The Early Word: The guard’s not here yet, and a Downtown hotel is closing
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Happy World Vegetarian Day! It’s Wednesday, Oct. 1, and despite its reputation for barbecue and hot wings, Memphis is also very veg-friendly. Our food writer Ellen Chamberlain recently put together this guide to plant-based Memphis meals.
Guard’s not here yet: Here’s a rough timeline of when the National Guard will be in Memphis.
Downtown hotel closing: A Hilton near AutoZone Park is closing, and a local investment firm is blaming crime.
Mulan closes CY spot: Mulan Asian Bistro in Cooper-Young is shifting all operations out east after Monday’s fire.
Judge won’t dismiss Nichols suit: But she did dismiss three EMTs from the civil lawsuit against the City of Memphis.
New MSCS board chair: The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board elected a new leader Tuesday night.
Remembering Larry Rea: Former colleagues reflect on the man Geoff Calkins calls the “Ted Lasso of local journalism.”
Land-dale of opportunity: The Memphis Grizzlies have a new center with a down-under accent.
If you want to be sedated … A new dentist coming to East Memphis’ Williamsburg Village may be the place to go.
BlueOval supplier backs out: A maker of battery “juice” for electric-vehicle batteries has canceled plans to build in Brownsville.
Branching out: A tree canopy is coming back to the Memphis Botanic Garden entrance.
A ‘Battle’ for our times: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is a “broader metaphor” for these politically tumultuous times.
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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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