The Early Word: Hats off to Mister Hats and a lot of putts to give on Quail Ridge
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Howdy, friends. It’s Wednesday, July 16, and the public will get a chance tonight to meet four hopefuls who have applied to be appointed to former Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan’s seat.
Also today, Downtown’s Center City Development Corp. will consider a grant request for Good Fortune Co.’s expansion plan.
Fore or against Quail Ridge plan? If you ask some residents who showed up to a contentious neighborhood meeting on the future of Bartlett’s Quail Ridge Golf Course, the developers should take a mulligan (that’s a do-over, in golf speak).
Tip of the hat: Here’s why Mister Hats is hanging up its hat.
Mayo on Musk, jobs and more: At a Memphis Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, xAI exec Brent Mayo talked on a whole bunch of topics.
Deadline pressure: Nearly 200 University of Memphis students from Ghana must vacate student housing.
Lakeland says ‘see ya’: The Lakeland School System is about to be done with Arlington Community Schools.
Screen and stage: Memphis-native Kathy Bates was nominated for an Emmy Award. And other news of acting accolades, nominees were announced for the best in Memphis theater.
Framing the future: Midtown custom framing shop 1910 Frame Works has moved.
Boys of summer: At NBA Summer League on Tuesday, Memphis Grizzlies fans got an impressive show from a rookie and a possible two-way player.
New from the ‘Midsommar’ guy: Film director Ari Aster, the man who forever burned into our brains the scene of an elderly couple jumping off a cliff, has a new movie out.
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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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