The Early Word: Soccer, the suburbs and super-spreaders; Downtown’s ‘before’ pictures
See how Downtown could change with a $60 million parking plan. Plus, COVID hits a constitutional right and the Tigers set their sights on Cincy.
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The Early Word: Moving into the old Marine Hospital; running and voting in Shelby County
It’ll probably be a gray Monday. But we’re talking politics, a historic apartment project, and a parking structure to end all parking problems.
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The Early Word: Why apartments are so important to the U of M; Oxford comes to us
It’s Oct. 23, and we’re taking a day trip to Oxford even though a part of Oxford is coming to us. We’re also talking about Memphis’ need for more police, heroes on the golf course, and online betting in Tennessee.
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The Early Word: Hotels miss you, but Barr is back, and Orange Mound is on an upswing
Jaren Jackson Jr. is rocking the vote and his rehab, there’s a BIG deal with building permits and if you haven’t seen Opera Memphis’ recent performance, it’s a real hot dog.
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The Early Word: Shipageddon, a new fright and a lost scroll, found in plain sight
We’re headed toward “peak peak” — but in packages and hopefully not coronavirus. Plus, two ambitious plans have been pitched for the Pinch and Germantown is excited about a new school project.
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The Early Word: Shelby County teases back to school plan; Beckford tower talk to begin
How the latest project proposed for the Pinch District is different, how AutoZone is doing during the pandemic (very well) and how football is a way into coronavirus reporting. Also, we’ve got Charlie’s Meerkats.
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The Early Word: Early voting resumes, Lee declines mask mandate, and how ’bout them Tigers?
Welcome to the working week. Your regular Early Wordsmith, Mary Cashiola, is at a secure, undisclosed location and I’m taking a turn in the captain’s seat today.
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The Early Word: A fest stress test and how restaurants are preparing for winter
It’s Friday and we’re talking current challenges for festivals, the sale of Duncan-Williams and the complicated calculus of how we do (and don’t) incarcerate juvenile offenders.
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The Early Word: The death of a would-be car thief; where is Magnifico now?
It’s Thursday, Oct. 15, and we’ve got the case of the missing commissioners and a tragic tale of misspent youth. Plus, local early voters passed the vibe check.
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The Early Word: COVID’s second wave? Plus, climate change and cancer kickbacks
How a local startup is partnering with big businesses — and farmers — and what two former health care execs are saying. Also, a house boat is floating down the Mississippi River to raise money for rent payments.
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The Early Word: On board with Barrett, flowers for the King and beating UCF
Rhodes’ alums are backing Amy Coney Barrett, we’ve got a new health directive, New Asia is newly reopened and the U of M is looking to end a 13-game losing streak.
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The Early Word: Puck’s in peril; Hi-Tone reopens but isn’t rocking – yet
This morning we’re seeing dense fog, house lust, a new day school for student athletes and how quickly things can change. Plus, South Main’s food hall is in trouble again.
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The Early Word: ‘Heartless’ man and how science is helping us — even journos — build better bodies
It’s Friday and we’re saying goodbye to the beach, expecting more students in school (soon) and eating pasta Downtown.
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The Early Word: University layoffs, a Tiger needs a job and when we’ll return to work
It’s Thursday, Oct. 8, and we’re exploring what happened with MLGW’s plan for new power providers, where The Last Lawson is headed and what’s new on the shelves in High Point.
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The Early Word: Staying out later, sitting closer and scooting on Summer Avenue
A Memphis business is looking at coronavirus ‘lollipops,’ a Grizz legend explains his Twitter handle, and is Summer Avenue ready for a comeback?
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The Early Word: Call the midwife and talk to the contact tracers
It’s Tuesday, Oct. 6, and midwifery is a hot topic. Plus, an elected official is taking on appointed ones, Amazon is dropping another package in Cordova, and the U of M is planning a new housing facility adjacent to rapid transit.
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The Early Word: How the pandemic has changed us; farm becomes a ‘Phoenix’
It’s Monday, Oct. 5, and FedEx is getting cold, restaurants want more from the Health Department and the Restaurant Pheonix Project goes whole hog.
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The Early Word: A loss of life and livelihood; plus, so long, Spaghetti Warehouse
It’s Friday, Oct. 2, and education leaders aren’t afraid of changes, one company is betting on bugs and the blues are still blue. Plus, the difference between a Rhodes graduate, a Rhodes scholar and a road scholar.
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The Early Word: Salt, a sign and 7 officers suspended
To celebrate the first day of October, we’ve got moderator ideas for the next debate, outdoors adventure and questions over continued coronavirus restrictions.
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The Early Word: Memphis’ new homicide high; a peacemaker passes on
FedEx plans to transport people, divorce filings are up, and events can return elsewhere in the state but locally ... expect Santa to be a no-show.
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The Early Word: Affordable housing, election raising alarms; a bird comes back
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 29, and we’re talking about our rent-to-own ratio, a real estate mystery and how we’re prepping for peak in the Golden Triangle.
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The Early Word: A baby, business boom; turning pain to a positive
The pandemic is affecting us in expected — and unexpected — ways while our coronavirus data gets a little better. And a rescue operation hits a bump in the road.
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The Early Word: SCS looks to in-person education; Rhodes responds to Supreme Court
Happy Friday, folks. We’ve got Daily Memphian freebies, the initial Indie Memphis lineup and how we can prevent another Breonna Taylor tragedy.
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The Early Word: The $$$ cost of missing school, Kushner’s Cordova buy and waffles
Student athletes try again to talk to Joris Ray; MPD makes a change to its excessive force complaint policy and both local activists and Hollywood actresses react to the Breonna Taylor decision.
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The Early Word: Drinks, tacos and Cancun
Just call this the vacation edition. We’re talking about bars in prep mode, a popular pizza place and teachers wanting to go virtual.
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