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No matter where we go, we see generosity, gratitude and grit. There’s grateful COVID survivor John Butler, whose visit caused the team at Regional One to get misty-eyed. And veterans who seem surprised when others go out of their way to thank them for their service. We’ve got the Gleaners, sharing a bounty of produce, and Downtown bicyclists handing out burritos. Newcomers relish their citizenship during a special ceremony, swimmers at Gooch Park slice into the pool during an extra-hot Memphis summer, and visiting vaulters soar over Beale Street. They’re all facets of the Spirit of Memphis.
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Nesbit, Mississippi resident John Butler, who did not have a gym membership before, now goes every day, part of what may be his lifelong work to rebuild the 85% muscle mass he lost in his arms and chest.
By Jane Roberts
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In the shadow of the Renasant Convention Center, a peaceful line forms. People in shabby, sometimes off-season clothing, come for a homemade burrito, bag of chips, water, a soft drink, maybe a pair of new socks.
By Jane Roberts
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General Sessions Court Judge Tim Dwyer is not seeking another term in the Aug. 4 election ending a family journey in politics that began in the early 1950s.
By Bill Dries
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The organizers of the Ed Murphey Classic got a burst of inspiration this year. How about bringing the pole vaulting competition to the people? It made for a wildly entertaining Saturday night on Beale Street.
By Geoff Calkins
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Seventy-nine people from more than 30 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Friday morning, July 15, in the first naturalization ceremony held there since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
By Alicia Davidson
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At the height of the season, starting about now, up to 200 pounds a day of “prep ready” produce — ready to be used now, not next week — pour out of the market from six or seven vendors who would rather donate than toss it out.
By Jane Roberts
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The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.
By Alicia Davidson
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Since the start of the program, more than 130 cars have been awarded to veterans and families across the country.
By Kofi Whitehead
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Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield stopped by the Veterans Administration Medical Center Tuesday as part of “the sweetest, most meaningful ticket-distribution program you may know nothing about.”
By Geoff Calkins
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“I want people to see (Ida B. Wells) as a real person. I also want to see Memphis as a character in the development of Ida B. Wells because she’s not coming from thin air.”
By Mikayla Higgins
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