Quick takes on rising COVID cases, police residency, the demise of ‘Bluff City Law’ and more
Protesters locked hands and kneeled while blocking Union Avenue in front of the Memphis Police Department Midtown station during a May 28 protest over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollentine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
Our rising coronavirus rates pre-date the protests – they correspond to our general loosening of restrictions and specifically to Memorial Day – and there’s no specific tracing evidence at the moment that ties cases to them.
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