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Ground Broken on $60M Tom Lee Park Project

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Local Leaders Oppose TN 'Stand Your Ground' Bill

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Parents Indicted After Accidental Shooting

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Hospitals Again Strained As Virus Cases Rise

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Hospitals Again Strained As Virus Cases Rise

Hospitals Again Strained As Virus Cases Rise

New virus case numbers rose by 588 over the last 24 hours.

Virus Case Count Rises by 541, Four New Deaths Recorded

New virus case numbers rose by 541 over the last 24 hours.

UPDATE: More Restaurants Closed on COVID-19 Violations

UPDATE: The Shelby County Health Department announced the closure of three more restaurants/bars Monday afternoon following site inspections on Sunday.

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Senator Jeff Yarbro Bashes AG Slatery's Support for Election Lawsuit

Senator Jeff Yarbro Bashes AG Slatery's Support for Election Lawsuit

The Attorney General of Texas sued four swing states in the U.S. Supreme Court this week for favoring "Democrat voters," the Tennessee Attorney General agreed with him, and the top Tennessee Democrat called this "embarrassing."

Ground Broken on $60M Tom Lee Park Project

Local leaders broke ground Wednesday for a reimagined, $60-million Tom Lee Park.

Local Leaders Oppose TN 'Stand Your Ground' Bill

Local civil rights leaders are opposing a new bill that will allow the use of deadly force to prevent personal — or personal property crimes. 

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Sports

Tigers 94, Mississippi Valley State 57

Tigers 94, Mississippi Valley State 57

The Tigers went through the right kind of motions Tuesday night in throttling Mississippi Valley State at FedExForum.

Three Thoughts on Tiger Football

• Jackie Smith was a Hall of Fame tight end with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Tulane 35, Tigers 21

The Tigers' three-game winning streak came to an end Saturday afternoon at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.

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Music

Tony Holiday Releases "The Hustle" Music Video

Tony Holiday Releases "The Hustle" Music Video

Memphis bluesman Tony Holiday will release the video to his single, “The Hustle,”  on December 4th — the same day he will celebrate his 35th birthday.

Christmas is a Dish Best Served Blue: Elvis’ Song of Holiday Longing Lives

The holidays are back, and with them come the inevitable festive songs.

The Flow: Live-Streamed Music Events This Week, December 3-9

As we delve into the darkest days of the year, things are lighting up online, with the first holiday live-streamed events.

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Politics

Exit Interview: Lamar Alexander on Trump, Biden, Pardons

Exit Interview: Lamar Alexander on Trump, Biden, Pardons

Readers of this column will have noticed that for each of the two preceding weeks, it has contained content related to Tennessee's retiring United States Senator Lamar Alexander.

Last Go-Round with Senator Lamar Alexander

Last week, Tennessee’s retiring senior U.S. senator, Lamar Alexander, delivered on a long-standing promise to make himself available to the Flyer for our version of an exit interview.

Party Talk: Partisanship Draws Post-Election Attention

The run-up to the statewide election of 2010 may have been, in retrospect, the first time the seismic shift in Tennessee from Democratic to Republican dominance became obvious.

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Food & Drink

Friends of the Orpheum Cookbook Takes the Spotlight

Friends of the Orpheum Cookbook Takes the Spotlight

Orpheum Theatre volunteer ushers usually show people to their seats.

Basecamp Blonde: Go Lighter for the Holidays

Remember that the holidays are a test of endurance, not speed.

’Tis the Season for a Cider … or Two

And so it was that Littlebit came down from atop the mountain and said unto me: "Verily, Father, I really haven't the taste for beer, so I'll have an apple cider."

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Opinion

These Hands ... Remembering Lisa Michaels

These Hands ... Remembering Lisa Michaels

Seems I can't feel things without a drink and darkness to hide in.

On Becoming Karen ...

I live on a one-block, one-way street in Midtown.

The Long and Sad Goodbye of Lamar Alexander

Senator, this is perhaps the third time I have written to you publicly in 2020, the final year of your third term as our state's senior senator.

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Film/TV

Mank is a Timely Tribute to a Hollywood Legend

Mank is a Timely Tribute to a Hollywood Legend

Hey, did you hear the one about the starlet who was so stupid she came to Hollywood and slept with the writer?

Music Video Monday: Juicy J

Time flies on Music Video Monday.

CRITICS NIX NETFLIX HICKS! Hillbilly Elegy is a Depressing Mess

Hi, my name's Chris, and I'm an authentic hillbilly.

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Jazz City: The Once — and Future — Sound of Memphis

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