After a gas station catches fire, rules to prevent blight could contribute to it
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In January 2024, the Exxon Hop-In at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Highland Street caught fire. The location had been home to a filling station since the 1930s. In 2024, people expected that, even after the fire, the gas station would be rebuilt. But here we are two and a half years later, and nothing is happening at the site. It’s still vacant and it still is surrounded in construction fencing. Reporter Andy Ashby joins us today to talk about and use it as a case study for other redevelopment. Plus:
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It's all in the hips this week
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It’s all in the hips this week as we prepare for two very Memphis, but very disparate summer traditions. It’s both golf tournament week and Elvis week. Choose one or the other or both, and prepare for Memphis to show you something special. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about those events as well as Ikea asking this week to change the name of one Memphis street.
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Go off the beaten path this weekend
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If you like off-the-beaten path type of events, you will love what’s going on this weekend. This off-the-beaten-path weekend will take you on a foam run, through the lion’s gate portal and into a brewery book fair. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us today to talk about those events and more fun you might want to get into this weekend.
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Trying to solve a 575-acre mystery
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At the very end of July, Memphis Light, Gas and Water revealed it had been asked to study what would happen if a new user wanted to connect to the grid and use up to 300 megawatts of electricity. Though no one said what might need to use that much electricity, the request came from an investor that owns 575 acres of vacant land in Pidgeon Industrial Park. That same investor was highly involved in bringing xAI’s initial facility to the Mid-South. Today, Sam Hardiman joins us to talk about what might be planned for that parcel of industrial land, a discussion on data...
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How a case of mistaken identity led to months in jail
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In May, a shooting at OUTMemphis left two victims in critical condition. A day later, police arrested a transgender woman known as Jewel. However, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said last week that police had arrested the wrong person after witnesses misidentified the shooter. Today, reporter Jody Callahan is here to discuss this story and how it all happened. Plus, how the mistake came to light.
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How Broadway gets to Memphis
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Every year, The Orpheum Theatre brings about seven Broadway shows to Memphis. They might be comedies, dramas, musicals. But they aren’t just the shows that are on tour that year. The Orpheum shows are carefully selected for Memphis by Orpheum President and CEO Brett Batterson. In fact, for the upcoming season, which starts in September, the Orpheum is staging two non-musical plays in Memphis — for the first time in nearly 30 years. So how does Batterson decide what he’ll bring to Memphis? Today we’re joined by reporter John Klyce, who recently...
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What you need to know before you vote
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Election Day is Thursday, and you’ve probably heard us say it a million times, but we have lots of free resources to study up on before you go to the polls. Holly Whitfield gives you our . Plus:
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Your dog can make a splash this weekend
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It’s hot, hot, hot, so do Fido a solid this weekend, and take him to a pool party. On today’s AM/DM podcast, Kelsey Bowen and Bianca Phillips go to the dogs. They talk about Streetdog Foundation’s Summer Splash — essentially a pool party for dogs — and, of course, they talk about their own dogs, Margot, Tater and Ella. They’ve also got a — all of them indoors and out of the heat. Plus: ]
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Ragin' and rambling on in Bartlett?
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In early 2024, after months of rumors about it, an outdoor entertainment project was announced for Bartlett. Called The Ramble on Summer, it was going to be located at the former Bartlett Nursery site and patterned after Memphis’ Loflin Yard or Railgarten. It’s now mid-2026, and the project is moving forward. But it’s doing so with newly disclosed investors. Adding to all of this, one of the same people behind The Ramble also — and its future is far from clear. Joining us today is suburbs reporter Michael Waddell to talk about where both developments...
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Bagels, seafood and dip
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slated for the former Fancy’s space Downtown. opening a new location seven times as big as its first. A Memphis couple after a restaurant fire. And a restaurant with a “lights on but no one’s home” vibe that . Those are all recent storylines from the Memphis food scene, and reporter Sophia Surrett is here to talk about them all in another restaurant roundup. Plus:
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