Arts & Culture
Prince Mongo dies after fall at his East Memphis home
Prince Mongo, the local eccentric who sported goggles and a silver wig and ran for mayor repeatedly, has died.
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.
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August 2026
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: When and why did Memphis install trolley lines?
In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we take a look at the costly, controversial, but ultimately successful effort to bring a trolley system to Memphis.
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Spirit of MemphisSurgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
As a surgical oncologist at UT Health Sciences, Dr. Martin Fleming has followed the path of his father and served as a role model for his son — in addition to training hundreds of doctors.
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Performing ArtsImprov theater helps at-risk young people learn a new script
Time on stage helps Memphis Allies’ SWITCH participants, including many former gang members, becoming more confident, sociable, empathetic and aware of their emotions.
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Spirit of MemphisLongest tenured zookeeper Morgan Powers retires after 55 years
On Friday, July 31, Morgan Powers retired after working at the Memphis Zoo for more than half a century. Here’s a look at his long and exciting career.
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July 2026
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DowntownInspired by Mark Twain, retired teacher travels the Mississippi River on a homemade raft
Charles Phillips takes a break at Mud Island Marina from the Huck Finn journey that’s been exciting, enlightening, and on occasion terrifying.
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Visual ArtsAsk the Memphian: Will the Memphis Art Museum land major touring exhibitions?
From a fresh start to a growing gallery to more national recognition and tourists, here’s why the Memphis Art Museum staffers are so excited about the tantalizing possibilities that will come with the new space.
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Spirit of Memphis The life and ‘great legacy’ of banking executive, philanthropist Jack Moore
“If you think about things that are important in life — your family, your faith, your community, leading, and investing back in the community — that’s what Jack Moore was all about.”
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Spirit of MemphisMemphis’ forgotten figures: Nursing pioneer Lena Angevine Warner
This week, we take a look at the life of Lena Angevine Warner, who survived a case of yellow fever, served on Walter Reed’s team that identified its cause and revolutionized nursing in Tennessee.
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Spirit of Memphis Memphian who fought Muhammad Ali, served as Green Beret and became Secret Service agent dies
Henry Hooper II, who died July 12 at the age of 87, had an illustrious life and career.
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Business‘A deep love’: Inside the life and career of Trey Crump, Memphis Heritage’s first executive director in four years
Trey Crump has had a passion for historic buildings. Now, he’s been chosen to lead the nonprofit dedicated to preserving them. Here’s how he got to Memphis Heritage — and what he plans to do.
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: How does the Orpheum determine its Broadway season lineup?
Orpheum Theatre CEO Brett Batterson sees almost every new Broadway production in New York. The first question he asks himself: Should he bring it to Memphis?
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Spirit of MemphisHow does the Memphis Zoo safely care for venomous snakes?
To celebrate World Snake Day, Chris Baker, associate curator of reptiles at the Memphis Zoo, discusses how he and his team safely care for venomous snakes and why he thinks they’re such remarkable animals.
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Arts & CultureMemphis writer exploring conservation and faith in the South
Memphis writer Martha Park received a $4,000 grant from the nonprofit South Arts and a $5,000 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission — which she will use to fund a series of stories about the intersection between conservation and faith in the South.
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June 2026
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Health CareMeet identical twins who traveled the world and landed in the same program at UTHSC
Hunter and Spencer Turner are students in UTHSC’s nurse-anesthesia program, which is the latest stop in a journey that’s taken them from small town Tennessee to Japan to Italy to Memphis.
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Health CarePTSD and alcoholism can ruin veterans’ lives. This UTHSC researcher’s solution could one day treat both.
“For things like PTSD and addiction, … all we’ve been able to do are treat symptoms,” said Dr. Jessica Snowden, the vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “We haven’t really had enough understanding of a cause to be able to actually treat a cause. And Dr. Cruz’s work is helping bridge that gap.”
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Ask the MemphianAsk the Memphian: Why did the city and state try to put a highway on Mud Island?
In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we look back at the 1980s plan to build a highway on Mud Island, and the efforts of the people who stopped it.
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EducationIn the age of social media and AI, college students are opening physical books less. But Rhodes professors still believe reading is fundamental.
For Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college that prides itself on creating lifelong learners, apathy about reading can feel not just like a challenge but an affront to its mission. Here’s why students are reading less than ever — and what professors are doing about it.
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North MississippiHer father was addicted to crack cocaine, and she was in a gang. But her future was paved with better days.
Despite the ups and downs in LaQuita Hughes' life, the deaths, rejections and devastation, she’s given every day all she’s had. And that eventually landed her at her own pink, three-story Victorian-style home.
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BusinessWhy is Hernando’s Hide-A-Way taking a stand against AI art? It comes down to soul.
Generative AI has become widely used. But Celine Lee, co-owner of Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, wants no part of it. Here’s why.
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BusinessThis Memphis teenager’s nonprofit for neurodivergent youth has gone global. And it’s just getting started.
James Jin just graduated from high school, but already, his nonprofit, ArtFlow, is in more than 200 schools and community organizations across 10 countries. Here’s why he started it — and what he’ll do next.
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May 2026
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Spirit of MemphisMemphis mom of eight shows her kids how Love overcomes all
This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started.
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DowntownAsk the Memphian: How did the U of M law school end up in the old Custom House?
The U of M’s law school used to be located in a run-down building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem. Now, it’s Downtown home is “a huge selling point.” Here’s how the move came to be.
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Performing ArtsOnly 16, this Memphis kid has performed nationwide and stars in ‘Michael’
Jaylen Hunter has toured the U.S. in major stage productions of “The Lion King” and “MJ The Musical,” and in recent weeks, millions around the world have seen him play young Marlon Jackson in the blockbuster movie “Michael.”
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Visual ArtsKooky, crazy and eclectic: ‘Imagination runs wild’ at the Mary Sims exhibition
The Dixon Gallery & Gardens pieced together a retrospective of Mary Sims, who, despite having sold works to celebrities like Jane Fonda and Burt Reynolds, remains mostly a local treasure. For now.
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