South of the tracks: U of M seeks improved path between campuses
Brad Wilbanks moved his Sam’s Deli to 645 S. Highland in late June. “This place was a real rat hole,’’ he said of the building. Friends warned Wilbanks he moved to the “sketchy’’ side of the tracks, but he sees opportunity there. “It’s only sketchy if you live in fear. I don’t live in fear.’’ (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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