later, he recorded a handful of early sides in the city.
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The Essential Memphis Library: Jay Reatard’s ‘Watch Me Fall’
The crazy-talented wunderkind Jay Reatard was coming into his own with 'Watch Me Fall.' Five months later, he was gone.
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The Essential Memphis Library: The Replacements’ ‘Pleased to Meet Me’
Recorded at Midtown’s Ardent Studios in late 1986 and early 1987, the Replacements’ “Pleased to Meet Me” is a fusion of the Minneapolis’ band’s ramshackle, often poetic post-punk with soul-honed Memphis studio sensibilities.
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Dutch Bros coffee might perk up in Collierville
Dutch Bros could become the second coffee shop in Schilling Farms. On Thursday, the coffee chain will present its preliminary site plan to the town’s Planning Commission.
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