The Early Word: ‘Big, beautiful’ budget brawl hits home; Cane’s been raised
Let us eat cake, Memphis! It’s Wednesday, June 11, National German Chocolate Cake Day, and if you need an easy recipe (that works fine with a boxed cake mix), here’s one from our archives.
Losing hope? Why does the chief executive officer of Hope House, which serves children and families affected by HIV and poverty, feel “dread” and “a lot of uncertainty and fear”?
All about the Benjamins: The Memphis City Council approved a city budget on Tuesday with lower-than-originally promised raises and money for the city bus system — with conditions.
Just for Memphis: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab in Jackson, Tennessee, is making a move to help the Memphis Police Department.
Save the dates: Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr., who was convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols, will get his wish for a new court date. And two Ghost Mob gang members charged in the 2019 killing of the gang’s “supreme elite chief” have a trial date, too.
Winner, winner: Learn what it took to be the first Raising Cane’s customer at the area’s first location.
Got 99 problems but a hole ain’t one: Twenty-one people showed up to play Overton’s nine-hole golf course 11 times in a row (yes, that’s 99 holes).
Baby, remember their names: The Memphis Music Hall of Fame announced its 2025 class on Tuesday.
Flat whites to flat irons: The former Jojo’s Espresso spot in Germantown will soon have a new tenant.
Basketball rules: An NCAA panel released a slew of new college basketball rules this week.
What to watch: Movie buff Chris Herrington previews “Materialists,” the new rom-dram with Dakota Johnson, in his Memphis Movies This Week column.
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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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