The Early Word: New owners to take a whack at Racquet Club; Vacant Fancy’s space gets a bite
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Howdy, it’s me again! It’s Tuesday, July 14.
Today, France and Spain face off at 2 p.m. for a place in the World Cup championship. If you’re free, you can catch the game — and maybe some themed dishes — at Celtic Crossing.
The Racquet Club back in play? After an $8.7 million sale, the new owners could serve up a second chance for the East Memphis landmark.
Council member investigation: The Memphis City Council hired independent counsel to look into two council members and one staffer.
Airing out: Work from a water-main break has closed several divisions of General Sessions Criminal Court and all divisions of City Court today, the second day in a row.
See food again? There may be oysters on the menu once again in the former Fancy’s Fish House in Downtown Memphis.
Braking news: In a partnership with local bike studio Victory, the Memphis Fire Department bought bikes for its new program.
4,500 for one question: How do certain HIV treatments work with 16- and 17-year-olds compared to adults? A study with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will help to try to find the answer.
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Kelsey Bowen
Kelsey Bowen is a born-and-bred Memphian with publications in Creative Nonfiction magazine and at the Library of Congress, who occasionally moonlights as a writing teacher. You can usually find her digging around a Summer Avenue antique mall or seated at a Malco movie theater.
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