The Early Word: FedEx cuts local jobs, and Memphis Redbirds could cut out
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Please silence your cell phones, Memphis; it’s movie night. Today is Thursday, Nov. 14, and the 27th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival is rolling into Crosstown Theater with “It Was All a Dream,” a “visual memoir” about the golden age of hip-hop.
The fest continues through Tuesday with films at Crosstown and Malco’s Studio on the Square and Paradiso theaters. The schedule is packed, so if you’re having trouble deciding what to watch, check out movie buff Chris Herrington’s viewers’ guide.
Speaking of rolling, Chef Karen Carrier’s long-closed Do sushi spot is making a one-night-only comeback at Bar DKDC. Get there early, and make it dinner-and-a-movie date night.
Memphis-based FedEx has let go of as many as 300 IT and support-service workers in Collierville, Pittsburgh and Dallas. FedEx announced the layoffs at the close of the office day Wednesday but didn’t specify the number or type of jobs; those details were filled in by employees who did not have permission to speak publicly. The cuts are likely a result of the shipping giant’s merger of Express, Ground and FedEx Services divisions.
Memphis 901 FC is relocating to Santa Barbara, California, after playing six seasons here without a real soccer stadium. And now, following a statement from the Memphis Redbirds on the poor condition of AutoZone Park, some baseball fans — including our own Geoff Calkins — are getting worried, too. The St. Louis Cardinals and Redbirds have an agreement to play in AutoZone Park through the 2030 season, but after that is anyone’s guess if the park doesn’t get some serious love.
Plus, Swankys Taco Shop leaves Germantown, gun-rights groups sue Memphis and “Disneyland” is coming to Fayette County.
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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. She’s a diehard morning person who spends her free time running marathons and ultras. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South.”
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