Down by the river: BSMF cranks up the energy in Tom Lee Park
Bands, fans, vendors all celebrate the return of Beale Street Music Festival to its traditional home in Tom Lee Park on a beautiful Friday night.
Alicia Davidson
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May 2023
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City of Memphis Morris Park is back and ‘forward-thinking’
After a two-year closure, Morris Park reopens with new amenities and more accessibility. “There’s ADA required, and then there is ADA intentional,” Memphis Parks executive director said. “We try to be ADA intentional.”
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Music Music Fest blues tent back on Beale, where it began
Many concert goers liked the atmosphere at Handy Park, but not the logistics of walking from Tom Lee Park and ascending the bluff to get there.
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City of Memphis Memphis Public Libraries officials say fines not worth the time
Memphis Public Libraries did away with monetary fines in November 2019, and library leaders say that is here to stay.
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Music The good, the bad and the logistics of Beale Street Music Festival 2023
Festival-goers and vendors had mixed reactions to how the iconic Memphis in May weekend event played out in 2023.
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Herrington: Can Music Fest make it at the new Tom Lee Park? The early answer is promising
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Spirit of Memphis ‘Zebra crosswalk’ brings more visibility to local pedestrians
“We live in a very distracted world ... This is kind of a fun and silly way to get that serious messaging out,” said Sydney Sepulveda of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.
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Arts & Culture Noelle Trent is leaving the National Civil Rights Museum after eight years
NCRM plans to conduct a national search to find a permanent replacement.
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Arts & Culture See it now: Metal Museum preps move to Overton Park’s Rust Hall
“At the Metal Museum, we’re taking ancient metalworking techniques and combining them with contemporary technology to create beautiful objects,” said Carissa Hussong, the museum’s executive director. “The building itself kind of represents what we do.”
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Music Youth talent rocks Memphis Botanic Garden at Teen Fest 2023
Nine Memphis teenagers took their talents to the Radians Amphitheater stage Saturday, May 13, at an event designed to showcase young artists’ skills.
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Arts & Culture Barbecue Contest still cooking at Tom Lee Park
Despite the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest’s smaller scale, Tom Lee Park was active Tuesday afternoon with contestants building booths and hauling in grills and smokers.
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Education Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city
Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.
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Education MSCS Project RESTORE showing results just months after launch
The project trains selected students, known as ambassadors, in the areas of resilience, relationship building, conflict resolution, nonviolent responses, social-emotional learning and workplace readiness.
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Education ‘She is the future:’ Memphian graduates as Stillman College valedictorian
“If I could give advice to anyone struggling in college, it’s to ask for help when you need it,” said Memphian Hannah Fields, who recently graduated valedictorian of her senior class at Stillman College. “You can’t do everything yourself; nobody can do everything alone all the time.”
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Education Trezevant students push for new high school, better resources
“We hear a lot of people say our Frayser community is important,” said Trezevant student Trinity Watson. “Now show it to us.”
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Downtown ‘This race allows us to show off the assets of Memphis’
Runners power along the Mississippi for the Great American River Run as this year’s Memphis in May crosses the finish line.
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Downtown Calvary Place to close after three decades
“When people think about Calvary, I want them to think these babies got good care and good love,” said Audrey Ivory, who’s worked at Calvary Place Child Care for more than 20 years. “I hope that people remember the legacy of Calvary as like a family...”
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EducationNew TCAT president prioritizes more night classes, dual enrollment
“I always use an analogy when people say this is not a ‘real college.' If your air conditioning unit stops working in the middle of the summer, are you going to call someone with a doctorate degree or are you going to call someone with an HVAC license?”
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Education MSCS board discusses ‘really hairy’ ban on activists
Five activists are currently banned from attending Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meetings; the school district says it is trying to set up a meeting with the activists to come to some sort of resolution.
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June 2023
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City of Memphis Memphis Parks’ outdoor pools set to open Saturday
The City of Memphis pushed back the opening of its public pools a week this summer, partly due to a nationwide lifeguard shortage.
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City of MemphisLifeguard shortage impacts Memphis pools
The number of available lifeguards has dropped, forcing organizations like Memphis Parks and YMCA to “be creative” with their public swimming pool schedules.
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City of Memphis Memphis Lift honors ‘Cake Lady’ with Brenda Rogers Resource Center
Memphis Lift broke ground on an expansion of a resource center honoring North Memphis resident Brenda Rogers. Rogers was affectionately known as the “Cake Lady” for baking homemade cakes for friends and family.
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City of Memphis Novice cyclists learn biking ‘baby steps’ at Downtown Memphis class
The Downtown Memphis Commission kicked off its free beginners’ bike class series in the Raymond James parking lot, starting with the basics.
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Downtown Rainbow colors soar at Memphis Pride Parade
Hours after Federal Judge Thomas L. Parker called Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act, more commonly referred to as the drag ban, unconstitutional, floats carrying flamboyantly dressed passengers roll down Beale.
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Education MSCS third graders boost scores on TCAP retake
The Tennessee Department of Education released district-level TCAP retake data Wednesday, showing improvement in ELA proficiency among Memphis-Shelby County Schools third graders.
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Education Memphis Chamber’s teacher externship program fuses business and education
Through the program, teachers will be immersed in two weeks of job shadowing, facility tours and hands-on activities at a Memphis business related to their field of teaching.
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