The Early Word The Early Word: Drinks, tacos and Cancun
Just call this the vacation edition. We’re talking about bars in prep mode, a popular pizza place and teachers wanting to go virtual.
The Early Word The Early Word: Ginsburg’s local legacy and ‘Classic’ Deion Sanders
It’s the first day of fall, and Prime Time is going to Jackson, the police can use social media for investigations and one woman finds herself 6,000 miles away from home but flourishing in Memphis.
The Early Word: When school is a test and The Office is for sale
Fall is on the way, and we’re looking at a home near The Lake, dinner and a movie and two former Tigers who just scored their first NFL career touchdowns.
The Early Word: Relaxing restrictions and thank ‘quad’ for the outdoors
Happy Friday! We’re talking about a new venue for street food, how the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed down two local museums and how the rates are changing (and changing us).
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The Early Word: How football is faring; judge agrees to DNA testing in 1987 death row case
A local organization is going through an epic shift, the Grizz are looking for potential, and this weekend is playtime.
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The Early Word: Virus hits U of M, Ray Jay, landlords, and we’re ‘taco-ing’ about it
Local landlords are suing the federal government; U of M deals with coronavirus clusters; Trip J is releasing birthday music, and we’re keeping our eye out for a change to the Health Directive.
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The Early Word: Domino’s and its dough; Barzizza’s bill; and a ‘Lucky’ lunch
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Memphis will play host to an “Empty Event” today while Germantown is sending a former mayoral candidate a bill.
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The Early Word: How to handle pandemic stress; Frayser’s game changer
After six months of the pandemic, health care workers are feeling the effects, the Grizzlies are looking at new members of the team and a Memphis-bred soul singer is big in Japan.
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The Early Word: COVID sets sights on suburbs, a bass pro and stars under the night sky
It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.
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The Early Word: Snuff gets the Spirit; fantasy football’s reality check
We're talking about kids and COVID, whether the Sheriff's Office should get tanks or bayonets, and a fresh, new East Memphis cafe.
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The Early Word: Health Dept. investigates glitch, businesses; we’ve got game
Home prices are up, inventory is down and we're watching out for one Heck of a golfer. And summer may be over, but there's still time for a staycation.
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The Early Word: Celebrate with a sign or hold one in protest; plus, bars become restaurants
It's Tuesday, Sept. 8, and we've got bars reopening under different rules, scientists pivoting for the public good, and the backstory between MLGW and TVA. We're also talking about the Tigers' first game and where they go from here.
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The Early Word: A ‘secret’ revealed and the mystery of the North Parkway sign solved
OK, yes, we're talking about Ja Morant and the Grizzlies winning big, and we've also got the locals who are buying the Germantown Country Club and the artist behind that dreamy sign that popped up on North Parkway. Also, does the Health Department trust us?
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The Early Word: ServiceMaster’s latest spin and a big leap in Binghampton
We're talking about a U of M numbers whiz, what happens when life gives you limes and Al Green's tweets.
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The Early Word: Writings on the wall, Gosling and ‘Gray Man,’ and a return to school?
What's going on in Memphis? A community orchard is in the works, MLGW is flipping the switch and what's happening at Raffe's Deli?
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The Early Word: 901 Day, pageant queens and Rhodes lab makes discovery
To help celebrate 901 Day, we're talking Memphis' murals, a tiny subdivision, and when the Tigers will play again.
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The Early Word: Pandemic takes toll on shops, cops; airport gets new nonstops
A would-be record breaker smashes our hearts, a dad takes on his sons and we get a real-world epidemiology lesson, courtesy of Collierville.
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The Early Word: Case numbers need work; U of M gets big win — and maybe more TV time?
City steps in to help MLGW customers, Germantown questions state-mandated testing (and its effect on the district) and there's a development story to love in Midtown.
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The Early Word: Collierville, the census and restaurants’ Bread & Butter
We're talking about a mixed-use project that could be "as seen on TV," Kanye West on the ballot in Tennessee and how theaters are taking their cues from the coronavirus.
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The Early Word: Dog Days bring possible layoffs, COVID lessons & ‘Wild’ Wahlburgers
It's Wednesday, Aug. 26, and we're talking about MLGW's long, long lines, some of our fan favorites from the Tigers and how moms, well, moms talk.
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The Early Word: Ban overturned in Collierville, but not stone; and a new deli comes to Midtown
It's Tuesday, Aug. 25, and we're talking about schools and sports, a new slice and 'Dice' place and how a hiring freeze is affecting the county. But mostly schools and sports.
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The Early Word: Celebrating a champion, defending kids
Welcome back to The Early Word, where we're talking about a football folly, the pandemic's effect on young people and what the TVA says we stand to lose if we don't choose it for our power.
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The Early Word: Movie theaters are ready when you are; a new ‘Sunrise’ on the horizon?
It's Friday, Aug. 21, and summer movie season is set to begin, you might be able to get fitted for a new set of golf clubs, and the airport is looking to charge up travelers.
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Heart burn over football, social media on the job and how to let loose during the pandemic
It's Thursday, Aug. 20, and we're talking about churches on Summer Avenue, late-night coronavirus chats and the MLGW board's power moves.
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A veto on your veto, the city of the future, and how schools will handle outbreaks
It's Wednesday, Aug. 19, and The Walk is redefining mixed-use, the Memphis City Council isn't backing down, and our coronavirus reproductive rate has dropped below one.
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A plan to help restaurants rise and big things in Olive Branch
Suburban schools reopen to students, officials want to make sure we're counted and a local firm designs the nation's first Google Operations Center.
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Is the Sundance Kid buried in Memphis? Plus, Baptist gets creative with PPE
How 65,000 followers brought $75K to the Bluff City, some weird ship at the FedEx hub, and we spill the tea on the Grizzlies' time in the bubble.
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A feel-good game, a spit take, and a new taste of Memphis
While local sports fans are in high spirits, we're looking at saliva testing, two long-time community buildings about to be demolished and a hiring spree.
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Living on campus and trying on the King’s clothes
It's Thursday, Aug. 13, and college students are beginning to move back into their dorms. We're also thinking about possibilities on Union Avenue and how to become better soccer players.
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