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Cheers, Memphis! It’s Friday, Sept. 12, and in just a few hours, runners will be drinking their way through Cooper-Young in the neighborhood’s annual four-mile shot crawl race.
Saturday brings the Cooper-Young Festival, and if you’re going, come see us at our Daily Memphian booth. We’ll be near Kitchen Laurel. Check out The To-Do List for more.
More traffic cameras are coming: The city is installing 30 new traffic cameras in 15 school zones. But you may not have to pay the tickets.
New charges for Ghost Mob: Six Ghost Mob gang members were federally indicted Thursday on charges related to a 2020 shooting.
One step closer: Memphian Michael Dunavant’s nomination to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee cleared a hurdle Thursday.
Fatal police shootout in Bartlett: One person is dead, and a police officer is wounded after a Thursday drug raid went wrong.
‘Memphis is super lit’: One of the most popular streamers in the world was in Memphis Thursday.
Hunger trap: Good news for vegans: A Memphis Caribbean restaurant is doubling down on its plant-based menu.
All gravy, baby: There’s nothing pretty about poutine. But you can find a tasty (and cheap) version at a James Beard Award-nominated restaurant.
Game off: Germantown won’t be getting the 52-acre outdoor sports complex that’s been planned since 2018.
New for St. Jude: Plans are underway for a new 16-story building at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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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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