Williamsburg parking problems to get worse before they get better
Williamsburg Village businesses in East Memphis have already had trouble finding parking for customers. Now they face a shortage of spaces for employees to place their vehicles.
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August 2022
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The Early Word: Parking is a problem at Williamsburg Village; plus, golfer Will Zalatoris wins big
The state’s abortion ban is expected to drive up maternal mortality rates, Germantown reviews park safety after a drowning death and local churches send a heartfelt message to mass shooting victims in Alabama.
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Tennessee’s abortion ban expected to increase pregnancy-related deaths
“If you think abortion access going away does not affect you, you’re going to be mistaken, because this falls out into all areas of medicine,” said a Tennessee OB-GYN.
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MPD, Highway Patrol to deploy additional officers to curb speeding
By the end of the year, the Memphis Police Department hopes to add 10 officers to its traffic division, and the highway patrol plans to put 20 officers on Shelby County interstates.
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What impact could Ford’s charitable foundation have?
More than 70 years after founding its charitable arm, Ford Motor Co. has invested more than $2.2 billion in initiatives that provide basic needs and access to essential services, offer tools to build new skillsets and open pathways to employment.
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Calkins: A golf story that isn’t all about the money. At long, long last.
You sick of all the money talk in sports these days? This is the story for you. A golf story without dollar signs attached. And it’s 100% true!
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Calkins: Ten years of airplanes — and miracles
For 10 years, FedEx has named an airplane after a St. Jude kid. But the best part of the story? It’s what has happened since.
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For first time, Memphian named national president of Ducks Unlimited
When Ducks Unlimited make the decision, during the early ’90s, to move its headquarters from Chicago to Memphis, Chuck Smith was in the room — because the meeting was at his house. Now, he’s looking to help corporations reduce their carbon footprints.
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The Early Word: MPD chief talks election results; plus, an un-fore-gettable first day at FedEx St. Jude
Steve Jobs’ transplant surgeon is no longer on the job, two city workers were killed on duty this week and new homes may be coming to Central Gardens.
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Dr. James Eason no longer leading transplant institute at Methodist
The esteemed transplant surgeon who made headlines for performing Steve Jobs’ liver transplant is no longer leading the transplant institute named for him.
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Conaway: Weekend’s golf tournament has everything to do with us
This weekend, the top 125 players on the PGA tour are in Memphis for the the first step to winning professional golf’s biggest prize but, for us, it’s personal.
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Penny Hardaway discusses futures of Alex Lomax, Larry Brown and other roster questions
Penny Hardaway said Alex Lomax is leaning towards returning, and he will continue to look for additions to his roster this summer.
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Grizzlies Insider: Golf week in Memphis features plenty of hoops flavor
If you’re headed to the FedEx St. Jude Championship this weekend, you might want to be on the lookout. You never know who you might see.
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The Early Word: It’s par-tee time at FedEx St. Jude; plus, Sunrise is on the horizon in East Memphis
A woman suspected in Phil Trenary’s slaying is charged in a separate shooting, the Tigers hire a new basketball coach and a card game celebrates Memphis culture.
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Sanford: GOP dominance in Tennessee sprouted in ’94, accelerated in ’08
“Many rural Tennesseans will no doubt argue, as Ronald Reagan did in 1962, that they did not leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left them. I respectfully disagree.”
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The Early Word: Dillon is the villain, but hey, Rotolo’s is rolling into town
COVID cases are on the rise in Shelby County, but hospitalizations are not. Plus, Choices will open an abortion clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, and the Gaston Community Center will get a facelift.
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Herrington: FESJC is a good time, even if you don’t know a bogey from Bogie
The tournament’s new “Soul-in-One Celebration” was canceled Wednesday, but that didn’t stop Chris Herrington (who hasn’t played a round of golf since he was 15) from hanging out and having fun.
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Table Talk: New Sunrise opens next month; Crazy Italians closes
Sunrise opens on Mondays on Jefferson, plans to open next month on Poplar, and the Crazy Italians in Cordova has closed for good because of a staffing shortage.
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Blight Authority plans to acquire 30 properties per month
Michael O. Harris is the new leader of the Blight Authority of Memphis and he has big plans to transform communities.
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With Brooks’ move, new director will be ‘critical’ for Downtown
“I think the museum field has been going through this long, kind of traumatic, transition from being a place that was for a very small group of people, by a very small group of people, to a place that is very much a civic asset for a city,” said incoming Memphis Brooks Museum of Art executive director Zoe Kahr.
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Inked: Home sales down 17.5% for July but inventory is way up
North Main Street project may soon be underway, the city is ready to renovate a former Coke bottling plant for its own uses and a California-based franchise will open its third area franchise, in Bartlett.
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The Early Word: Joey Sulipeck isn’t coming back to TV, and LIV golfers aren’t coming to Memphis
Memphis City Council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen resigns, a zip line adventure park group wants a 30-year lease for Mud Island and the City of Memphis plans to transform an old Coca-Cola plant.
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Silverfield expects ‘big things’ from tight end Caden Prieskorn
University of Memphis junior Caden Prieskorn appears to be the front-runner to replace former Tiger Sean Dykes as tight end.
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Calkins: The best golf story in Memphis. (And it’s not really about golf).
Meet Cross Kubik. He’s a golfer. He may not be the best golfer in Memphis this week. But he’s the reason — the real reason— all the great golfers are here.
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The Early Word: Zippy idea is proposed for Mud Island, and County Commission votes for state plate investigation
The health department is getting more monkeypox vaccine, Tuyen’s Asian Bistro is the new hotspot and Memphis-Shelby County Schools is under new, temporary leadership at the start of the school year.
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