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Weekly Average Positive Rate Rises for Sixth Straight Week

Weekly Average Positive Rate Rises for Sixth Straight Week

New virus case numbers rose by 268 over the last 24 hours, putting the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 41,393.

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial to Launch in Memphis

A Memphis vaccine trial will enlist 500 for a possible COVID-19 drug.

COVID-19 Deaths Top 600 In Shelby County

New virus case numbers rose by 257 over the last 24 hours, putting the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 41,125.

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News

Study: Upward Mobility Tougher in Tennessee and Memphis

Study: Upward Mobility Tougher in Tennessee and Memphis

It’s tough for Tennessee kids to earn more money than their parents.

FTC Objects to Methodist Le Bonheur-Saint Francis Merger; Hospitals Fire Back

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint and authorized a suit in federal court to block the proposed $350 million acquisition by Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare of the two Memphis-area Saint Francis hospitals owned by Dallas-based healthcare system Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Weekly Average Positive Rate Rises for Sixth Straight Week

New virus case numbers rose by 268 over the last 24 hours, putting the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 41,393.

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Sports

Three Thoughts on Tiger Football

Three Thoughts on Tiger Football

• Danny Wimprine threw his last touchdown pass as a Memphis Tiger quarterback on December 22, 2004.

Tigers 34, USF 33

The Memphis Tigers erased a 13-point deficit in the final five minutes of their game Saturday at the Liberty Bowl to beat the USF Bulls and earn their 13th-straight home win, a record in the stadium where they've played since 1965.

Three Thoughts on Tiger Football

• The Tigers are better than they looked at Cincinnati.

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Music

With Patreon & an Online Variety Show, Goner Records Adapts to the Pandemic

With Patreon & an Online Variety Show, Goner Records Adapts to the Pandemic

Record stores have been hit hard by the age of quarantine, and in the case of Goner Records, which is also a label and festival promoter, the effect has been tripled.

The Flow: Live-Streamed Music Events This Week, November 12-18

As COVID-19 comes roaring back in strength and prevalence, many are revisiting the shut-in habits of the pandemic's onset.

Memphis Boys: The Making of From Elvis in Memphis

Elvis Presley's "'68 Comeback" special, officially titled, Singer Presents ...

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Politics

Wish Lists

Wish Lists

As expected, the Biden-Harris ticket was an easy winner in Democratic-dominated Shelby County last week; also unsurprising was the overwhelming support enjoyed by the Trump-Pence Republican ticket in Tennessee at large.

Hagerty, Bradshaw Round Out Shelby Campaigns

;As Election 2020 was coming finally to an end, the candidates for U.S. Senate, among others, were making their final pitches in Shelby County.

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Food & Drink

Icing on the Cake: Sugar Avenue Bakery Continues to Grow

Icing on the Cake: Sugar Avenue Bakery Continues to Grow

Ed Crenshaw's Sugar Avenue Bakery will launch its Gooey Cake Bite cakes November 11th in Tops Bar-B-Q restaurants.

Miracle Brings Christmas Cocktails to The Liquor Store

Ok, sure, it’s still a little early to be busting out the Christmas and holiday events, but we could all use a drink these days.

Hampline Brewing Company Slated to Open by New Year's in Memphis

Get ready to wet your whistles.

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Opinion

Appeasing the Mighty Oz

Appeasing the Mighty Oz

Was it really just a week ago that I was sitting up late with politics editor Jackson Baker and Flyer art director Carrie Beasley (in our own homes) waiting to decide what cover to run for our issue covering the 2020 election results?

Remembering Marcus Orr

Thirty years ago November 1st, we said goodbye to the most remarkable human being I've ever known.

TVA Superheroes to the Rescue!

Faced with serious questions about its operations, environmental commitment, and budget priorities, what's the Tennessee Valley Authority's latest response to the possible loss of its largest customer, Memphis?

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Film/TV

Freaky, Wolfwalkers, and Classic Holiday Comedy on Tap at Malco Theatres

Freaky, Wolfwalkers, and Classic Holiday Comedy on Tap at Malco Theatres

If you're tired of doomscrolling (or its newly-minted opposite, hopescrolling), and want to look at something different for a little while, there are plenty of options at the drive-in and other movie theaters this weekend.

From Dumb County to ‘Dog Police,’ a Q&A with Piano Man Pictures’ Chad Allen Barton

File this one under “audiobooks.” The Bluff City-based film collective Piano Man Pictures has released the recording (podcast?

The Mandalorian’s Second Season is Riding High in the Saddle

There was a lot that went wrong with The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the Star Wars trilogy of trilogies.

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Remembering Marcus Orr

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FTC Objects to Methodist Le Bonheur-Saint Francis Merger; Hospitals Fire Back

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Appeasing the Mighty Oz

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