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• October 2020

  • Calkins: Memphis delivers a historic win — and a lesson for all of us

    The Tigers had every reason to quit against UCF on Saturday. Instead, they put together the biggest comeback in the history of the program. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 17, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Are early voting lines in Memphis a sign of enthusiasm, or a sign of a problem?

    Historically, I’m an Election Day voter. This year, I’m planning to break precedent. We’re in a pandemic. Everything’s a little unsettled. Well, everything except my personal ballot, which will be short on truly contested races and even shorter on indecision.

    By Chris Herrington October 15, 2020

  • Opinion: With refusals to debate, GOP Senate candidates shortchange voters

    Welcome to the alternate universe of 2020 election year politics in Tennessee and Mississippi. With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, the races for Senate seats in both states have turned into exercises in ultra-partisan campaigning.

    By Otis Sanford October 15, 2020

  • New Eats: SOBEast

    SOBEast’s menu isn’t exactly the same as SOB’s Downtown menu, but the duck fried rice made the trip and it’s a fine little shareable.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 15, 2020

  • Street Food: Tacos and paletas in Olive Branch

    As a new recurring feature, I’ll be on the hunt for street-food finds in the Memphis area: good stuff from food trucks, farmers markets, gas stations, walk-up windows and the like.

    By Chris Herrington October 14, 2020

  • For sale: Historic synagogue site filled with memories and marble

    Built 65 years ago for the Baron Hirsch Synagogue and sold 28 years ago to a Church of God in Christ jurisdiction, the historic property at 1740 Vollintine is up for sale for only the second time.

    By Tom Bailey October 13, 2020

  • Restaurants: Round Two at New Asia

    New Asia, a favorite Chinese restaurant known for its authentic dishes and a large Chinese-American selection, has finally reopened its Germantown dining room.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 13, 2020

  • Calkins: Time for Memphis to finally beat the ‘small-time’ UCF football team

    After 13 straight losses to UCF, it’s time for the Memphis Tigers to end that streak. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 12, 2020

  • Future’s bleak for Puck, but we have 2 dining events this week

    Coming events include a reinvented St. Ann Fall Fest with food from Coletta’s, and another Restaurant Phoenix Project event, this time to benefit Claire’s House. Plus, New Asia and Sakura dining rooms reopen.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 12, 2020

  • Guard Jalen Brown’s recruitment grows as HBCUs join the mix

    Recruitment continues to grow for the Tennessee Prep guard.

    By Jonah Jordan October 11, 2020

  • NFL quarterly awards: Memphis edition

    2020 has been a banner year for former Tigers in the NFL; which alums are standing out?

    By Steven Johnson October 09, 2020

  • Five questions for the Grizzlies heading into the draft, free agency

    What to do with De’Anthony Melton? And how exciting could 2021 be?

    By Drew Hill October 09, 2020

  • The Reillys are getting through COVID with a new restaurant, but The Majestic Grille will reopen

    Reopening a restaurant as large as The Majestic Grille isn’t in the cards just yet, not when we’re playing a COVID hand, but Patrick & Deni Reilly are getting by with a little Italian place.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 09, 2020

  • Calkins: Hey, Memphis, Joe Jackson wants to work

    The former king of Memphis spent the first 28 years of his life in a basketball bubble. Now he’s trying to find a real job. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 08, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Election thoughts from a most American city and more

    It’s a truism that “all politics is local,” but perhaps a current truth is that all politics is exhaustingly national. With less than a month to go before the presidential election, it’s been hard to think about much else this week. So pardon me while I try to get it out of my system, from a Memphis-centric perspective. 

    By Chris Herrington October 08, 2020

  • Film study: How the Tigers can emulate Tulsa’s game plan to beat UCF

    Memphis will need to take a page out of the Golden Hurricane’s playbook as it preps for its next opponent. 

    By Steven Johnson October 07, 2020

  • Tuesday prep report: Houston girls secure an important victory

    Nation’s top-ranked team improves to 10-0 thanks to late free kick from Taylor Theophiledes.

    By John Varlas October 07, 2020

  • MyCityRides buys Summer Avenue property for scooter campus

    The nonprofit organization that promotes the 169cc SYM Fiddle III motor scooter as an affordable solution for getting Memphians to and from work now plans a new campus on Summer Avenue. 

    By Tom Bailey October 07, 2020

  • $10 Deal: Grecian Gourmet

    Outdoor seating on Huling outside Puck Food Hall needs to be enjoyed while the weather begs you to get out and eat, work a bit, maybe even have a cocktail. And you can order from neighboring restaurants, like Grecian Gourmet, too.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 07, 2020

  • Memphis Tigers priorities clear after successful recruiting week

    Three-star center Sam Ayomide is a big target following two commitments last week. 

    By Jonah Jordan October 05, 2020

  • Pork farm hogs the spotlight at fund-raiser

    A weekend hoe-down on a farm raised money to help Johnny Kirk’s Third Plate Pastures get through a tough spot, and the Restaurant Phoenix Project has three more events planned for the year.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 05, 2020

  • Sports Notebook: NBA bubble may live on, and R.I.P. ‘Gibby’

    Also: Vince Carter is a good sport, and this is what Patrick Mahomes should be called.

    By Don Wade October 04, 2020

  • Calkins: It would’ve been a helluva story, but Memphis screwed up the end

    After a month of adversity, this could have been the ultimate example of resilience.

    By Geoff Calkins October 03, 2020

  • Artist Christopher Reyes’ ‘BVOE’ is an immersive eruption of creativity, and maybe a preview of coming attractions

    Reyes’ collaborated with more than 20 other Memphis artists to create the astounding “BVOE Quadrant 360” on the edges of Downtown Memphis. The multimedia artist launched and operated the late, lamented “Live From Memphis.”

    By Chris Herrington October 03, 2020

  • Calkins: She went from ‘GameDay’ to unemployment — a brutal year for Memphis athletics

    Tammy DeGroff, as integral to Memphis athletics as you can get, is another casualty of the economy.

    By Geoff Calkins October 02, 2020