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We’re off to our own private islands, a local prosecutor is under investigation and the difference between local schools’ back-to-class plans is real. Plus, a health care merger gets COVID complications of its own.
Local officials expect our total coronavirus cases to double between now and the end of November, we’ve got a plan to scan and what Memphis has in spades better than the moon.
See how Downtown could change with a $60 million parking plan. Plus, COVID hits a constitutional right and the Tigers set their sights on Cincy.
It’ll probably be a gray Monday. But we’re talking politics, a historic apartment project, and a parking structure to end all parking problems.
It’s Oct. 23, and we’re taking a day trip to Oxford even though a part of Oxford is coming to us. We’re also talking about Memphis’ need for more police, heroes on the golf course, and online betting in Tennessee.
Jaren Jackson Jr. is rocking the vote and his rehab, there’s a BIG deal with building permits and if you haven’t seen Opera Memphis’ recent performance, it’s a real hot dog.
We’re headed toward “peak peak” — but in packages and hopefully not coronavirus. Plus, two ambitious plans have been pitched for the Pinch and Germantown is excited about a new school project.
How the latest project proposed for the Pinch District is different, how AutoZone is doing during the pandemic (very well) and how football is a way into coronavirus reporting. Also, we’ve got Charlie’s Meerkats.
Welcome to the working week. Your regular Early Wordsmith, Mary Cashiola, is at a secure, undisclosed location and I’m taking a turn in the captain’s seat today.
It’s Friday and we’re talking current challenges for festivals, the sale of Duncan-Williams and the complicated calculus of how we do (and don’t) incarcerate juvenile offenders.
It’s Thursday, Oct. 15, and we’ve got the case of the missing commissioners and a tragic tale of misspent youth. Plus, local early voters passed the vibe check.
How a local startup is partnering with big businesses — and farmers — and what two former health care execs are saying. Also, a house boat is floating down the Mississippi River to raise money for rent payments.
Rhodes’ alums are backing Amy Coney Barrett, we’ve got a new health directive, New Asia is newly reopened and the U of M is looking to end a 13-game losing streak.
This morning we’re seeing dense fog, house lust, a new day school for student athletes and how quickly things can change. Plus, South Main’s food hall is in trouble again.
It’s Friday and we’re saying goodbye to the beach, expecting more students in school (soon) and eating pasta Downtown.
It’s Thursday, Oct. 8, and we’re exploring what happened with MLGW’s plan for new power providers, where The Last Lawson is headed and what’s new on the shelves in High Point.
A Memphis business is looking at coronavirus ‘lollipops,’ a Grizz legend explains his Twitter handle, and is Summer Avenue ready for a comeback?
It’s Tuesday, Oct. 6, and midwifery is a hot topic. Plus, an elected official is taking on appointed ones, Amazon is dropping another package in Cordova, and the U of M is planning a new housing facility adjacent to rapid transit.
It’s Monday, Oct. 5, and FedEx is getting cold, restaurants want more from the Health Department and the Restaurant Pheonix Project goes whole hog.
It’s Friday, Oct. 2, and education leaders aren’t afraid of changes, one company is betting on bugs and the blues are still blue. Plus, the difference between a Rhodes graduate, a Rhodes scholar and a road scholar.
To celebrate the first day of October, we’ve got moderator ideas for the next debate, outdoors adventure and questions over continued coronavirus restrictions.
FedEx plans to transport people, divorce filings are up, and events can return elsewhere in the state but locally ... expect Santa to be a no-show.
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 29, and we’re talking about our rent-to-own ratio, a real estate mystery and how we’re prepping for peak in the Golden Triangle.
The pandemic is affecting us in expected — and unexpected — ways while our coronavirus data gets a little better. And a rescue operation hits a bump in the road.
Happy Friday, folks. We’ve got Daily Memphian freebies, the initial Indie Memphis lineup and how we can prevent another Breonna Taylor tragedy.