The Early Word: A ballpark money mystery and a mayor’s farewell
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Happy NBA Draft day, Memphis! It’s Tuesday, June 23, the biggest day (for us) of the two-day NBA Draft. The Memphis Grizzlies will have pick No. 3 and No. 16 tonight, which means we can soon stop worrying over Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson.
Reply hazy: The City of Memphis wants to update AutoZone Park, but it just dropped the project’s consultant.
Later, Mayor: Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said Monday that he will not run again.
‘This wasn’t justice’: Those were the words of the late Jody Moyt’s mom, reacting to a six-year prison sentence for his killer.
‘Wild, wild west’: The write-in race for the late District 93 House member G.A. Hardaway’s seat is heating up.
Freshening up: The Marine Residence apartments have a new owner who wants to breathe new life into the old property.
On a high note: Opera Memphis celebrates 70 years this season, and it just announced the 2026-27 season.
Got game: Arlington High School’s football team has fancy new digs.
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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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