Lucyja Hygge will move near Overton Square in early October
To capitalize on foot traffic in Overton Square, Lucyja Hygge will be open until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
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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Health Care Dean of UTHSC College of Medicine leaves abruptly
Dr. Scott Strome was the face of much of UTHSC’s community outreach during the pandemic, including the large public testing site it created and staffed at Tiger Lane.
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MetroLabor costs throttling understaffed nonprofits, many cutting services
The Salvation Army shelter for women and children on Jackson is operating below capacity and turning people away because it cannot hire or retain staff.
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Public Safety‘There was no one else’ — retired deputy reflects on saving a life
After dedicating 42 years to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, where he once saved someone from the edge of a Downtown building, Claude Robinson retires.
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MusicCountry music pulls listeners in big time for The Wolf
The ratings are the first full month look at the business decision that Dan Barron, Audacy senior vice president and market manager, admits was met enormous skepticism.
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City of Memphis For Biggs, food — and all it represents — was reported with heart
“She was the first person that reviewed Iris. That review was the beginning of us really being able to provide people with a space to earn a living,” Kelly English said.
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City of MemphisLibrary calls it the ‘Joy Collection’ for good reason
Library of Things adds experiences, fun list of resources available with library card — starting with kits for camping, movie nights and karaoke.
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City of Memphis Saul Belz, influential lawyer, dies at 81
Belz graduated from White Station High School in 1960. His classmates voted him most witty.
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EducationFreshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down
Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.
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Business Crone Law Firm expands to Chicago
This is second satellite Crone has opened. The first was St. Louis in 2022.
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MusicKimberly Horton takes the reins of The Blues Foundation
She’s also the third executive in three years, trying to right a ship that listed seriously in the pandemic when musicians were largely quiet.
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September 2023
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Education U of M announces security improvements ahead of Eliza Fletcher run
Lighting and surveillance improvements are the first phase of a $5 million investment to improve security on campus and surrounding area.
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Public SafetyRodolfo Berger ‘grateful to God to be alive’ year after rampage
“There’s no room for hate. Life’s too short. Hate only brings more problems to you,” said Fabiola Francis.
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Public SafetyA year after week that roiled city in pain, scars remain unhealed
What happened in early September 2022 still feels startlingly raw and for many, it has become the new measure of the sense of peril.
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MusicMemphis music man Keith Sykes, Buffett wrote ‘Volcano’ in 15 minutes
“We just traded lines until the song got written,” Keith Sykes said.
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Ford MegasiteCatholic diocese investing in retreat center near BlueOval City
With the construction site for Ford’s BlueOval City only 13 minutes away, the diocese is now preparing for an onslaught of development in the area.
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South Memphis Characters of yore come to life Elmwood’s annual City of Soul
The tour is designed to showcase the stories enshrined at Elmwood. In the case of Robert Church and Boss Crump, it shows the vast difference in lives of two men from Holly Springs, Miss.
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Public SafetyIf more police are the answer, exactly what will they do?
One of the biggest issues in the mayoral campaign is how candidates intend to fight crime, including whether they will maintain current strategies.
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Health Care National rights group sues Tennessee, Idaho for denying abortions despite dangerous complications
Plaintiffs here include three women who had high-risk pregnancies and were denied abortions at home.
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Education At U of M law school, studying expungement is hands-on matter
“Whether it results in a conviction or not, that record can go with you to your grave unless you proactively get it expunged, if you’re eligible to do that. Many, many people are not,” said Josh Spickler, head of Just City.
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Health Care Dr. Freeman brought advances in ophthalmology with love of big ideas
Freeman opened Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates in 1981. It was the first freestanding, outpatient, surgical facility in the state, said Dr. Tom Gettelfinger, Freeman’s longtime partner.
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Education U of M law school rattled by student-made blackface caricature
For about 10 days, starting in late August, the image was on display in the school’s law review offices on the fourth floor. It was also shared digitally.
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Metro Kontji Anthony returns to TV
Anthony’s show will focus on positive things happening in the region and ways residents can make their lives better, said Fran McRae, WREG vice president and general manager.
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Health Care Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new chair rolls up her sleeves
Every day, Dr. Kathryn Sumpter peels back her shirt sleeve to reveal the insulin monitor on her upper arm, showing young patients what it looks like to live with type 1 diabetes.
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EducationU of M School of Public Health designs classes for teens
High school students can earn tuition-free college credits by enrolling in the University of Memphis program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
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