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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 05, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 02, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 01, 2020
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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.

    By Mary Cashiola September 30, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 29, 2020
  • The Early Word

    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. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 28, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 25, 2020
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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. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 24, 2020
  • The Early Word

    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. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 23, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Ginsburg’s local legacy and ‘Classic’ Deion Sanders

    It’s the first day of fall, and Prime Time is going to Jackson, the police can use social media for investigations and one woman finds herself 6,000 miles away from home but flourishing in Memphis. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 22, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: When school is a test and The Office is for sale

    Fall is on the way, and we’re looking at a home near The Lake, dinner and a movie and two former Tigers who just scored their first NFL career touchdowns. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 21, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Relaxing restrictions and thank ‘quad’ for the outdoors

    Happy Friday! We’re talking about a new venue for street food, how the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed down two local museums and how the rates are changing (and changing us). 

    By Mary Cashiola September 18, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: How football is faring; judge agrees to DNA testing in 1987 death row case

    A local organization is going through an epic shift, the Grizz are looking for potential, and this weekend is playtime. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 17, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Virus hits U of M, Ray Jay, landlords, and we’re ‘taco-ing’ about it

    Local landlords are suing the federal government; U of M deals with coronavirus clusters; Trip J is releasing birthday music, and we’re keeping our eye out for a change to the Health Directive. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 16, 2020
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    The Early Word: Domino’s and its dough; Barzizza’s bill; and a ‘Lucky’ lunch

    It’s Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Memphis will play host to an “Empty Event” today while Germantown is sending a former mayoral candidate a bill. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 15, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: How to handle pandemic stress; Frayser’s game changer

    After six months of the pandemic, health care workers are feeling the effects, the Grizzlies are looking at new members of the team and a Memphis-bred soul singer is big in Japan. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 14, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: COVID sets sights on suburbs, a bass pro and stars under the night sky

    It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.

    By Mary Cashiola September 11, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Snuff gets the Spirit; fantasy football’s reality check

    We're talking about kids and COVID, whether the Sheriff's Office should get tanks or bayonets, and a fresh, new East Memphis cafe. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 10, 2020
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    The Early Word: Health Dept. investigates glitch, businesses; we’ve got game

    Home prices are up, inventory is down and we're watching out for one Heck of a golfer. And summer may be over, but there's still time for a staycation. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 09, 2020
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    The Early Word: Celebrate with a sign or hold one in protest; plus, bars become restaurants

    It's Tuesday, Sept. 8, and we've got bars reopening under different rules, scientists pivoting for the public good, and the backstory between MLGW and TVA. We're also talking about the Tigers' first game and where they go from here. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 08, 2020
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    The Early Word: A ‘secret’ revealed and the mystery of the North Parkway sign solved

    OK, yes, we're talking about Ja Morant and the Grizzlies winning big, and we've also got the locals who are buying the Germantown Country Club and the artist behind that dreamy sign that popped up on North Parkway. Also, does the Health Department trust us? 

    By Mary Cashiola September 04, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: ServiceMaster’s latest spin and a big leap in Binghampton

    We're talking about a U of M numbers whiz, what happens when life gives you limes and Al Green's tweets. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 03, 2020
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    The Early Word: Writings on the wall, Gosling and ‘Gray Man,’ and a return to school?

    What's going on in Memphis? A community orchard is in the works, MLGW is flipping the switch and what's happening at Raffe's Deli? 

    By Mary Cashiola September 02, 2020
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    The Early Word: 901 Day, pageant queens and Rhodes lab makes discovery

    To help celebrate 901 Day, we're talking Memphis' murals, a tiny subdivision, and when the Tigers will play again. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 01, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Pandemic takes toll on shops, cops; airport gets new nonstops

    A would-be record breaker smashes our hearts, a dad takes on his sons and we get a real-world epidemiology lesson, courtesy of Collierville. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 31, 2020

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