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Howdy, Memphis! It’s Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the Memphis Grizzlies play the Denver Nuggets tonight. Will they lose again? I’m guessing they secretly hope so.
But you won’t lose if you buy tickets for our upcoming Women & Business seminar. It’s Thursday, Feb. 26, at Memphis Botanic Garden, and it features celebrity chef Gina Neely, restaurateur Karen Carrier and marketing exec Shannon Briggs. Tickets are on sale now.
Later, Lövbacken: Say goodbye to affordable, minimalist furnishings with names you can’t pronounce.
Mayor heckled: Protesters voiced ICE concerns during Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s State of the City speech.
States owes for inmates: The state hasn’t been paying Shelby County to house nearly 1,000 inmates. That could fall back on taxpayers.
Guilty plea in CY hit-and-run: A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a woman in a 2023 hit-and-run.
For the moms: Here’s a rundown of mom-centric bills working their way through the General Assembly.
Butter cookies in the Big Peach: Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies has expanded out east — like way out east.
Grizzlies bigshot: Former Memphis Grizzly Rudy Gay holds the franchise record for buzzer-beaters.
Changing of the guard: French Fort’s Marine Residences may soon have a new owner.
Second chance: In case you missed it, a Norwegian family drama with a lot of Oscar noms is back on Memphis screens.
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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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