The Early Word The Early Word: Hospitals fill up, Grizz get down and happy birthday to us
We’re talking about Tiger basketball’s new season, the U of M’s plans for spring break and all the gratitude we have for you.
The Early Word The Early Word: The ‘soul’ of South Main hits the market; gyms go to mat for ‘essential’ status
Trying to save Christmas, even without the parades, how high home prices are going, and when the area’s field hospital might open.
The Early Word: Masks are back on the menu and a look inside the Luciann
As we approach Thanksgiving, we’re talking about new restrictions from the Health Department, two girl scouts making history and the “Line” king.
The Early Word: HD looks to new restrictions, mayors to possible mask mandates
Memphis-born painter makes it big and gives back to the Bluff City, what you should cook for your smaller-than-usual Thanksgiving and a visit with the ghosts of NBA Drafts past and future.
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The Early Word: Grizz have a good night and the perfect gift idea for 2020?
We’ve got all the basketball today, from high school to the NBA, as well as an agonizing wait for local restaurants, a home (testing kit) for the holidays and the continuation of City Council contention.
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The Early Word: Are more restrictions headed our way? Plus, the future of the Nylon Net
We’re remembering two Memphis pioneers, arguing about who should lead us and wondering what’s going to happen with two Saint Francis hospitals.
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The Early Word: Shiny new buildings, Rust Hall, and a vacation to remember
Today, we’ve got a new kitchen, a win for the home team and what a Wiseman once said.
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The Early Word: What Joe Biden might mean for Memphis; Germantown’s unlikely volunteers
We’ve got local leaders thinking about medical marijuana, a new deli coming to Arlington and we’re talking out of school, especially when it comes to Collierville Middle.
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The Early Word: Sick days and staffing shortages; FedEx peak could get shot in the arm
Amid raised concerns about the coronavirus, we’re dusting off the Rust, looking at new homes in Germantown and, just in general, hamming it up.
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The Early Word: A diamond in the ruff and Raleigh’s getting a little buzz
Memphis’ city-run animal shelter is adapting to COVID, and a cup of coffee isn’t just a cup of coffee in Raleigh. Plus, new Grizz gear, a returning son and artwork from a high school senior.
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The Early Word: Gratitude to vets, pride in our water
As they say, there must be something in the water. A years-long water-rights dispute seems near to a close (and hopefully we won’t owe anyone $600 million). Plus, a local start-up looks to revolutionize the logistics industry.
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The Early Word: Tigers, Grizz get ready to Hoop, FedEx gets ready to deliver
A new beer maker comes to town, and an iconic theater organ makes a comeback. And Shelby County Schools will reopen buildings in January, but will teachers follow?
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The Early Word: A good weekend for Joe Biden and Brady White
Plus, a new kind of residential subdivision, African pop on two new radio shows, and Oprah’s 2020 list of favorite things includes a treat from Memphis.
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The Early Word: Restaurants get coronavirus assurance; will Grizz bring fans back?
We’re talking about police brutality and how it’s handled, how you pronounce Marechalneil and what we think about the speed of U.S. election results.
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The Early Word: Health care workers get sick, Texas tacos, and ideas for Union Avenue?
It’s Thursday, Nov. 5, and we’re still waiting on a president. But we do have plans for a new taco shop, suggestions for Arkansas, and a friendship between two coaches.
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The Early Word: Your cheat sheet to yesterday’s election; plus, donuts
You know today would be a great day for donuts.
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The Early Word: Oswalt pilots new course, barbecue pizza is here to stay, and time to vote
It’s Election Day, and the University of Memphis will have to find student housing somewhere else, the Nylon Net Building has a new owner, and we’re not betting on the NBA draft.
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The Early Word: Why Topgolf isn’t in Memphis and what’s in store for Mud Island
We’ve also got a fair bit of news from the judicial branch of government, with landlords petitioning the courts and friends from Rhodes remembering Amy Coney Barrett.
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The Early Word: Catching a new ride, and we’re hung up on a win
South Main sparkles, FedEx innovates and we’re dreaming of all the things we could be.
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The Early Word: Inequity and the return to schools; long-hauler clinic created
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.
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The Early Word: A ‘challenging’ fall, a Memphis film and tons of jobs
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.
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The Early Word: Soccer, the suburbs and super-spreaders; Downtown’s ‘before’ pictures
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.
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The Early Word: Moving into the old Marine Hospital; running and voting in Shelby County
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.
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The Early Word: Why apartments are so important to the U of M; Oxford comes to us
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.
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The Early Word: Hotels miss you, but Barr is back, and Orange Mound is on an upswing
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.
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The Early Word: Shipageddon, a new fright and a lost scroll, found in plain sight
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.
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The Early Word: Shelby County teases back to school plan; Beckford tower talk to begin
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.
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The Early Word: Early voting resumes, Lee declines mask mandate, and how ’bout them Tigers?
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.
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The Early Word: A fest stress test and how restaurants are preparing for winter
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.
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