Think piñata when you see Eclectic Eye’s ‘Chucho’
Mural's creator: "Life is often hard and challenging. Sometimes it feels like it’s chasing you with a bat, waiting to crack you down."
Toni Lepeska
Freelance Reporter
There are 246 articles by Toni Lepeska :
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July 2020
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Visual Arts
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June 2020
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Business Entrepreneurial women think creatively amid pandemic challenge
Women entrepreneurs, who own about half of Memphis area businesses, are finding ways to be creative as a result of challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 2020
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Financial Services Construction, insurance principals combine on new venture
New company got a boost for sanitizing and disinfecting properties because of COVID-19, but its focus is restoration and mitigation from weather damage.
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Business Higher beef prices arrive for Memorial Day weekend
Beef supply has been hampered by some processing plants closing temporarily or reducing capacity for coronavirus-related issues.
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BusinessFlorists, other retailers hopeful Mother’s Day sales bloom
One florist says sales are down 50% to 70% at local shops the past two months, but business has been picking up closer to Mother's Day.
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April 2020
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BusinessOrders at EvergreenUV skyrocket in pandemic
Memphis company "going all over the world" to find bulbs for the products it makes to kill airborne pathogens, including COVID-19.
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Spirit of Memphis Pandemic stretches help for homeless
Social distancing is creating big challenges for local organizations that provide services and meals to the needy in Memphis.
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March 2020
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Business COVID-19 forcing funeral homes, families to make tough decisions
If mourners can't be part of a funeral while adhering to social distancing, one local professor recommends that people create their own, active way to celebrate and grieve a life.
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February 2020
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Business Attorney: Navigating divorce part science, part art
Miles Mason, who has written four books, says navigating divorce in Tennessee is complicated by a state law dependent on the personal values and biases of individual judges.
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January 2020
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Health Care Magnotti approaches profession as trauma surgeon his own way
Dr. Lou Magnotti sees patients in the busy, often unpredictable Elvis Presley Trauma Center at Regional One Health with his “collection.”
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November 2019
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Spirit of Memphis Luck has had little to do with Megan Gray’s early success
The CEO of Moment AI will speak on artificial intelligence ethics at an NVIDIA technology conference on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
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October 2019
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Business AI software will alert MATA if driver dozes
MATA could equip its entire fleet with safety software developed by a Memphis artificial intelligence company following a pilot program that launches in January.
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Education ArtsEd Tennessee gaining influence with lawmakers
Memphis is the last stop of a five-city tour across the state to give arts education supporters strategies on being better advocates.
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September 2019
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Health Care Counselor opens training for suicide prevention to the community
A free, 1 ½-hour First Responder Coaching seminar for the public will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at Bornblum Jewish Community School.
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Health Care Suicide counselor’s lessons ring true for many at training session
Counselor says 80% of fragile people give clear warning signs before taking their own lives.
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August 2019
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Business Entrepreneurs make pitches, showcase products at Demo Day
Promising startup companies pitch their ideas to potential investors Thursday evening after completing business development programs in Memphis during the Summer of Acceleration.
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July 2019
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Education St. Benedict follows low student-teacher ratio model for new learning program
Educators say the four-to-one model of students to teacher is showing signs of success for those with learning disabilities and should continue to grow.
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May 2019
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Business ServiceMaster taking on acquisitions, culture change
Acquisitions, partnerships and a laser focus on the customer experience are fueling changes across Memphis-based ServiceMaster.
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January 2019
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Education Peer Power influencing high school students, mentors
Even mentors in the Peer Power program are better defining their futures, discovering their passion for helping younger students could turn into a career.
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November 2018
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Education Integrity, academics stressed at MUS
Memphis University School is marking the 125th anniversary of its founding with steady commitment to building on its legacy of cultivating leaders instrumental to the city’s progress.
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September 2018
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Millington For Millington, ‘the sky’s the limit’
Millington is poised for explosive growth as a convergence of factors lead it away from the years as a pit stop for young sailors and into a future of economic maturity.
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