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Happy new year! It’s Monday, Jan. 5. The Germantown Industrial Development Board will discuss a proposed tax break for The Standard Germantown, the new-ish name for the Carrefour redevelopment, tonight.
For more on what’s up later, check out This Week in Memphis.
Crime year-end wrap-up: You can find updates on the year-end murder rate, traffic fatalities, immigration-related arrests and more in our Metro section.
Local Venezuelans react: Venezuelans living in Memphis have mixed emotions around Nicolás Maduro’s weekend capture.
More school closures? Two more local schools may be on Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ closure list.
Calkins is retiring: But not from The Daily Memphian.
Long as I got my plastic Jesus: Did you know those little dashboard Jesuses were invented about 30 minutes from Memphis?
Holiday weekend sports: The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team won two, and the Grizzlies lost two.
New year, new ’burbs: It’s going to be a busy year for Lakeland and Bartlett.
Happy Veganuary! If you’ve resolved to eat more plants in the new year, listen to this podcast. And then, make this salad.
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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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