The Early Word: Grizz fans peace out; new office pushes peace over guns
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Good day, Tiger Nation! It’s Tuesday, April 7, and the NCAA transfer portal opens today. Here’s a look at who we know is returning and who is jumping ship.
With peace and love: How do you prevent a crime before it happens? For a new city-county effort to prevent gun violence, it starts with a list.
Child-support backlog: Shelby County parents are waiting on more than $1.6 billion in child-support payments.
Cracking down on date-rape drugs: You might be surprised to learn that adding roofies to someone’s drink is not a felony in Tennessee. But it soon could be.
Hundreds lose jobs: A bunch of people are about to be updating their LinkedIn profiles.
Goodbye, Grizzlies: Memphis Grizzlies fans are giving up their season tickets.
Make mine a Tripolis: A new Middle Eastern bakery is coming to Cordova.
Mempop it like it’s hot: Before we know it, Memphis will be hotter than a Billy goat in a pepper patch. And that’s a good thing for Mempops.
For the Shell of it: The Overton Park’s free summer concert series is kicking off with a flashback to 1971.
Coats are coming: Winter may not be coming for a while, but Germantown should be ready.
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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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