The Early Word: MPD HQ goes mobile, and Grecian Gourmet goes to Bartlett
Tennessee lawmakers plan to double down on crime, the Memphis Tigers have another ugly win and there’s a new place for breakfast and late nights in Cooper-Young.
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October 2022
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Suburban home construction shows signs of improvement
Supply chain issues and rising interest rates are starting to impact residential construction in northeast Shelby County, but thus far, construction is keeping pace with previous years.
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Calkins: Ryan Silverfield is right. Memphis doesn’t have to apologize for 4-1.
Being 4-1 means never having to say you’re sorry. And the Tigers are 4-1. On a strange, sputtering, but ultimately triumphant day for Memphis football. (Did we mention that the Tigers are 4-1?)
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Calkins: It’s a new season of Tiger basketball. This time with no cloud!
Something was different when the Memphis Tigers gathered for their annual open practice Friday night. What was it? “There’s no cloud,” said Penny Hardaway.
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With IARP ruling behind them, Tigers are ‘locked in’ ahead of season
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In city’s collective pain, faith leaders don’t pretend to have answers
When highly publicized crimes shake a community, as recently happened in Memphis, the emotional and mental aftershocks linger. And leave behind the most uncomfortable of questions: Why do bad things happen to good people?
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September 2022
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A night in the kitchen at Dory
After leaving behind a four-year culinary career and a position as a chef de tournant at a Michelin-starred restaurant, Joshua Carlucci recently spent an evening working in the kitchen at Dory, a fine-dining restaurant on Brookhaven Circle.
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The Early Word: Eliza’s autopsy, Ezekiel’s alleged victims and the war on crime
Cold cases are getting a fresh look, standing is the new sitting at FedExForum and shoppers discuss their favorite finds at Gordon Food Service.
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Herrington: The Grizzlies have job openings in the frontcourt. Here are the candidates.
With Steven Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. presumed starters whenever available, here’s a look at each of the other candidates in the team’s frontcourt mix.
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FedExForum adds standing-only ‘Edge’ as Grizzlies attendance expected to rise
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Grizzlies Insider: Danny Green sees similarities between Memphis and San Antonio
Green was traded to the Grizzlies on draft night. For now, it sounds as if the Memphis front office would like to hold onto him. He already pointed out the similarities between Memphis and his former Texas home.
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Ninjas, listen up: First gym for you on its way to Collierville
Since May, owner David Allen has been teasing his new gym with a mobile ninja course for kids.
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The Early Word: Ja works hard, plays hard; plus, Tops has barbecue for breakfast
Ezekiel Kelly is indicted on 26 new charges, MLGW names its interim CEO and there’s a new gym for future ninjas.
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Five thoughts on what Memphis’ win against the NCAA means
Three years after James Wiseman last put on a University of Memphis basketball uniform, the school finally received a ruling from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.
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Table Talk: Barbecue for breakfast; Dim Sum King opens
Ready for barbecue, bacon and eggs? Plus, The Majestic Grille launches a three-course lunch called The Friday Matinee.
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Keeping the legend alive: The players and promotions behind the next stage of Memphis wrestling
For some, the storyline around local wrestling ended in the mid ’90s. But the truth is that professional wrestling in Memphis isn’t just on a bit of a comeback. It’s thriving and establishing its own identity.
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The Early Word: IARP heat is off the Tigers, but Memphis wrasslin’ is still hot
The Memphis City Council wants cops to enforce curfews for kids, Memphis Grizzly Danny Green is here to stay and we look at why some homicide victims make headlines (and some do not).
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Inked: Nothing Bundt Cakes on the move, an ICED loan, Friends for Life gets new HQ
This week’s Inked covers news on a new ICED loan recipient, Friends for Life headquarters update and a new location for Nothing Bundt Cakes in East Memphis.
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When homicide victims don’t get the media spotlight
While some murder victims are remembered publicly as real, complex people, others are seen as simply statistics. And for their loved ones, that can make the pain even worse.
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Dillon Brooks will battle in his ‘contract year,’ but how efficient can he be?
Dillon Brooks acknowledged at media day that he is going into a contract year. If he plays more efficiently, he will be costly to whichever team signs him next.
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Calkins: It’s a great day for Memphis — and total vindication for Penny Hardaway
The IARP’s decision was stunning vindication for Penny Hardaway and for Memphis. So go ahead, celebrate.
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Herrington: What can Ja Morant do for an encore? Maybe less.
Heavy reliance on a single creator has tended to stall out at the highest levels, and that’s even more true for teams relying on smaller guards.
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The Early Word: Grizz are back in a big way; plus, Audubon Park’s lake will stay open to all
A state committee may look into the rape kit testing backlog, a pair of Germantown projects move ahead and we read 5,100 pages of MLGW bids so you don’t have to.
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MLGW: 23 bids, 5,000 pages of documents and a one-hour presentation
Only three bidders — NextEra Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Franklin L. Haney Company — submitted full-requirement proposals to MLGW during its RFP process for a new energy provider.
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CPA firm Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck adds wealth-advisory arm
RBG Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, independent wealth advisory firm operating as a division of Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck.
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Almost 2 years after going live, sports betting booms in TN
In January 2021, there were four licensed sportsbooks in Tennessee and around 230,000 player accounts. As of this month, there are 13 licensed sportsbooks and 1.3 million player accounts.
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‘What could a person have done to make you do this?’
Juvenile records, a longtime girlfriend and a casual acquaintance seem to suggest Kelly was a person who got into trouble as early as middle school, who was exposed to drugs, violence and gangs and who was perhaps dealing with the recent violent losses of both his best friend and his half-brother.
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