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    The Early Word: Are more restrictions headed our way? Plus, the future of the Nylon Net

    We’re remembering two Memphis pioneers, arguing about who should lead us and wondering what’s going to happen with two Saint Francis hospitals. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 18, 2020
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    The Early Word: Shiny new buildings, Rust Hall, and a vacation to remember

    Today, we’ve got a new kitchen, a win for the home team and what a Wiseman once said. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 17, 2020
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    The Early Word: What Joe Biden might mean for Memphis; Germantown’s unlikely volunteers

    We’ve got local leaders thinking about medical marijuana, a new deli coming to Arlington and we’re talking out of school, especially when it comes to Collierville Middle. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 16, 2020
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    The Early Word: Sick days and staffing shortages; FedEx peak could get shot in the arm

    Amid raised concerns about the coronavirus, we’re dusting off the Rust, looking at new homes in Germantown and, just in general, hamming it up.

    By Mary Cashiola November 13, 2020
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    The Early Word: A diamond in the ruff and Raleigh’s getting a little buzz

    Memphis’ city-run animal shelter is adapting to COVID, and a cup of coffee isn’t just a cup of coffee in Raleigh. Plus, new Grizz gear, a returning son and artwork from a high school senior. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 12, 2020
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    The Early Word: Gratitude to vets, pride in our water

    As they say, there must be something in the water. A years-long water-rights dispute seems near to a close (and hopefully we won’t owe anyone $600 million). Plus, a local start-up looks to revolutionize the logistics industry. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 11, 2020
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    The Early Word: Tigers, Grizz get ready to Hoop, FedEx gets ready to deliver

    A new beer maker comes to town, and an iconic theater organ makes a comeback. And Shelby County Schools will reopen buildings in January, but will teachers follow? 

    By Chris Herrington November 10, 2020
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    The Early Word: A good weekend for Joe Biden and Brady White

    Plus, a new kind of residential subdivision, African pop on two new radio shows, and Oprah’s 2020 list of favorite things includes a treat from Memphis.

    By Chris Herrington November 09, 2020
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    The Early Word: Restaurants get coronavirus assurance; will Grizz bring fans back?

    We’re talking about police brutality and how it’s handled, how you pronounce Marechalneil and what we think about the speed of U.S. election results. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 06, 2020
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    The Early Word: Health care workers get sick, Texas tacos, and ideas for Union Avenue?

    It’s Thursday, Nov. 5, and we’re still waiting on a president. But we do have plans for a new taco shop, suggestions for Arkansas, and a friendship between two coaches. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 05, 2020
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    The Early Word: Your cheat sheet to yesterday’s election; plus, donuts

    You know today would be a great day for donuts. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 04, 2020
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    The Early Word: Oswalt pilots new course, barbecue pizza is here to stay, and time to vote

    It’s Election Day, and the University of Memphis will have to find student housing somewhere else, the Nylon Net Building has a new owner, and we’re not betting on the NBA draft. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 03, 2020
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    The Early Word: Why Topgolf isn’t in Memphis and what’s in store for Mud Island

    We’ve also got a fair bit of news from the judicial branch of government, with landlords petitioning the courts and friends from Rhodes remembering Amy Coney Barrett. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 02, 2020
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    The Early Word: Catching a new ride, and we’re hung up on a win

    South Main sparkles, FedEx innovates and we’re dreaming of all the things we could be. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 30, 2020
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    The Early Word: Inequity and the return to schools; long-hauler clinic created

    We’re off to our own private islands, a local prosecutor is under investigation and the difference between local schools’ back-to-class plans is real. Plus, a health care merger gets COVID complications of its own. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 29, 2020
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    The Early Word: A ‘challenging’ fall, a Memphis film and tons of jobs

    Local officials expect our total coronavirus cases to double between now and the end of November, we’ve got a plan to scan and what Memphis has in spades better than the moon. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 28, 2020
  • The Early Word

    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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 27, 2020
  • The Early Word

    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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 26, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 23, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 22, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 21, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 20, 2020
  • The Early Word

    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.

    By Chris Herrington October 19, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 16, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 15, 2020

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