Lakeland Schools employees get pay bump after approval of 2024-25 budget
Starting in August, the district will serve kindergarten through 11th grade, as Lakeland Preparatory School continues to add a grade to its high school classes each year.
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April 2024
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Ja won in court. What does it mean?
Although a major win for the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, it is only temporary. The case will likely move on, either over self-defense or Tennessee’s “stand-your-ground” law.
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The Early Word: City has budget oops, and the Beetle has breakfast plans
Judge rules in Ja Morant’s favor, Abston’s rape trial begins and two Memphis plants will be affected by new EPA rules on cancer-causing chemicals.
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DeSoto DA Matthew Barton marks 100 days with 900 felony charges
In his first 100 days as district attorney, Matthew Barton has initiated the first phase of his grand jury restructuring plan, created a new task force to expedite the apprehension of violent criminals and created the agency’s first-ever Public Corruption Division.
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Inked: Nail salon coming to Forest Hill, Shawarma To-Go to Summer Avenue
Grahamwood Crossing is 100% leased for the first time since opening. Plus, Archer’s Auto Care building on Mendenhall Road was sold.
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Kegs and Eggs: Oldest tavern in Memphis expanding into breakfast
The team behind The Green Beetle is opening a breakfast place next door, in the former Bedrock Eats and Sweets space.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s final AP Top 25 ballot of 2023-24
How did Upadhyaya vote in his final AP Top 25 ballot of the season?
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Colorful crosswalks headed to Wolf River Boulevard in Germantown
Germantown’s next public art installation will draw attention to crosswalks along Wolf River Boulevard on the northern edge of the suburb.
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Boshi Botanicals is making self-care more sustainable
Taking inspiration from the lavender fields of Provence and the seaside of Sorrento, a botanical bath and body shop in Chickasaw Oaks offers shoppers products to pamper themselves while helping to keep waste out of landfills.
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100 days in, Young talks about hope — amid reality — in city’s narrative
Throughout his first 100 days, Memphis Mayor Paul Young has sought ways to get to “yes” and make Memphians feel heard by their new mayor, wielding his newfound power and spotlight to recast the city’s narrative and try to paint hope on Memphis’ self-portrait.
But yes is not easy to come by. Listening takes hours that turn into days. Narratives don’t change in 90 days. Or 100. Already, circumstance has intervened.
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The Early Word: Young’s first 100 days and a look at the new FedExForum deal
Jury selection kicks off in Abston’s rape trial, Coach Cal could be our neighbor and we’ve got a look at the good (and the bad) from Cordova’s Eat N Vibe.
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Martin: Will Calipari be successful at Arkansas? Look no further than his Memphis past
If history is any guide, John Calipari will arrive in Fayetteville motivated to prove his detractors wrong and to win at an elite level.
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Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr.'s production soared this season, but the perfect balance still awaits
Herrington breaks down Jaren Jackson’s usage and availability, scoring and shooting, passing, rebounding and defense and looks ahead to next season.
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Grizzlies Insider: Taylor Jenkins impressed by Scotty Pippen Jr. in two-way stint
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New Eats: At EnV, a search for a chef leads to crowd-pleasing menu
Hookah, Southern brunch and lavish decor are on the menu at EnV.
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‘Wicked,’ ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and more on Memphis stages in April
The month starts with a “Wicked”(ish) witch defying gravity in a musical that’s coming to the big screen this year. Also, fairy-tale friends take a journey “Into The Woods” and “Hamlet” is reimagined in the 1920s.
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Grizzlies Insider: Taylor Jenkins impressed by Scotty Pippen Jr. in two-way stint
Pippen played more than 30 minutes on Saturday against Philadelphia just a few weeks after missing a month with an injury serious enough to keep him from moving at all.
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The plan behind the conversion of the U.S. Steel Building to self storage
The U.S. Steel Building on Riverside Drive will be converted into a Hamilton Self Storage facility, including 400 climate-controlled self-storage units with a 100-space parking garage underneath.
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The Early Word: Total eclipse day, ‘ghost’ sushi and Gasol’s big night
MPD’s homicide-solve rate is complicated, DeSoto’s DA has a true-crime podcast and you’ll be paying more for crawfish this season.
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Path to totality: Memphians head out of town to get 100%
Chasing the feeling of being “on another planet for a while,” Memphians are headed to places such as Greers Ferry and Cherry Valley, Arkansas, and Purmela, Texas, to experience this year’s total eclipse.
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Kits from Regional One help gunshot victims care for themselves at home
The Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, is providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while exploring a community-based clinic for Memphis to serve those patients after they’re discharged.
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‘Ghost’ pop-up brings sushi to Hi-Tone
Darren Phillips learned how to make sushi at Downtown’s Bluefin about a decade ago, but it’s only recently that he began Yokai, a pop-up concept of his own.
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Public safety data tough to track, especially when it comes to solving homicides
A lack of solid, shared data across the local public safety system’s multiple agencies has led to plenty of discrepancies, and the Memphis Police Department’s homicide clearance rate stands as a stark example.
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Buckley: Showboats lose. Don’t blame the quirky rules. Embrace the fun.
The Memphis Showboats dropped their 2024 UFL home opener by one point, after leading for the first 59 minutes against San Antonio.
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Herrington: On Marc Gasol’s big night, he brought his team with him
It was appropriate that a night dedicated to celebrating Marc Gasol’s Grizzlies career instead became primarily a night to celebrate team.
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Calkins: How did Marc Gasol celebrate his moment? By sharing it, of course.
As a player, Marc Gasol always shared the glory. And so it was again Saturday night. How better to honor Gasol than by celebrating all four men who helped him transform a franchise and the city? On a glorious night for the Core Four.
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