Welcome to the working week. Your regular Early Wordsmith, Mary Cashiola, is at a secure, undisclosed location and I’m taking a turn in the captain’s seat today.
It’s Friday and we’re talking current challenges for festivals, the sale of Duncan-Williams and the complicated calculus of how we do (and don’t) incarcerate juvenile offenders.
It’s Thursday, Oct. 15, and we’ve got the case of the missing commissioners and a tragic tale of misspent youth. Plus, local early voters passed the vibe check.
How a local startup is partnering with big businesses — and farmers — and what two former health care execs are saying. Also, a house boat is floating down the Mississippi River to raise money for rent payments.
Rhodes’ alums are backing Amy Coney Barrett, we’ve got a new health directive, New Asia is newly reopened and the U of M is looking to end a 13-game losing streak.
This morning we’re seeing dense fog, house lust, a new day school for student athletes and how quickly things can change. Plus, South Main’s food hall is in trouble again.
It’s Friday and we’re saying goodbye to the beach, expecting more students in school (soon) and eating pasta Downtown.
It’s Thursday, Oct. 8, and we’re exploring what happened with MLGW’s plan for new power providers, where The Last Lawson is headed and what’s new on the shelves in High Point.
A Memphis business is looking at coronavirus ‘lollipops,’ a Grizz legend explains his Twitter handle, and is Summer Avenue ready for a comeback?
It’s Tuesday, Oct. 6, and midwifery is a hot topic. Plus, an elected official is taking on appointed ones, Amazon is dropping another package in Cordova, and the U of M is planning a new housing facility adjacent to rapid transit.
It’s Monday, Oct. 5, and FedEx is getting cold, restaurants want more from the Health Department and the Restaurant Pheonix Project goes whole hog.
It’s Friday, Oct. 2, and education leaders aren’t afraid of changes, one company is betting on bugs and the blues are still blue. Plus, the difference between a Rhodes graduate, a Rhodes scholar and a road scholar.
To celebrate the first day of October, we’ve got moderator ideas for the next debate, outdoors adventure and questions over continued coronavirus restrictions.
FedEx plans to transport people, divorce filings are up, and events can return elsewhere in the state but locally ... expect Santa to be a no-show.
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 29, and we’re talking about our rent-to-own ratio, a real estate mystery and how we’re prepping for peak in the Golden Triangle.
The pandemic is affecting us in expected — and unexpected — ways while our coronavirus data gets a little better. And a rescue operation hits a bump in the road.
Happy Friday, folks. We’ve got Daily Memphian freebies, the initial Indie Memphis lineup and how we can prevent another Breonna Taylor tragedy.
Student athletes try again to talk to Joris Ray; MPD makes a change to its excessive force complaint policy and both local activists and Hollywood actresses react to the Breonna Taylor decision.
Just call this the vacation edition. We’re talking about bars in prep mode, a popular pizza place and teachers wanting to go virtual.
It’s the first day of fall, and Prime Time is going to Jackson, the police can use social media for investigations and one woman finds herself 6,000 miles away from home but flourishing in Memphis.
Fall is on the way, and we’re looking at a home near The Lake, dinner and a movie and two former Tigers who just scored their first NFL career touchdowns.
Happy Friday! We’re talking about a new venue for street food, how the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed down two local museums and how the rates are changing (and changing us).
A local organization is going through an epic shift, the Grizz are looking for potential, and this weekend is playtime.
Local landlords are suing the federal government; U of M deals with coronavirus clusters; Trip J is releasing birthday music, and we’re keeping our eye out for a change to the Health Directive.
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Memphis will play host to an “Empty Event” today while Germantown is sending a former mayoral candidate a bill.