The Early Word: Alleged trespasser mad over crime; BBQ matriarch dies
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Rope, Taser and duct tape: All of those things were recovered from the car of a man who allegedly trespassed on Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s property. His reported reason for the alleged crime was a little ironic.
Take backsies? Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who lowered his proposed property-tax hike earlier this week, is now asking the Shelby County Commission to consider a hike for a very specific reason.
On tap: Memphis Animal Services could soon have a new director, and she comes from the animal-rescue community.
Mandela Rules: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris made official a new county policy that makes life a little easier for inmates.
Blow to trans youth: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state law that negatively impacts transgender minors.
Beale fire: A historic Beale Street theatre was damaged in an early Wednesday morning fire.
Goodbye to a barbecue matriarch: Family remembers Barbara Neely of Neely’s Interstate Bar-B-Q.
No complaints: You order a takeout meal, get it home and something just ain’t right. Instead of taking your complaint to Yelp, maybe you should be more like Ellen Chamberlain.
New life for an old building: A Texas-based developer got a loan to renovate one of Tom Intrator’s abandoned properties.
Don’t forget about Santi: With all the buzz around Desmond Bane’s trade and (false) Ja Morant trade rumors, something has gotten lost in the Memphis Grizzlies offseason chatter.
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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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