Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
Damage caused by trees is just one of the reasons hundreds of miles of Memphis sidewalks such as this one on Vance Avenue near South Main need repair, according to city officials. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis football team member Calvin Austin III plays with youth during Hope to Dream football minicamp at University of Memphis South Campus. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital staff member crosses Poplar Ave., on Monday, July 19, 2021. The Medical District is announcing a $30M real estate investment fund to promote residential and mixed-use construction. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Mary Claire White poses for a portrait outside of Sugar Ghost's Broad Avenue food truck July 16, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Vaccine information translated into Spanish was distributed in the Berclair Neighborhood. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
We dig pictures of smiling kids, but you be the judge: Which of this week’s photos do you think is best?
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Kids get time with Tigers football players, and receive restful gifts
The Tigers were part of the ‘Hope to Dream’ program that gave new beds to children in need, and in return received memories of their own they’ll cherish.
Door-to-door effort delivers Spanish-language COVID vaccine info
Volunteers and employees of office of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris targeted the 38128 ZIP code in North Memphis, because of its prominent Spanish speaking-population, citing a disparity in local vaccination rates among Hispanic communities.
Street Food: Sugar Ghost brings bubble tea, and soon ice cream, to Broad Ave.
Mary Claire White has long sold jewelry and candles in the Broad Avenue Arts District. With Sugar Ghost, she’s brought bubble tea to the neighborhood, and has an ice cream shop coming soon.
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