Iowa State transfer already feels at home in Memphis
Joseph Scates plays with confidence but didn’t join the Tigers with a big ego. “I just want to work,” he said.
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June 2022
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New Overton Park 9 golf course is designed for all ages
Drew Hill says that the redesigned course also will challenge the better players if they go for the greens.
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The Early Word: Report alleges abuse at Head Starts; plus, Marmalade left a legacy
Illinois will soon be the closest state with abortion access, Carrefour at the Gateway could revive Germantown’s west end and Ole Miss baseball brings home a big win.
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Office owners in northeast Shelby County hope for market rebound
Office users are trickling back to the market two-plus years after the COVID pandemic and its restrictions.
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Carrefour redevelopment could revive Germantown’s west end
Planners say a rebirth of the property at Poplar Avenue and Kirby Parkway could transform the area in a way similar to Thornwood’s effect on the north end of Germantown’s Central Business District.
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Bartlett resident’s rainbow a little about law, a lot about helping others
Nick Toombs’ display is back this year, and it’s an even larger spectacle. Not out of spite, he said, but because he had to buy a new rainbow.
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Meet the rooks: Former coaches say Memphis will fall in love with Jake LaRavia, David Roddy
David Roddy and Jake LaRavia’s college coaches relive the moment their players were drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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How three Tigers could fit in with their new NBA teams
Jalen Duren, Josh Minott and Lester Quinones landed in favorable positions, with talent around them.
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Calkins: On a lively draft night for Memphis, Ja Morant makes a big call.
The Grizzlies picked the players they really wanted Thursday night. It’s cool that one of them — Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler — happens to be from around here.
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The Early Word: Kennedy Chandler is a Grizzly, and Overton Park 9 reopens
Some Tigers are going pro, a new green space was designed with the homeless in mind and the Memphis Sandwich Clique co-founder makes a miraculous recovery.
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Conaway: School lessons in heroism
“We lead the world in gun violence and mass shootings, rampages with numerous people shot and killed. Our governor is a coward. All who take gun money in the face of this reality are cowards.”
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Herrington: Grizzlies were busy on draft night, but left work to be done
The real action might commence with the free-agency portion of the offseason.
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Record FedEx stock jump had help from New York investor
D. E. Shaw & Co. is known for its activist investing, including its role in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s decision to add to its board and make $6 billion worth of cost savings changes.
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NBA trade options abundant for Memphis on draft night
Since the season ended last month, fans have wondered who might be on the radar as the next Memphis rookies.
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The Early Word: Memphis is getting a new skyline, and Ja moves to Utah
We remember Memphis entrepreneur Pete Aviotti, DeSoto County prepares for pot sales and Magnolia & May is open for lunch.
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Sanford: Don’t change state standards for teaching social studies
“I’ve always been told that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Tennessee’s standards for teaching social studies are not broken. Far from it. They offer students a comprehensive and accurate view of our world, past and present, warts and all.”
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‘It’s been drastic': New camping law ups risk of felonies for homeless population
The new bill will make it a felony to camp on local public property, punishable by up to six years in prison. With transitional homes filling up faster than ever, where does that leave Memphis’ homeless community?
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Memphis group receives $3.8M grant to help combat youth homelessness
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Morgan Cox remains humble in successful long-snapping career
The Tennessee Titans long-snapper’s success began in Collierville. Despite his national success, he remains humble about all he’s achieved.
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Table Talk: Friday lunch is back, and our Summer food series has launched
Friday lunch is back. We’ll be at Salt|Soy on July 8, so make your reservations now. And our Summer Avenue series has started with a guide to the west end of the street.
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Herrington: You want Grizzlies trade ideas? Here are 18 of them.
The NBA Finals aren’t quite over, but the NBA trade season has begun.
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The Early Word: Camping in a park is a felony, and the TVA wants you to turn down the A/C
Free football tickets are changing lives, the Memphis City Council tables city primaries and the Railroad & Trolley Museum is leaving the Station.
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Inked: $18M apartment complex planned near U of M, mixed use planned for Greyhound site
This week’s Inked covers plans for an $18 million apartment complex near the University of Memphis and updates on the historic Greyhound site in Uptown, which the developers plan to transform into “an eclectic mixed-use development with apartments and specific retail uses.”
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Opinion: Partisan city primaries would further divide us
Partisan primaries would make Memphis city government more like the divisive dumpster fire that is today’s Washington, D.C.
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The Early Word: Elvis’ potential comeback special and some must-try Summer eats
We remember “mayor of Midtown” Mark Flanagan, our Grizzlies writers offer takes on the NBA draft and two Memphians are heading to Harvard.
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45 years after death, Elvis gets his biggest movie ever — and a shot at new audiences
“Elvis” is the biggest-ever Elvis movie and Elvis is arguably — maybe inarguably — the biggest-ever Memphian. But what will the film ultimately mean for Memphis and one of its most popular tourist attractions?
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