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Memphis Tigers Football
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Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball
Made for Memphis: From puppy to pit bull, Damion Baugh is the forever underdog
Damion Baugh is the Tigers’ meanest player on the court, and the nicest off it.
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Arlington
Bartlett, Arlington revising zoning ordinances for mixed use
More mixed-use development could be on the way to Memphis suburbs like Bartlett and Arlington as the municipalities work to change and clarify ordinances to spur mixed-use growth.
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Otis Sanford
Sanford: Fords join the battle of the ballots
Joe Ford and his son Justin Ford aren't running for office in the Oct. 3 election, but each man is putting out a list of endorsements.
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Recipes
Bar Talk: The Majestic Grille
The Majestic Grille’s Apple Old-Fashioned will make you want to feel a nip in the air.
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Business
Board OKs exceptions for giant warehouse
The Board of Adjustment approved variances for a proposed 3.8 million-square-foot warehouse in Frayser/Raleigh, but asked St. Jude to compromise on the design of a building the research hospital plans in the Pinch District.
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Shelby County
Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.
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Geoff Calkins
Calkins: The best of James Wiseman — in two perfect photos
Memphis got to see the best of James Wiseman in two photos from Tuesday's open practice. Here's how those photos came to be — and what they tell us about the player projected to be the first-pick in the NBA Draft.
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State Government
Attorney General seeks execution dates for nine, including two Memphis men
The Tennessee Attorney General is asking the Supreme Court to set executions for nine people, including two Memphis men convicted of multiple murders. But the move will run into opposition from a federal public defender who called the situation a “request for mass executions.”
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Education
Memphis teachers will get a 3% raise, and some will get merit pay
Superintendent Joris Ray said the district’s promise to allocate a 3% pay increase to all teachers and licensed school professionals in the Memphis district will go into effect next month and be retroactive to the beginning of the school year.
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South Memphis
Two national retailers, MEMShop coming to Whitehaven
Two national retailers and three MEMShop locations will add to the retail momentum Whitehaven is seeing, but the community still has property challenges.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball
Notes and observations from Memphis basketball’s first practice
Penny Hardaway wants his team mentally and physically ready as the full practice schedule begins.
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Real Estate
Clothiers buy prime Germantown office building
The Clothier family has paid $6.1 million for the two-story, 37,000-square-foot office building at 1900 Exeter, in the heart of Germantown. It will be headquarters for their company, Memphis Invest, soon to be called REI Nation.
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Performing Arts
‘Woman to Woman': Shirley Brown’s first hit, and Stax’s last
In the mid-1970s it was the final hit record of a Memphis soul empire. In 2019, it's an adored meme. But for Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" was the song that changed her life.
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Memphis Grizzlies
10 questions ahead of Grizzlies media day and training camp
Is Ja Morant ready? Does head coach Taylor Jenkins have a plan? Will Josh Jackson be there at media day? Those and seven more questions as the Memphis Grizzlies get ready to begin again.
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State Government
Equity Alliance calls voter registration drive ‘only for show’
Secretary of State Tre Hargett hasn’t decided whether to appeal a judge’s order blocking a new voter registration law. But he is conducting a statewide voter registration drive.
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Premium Suburbs
JROTC, strings among new programs this year at area municipal schools
Several suburban school districts are rolling out and expanding programs, partnerships and positions this fall.
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Real Estate
Room to spare: Medtronic to renovate, lease part of its campus
Medtronic plans to carry out a $5 million renovation of its large office campus in Memphis and to lease out excess space to a business tenant.
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Geoff Calkins
Calkins: James Wiseman jump-starts the season with a joyful jam
James Wiseman punctuated the first official practice of the Memphis Tiger season with an emphatic jam. And, no, this is not going to get old.
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Memphis Tigers Football
Memphis offense must deal with an improving, aggressive Navy defense
The Navy defense, under new coordinator Brian Newberry, has dominated the first two games of the season and poses a plenty of unknowns for Memphis.
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Germantown
Barzizza reviewed mayoral ballots before election case was dismissed
John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.
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Education
Schwinn retreats on plan to change Tennessee’s system for judging schools
For the time being, Tennessee will stick with a framework that emphasizes academic growth for all students, regardless of whether those students are deemed proficient on state tests.
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Business
AutoZone reports record sales for fiscal year 2019
AutoZone Inc. has reported net sales of $4.0 billion for its fourth quarter (17 weeks) that ended Aug. 31, 2019, an increase of 12.1% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 (16 weeks).
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Reviews
$10 Deal: Valle’s Italian Rebel
Valle’s Italian Rebel only serves lunch and only during the week, but almost everything on the menu costs less than $10.
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Opinion
Nelson: Mid-South hosted 2 presidential debates in ‘08. How about 2020?
Debates between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were held at Belmont in Nashville and Ole Miss in Oxford. Belmont has applied to host another one next fall. Ole Miss thought better of it.
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