The Early Word: Shelby County election season gets rolling, Tiger hoops had tough weekend
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Mornin’ Memphis. It’s Monday, Feb. 16.
It’s Presidents Day, which means city and county offices are closed and trash pickup has been delayed a day. But here’s betting some good guy grappler will still be taking out the trash, so to speak, at FedExForum, which will host pro wrestling’s “Monday Night RAW” tonight.
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras. You can get some tips for that and other local happenings in This Week in Memphis.
Following the money: We’re 90 days from early voting in the May 5 primary, and Samuel Hardiman gets an early read on how some key races are shaping up by following the money.
Soul(sville) limbo: The future of one Memphis charter school and its more than 300 students is in limbo.
Still on Guard: Despite some drawdowns in other cities, a heavy National Guard presence remains in Memphis.
But what kind of omelette?: Demolition is happening at the site of the former Oak Court Mall.
The last wave: Ellen Chamberlain talked to chef/owner Ben Smith about his soon to close restaurant Tsunami’s origin and journey.
From Bartlett to bobsled: Geoff Calkins tells us about the Memphian in the mix at the Winter Olympics.
Memphis to Mississippi: Memphis-bred filmmaker Suzannah Herbert’s new documentary “Natchez” has gotten some major plaudits, and now will get a series of local screenings.
This weekend in basketball: In the wake of two seniors being indefinitely suspended, the Tigers took a loss against Utah State, and Head Coach Penny Hardaway left unhappy.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He now splits his time between Minneapolis-St. Paul, where his wife works, and Memphis.
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