Judge Donald will join national mediation firm in January
Judge Andre Mathis replaced Donald on the federal appellate court.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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MetroConstance Abbey founder paralyzed in California bike accident
Roger Wolcott, 74, and his wife, Margery, started Constance Abbey in 2013 to meet the needs of homeless people by living among them.
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Arts & Culture Former Memphian blazed a path for fashion designers of color
East High grad Brandice Daniel followed her heart to create Harlem’s Fashion Row in 2007. This weekend, she’s back in her hometown with a sold-out show at Nike.
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East MemphisOak Court, whatever happens next, won the city’s heart in 1988
Oak Court, in its day, was a pinnacle of shopping and retail lore. It was also the first project that developers Jack Belz and Henry Turley did together.
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Visual ArtsThat’s the ticket! Local company changes film festival scene
This season, Sundance Film Festival attendees will buy their passes through Eventive, a ticketing app made for Indie Memphis by 15-year-old Theo Patt in 2015.
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Real EstateIn the Pinch: Developer maps out long-awaited plans
“We’re thinking about a Jewish deli and an Irish pub. And what if we could get a really nice Lebanese place that would be a nod to St. Jude. We’d like to honor the history of this being an immigrant neighborhood.”
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Education CBU honors Brother Terence, who integrated CBHS, on his 100th birthday
Brother Terence McLaughlin changed the timbre of life in Memphis by admitting the first Black student to the Brothers’ local high school before being sent away by church leaders incensed with his independent thinking.
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Real EstateLocal architect has liens against New York developer totaling $575k
Tom Intrator is developing a number of Downtown properties with the help of PILOTs.
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Real EstateInterest rates smothering developer’s $1B Pinch plans
The sentiment among almost anyone who can read a balance sheet is developments that couldn’t get off the ground in the past three years are going to need a lot more than luck in the inflation the Federal Reserve is trying to control with interest rates.
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Local architect has liens against New York developer totaling $525k
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November 2022
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Transportation & LogisticsMemphis transportation leaders look to D.C. to avoid rail strike
Forty percent of all freight in the United States moves by rail. Cutting off the supply, experts say, would cripple the economy and decimate the still-rebounding supply chain.
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Local leaders ask Buttigieg for more airport funding
Getting ice off the wings: The specs for the airport’s new consolidated de-icing facility
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Real EstateNumber of Downtown office workers may have decreased by 40%
In 2019, before the pandemic began, Memphis had an adult, daytime worker population of 47,337 people.
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Public Safety Should Memphis build its own crime lab or wait on TBI staffing and pay reforms?
As the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks millions of dollars to boost pay and fill crime lab staffing shortages, Memphis leaders look for answers in Nashville, Houston and other cities that built their own crime labs.
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A tale of two cities: How Nashville built the crime lab that Memphis couldn’t
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Public Safety A tale of two cities: How Nashville built a crime lab Memphis couldn’t
Following the murder of Eliza Fletcher, questions loom about MPD’s systems in investigating violent crime.
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Visual ArtsThe art of business: How Arrow Creative bolsters local artists
Memphis Fashion Week founders established Arrow Creative as an incubator and studio space for local artists to “really push that creative entrepreneur spirit.”
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South Memphis Louise Patterson, wife of former COGIC presiding bishop, set the standard
“She had a very unique way of connecting with women of all ages, concerning real-life issues. She would often share her personal testimony and human experiences about life.” — Bishop Brandon Porter
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Table TalkChickasaw Oaks store keeps your gifts under wraps
Last Christmas, in a mountain of boxes, wrapping paper and ribbon, the on-site gift-wrapper at Saddle Creek had an epiphany.
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Business Strike at Poplar-Highland Starbucks temporarily closes store
Workers say they are perennially short-staffed and forced to deal with supply shortages and malfunctioning equipment, impeding customer service.
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Real EstateBlue Suede Vintage offers eco conscious clothing
The store gives Casey O’Rourke space to hang decades of her fashion finds — from 1930s to early 2000s — and a place that will be ground zero for her gospel of reuse over support of the fast-fashion industry, which is responsible, by some counts, for up to 10% of global carbon emissions.
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Public Safety Sixth Circuit appellate judge receives prestigious award for judicial excellence
Judge Bernice Donald, born in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has been the first woman of her race to serve in every judicial position she has held, starting when she was elected to General Sessions criminal court here 1982.
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MetroHalls of justice more gracious because Erick Anderson walks them
Erick Anderson walked into the Burch Porter & Johnson law firm 40 years ago this month as a Manpower temp in charge of running the crank-shaft elevator.
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Arts & Culture Tommie Dunavant hailed as backbone of fundraising for the arts and ducks
Conservation Through Art is a blend of Tommie Dunavant’s love for art and her late husband, Billy Dunavant’s, zeal for waterfowl.
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City of Memphis COGIC unveils 20 new affordable housing units, a symbol of its return
“The city of Memphis needs more affordable housing, but we want quality, affordable housing. We don’t want to treat people like they are second-class citizens,” Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard said.
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Metro Meritan looking for elves to fill holiday wish lists for older adults
“Meritan knows that happiness during the holiday season isn’t exclusive to children. Too often in our community, the joy of Christmas eludes others as well,” said the organization’s president.
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City of Memphis Christ Church votes overwhelmingly to leave United Methodist Church
Within months, the congregation will vote on whether to affiliate with another Methodist group or be independent.
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October 2022
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Public SafetyFive local IRS workers were among first in nation to face charges related to PPP fraud. Here may be why.
The U.S. government issued $800 billion in PPP loans, but studies show that up to 15% — or $76 billion — in loans may have been awarded improperly, making it likely one of the widest abused federal programs in the modern era.
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