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Business
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State Government
Leatherwood’s nonpartisan election bill fails
State Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington called his proposal to make local election nonpartisan in Shelby and Davidson counties a "good government" bill, but it died in a House subcommittee Wednesday.
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Transportation & Logistics
FedEx aims to disrupt growing local delivery market with SameDay Bot
FedEx views its newly introduced FedEx SameDay Bot as a potential game-changer that will help grow market share among current shippers and open new avenues for local deliveries.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Mailbag: Joakim Noah, Jaren Jackson Jr., whether the Grizz will have a draft pick (and what they should do with it)
The Grizzlies Mailbag takes questions on Joakim Noah's potential for return, whether the Grizzlies will keep their draft pick, who the best college prospects are, and much more.
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Business
Clark Tower foreclosure related to lenders’ desire to foil refinancing, In-Rel says
Lenders have foreclosed on Clark Tower, saying the owner defaulted on a $60.75 million loan. But the building owner claims the lender is reneging on a refinancing agreement and filed suit in August.
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Transportation & Logistics
FedEx plans to test SameDay Bot in Memphis this summer
FedEx on Wednesday announced details of its FedEx SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery vehicle that is slated to navigate sidewalks of Memphis and other cities this summer in initial testing.
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Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Jeremiah Martin was awesome (and I’ll keep writing about it until he’s not)
Jeremiah Martin had another massive night in leading Memphis over Temple. So, absolutely, your faithful columnist will write about it.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball
Memphis Tigers hold off Temple, 81-73, as Jeremiah Martin goes for 30 points
Memphis turned back Temple 81-73 Tuesday night at FedExForum, keeping alive their hopes to finish in the top four in the American Athletic Conference standings and earn a first-round bye in next month's league tournament. Jeremiah Martin led the way with 30 points.
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Education
SCS board approves U of M middle school, teaching lab
The university aims for a third of students to be children of University of Memphis full-time faculty and staff, a third to live within two miles of the school, and a third to be from elsewhere in the district.
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Real Estate
Country singer Dale Watson wants to bring music back to Hernando’s Hideaway
Musician Dale Watson has purchased the historic Hernando's Hideaway and has plans to reopen it in late March as a venue for local and touring roots musicians.
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Opinion
Nelson: Ernest Withers – flawed but no less a hero
Ernest Withers, the famous Memphis photographer, was also Ernest Withers the informant, a man whose life illustrates Martin Luther King's description of man's dual nature.
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Otis Sanford
Sanford: Russell Sugarmon blazed a trail for racial change in Memphis
In his early career, Russell Sugarmon played a key role in Memphis' political evolution, both as a candidate for city office in 1959 and as a lawyer for college students who staged sit-ins at lunch counters and public libraries.
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Business
Week-long sessions on Downtown master plan open Feb. 25
With public input in hand, Downtown officials will host sessions this week with experts who will engage the public on issues of importance as part of a Downtown master plan process that began last year.
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Reviews
My Favorite Things: Folk’s Folly
The gourmet prime burger and shoestring fries are a feast at the coziest steakhouse in town, but the burger is served only in the lounge on weekends at Folk's Folly.
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State Government
Shelby lawmakers take opposite sides on fetal heartbeat bill
Legislation prohibiting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected passed a key committee Tuesday, but Shelby County lawmakers on the panel are split on the bill.
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City of Memphis
Tennessee Court of Appeals hears Memphis monuments case
The city of Memphis and Memphis Greenspace Inc. locked horns with the Sons of Confederate Veterans again Tuesday , this time before the Tennessee Court of Appeals in their dispute over the removal of Confederate statues from former city parks.
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Real Estate
JNJ Logistics to create 610 jobs in HQ move to Parkway Village
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made his second trip to the city in as many weeks to announce Tuesday JNJ Logistics will move its headquarters and expand in Parkway Village at the site of the old Delta Square shopping center.
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Metro
Partnership, Memphis in May relay ‘productive’ meeting Tuesday on differences
Memphis in May staff, Memphis River Parks Partnership and architects emerge from a meeting Tuesday with confidence a solution to differences on a redesigned Tom Lee Park can be achieved.
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Health Care
West Cancer Center buys its building from Methodist for $51M
West Cancer Center's split with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare comes with the purchase of its center on Wolf River Boulevard from Methodist for $51 million.
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Shelby County
Memphis groups react to Title X family planning grant changes
Local groups are reacting to last week's draft release of rule revisions for the Title X family planning program, changes that some say is a step toward defunding Planned Parenthood.
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Food
Made by Memphians: Franco’s Italian Kitchen
Franco's Italian Kitchen products are in small groceries, markets and restaurants all around town, and owner Franco Contaldo holds house cooking parties, too.
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Arts & Culture
The Weekly Memphian: ‘My Fair Lady,’ Ameripolitan Music Awards and Mark Greaney
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers February 20-26.
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies may change, but Mike Conley ever the same: A selfless winner
How challenging has this Grizzlies season been? Mike Conley says playing with a broken face was much easier. He went out and scored 30 points in a win over the Lakers Monday night at FedExForum, his night beginning by hearing fans calling him “overrated” and “overpaid.”
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Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies Postgame: Conley scores, Noah celebrates as the Grizz send the Lakers home unhappy
Joakim Noah had a FedExForum birthday party, with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers as guests. Mike Conley's 30 leads the scoring in a 110-105 Grizzlies' win.
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Memphis Grizzlies
At the Horn: Conley, Grizzlies dent Lakers’ playoff hopes in 110-105 win
The Memphis Grizzlies put another dent in the Lakers' playoff hopes with a 110-105 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night.
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