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CannaBeat: Cohen Pushes 'Landmark' Cannabis Legislation
When the House Judiciary Committee approved a “landmark” and “historic” cannabis reform bill yesterday, Memphis was there pushing it right along. The committee approved the Marijuana Opportunity...
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Hearing to Modify Consent Decree on Police Surveillance Set for July
The city will get to make its case for modifying the 1978 consent decree prohibiting police surveillance in July. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla denied the city’s motion to...
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Moxy Bar & Hotel Slated to Open December 6th
Someone with a lot of moxie came up with the concept of Moxy. The slogan for the bar and hotel, which is slated to open December 6th at 40 North Front, is, “If you got guts, you got Moxy,” says...
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Memphis Pets of the Week
Each week, the Flyer will feature adoptable dogs and cats from Memphis Animal Services. All photos are credited to Memphis Pets Alive. More pictures and more information can be found on the Memphis...
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Don't Give Up on Jaren Jackson, Jr
Last year, Jaren Jackson, Jr. was seen as the face of the future for the Memphis Grizzlies. Fans fell in love with the MichiganState product during his rookie season. Now, as he struggles to learn a...
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Parasite
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite premiered in Memphis while I was neck deep in watching films for the Indie Memphis Film Festival, so I’m just now getting around to seeing it. All I have to say is, Ho-ly crap....
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Never-Heard Material & Killer Riffs On Jesse Mae Hemphill's Latest LP
While some carry the torch of the North Mississippi blues tradition, no one on the scene now really compares to the great Jessie Mae Hemphill of Senatobia, (and later of Memphis). Her exacting riffs,...
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Tigers Scrape By Ole Miss, 87-86
The Memphis Tigers squared off against regional rival Ole Miss at FedExForum Saturday. It was the Tigers' third game without star center James Wiseman, who is serving a 12-game suspension levied by...
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Memphis Routs USF 49-10
Quarterback Brady White and the Memphis TIgers overcame two early interceptions to roar to a 49-10 victory over the University of Southern Florida in Tampa, Saturday afternoon. USF started the game...
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Jackson and Morant Shine as Grizzlies Fall to Lakers 109–108
There are no moral victories; a loss is still a loss. However, a young Grizzlies team can take positives away from Saturday night's loss to the Lakers — and learn from it. Jaren Jackson, Jr. and Ja...
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Corky's and Penny Go For "All the Smoke"
Corky’s Ribs & BBQ just announced a partnership and a co-branded barbeque sauce with University of Memphis head men’s basketball coach Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway. According to the press release,...
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Morgan Freeman, Blue Angel, Heart Full of Soul, and Jarty Party
It’s always great to see Morgan Freeman at an event. The Academy Award winning actor, who’s been in so many movies, adds more than a touch of class when he attends a party. Freeman, who attended with...
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What We Can't Know: Memphis Zoo Shooting Video
What We Can’t Know is an occasional series on what government officials hide from taxpayers. Neither the Memphis Zoo nor, apparently, the city of Memphis will release surveillance video of a man...
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Shelby Farms Installs Zero-Water, Zero-Energy Ice Rink Alternative
Shelby Farms Park installed the region’s first and “only eco-friendly outdoor skating rink” this week. The “Glice” rink is the park’s newest addition to Starry Nights, which opens on Friday, November...
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17 Thoughts on Tiger Football
Has the University of Memphis ever hosted a bigger Senior Day at the Liberty Bowl? A quick summary of what's at stake for the home team in Friday's nationally televised contest between the 17th-ranked...
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Report: Thanksgiving Day Dinner Costs Up 1 Cent Over Last Year
Thanksgiving dinner will cost one penny more this year than it did last year, according to an annual survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The agriculture advocacy group tapped more...
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Near-Record Numbers Hitting the Road This Thanksgiving
More than 1.3 million Tennesseans will hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday in what AAA is projecting to be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since the auto group began tracking in 2000....
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Memphis Pets of the Week (11/26-/19-12/2/19)
Each week, the Flyer will feature adoptable dogs and cats from Memphis Animal Services. All photos are credited to Memphis Pets Alive. More pictures and more information can be found on the Memphis...
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Groups Raise Funds for Community Garden, Natural Playground, Pocket Park
The Community Table Food Bank Garden, an organic vegetable garden in Midtown, wants to add fruit to its crop. The garden currently donates all of its vegetables to local food pantries and soup...
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The Switchblade Kid’s Very Dreamy Christmas
“So have I got a holiday music story for you,” Harry Koniditsiotis tells me excitedly. The singer and sometimes-guitarist for Memphis mainstays, post-punk and noise-pop purveyors The Switchblade Kid,...
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