The Early Word: Talking Tee, trees and pandemic photography
Ja Morant’s father suits Memphis to a Tee, a shutterbug has a new exhibit at Crosstown Concourse and a popular Bartlett restaurant returns with even better croutons.
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February 2022
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Becoming Ja: From sidelines at Hornets game, former coach compares Morant to Jordan
“I told his dad he was going to be the best player in the state because of his I.Q., but I didn’t know he was going to be one of the best players in the world,” said Bryan Brown.
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Becoming Ja: Morant’s rise is credit to his father’s ‘genius’
Inside the barbershop and at the basketball games, the people of Dalzell, S.C., laugh about just how similar Ja Morant and his father are.
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Conaway: Hello, it’s ... who?
“I used to think that everyone past a certain age — maybe 15 — should be required to wear a name tag, introduce themselves when they see you including maiden names and nicknames, and be arrested for stealth name calling if they sneak up on you.”
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Sanford: Despite state law, accurate teaching of racial history is alive and well
“ ... imagine my delight when I learned this week that Memphis-Shelby County Schools and one of its top schools academically — White Station High — intend to press ahead with an even deeper dive into the accurate history of the African American experience in this country.”
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The Early Word: MLGW in the news again; the ’90s are alive in Memphis
A vacant high school is one step closer to a new life, Memphis in May reveals its full music fest line-up and Restaurant Iris gets a new chef.
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Grizzlies Insider: Cleveland, Ja Morant is coming
The Grizzlies are ready to bring Memphis to Cleveland.
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Becoming Ja: For Morant, Dalzell, S.C., is everything
“Everybody who knows me knows that I’m always going to mention where I’m from with everything that I do, because everything that I do is for the place that I’m from.”
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With deadline nearing, some candidates struggle to get signatures
The deadline to get on the ballot is noon, Thursday, Feb. 17, and there were a lot of political moves up to the 24-hour mark for candidates to file their qualifying petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.
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How Jermaine Johnson helped Memphis fix its ‘22’ full-court press
Johnson’s return to the staff is paying off in a big way for the Tigers’ defense.
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Table Talk: Wednesday is corn dog day at Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass makes Wednesdays fun with corn dogs and half-price bottles of wine, Beale Street Brewing’s new beer and catching up with Gus’s Wendy McCrory.
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Calkins: By any name, this Memphis Tigers winning streak is sweet
So what if the ESPN crew couldn’t actually pronounce the names of Memphis players Tuesday night? If the Tigers keep playing like this, they’ll be headed to (say it with me, ESPN!) the NCAA Tournament.
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The Early Word: MLGW board terms expired; Memphis basketball is inspired
The airport lands a huge renovation project, state lawmakers focus on helping Memphis (but only Memphis) and insider insight into Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
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The Early Word: Voting ban, ice storm post-mortem, and barbecue chocolates
Collierville appoints its first Black director, the Memphis Tigers battle the Cincinnati Bearcats, and towing companies may be forced to accept credit cards and Venmo.
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Scouting report: Memphis, Cincinnati trending in opposite directions
The Tigers have won five in a row; the Bearcats just lost to an 8-15 Tulsa team.
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Herrington: In a basketball climate of broken promises, Grizzlies have delivered
Amid teams in turmoil with ill-fitting personalities, the Grizzlies have been a refreshing example of fun.
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Scouting report: Hardaway expects Cincinnati rematch to be grimy, physical
The Bearcats have won four of their past five since losing to Memphis and have risen to No. 68 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings.
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Gus’s no overnight success, but owner Wendy McCrory’s a bit of a sensation
Wendy McCrory was 25 years old when she bought her Gus’s franchise; 22 years later, she has 34 across the country and she’s not slowing down.
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The Early Word: A proposal for MLGW, JSU comes back, love and basketball
We’re seeing a “bare market” at area grocery stores, a former Shelby County Health Department staffer is suing and Tom Lee will be surrounding by heroes.
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The Kent to open in Uptown, first project of Snuff District redevelopment
The long-vacant, 30,000-square-foot building at 61 Keel Ave. is set to open its doors again as an event venue.
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Calkins: Memphis gets ‘humongous’ win the program deserved
The Memphis Tigers ended Houston’s 37-game home winning streak. It was a win they desperately needed. And that everyone connected with the program — coaches, players and fans — richly deserved.
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Having tasted postseason, 901 FC has to reset for another go
New faces join an established returning core as city’s USL Championship team begins preparations for its fourth season.
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Inked: A planned mixed-use community in Binghampton; an Amazon facility in North Memphis
Encompassing 15 acres near the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Walnut Grove Road, the Maslow Shared Community would include a school, mixed-income housing, health and wellness facilities and workforce development opportunities.
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Scouting report: Tigers treating matchup with Houston as ‘game of the year’
The Tigers are taking Saturday’s game against one of the best teams in the country personally.
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Conaway: Stormy weather, thousands of miles away, but never far from home
After a harrowing flight to Minnesota, a young adman learns three important lessons, one of which is you’re never very far from Memphis.
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