Ford heads to court, Germantown wants feedback

As we begin this somewhat short week, Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. heads back to court for a report date, and the Germantown Industrial Development Board will hear from residents about how they feel about what could be the city's first-ever TIF district. The tax increment financing proposal is for The Standard, a development located at the site of the former Carrefour at Kirby Woods.  In today's episode, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips take a stroll down Carrefour's memory lane and, as always, we'll remind people what the heck a TIF is anyway.  Plus: A 2020 Black Lives Matter protest organizer will challenge Cohen for Congress Big changes are coming to Beale Street Ja Morant says he wants to be in Memphis Pottery Barn packs up for Southaven Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says the county jail needs real reform Downtown's Crazy Coop closes Almost every Tennessee voucher recipient reapplied to get public funds for their private school tuitions in the upcoming school year