The Early Word: Vigil mourns Good, and a bill would bar where ICE can go
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Hi there, Memphis. It’s Friday, Jan. 9, the last day to hear The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins on his 92.9 sports-talk radio show. But no worries; you can still find him here.
‘It could be Memphis’: U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen spoke at a vigil for Renee Good, who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
Icing out ICE? A state representative from Memphis wants to keep ICE out of churches and schools.
Macro harder: xAI’s CFO said the company’s third data center means xAI has “the largest coherent compute density in the world.”
Measles alert: If you were at Memphis International Airport around New Year’s Eve, you might want to call this number.
Gussied Up-date: A new Edge District bar from the Hard Times Deli guys is set to open sometime this spring.
Tigers land a QB: The Memphis Tigers got a commitment from a quarterback on Wednesday night.
Don’t send noods: It’s hard to go to Good Fortune Co. and not order ramen. But maybe you should.
Second-hand sports: Gently used sporting goods are coming to Bartlett.
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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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