The Early Word: NexAir will be sold, and John Varlas’ big loss is a win
The Downtown Sheraton is expanding, home sales are down (but inventory is up) and District Attorney Steve Mulroy is bringing in therapy dogs.
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October 2022
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Calkins: The incredible, shrinking prep writer! (How John Varlas lost 143 pounds.)
John Varlas — who covers preps for this publication — has done something that should inspire the rest of us Memphians. He’s lost 143 pounds.
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Inked: Residential real estate dips, industrial real estate remains red hot
This week’s Inked highlights the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' September real estate report and CBRE’s third-quarter industrial and office report.
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Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s absence could be instructive for Grizzlies
Will the Grizzlies be able to play high-level defense without Jackson? Can they construct a rotation without miring themselves in unworkable combinations?
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The Early Word: COVID’s winter wave may land soon, and the Tigers land a 2023 recruit
Mayor Jim Strickland and council chair Martavius Jones are at odds over a national search, Ja Morant works on his 3-point shooting and a local pastor dies in a car crash.
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Can the Tigers recover from last week’s meltdown?
The late-game collapse has fans wondering if the Tigers can recover from such a demoralizing loss. Head coach Ryan Silverfield believes they can.
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Taylor Jenkins says Ja Morant can be ‘unstoppable’ with one more weapon
Ja Morant has put in a lot of work this summer, especially on his long-range jump shot. He has two more opportunities this week to fine-tune everything before the regular season begins next week.
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Grizzlies Insider: Joyful players relish growing fan support
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Calkins: It’s year 22, Memphis. The Grizzlies are back.
Ja Morant and the Grizzlies assembled at FedExForum for media day. It’s the team’s 22nd season in Memphis. And it should be a blast.
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No excuses: Houston’s Marsh ‘churning’ for a strong rest of the season
With some early-season difficulties out of the way, the junior cross-country standout takes aim at staying at the front of the pack.
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Grizzlies Insider: Joyful players relish growing fan support
The Grizzlies coaches and players were impressed by the number of fans at the open practice on Sunday. As the team’s popularity continues to rise, so does the desire for tickets.
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The Early Word: Some spend 500 days or more at 201; plus, Olive Branch is ‘party central’
Memphians are kidnapped an average of three times a week, the Mississippi River is so low that barges are running aground and the Memphis Grizzlies have a dance off.
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500 days in jail: Lawyers, judges, case volume, bail all part of keeping defendants at 201
The county’s 500-Day Committee began work six years ago to try and move people out of the jail more quickly. But one of the biggest reasons may come down to making bail.
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This season’s Tigers are older, and Penny Hardaway’s fine with that
In what appears to be an intentional effort, Memphis didn’t land a single recruit from the Class of 2022. And, as a result, 13 of the 16 players on the Tigers’ roster are either true juniors or older.
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500 days in jail: Shelby County routinely keeps people locked up, without trial, for more than a year
Despite the U.S. Constitution’s sixth amendment guaranteeing a right to a speedy trial, Shelby County’s legal system can leave defendants in limbo for years. And it comes at a cost of millions and millions of dollars.
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How does a lineup with both Kendric Davis, Alex Lomax play? Numbers say not good
Memphis Tigers Kendric Davis and Alex Lomax have yet to play a game alongside each other, leaving many wondering how the point guards will jell — on and off the court.
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How late nights at the Finch Center shaped former Tiger Craig Randall II, led to historic performance versus Suns
The former Memphis Tiger scored a game-high 35 points and knocked down nine 3-pointers against Phoenix earlier this week.
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Calkins: For Memphis and Ryan Silverfield, a staggering, incomprehensible collapse
Memphis had a win probability of 99.9% Friday night. Incredibly, Memphis still lost. Will the collapse define Ryan Silverfield? On a grand night that somehow went wrong.
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Low Mississippi River has barges running aground, farmers’ crops piling up
During the first week of October, the river hit historic lows in Memphis, where it hovered just a few feet higher than the lowest recorded river level.
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Tigers still looking for a complete game, they nearly had it against Houston
The challenge moving forward is to figure out how to put together a complete game before the chance to capitalize on a wide-open American Athletic Conference gets wasted with another mediocre season.
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So much went so wrong for the Tigers on what should have been a special night
Special teams failed coach Ryan Silverfield’s club on what should have been a special night, one that ended with a 33-32 ESPN2-televised loss to the Cougars on Friday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Buckley: Memphis vs. Houston on a Friday night, Mizzou in St. Louis; something isn’t right
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Buckley: Memphis vs. Houston on a Friday night, Mizzou in St. Louis; something isn’t right
The University of Memphis playing football on a night that should be reserved for high school football is probably more messed up than the Memphis-Mizzou game in 2023 getting moved to St. Louis.
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Former Tiger CDR has something new poppin’
Chris Douglas-Roberts — the former All-American at the University of Memphis who now goes by Supreme Bey — is launching a sparkling wine brand.
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The Early Word: Council chair wants MLGW search; why Makeda’s reopened on Airways
Cleotha Henderson has a history of indecent exposure, the Terminix deal is almost done and Germantown High students want to save their school.
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What the past 16 Memphis mayoral elections tell us about the next one
A review of the 16 Memphis mayoral elections under the mayor-council form of city government before and after the city runoff provision was abolished.
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The campaign to change city government
Next year’s mayoral race will have historical implications, and there’s been quite a bit of maneuvering to get city charter amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot this year.
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What the past 16 Memphis mayoral elections tell us about the next one
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