Don't forget to register to vote
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It’s a busy week, and it starts with your last opportunity to register to vote before the Shelby County primaries on Tuesday, May 5. And there's a celebration in honor of those who have helped Midtown stay Midtown. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to talk about it all and get us prepared for . Plus:
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A 'free' weekend full of fun
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— the ones The Daily Memphian staff are most excited about, anyway — have one very important thing in common. They are free. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to give us all the details on those events, including the absence of a price. Plus:
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New restaurant roundup
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Spring is often a time of renewal and rebirth, and those themes seem to be echoing in our local restaurant scene. Reporter Sophia Surrett, who writes our and tracks local restaurant openings and closings, is here today to talk to us about some of the eateries on the horizon. Plus:
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No Kings' end, ongoing fugitive search
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Roughly a month ago, Memphis Police Department officer Oscar Torres-Molina was shot during what should have been a routine traffic stop. Though police know who the alleged shooter is, . The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporter, Aarron Fleming, was curious about that recently, especially in light of the extra manpower on the ground due to the Memphis Safe Task Force. Fleming joins us today to talk about that, as well as his thoughts on this past weekend’s No Kings event. During his time at The Daily Memphian, he’s covered a number of protests and marches, and he said he was...
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If we need a new Regional One, where is the money coming from?
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Early on, the plan to overhaul Regional One was to rebuild the entire thing on its current site, and to do it in phases so the hospital could still operate during construction. But then the plan changed, to building a new hospital on the Commercial Appeal’s former home on Union Avenue. The land was purchased, for $26.6 million, and the entire project is estimated to cost upwards of $900 million. But where will that money come from? Rejoining us today is reporter Jody Callahan to talk about Plus:
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Fallen leaders, new elected officials
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begins with a Shelby County Commission meeting and a new member of the commission. This week also includes the three-day commemoration of the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination at the National Civil Rights Museum, including the annual changing of the wreath. And, on Sunday, a new contract with a Pennsylvania company to maintain the state’s interstates begins. The Early Word writer Bianca Phillips is in the studio and we’ll be talking about all of that. Plus:
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Time to get outside and in, too
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This weekend brings a lot of opportunities to get outside: South Main Trolley Night, a garden party at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens and the Mane Street Food Festival. But it starts with a focus on inside. Art by Design, an ArtsMemphis fundraiser, will have a showroom at Agricenter International with art activations done by local interior designers and galleries. Today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about . Plus:
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Making a case for a new Regional One
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Today, Regional One is 1.2 million square feet across six main buildings and 15 acres, and it has centers of excellence for trauma and burn victims, high-risk pregnancies and newborns with critical issues. Today we’re joined by reporter Jody Callahan for part one of a discussion about . Plus:
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Behind the scenes of Trump's Memphis visit
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Monday, March 23, to celebrate the results of the Memphis Safe Task Force. The Daily Memphian sent four staffers to the event and today, one of them, veteran reporter Bill Dries, is here to talk about some of the behind-the-scenes details of a presidential visit. Plus:
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Are Vee There Yet? – A new RV park comes to Cordova
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What was once the Gameday Baseball complex in Cordova is set to become an “upscale” RV park, catering to the higher end of the recreational vehicle market. Eric Barnes talks to business reporter Andy Ashby about , as well as his recent stories on new retail that may be coming to the South City area of Downtown Memphis. Plus:
info_outlineThe Memphis Area Transit Authority has struggled in recent years, with funding, misallocated resources, bad bus schedules and questionable spending. Now, the beleaguered public transportation agency is headed by an operations trustee, Rodrick Holmes, who used to MATA’s general counsel.
Mary Cashiola is joined today by enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman, who recently got an inside look at the MATA trolley barn and information about the future of the transit authority.
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