Today's weather in Memphis:
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87°/73°
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Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms
Air qualityGood
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Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.
By John Varlas
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The left-hander helped Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1993. He was a 1983 graduate of Craigmont High in Memphis.
By John Varlas
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This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?
By Chris Herrington
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The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun.
By Geoff Calkins
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The pool at the Mike Rose Aquatics Center on the U of M campus will be named in honor of the man who had an “endless belief in people.”
By John Varlas
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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest concludes at Liberty Park as winners are announced, and hope sizzles for a return to Tom Lee Park in 2023.
By Alicia Davidson
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Clarene Pinkston Russell, who was often called Collierville’s historian, died Friday afternoon. She served the town for decades and shaped its future.
By Abigail Warren
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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”
By Bill Dries
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The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast.
By Bill Dries
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Cornbread salad is a staple at the Big Bob Gibson family supper during the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and a great addition to your summer picnics and cookouts.
By Jennifer Biggs
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It’s getting hot around here. Record heat pounded competitors at the Division 2-AA regional track meet; flames licked meat at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest; a Downtown mural includes sizzling new technology, and it doesn’t get any hotter than FedExForum when the Grizzlies win.
By The Daily Memphian Staff
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Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.
By Daja E. Henry
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The $70 million skilled nursing facility will benefit the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 veterans living in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.
By Michael Waddell
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Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.
By Daja E. Henry
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Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen.
By Daja E. Henry
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Arlington Middle School and Arlington High gain recognition from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and teacher Latisha King receives the state’s Excellence in STEM Teaching Award.
By Michael Waddell
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The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.
By Michael Waddell
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“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”
By Leigh Ann Roman
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The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country.
By Kerry Hayes
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Two former University of Memphis basketball players prepare for the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 18-20.
By Steven Johnson
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The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.
By Alicia Davidson
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Renovated Bickford Aquatic Center makes a splash
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The renovated Bickford Aquatic Center opened Thursday, June 4, in North Memphis just in time for summer.
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Another 201 Poplar inmate dies
Fueling up for a fight: Kuhn launches congressional bid at Cordova gas station
Funeral service for Mary and Jon McCalla set
With Memphis as a 'model city,' feds offer other towns money to fight crime
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Connecting the new housing dots and vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood
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Working a few lots at a time with different developers, the City of Memphis is beginning to connect the vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood to form a pattern of redevelopment.
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Former Evolve bank CEO sentenced in child sexual abuse material case
Ducks Unlimited raises billions for waterfowl protection
Inked: Dunkin', Tolteca and Welltower do deals
From ashes, a Mapco Express will rise on Poplar and Highland — with a patio
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Two former local basketball standouts named in Alabama State betting probe
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A pair of former Memphis-area high school basketball standouts are named in a sports betting integrity probe. One is the son of a Memphis Tigers assistant coach.
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Herrington: The Grizzlies will try to trade Ja Morant. Where? For what? We can only speculate.
Martin: University of Memphis still has eyes on the big prize
Daily Memphian boys postseason track and field awards: Central's Nesmith repeats
Sloane Stephens accepts wildcard to play in Memphis Classic
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Food Files: Taco Prime, Petals of a Peony adding multiple locations
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While Taco Prime and Petals of a Peony expand, Peach Cobbler Factory opens and The Farm Table closes.
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Table Talk: Sound the alarm for this chicken Parm
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Smell that? That's the hot asphalt of Nail Road's extension in DeSoto County.
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County officials formally opened the recently completed extension of Nail Road in Olive Branch, elongating the stretch of blacktop around 2 miles to connect with Center Hill Road to the east.
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In Millington's capital-improvement plan and budget, 'there’s something for everybody'
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With 'Beauty and the Beast' in town, Gaston plays tour guide and Cogsworth is a duckmaster
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A Memphis native has returned home to take the Orpheum stage — and help his castmates find a good place to eat. Plus, the Peabody ducks are keeping time with the help of a new clock.
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5 must-see shows for Black Music Month — and a block party
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Opinion: 'Poverty is never just economic'
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Opinion by David Jordan: “If we align our efforts across sectors and remain rooted in both compassion and accountability, Memphis can become a national model for what human flourishing looks like in practice.”
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Calkins: A wrecking ball is coming for 495 Union. Here's why that matters to every Memphian.
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The AM/DM podcast: Pizza witches, Filipino fest and Pride
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Pride weekend kicks off and we all scream for the Memphis Ice Cream Festival. Bianca Phillips comes on The AM/DM to talk things to do this weekend in Memphis.
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Chef Kelly English talks Le Bon Appétit's culinary tradition
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Sudoku: June 5
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Ready for today’s sudokus?
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Daily WordRow: June 5
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