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    Here’s what $5 million and five years of research taught Memphis about the aquifer

    With all this new information about one of the city’s most important resources, what happens now? 

    By Keely Brewer September 22, 2023
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    Ninja Turtles co-creator headlines this weekend’s Memphis Comic Expo

    Kevin Eastman, one of the co-creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle characters 40 years ago, is the featured celebrity at this weekend’s Memphis Comic Expo.

    By Michael Waddell September 22, 2023
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    ‘Fishing for lives': Tom Lee’s story told by Grammy-winning poet J. Ivy

    J. Ivy has written and performed a new piece about Tom Lee to mark the opening of the redesigned riverfront park named in Lee’s honor. The work is the first in a series commissioned by the Mellon Foundation.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2023
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    Buckley: Answers to key Memphis sports venues renovation questions

    Jim Strickland’s $684 million plan to renovate Memphis’ four major sports venues was announced last October. Nearly a year later, no agreements have been reached regarding funding allocation.

    By Tim Buckley September 21, 2023
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    Construction on Downtown Brooks can continue for now, but future uncertain

    Construction on the new downtown location of the Brooks museum can move forward for now but the future of the project remains uncertain. 

    By Aarron Fleming September 20, 2023
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    Receiving multiple MLGW bills? You don’t have to pay immediately

    Defective smart meters are blamed for the billing problem. 

    By Keely Brewer September 20, 2023
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    If you smell rotten eggs on your morning commute, don’t worry

    MLGW warned that crews will be performing routine gas maintenance at one of its electrical substations at 9645 Winchester Road. 

    By Keely Brewer September 19, 2023
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    Letter shows legislators pressured Strickland on stadium deal

    State Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) and other West Tennessee Republicans have pushed Strickland to finish allocating cash for the slow-moving renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. 

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    Documents show framework of stadium deals, but with work left to do

    By Samuel Hardiman September 21, 2023
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    Documents show framework of stadium deals, but with work left to do

    Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 21, 2023
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    Calkins: What to think about that new stadium proposal? Let’s hope the Grizzlies don’t hold a grudge.

    “The city’s proposal to fund stadium renovations is now out there for all he world to see. How should Memphians think about that? They should hope that Robert Pera and the Grizzlies don’t hold a grudge.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 18, 2023
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    Political Roundup: Early voting, a blue wave strategy and a sign removal blitz

    The opening day of early voting in Memphis elections posts numbers closer to opening day in 2015 than 2019. Also in the round up, trying to apply a “blue wave” strategy to nonpartisan city elections.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2023
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    The Mississippi River brought low by drought — again

    The National Weather Service at Memphis expects the river to approach, or maybe surpass, last year’s record low by the end of the month.

    By Keely Brewer September 15, 2023
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    Chapter Four: Busing’s turbulent first year comes to a close

    Memories of that first year under Plan Z still linger for those who lived through it. 

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023
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    Herrington: Despite controversy, Tom Lee Park bringing people together

    The scene at the center of Tom Lee Park this first week has felt like different types of Memphians — different ages and races, but even more so people from different neighborhoods and economic status — sharing free, open space, in a way that’s too rare. 

    By Chris Herrington September 13, 2023
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    Memphis’ power provider needs to double — or maybe triple — energy supply

    It took the Tennessee Valley Authority 90 years to build its current electric grid, but it’s going to need to move a lot quicker to keep up with its customers’ need for power. 

    By Keely Brewer, Samuel Hardiman September 13, 2023
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    City Council weighs partisan primaries ballot question or move to court for runoffs

    Memphis City Council has seven more meetings to take a final vote on a ballot question to allow partisan primaries in city elections. Some argue it would be better to go to court and get a runoff provision reinstated for all city offices.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2023
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    MPD still searching for woman who went missing after boarding riverboat

    A missing-person report for Tamia Taylor, 21, was filed Sunday, Sept. 10, the day after she disappeared after celebrating her birthday with friends on the Island Queen Booze Cruise.

    By Julia Baker September 12, 2023
  • Public Safety

    ‘A place where justice is done:’ DOJ announces federal indictment of former MPD officers

    “Effective policing requires public trust,” said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

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    Five former officers in Tyre Nichols case federally indicted

    By Julia Baker, Ben Wheeler, Aarron Fleming September 12, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Recent samples raise questions about breaches in Memphis aquifer

    All the water sampled in a recent study — with the exception of one well field — was a mix of uncontaminated aquifer water with much younger water, providing evidence of breaches. 

    By Keely Brewer September 13, 2023
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    City Council staff shakeup leaves questions over possible retribution

    A former Memphis City Council staffer said a personal dispute with Councilman JB Smiley Jr. cost him his job.

    By Samuel Hardiman September 12, 2023
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    President Biden names Patrice Robinson to TVA board

    Patrice Robinson will be the first Memphian on the board since John Ryder died last year.

    By Samuel Hardiman September 11, 2023
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    After retirement: Planning for life’s ‘encore’

    At any great concert, the band plays some of the big hits early and saves a couple for the end. Retirement is the same way, says Andrew Beach of The Center Memphis: It’s wise to plan for the encore.

    By Don Wade September 11, 2023
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    Two challengers look to unseat incumbent in District 6 race

    Two challengers seek to unseat Edmund Ford Sr. in Memphis City Council District 6: Keith Austin, a Blues City Brewery employee; and Larry Hunter, director of Touched by an Angel. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 11, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    If more police are the answer, exactly what will they do?

    One of the biggest issues in the mayoral campaign is how candidates intend to fight crime, including whether they will maintain current strategies.

    By Jane Roberts September 11, 2023
  • Downtown

    ‘Open on Main’ helps businesswomen open three Downtown storefronts

    A partnership between Downtown Memphis Commission and Women’s Business Center South, the program provides emerging retail entrepreneurs with access to vacant storefronts on Main Street, where they can test their market strategies and contribute to the city’s retail ecosystem. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 08, 2023

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