Launch Pad Memphis prepares to celebrate its members, not its space
Coworking community Launch Pad Memphis puts an emphasis on membership. Now halfway to capacity, they are set to celebrate the entrepreneurs who bought into their vision.
Jared Boyd
Reporter
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March 2019
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Arts & Culture Memphis sports talk show focused on black fans and athletes finds home on SiriusXM
Larry Robinson and Howard Robertson, hosts of the nationally syndicated sports talk radio show focused on black voices, join SiriusXM as ambassadors of Memphis' creative potential.
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City of Memphis United Way hosts architect of its ‘Driving the Dream’ initiative
With the support of a network of 49 organizations, United Way of the Mid-South is celebrating the first year of its collaborative attack on local poverty with a visit from the woman who inspired the agency's initiative.
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Education Students get tuition help, Rudd gets $175,000 bonus during U of M trustees meeting
University of Memphis students can gain protection from tuition increases if they graduate within four years under a Guaranteed Tuition Rate plan approved by trustees Wednesday.
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Metro Vatican names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Catholics in West Tennessee have a new leader almost five months after Bishop Martin Holley was ousted after a tumultuous two years leading the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.
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Music Piano recital chronicles the history of music as therapy for soldiers
Michigan-based pianist and lecturer Dr. Garik Pederson traveled to Memphis on Saturday to tell the story of a piano made specifically for recreation during World War II.
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Music Sofar Sounds brings secret concerts to Memphis
Would you buy tickets to a concert before you knew who is performing? Sofar Sounds, an entertainment company now in Memphis, thinks it might be the best way to fall in love with new music.
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Business AutoZone’s stock comes back into the zone
AutoZone rides weather and an improving focus on the commercial side of its business to impressive earnings results and a surge in its stock price.
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February 2019
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Business Orange Mound Black Restaurant Week spotlights cuisine in the historic neighborhood
Inspired by Whitehaven's recent weeklong culinary celebration, Orange Mound is serving up its own restaurant week.
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City of Memphis ‘Maximizing Manhood Symposium’ will challenge perceptions of manhood
Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., project consultant Lakethen Mason invited 36 black leaders to share their vision for young men in Memphis.
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Education Shelby County Spelling Bee returns to Memphis after stint in Nashville
Sophia Overstreet, 13, clinched a victory over 51 other spellers in the first Shelby County Spelling Bee since the competition lost its longtime local sponsorship.
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Arts & Culture Legendary Memphis deejay, Elvis friend George Klein dies
Legendary Memphis deejay and Elvis friend George Klein has died, according to multiple sources.
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Education LeMoyne-Owen College president responds to allegations of nepotism, neglect
Pressure is mounting on LeMoyne-Owen College president Dr. Andrea Miller to resign amid allegations of nepotism, apathy and campus-wide neglect.
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Performing Arts Bridge Builders student leaders host poetry slam for survivors of sexual abuse
Members of the Bridge Builders Change program are creating a safe space for victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment to share their stories of strength in an open forum.
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January 2019
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Public Safety Federal judge dismisses city from Darrius Stewart civil suit
Court documents show the city of Memphis has been removed as a defendant from a civil suit filed by the mother of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart, who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in 2015. But the police officer who killed Stewart remains a defendant in the suit.
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Food News Kountry Cookin’ sets the table for Whitehaven Black Restaurant Week
After a rocky start, Kountry Cookin' Soul Food Restaurant has risen to become a bustling lunch-hour eatery in the Whitehaven community. The business is participating the neighborhood's first Black Restaurant Week.
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Metro Protesters gather for women’s march outside City Hall
Protesters descended upon Memphis City Hall to speak out on issues related to American women on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.
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Metro Volunteer Odyssey makes push for volunteers after projected spike in MLK Day participation
Nonprofit organization Volunteer Odyssey is gearing up for one of their biggest days on the year on MLK Day. However, leaders hope to encourage participation throughout the year.
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Midtown Yoga instructor starts anew with Chickasaw Gardens studio
Yolandrea Clark left a popular local yoga practice to start her own studio. Her emphasis on accessibility, for some newcomers who are intimidated by fitness, is paying dividends.
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Shelby County Mickell Lowery holds town hall meeting in Soulsville
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery addressed members of the community in the first of three town halls to be held in District 8.
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Visual Arts Fashion designer to unveil collection inspired by her childhood at St. Jude
When designer and fashion illustrator Kris Keys needed a muse for her most recent collection of womenswear, the former St. Jude patient looked deep within herself.
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Arts & Culture The CLTV re-creates iconic photo in celebration of arts in Orange Mound
A group of more than 100 creatives representing the African-American arts community in Memphis gathered Saturday to recreate an iconic 1958 photograph. Dubbed “A Great Day in Orange Mound,” the location was a very deliberate backdrop for both the photo and a co-working space The CLTV will soon be opening.
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