Tyre Nichols lawsuit is ‘elephant in the room’ during City Council budget hearings
City attorney Jennifer Sink says a settlement should be discussed during a private attorney-client meeting.
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May 2023
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Grizzlies Insider: Bane on a plane and other offseason tidbits
As the Grizzlies move through the offseason, here are a few Memphis tidbits you may have missed.
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The Early Word: Nichols lawsuit may bust city budget; Southaven truck drivers face fines
FedEx pilots authorize strike, cathead biscuits are coming to Harbor Town and Phillip Ashley Rix is writing the book on chocolate.
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Kinfolk will graduate from breakfast pop-up to Harbor Town restaurant
For more than a year now, the Kinfolk pop-up at Downtown’s Comeback Coffee, with its big cathead biscuits, has been a popular option in a city hungry for weekend breakfast and brunch options. But that’s about to change.
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Our local candy man is writing a cookbook, and it’s all things chocolate
Phillip Ashley Rix has a deal with an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers for his first cookbook, and he wants it to be the “quintessential book on chocolate.”
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Former ECS star is baseball’s early season surprise
After years of moving from team to team and trying to stick in the majors, Brent Rooker’s bat is popping this season.
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Dixon’s ‘Watercolors & Ceramics’ exhibit showcases movement, passion
The exhibit features the beauty and intricacy of a unique style of painting that combines elements of Chinese calligraphy with Western abstraction.
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‘Grounded’ program inspires teen mindfulness, peace work
A Memphis documentary, “Me and the Light,” inspired the school curriculum Grounded that has touched hundreds.
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Memphis needs development at Liberty Park, but Cooper-Young worried about competition
The City of Memphis needs new development within the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone to begin paying the debt on projects such as The Memphis Sports and Events Center. The problem: The city hasn’t collected a dime of the financing yet.
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Stolen truck with Calvary’s organ parts found, but many pipes still missing
The 26-foot Penske truck, loaded with 2,000 pipes from Calvary Episcopal Church’s organ, was stolen over the weekend.
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The Early Word: Bonner, Turner lead poll; Ja has ‘more work to do’
Brian Kelsey’s plea reversal is rejected, some of Calvary’s organ pipes are found and a “mad” idea takes shape at Crosstown Concourse.
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PGA Championship: Twenty years later, sweet swing thoughts remain vivid for Shaun Micheel
In 2003, a golfer from Memphis used a 7-iron to seal the deal and win a major at Oak Hill Country Club.
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Martin: Penny Hardaway still has a roster to fill. But with whom?
A few names that Memphis has either already reached out to or that make sense for the Tigers.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How much time does Memphis have to answer key roster questions?
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Home field advantage: Houston High opens $4M softball complex
Houston High school’s softball team now has a base to call their own.
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The Early Word: City Court Clerk question, organ thieves hit Downtown
Council discusses a residency resolution, Andy B’s bowling alley is sold and modern dance goes country.
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Arkabutla Lake may flood low-lying farmland as water levels lowered
“We have not seen anything on our end that would say, ‘Hey, this is imminent failure.’ But it’s still an emergency, and we’re still treating it as such because of the consequences.”
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National chain buys Andy B’s bowling center in Bartlett
Andy B’s, a Bartlett bowling and entertainment business, was sold on Monday to Bowlero, a national chain of similar bowling operations.
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Calvary lost 2,000 organ pipes in rental truck theft over weekend
Truck was parked overnight on Adams Avenue at Second Street.
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Memphis City Council considers taking stand on mayor’s race
Some council members claim they came to a “consensus” about entering the lawsuit at a closed May 2 meeting with their attorney without taking a formal vote on it.
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Calkins: When Tennessee is awash in guns, is it fair to suspend Ja Morant?
Ja Morant may be suspended for holding a gun. In a state where politicians have posed with guns in Christmas cards, is that entirely fair? This isn’t to suggest Morant doesn’t deserve a suspension. But there’s a bigger problem here.
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Memphis company out to make pigs’ lives easier with chemical sterilization
Leta Nutt’s chemical sterilization would do away with surgical castration, usually done without anesthesia.
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Memphis voters could choose gun control laws
A city ordinance that could prompt a court fight with the state over gun control has morphed into a potential ballot question for voters. The sponsors of the measure talk about it on “Behind The Headlines.”
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Analysis: ‘The most political lawsuit I’ve ever seen’ — Inside the fight over the city charter
The lawsuit over residency for Memphis mayoral candidates has broad ramifications.
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Regional One’s newest volunteer helps patients through ruff days
Otis, a highly-trained Bernese Mountain dog, delights staff and patients alike as he makes his rounds at the hospital.
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The Early Word: Ja deja vu, residency lawsuits melodrama
Memphis Grizzlies moms talk about their sons for Mother’s Day, we look at the string of recent public shootings and compare barbecue spaghetti to Cincinnati chili.
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