Memphis Pizza Cafe takes the pie
In The Daily Memphian’s recent pizza poll, Memphis Pizza Cafe and Garibaldi’s Pizza were voted the top two pizza places in town.
Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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Spirit of Memphis Memphis skaters celebrate Tyre Nichols’ birthday
“My son is a skater,” RowVaughn Wells said of her son Tyre Nichols, who would have been 31 on Wednesday, June 5. “That was his passion. Anytime the skating community wants to honor my son, I’ll be there.”
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MusicFuture of Center for Southern Folklore uncertain
Memphis’ Center for Southern Folklore isn’t much more than a name at this point. But the worst thing about the situation for historians and music afficionados is the possible loss of the center’s voluminous archives.
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MusicSouthern Folklore cofounder battling illness
Judy Peiser, who cofounded the Center for Southern Folklore with Bill Ferris in 1972, stepped down from the organization in 2021 due to illness.
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Education MSCS email: More than 1,000 positions will be eliminated
According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.
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EducationMSCS board halts layoffs until Feagins presents personnel plan
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 for Superintendent Marie Feagins to suspend layoffs as MSCS employees filled both the auditorium and overflow areas.
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Spirit of MemphisMemphis nonprofit grinding to give kids boards and places to skate
LaterSkaters Memphis recently gained official nonprofit status and hopes to give 300 kids skateboards this year.
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Education MSCS’ Feagins admits messaging missteps while defending layoffs
“I understand the critics. I receive it. I hear it. I listen to it,” MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins said of the district’s communications around the planned elimination of about 1,100 positions.
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Public SafetyDelay No. 60 and counting in 2017 drag-racing case
According to court records, this latest delay marks at least the 60th time this particular case against Cordero Ragland, who has a lengthy criminal history, has been reset since a grand jury indicted him in 2017.
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Neighborhoods Apartment complex gets new lease on life in Binghampton
The Tillman Cove Apartments, years in the making, had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning, although several tenants have already moved in.
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Education Memphis-Shelby County Schools board cuts more than 1,100 jobs
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins and Board of Education member Mauricio Calvo clashed over job cuts, but in the end a budget of more than $1.849 billion was passed.
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Elections School board candidates talk about superintendent, layoffs
Fifteen candidates for school board, state House and U.S. House seats — including two incumbents — spoke at an election forum Thursday night.
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Metro Memphis Animal Services director placed on leave
City spokesperson Arlenia Cole confirmed that Ty Coleman, who was previously fired from an animal shelter in Texas, has been placed on administrative leave after the death of a dog left outside in the heat.
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State GovernmentHere’s a rundown of Tennessee laws taking effect July 1
Those bills, 224 of them to be exact, address such topics as crime, bail, abortion, gender-affirming care, teachers with firearms, drag racing, traffic stops and even official state books and foods.
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City of MemphisStory of Winston the golden retriever highlights Animal Services’ issues
One Memphis couple adopting a dog from Memphis Animal Services couldn’t take him home at first because the facility didn’t have the staff to sign off on the pet’s microchipping.
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Spirit of Memphis On a hot summer day, nothing beats going down a waterslide
Families came to the Greensward Saturday as part of the Overton Park Conservancy’s Summer Splash series, which its communications director said she hopes shows the benefit of a large grassy space for something other than parking.
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BusinessWho the heck is Prince Mongo? And he ran for Memphis mayor?!
For Memphis newcomers, the idea of an “alien prince” who calls the Bluff City home may seem stranger than fiction. During his brushes with the law and various elections, Mongo would often wear green body paint, a silver wig and a loincloth — but never any shoes.
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Education Hacking incident delays classes at Southwest
A teacher at Southwest Tennessee Community College has said that the incident has shut down everything, even the copy machines.
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Business Board runs over contentious Westwood gas station
“They bring crime. People hanging out, shootings, killings,” one board member said. However, the applicant says he wants a family business in the neighborhood.
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City of MemphisMayor Young appoints interim leader of Memphis Animal Services
Memphis Mayor Paul Young made the appointment announcement at a Thursday night meeting of his administration with more than 35 animal advocates from across the area.
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NeighborhoodsMemphians satisfy need for speed at ‘Pinewood Derby for grown-ups’
Five years ago, Midsouth Derby and Ales founders asked themselves, “Why couldn’t we build our own cars as adults, race them and drink beer while doing it?”
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MidtownProposed recovery home in Midtown sparks neighbors’ concern
“In the meeting, (a neighbor) asked, ‘Are we getting violent offenders?’ (A company representative) said he’s not allowed to discuss that.”
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EducationSouthwest hackers sought ransom in cyberattack
This makes at least the fourth ransomware attack on a Tennessee public college or university in less than three years.
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Business TruGreen splitting operations between Memphis and Nashville
The move will result in the loss of dozens of executives in Memphis.
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State GovernmentFriends of George’s plans to appeal federal drag-ban ruling
The attorney representing Friends of George’s, the local theater group that sued to stop Tennessee from implementing the “anti-drag” law, acknowledged Tuesday, July 23, that the appeal process could be difficult.
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