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Taste of community: Memphis cookbook will connect recipes to history
Residents will a dash of neighborhood stories and a pinch of family recipes to create a cookbook that captures the “authentic voices” of South Memphis.
Julia Baker
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December 2024
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Spirit of MemphisMemphians make the season bright with toy drive donations
Thousands of residents are happy to give a present during Porter-Leath’s annual Tot Truck collection. But for Memphians who know what it’s like to grow up without toys, donating a gift is a chance to “return the favor.”
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Arts & Culture Starry Nights book brings holiday cheer to children this season
The book follows Beale and Bella the buffaloes as they explore Shelby Farms Park and encourage their friends to build a light display that brings the most holiday cheer.
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Visual ArtsArrow Creative closing; Brooks Museum to absorb programs
The nonprofit, known for Memphis Fashion Week and its Holiday Bazaar, will close its doors at the end of the year. But officials with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art plan to keep the fire alive.
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City of MemphisCordova residents seek independence from city
Some residents have long battled annexation. De-annexation attempts continue today, citing slow police response times, litter, inconsistent trash services and rising crime.
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Spirit of Memphis Courtside change: How a mentorship program uses hoops for hope
A Louisiana-based pastor changed the lives of 17 kids with tickets to a New Orleans Pelicans game. Now, he’s looking to do the same in Memphis.
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November 2024
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Spirit of MemphisNo mean feast: Leaders join to feed community for Thanksgiving
The city and county are banding with Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church for its MemFeast event, where volunteers will deliver food boxes to 300 families across Memphis.
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South Memphis ‘Embarrassing’ blight and roadwork issues dominate One Memphis forum
Mayor Paul Young hears of concerns regarding a road infrastructure project, as well as blight and crime, during his final One Memphis event of the year.
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South Memphis ‘Good bones': I Love Whitehaven event celebrates cuisine, culture, community
The annual celebration of Whitehaven continues this week culminating with the community’s Christmas Parade on Saturday.
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ColliervilleJudge finds probable cause in killing of Campbell Clinic doctor
At a Thursday, Nov. 14, hearing in Collierville, Lydia McGuinn, a clinic manager for at the time of the shooting, spoke on the stand.
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Visual ArtsPompeii exhibit gives glimpse into ‘time capsule’
Casts created in hollowed-out spaces of volcanic ash and other artifacts from the frozen city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., are on display at Graceland starting this week.
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City of Memphis New I-55 bridge ‘very attractive’ to some Downtown residents
The proposed America’s River Crossing Bridge will replace the 75-year-old Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, with twice the lanes and extra shoulder space.
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East Memphis ‘Big risk:’ Cordova residents react to proposed fire plan
A proposed fire station on Macon Road was slated to provide fire service to areas of de-annexed Cordova, but soaring costs have scuttled the project and left Shelby County looking to Memphis to respond to fires.
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NeighborhoodsDon’t call it a comeback: Pink Palace reverts to original name
The 2021 decision to rebrand to the Memphis Museums of Science & History was met with some blowback from longtime citizens. Now, Memphis Museums Inc. leaders are trying to manage confusion about its brand and locations.
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MidtownChildren’s Museum plans expansion to inspire a love of learning
The museum team plans on transforming one event space into a STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — exhibition and creating a cityscape in another section. Eventually, leadership has plans for more outdoor spaces.
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Spirit of Memphis Families in North Memphis receive some relief heading into holiday season
Up to 400 families received canned goods, electrolyte mixes, games, books, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, makeup and other toiletry items Thursday, Nov. 7.
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Neighborhoods Assessor’s office urges unsatisfied homeowners to appeal appraisals
“I want you to appeal,” said Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess. “You don’t have to take what we put out there. We can’t always get it right. “
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Elections Final election results expected midnight or later
Absentee ballots were still being counted as of 8:45 p.m. as results from Election Day start rolling in to the Shelby County Election Commission.
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North Memphis MPD to help Habitat for Humanity build North Memphis homes
Command staff, recruits, officers and their friends and community partners will paint, put in siding and install doors and windows as part of a Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis project at Imperial Avenue and Pearce Street.
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October 2024
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Public Safety 16 arrested in major drug-trafficking bust
The sheriff’s office began an operation focused on McLemore Avenue’s Club Insight in February 2023. Over the more than year-long investigation, sheriff’s detectives found that the drug-trafficking operation spread throughout Memphis and Shelby County.
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Public Safety Eliza Fletcher’s family, Mulroy speak out as Abston pleads guilty
“No legal resolution and no sentence can diminish the anguish of Liza’s murder,” Eliza Fletcher’s family said in a statement.
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Public SafetyAgree to disagree: Sheriff’s office, juvenile court disputes continue
The sheriff’s office and juvenile court are still at loggerheads over who should run the new youth detention center and how to get detainees to court. Where will it end?
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North MemphisCommunity support is key to strategy for youths in Raleigh, Nutbush
The Wraparound District 6 strategy, which received an initial $600,000 investment that will be managed by the School Seed Foundation, will address public safety, public health and public education in north Shelby County.
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Public Safety Overall crime in Memphis down from 2023, report says
In two closely watched categories, Memphis saw a 2.6% drop in its major violent crime rate and a 20.3% decline in its major property crime rate from January to September, according to the Crime Commission.
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Public SafetyPoint of Impact: With switches proliferating, officers are outgunned
Patrol officers usually carry semi-automatic handguns, which fire once for each pull of a trigger. But those weapons make them ill-equipped to encounter a person with a converted pistol.
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