Projects in Raleigh, Midtown and The Pinch are remaking Memphis
Mary Claire Borys from Housing Community & Development joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
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January 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Transforming the University District through streetscapes and walkability
Cody Fletcher joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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February 2021
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Music Opinion: Have you heard the sound?
WYXR-FM 91.7 is a local “cool” nonprofit radio station built by the University of Memphis, Crosstown Concourse and Daily Memphian.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Overton Park during the pandemic and beyond
Eric Barnes talks to Overton Park Conservancy director Tina Sullivan about the park, the future of Rust Hall, the golf course renovation and the change and development happening in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Podcast
Behind The HeadlinesThe challenges of virtual learning and how to recover from “learning loss”
The conversation on “Behind the Headlines” with three experts in education reveals the complexities in reopening schools and helping students catch up.
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Behind The Headlines The risks of reopening — and not reopening — Shelby County Schools
This episode of “Behind the Headlines” is part of a series of shows on education during COVID.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Robert Gordon on the re-release of ‘It Came From Memphis’
The author and filmmaker joins Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Robert Gordon on where Memphis has been and where it is going
The writer and documentarian joins Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Wolf River’s connections to places and people throughout Memphis
This week on The Sidebar, Eric Barnes was joined by two key members of the staff of the Wolf River Conservancy, Executive Director Keith Cole and Chief Development Officer Kelsey Hamilton Gibbs.
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March 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more From suburban sprawl to Greenprint to Memphis 3.0
John Zeanah talks about the evolution of regional planning on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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Business A note about reader comments
We have made the decision to turn off the commenting sections on our articles until we can find a better way of including comments within The Daily Memphian.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How nonprofits and community organizations are weathering the pandemic
Kevin Dean, CEO of Momentum Nonprofit Partners, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Measuring the outcomes of the fight against poverty in Memphis
Eric Barnes interviews Jared Barnett, managing director of Slingshot Memphis, about fighting poverty in this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Finding a new path to mentoring and engaging youths
Ty Cobb, who’s been part of mentoring thousands of kids in Memphis over many years, joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar,
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April 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more What cities can do to recover from COVID’s economic impact
Eric Robertson of Community LIFT joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Volunteering to help with vaccines, serve the homeless, or help take pictures of a cat
Sarah Petschonek, founder and executive director of Volunteer Odyssey, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of The Sidebar to talk about volunteering changes during the pandemic.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Talking restaurants, COVID and WYXR with Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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May 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Elliot Perry on the power of mentoring
Elliot Perry joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar to talk about the challenges of mentoring during - and after - the pandemic.
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Opinion The things we leave out at Mother’s Day
“Maybe most of all, my mother was a woman who loved her two boys, my brother and me, more than anything. It’s all in the obit. And it’s all entirely true. But then there are the parts that I left out.”
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more As the pandemic eases, arts organizations in Memphis attempt to recover
Elizabeth Rouse of ArtsMemphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Performing Arts The Shell’s new normal following the pandemic
How does an organization like The Levitt Shell — which was founded to offer as many as 50 free concerts a year — adapt to COVID?
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Shelby Farms during a pandemic: ‘Life changing’ visits and buffalo vaccinations
Jen Andrews joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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June 2021
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Behind The Headlines Set it and Forget it: Tax Rate, Budgets and Nonprofits
BLDG Memphis’ Deveney Perry and Stand for Children Tennessee’s Cardell Orrin join host Eric Barnes to discuss the budget priorities for 2021-22 budgets for the City of Memphis and Shelby County. In addition, guests talk about local economic issues the new budgets are and are not addressing.
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Opinion Commenting returns to The Daily Memphian
We are re-introducing commenting on most articles on The Daily Memphian this week, after some improvements to the process.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How the library system thrived in the pandemic
Director Keenon McCloy discusses the tens of thousands of calls the Memphis Public Libraries receives gets each year that have nothing to do with books.
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