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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August 2022
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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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New Eats: Tuyen’s Asian Bistro on Cleveland becoming a hot spot
The two most popular items on the menu are the house egg rolls and the lemongrass tofu, both for good reason.
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Herrington: Why Dillon Brooks is likely to get an extension offer from the Grizzlies, and to turn it down
While the NBA has gone quiet, potential contract extensions still loom for Grizzlies Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke.
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Clothes make the man, but that’s only half the story
“If that person says, ‘I like your outfit’ or stares or the car that drives by honks, it’s going to be a fun night,” said Mark Sandfoss, a zoologist with a flair for fashion.
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The highs — and lows — of Ryan Silverfield’s first two seasons
Entering his third season as head football coach at the University of Memphis, he has led the Tigers through a pandemic, adapted to the transfer portal and posted the highest winning percentage in program history by a first-year head coach.
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John Martin: It’s time to hang a banner for the ‘08 Tigers
This year will mark 15 years since Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson, Joey Dorsey and Robert Dozier came closer to a college basketball title than any other Memphis team. For that, they deserve to be recognized.
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The Early Word: Memphis takes over Netflix and the Naval Academy football team
Olive Branch is building a “wall” to monitor who is coming into the city, teacher vacancies are down at Memphis-Shelby County Schools and a South Main pioneer has a vision for Jackson Avenue.
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South Main pioneer sees art opportunity on Jackson Avenue
Artist Ephraim Urevbu has bought a building on Jackson Avenue that he plans to renovate into an art incubator, studio space and a restaurant — with the larger goal of creating an art community.
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Opinion: A father remembers how Dwyer’s service points us to the best in ourselves
As Judge Tim Dwyer steps down from the drug court he started in 1997, he leaves behind a legacy of hope for those saddled with addiction.
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Morris: Nuclear energy could solve global warming
Opinion: With nuclear power, once the reactor that TerraPower has developed is turned on, it will produce enough energy for 250,000 to 400,000 homes every minute of every day with essentially no risk to the planet.
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In wake of school shootings, here’s how local leaders are trying to keep students safe
“We train all our staff in battlefield first aid,” said one local school superintendent. “We watch some really gory videos so they can be prepared.”
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