The Early Word: Morant claps back, and NAACP throws a stone at xAI
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How’s it going on this fine Wednesday, Memphis? It’s June 18, and the Center City Development Corp. will hear a plan for a new coffee and cocktail bar in the old Bluff City Coffee space Downtown. Gotta get up to get down, right?
MSCS sells buildings: Memphis-Shelby County Schools may soon sell four properties, three of which are home to former schools.
David vs. Goliath: The NAACP and the Southern Environmental Law Center are readying for an xAI fight of biblical proportions.
Ja Morant is telling you: He’s not going.
And Geoff Calkins is telling all of us ... to stick up for Memphis, like Morant did on Tuesday, after an ESPN analyst talked trash about our city.
No new taxes: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is backing down from a tax increase.
Not alone: Harris is also limiting how much time local prisoners spend in solitary confinement.
More power to the ’burbs: New businesses in Collierville now have more available power.
Goodbye to a ‘real dude’: The Daily Memphian’s Drew Hill gives Desmond Bane a proper farewell.
Put it in a museum: Two major art museum projects are moving along.
Why we didn’t get the AAC tourney: Blame it on the Memphis Grizzlies.
Zombies and cowboys: If you’re into zombies and/or gay cowboys, head to the movies.
Meet the interns: You might notice some new bylines around here this summer.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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