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Inside the world of Memphis model railroaders
Every Saturday, local model railroaders meet to socialize, operate trains and work on their layouts in a warehouse-sized space.
John Klyce
John Klyce is an enterprise reporter with The Daily Memphian who writes a wide range of in-depth features, as well as profiles about local leaders, scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else doing exciting and important work in this city.
There are 35 articles by John Klyce :
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March 2026
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Spirit of MemphisHow an East High student who liked to wear suits became a CEO who sports one every day
When Cortney Richardson was a sophomore in high school, he started working with a fledgling nonprofit, Peer Power, as a tutor. Now he’s running the organization.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Who was the oldest person in Memphis history? She was also the oldest person in the world.
When Elizabeth Bolden died in 2006, she was 116, and had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great-grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great-grandchildren.
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Spirit of MemphisA New Yorker who helps others share their stories rewrites her own tale in Memphis
Hayley Brooks started out in the entertainment industry. Here’s how she became an entrepreneur and why she’s grown so fond of Memphis.
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February 2026
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Health CareThe ‘life-changing’ lessons medical students learn from dissecting cadavers
Faculty sets a tone: Bodies will be treated with dignity. Usually, however, students don’t need the reminder. At the end of the semester, many even linger to say goodbye to their bodies.
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Spirit of MemphisWhen wild birds of prey are injured, rehabbers aim to fix damage done by other humans
Since its inception in 2003, the Mid-South Raptor Center, which is run entirely by volunteers, has rehabilitated and released more than 2,000 wounded wild birds of prey.
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Arts & CultureThey’ve been married for 72 years. Here’s how they met — and their advice for other couples.
Joy and Red Rodenmeyer have been together for more than seven decades, and in that time, they’ve lived abroad and crisscrossed the country. This is their story and their thoughts on what makes a long and happy marriage.
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EducationRhodes’ prison program adds bachelor’s degree
As Rhodes College professor Stephen Haynes puts it, “If you met somebody coming out of prison, wouldn’t it impress you if they had a degree from Rhodes College?”
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Spirit of MemphisChris Loveland always cared for homeless people. After his death, his family and friends are doing the same
Chris Loveland regularly gave pillows and blankets to homeless people. After his death, his family and friends have started Sheets for the Streets to continue his work.
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DowntownOne of Memphis’ oldest churches is wrestling with its past, planning memorial for thousands of enslaved people
For a decade, Calvary Episcopal Church leaders and parishioners have been wrestling and reckoning with a disturbing truth: In the mid-1800s, Christians worshipped God in their church while enslaved men, women and children were sold right outside.
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DowntownUncovering the Legacy at 87 Adams: Downtown Memphis church will memorialize thousands
From 1855 to 1862, about 3,800 slaves were sold in what is now Calvary Episcopal Church’s parking lot. The church is shedding a light on this history, and it received a major grant for its effort.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: What was The Gray Hat Mystery?
A slain businessman, known as the “Hot Tamale King.” A young, fedora-wearing detective. And a tantalizing clue: a gray felt hat, left near the scene of the crime.
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January 2026
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Spirit of Memphis ‘A huge mark:’ 100-year-old Memphian Peggy Bodine dies, family, friends, reflect on life of service
Peggy Jemison Bodine, an historian and building preservationist, former president of the Junior League of Memphis as well as former president of the Memphis Symphony League, died on Jan. 22. She was 100.
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Spirit of Memphis ‘A big heart:’ Fifth-grader starts food pantry
Jack Knight is one busy 11-year-old. He’s an athlete, actor and aspiring entrepreneur.
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Health CareAnyone can do science: How a little girl from rural Louisiana became a research leader at UTHSC
About a year and a half ago, Dr. Jessica Snowden became the vice chancellor for research at UTHSC as well as a professor in the College of Medicine — and she has big plans for the university.
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MetroWhere do baby zoo animals come from? Maybe not exactly where you think
The Memphis Zoo is identifying pregnant animals and using innovative techniques to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
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Health Care‘Crazy amazing:’ How an artist painted one of the city’s largest murals at Le Bonheur
“We wanted it to look like, no matter what your background is or where you’re from, come to Le Bonheur, and you’ll be at home,” said the artist. “If you’re from outer space and you need to come to Le Bonheur, be from outer space. Or, if you live in a cactus or if you live in a boot, come on by.”
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Performing ArtsFor Monica Sanchez, Cazateatro is a labor of love
The bilingual theater troupe teaches theater and ballet classes and puts on several shows and major events each year.
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December 2025
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Visual Arts Glaciers, asthma and the midnight sun: Memphis artists’ adventures in the Arctic Circle
On a schooner in the Arctic Circle, artists, writers, musicians and scientists come together to observe, experience and research the frigid region.
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Spirit of MemphisSecrets of a 2nd-generation Santa
Kennison Kyle has been a Santa since the late 1990s, and his magical world includes canned corn, home visits and makeup lessons with his father.
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East Memphis‘Too close to home’: Memphis rabbi turns grief into light after Bondi Beach shooting
In the wake of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Memphis chapter of Chabad Lubavitch held a similar celebration — and people felt compelled to be there.
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MusicCovering ‘Sweet Caroline’ in Crosstown
As part of the release of Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue,” local musicians Bryan Hartley and Tm. Prudhomme won the chance to record a Neil Diamond cover.
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November 2025
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Health CareSome viruses can wreak havoc on the brain. These UT scientists are working on a way to fix that.
A team at UTHSC is using a revolutionary method to study certain types of viruses and test an antiviral drug.
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MetroHow these Memphians got here: Stories about family and the American dream
Today, almost all Americans can trace their lineage back to another part of the world. The Daily Memphian recently talked to 16 locals — including business owners and a former mayor — about their families’ journeys to America.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Why is the U of M’s mascot a tiger?
Tigers and what is now the University of Memphis go back to around 1914, and the partnership eventually led to the school having a live feline on the sidelines during football games.
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