The Early Word: Burger joint is evicted, and an emoji shows up in Dolph trial
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Happy hump day, Shelby County. It’s Wednesday, Aug. 20, and a former Downtown taco shop could soon be serving tonics — as in, gin and tonics. The Center City Development Corp. will consider a grant today for Midtown’s Tonica to open a second location.
Belly up? An East Memphis burger joint has been evicted.
Turkey lurkey: Could a turkey emoji prove Hernadez Govan wasn’t the mastermind in the killing of rapper Young Dolph?
Blight fight: The Memphis City Council has a plan to speed up blight cases.
Another BlueOval delay: Production at BlueOval is starting to feel like the opening of a new restaurant or the release of a writers’ strike-era TV show.
Stepping up their game: It’s all fun and games until you run out of space. That’s what the team behind the new Game Nite Lounge found out.
Late addition? The Memphis Tigers basketball team could add a new player with a really cool name.
Honey, do go see ‘Highest 2 Lowest’: Chris Herrington offers alternatives to the highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far.
Don’t fore-get: Go ahead and save the date, golf fans, because you’ll be sweating again next August.
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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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