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Some stories are destined to go around the world a few times. Take, for example, the story of 7-month-old Mi-Asia Anderson, the incredibly lucky baby who took a stray bullet in her diaper during the New Year’s Eve service at Memphis’ Greater Faith Tabernacle church …
Read Chris Davis look at the week in Memphis media in Fly on the Wall.
Frist is out, Gibbons, Wamp, and Haslam are in, and more are raring to enter the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial race, already getting under way. Jackson Baker tells you who, what, when, where, how, why, and why-the-hell-not in this week’s “Politics.”
Are you a hottie? Know someone who is?
The Flyer is currently soliciting nominations for our annual Hotties issue.
Nominating someone — or yourself, if you prefer — is easy.
The Grizzlies’ third-year star is in a big slump of late and his frustration has been palpable on the court. What’s wrong? Chris Herrington breaks down the trouble with Rudy on the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog, Beyond the Arc.
JANUARY 2009 Autozone Liberty Bowl Football Classic Don’t miss the 50th annual battle for football supremacy as the Conference USA champ challenges the best of the Mountain West. Prior to the game, leave room in your schedule to attend pregame festivities like a president’s gala, rodeo, and all-star high school football game. Game time is […]
If the nation’s 51 largest metro areas could change rates of education, poverty and driving — even marginally — how much of a difference could it make?
A study by Portland economist Joe Cortright says even a small change could mean $166 billion in economic gain.
After losing 108-98 in overtime last week in Minneapolis, the Grizzlies seek revenge tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s the first meeting in Memphis between the teams since their draft-day trade that netted the Grizzlies O.J. Mayo in exchange for Mike Miller and fellow rookie Kevin Love.
Grizzlies fans are justifiably feeling good about the trade, but will feel better with a win tonight. Chris Herrington has a preview up at Beyond the Arc and will be live-blogging the game tonight.
On New Year’s Day visiting Bostonian Neill showed how it’s done at the Midtown home of son Kenneth Neill. Learn more….
As expected, District Attorney General Bill Gibbons, reacting to weekend
disclosures that former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not run for
governor in 2010, has announced his own candidacy for the office in a statement
released on Sunday. Gibbons,emphasizing the issues of “crime and schools,” will run in the Republican primary.
Grizzlies rookies O.J. Mayo and Marc Gasol lead the way as the Grizzlies broke a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Mavericks with an impressive 102-82 victory at FedExForum today.
Gasol scored 19 points in the first half before handing the baton to Mayo, who scored 18 of his team-high 21 points in the second half. Chris Herrington breaks it all down at Beyond the Arc.
Needing expert testimony to unravel the complexities involved in the $50 billion Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff, the Fox Business Network came (naturally) to seek advice from Flyer columnist Marty Aussenberg, a.k.a. The Gadfly, who wrote about the scandal last week. Aussenberg — top hat, shades, and all — will be on FBN in the 4 p.m.-5 p.m. hour Monday afternoon.
Just a reminder … We’re currently soliciting nominations for our annual Hotties issue, beginning now and running until mid- to late-January.
