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New indoor golf facility at Rhodes dedicated to storied athletic figure

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:00:08 -0500

Not only an alumnus, having graduated in 1977, Mike Clary will retire from being Rhodes’ longest-standing athletic director come May.

Memphis film to debut nationwide amid local lawsuits

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:22:48 -0500

The film is set to debut in 65 markets across 136 screens, including at Malco Theatres. But there is also another drama unfolding, in Shelby County Chancery Court.

MIT physicist and acclaimed author coming to CBU

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:00:13 -0500

Physicist Alan Lightman has conversed with both the Dalai Lama and humanoid robot BINA48. Lightman is a MIT professor, bestselling author and native Memphian.

Where to get free admission to Memphis attractions

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:00:10 -0500

Museum admission for a family can quickly add up, but in Memphis, several institutions offer free days throughout the year.

Music career in a year? Southwest plans new course offering to make it happen

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Sat, 4 Mar 2023 14:23:59 -0600

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s music program is expanding this fall to give students a hands-on industry experience.

A debut album, a community garden and a heart for art

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:18:57 -0600

Talibah Safiya is the first artist to release an album on the University of Memphis’ High Water Records label in almost 20 years. She’s an artist-in-residence at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, an entrepreneur and, with her husband, the founder of the Hood Homestead.

Poplar-White Station Library partially reopens

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 08:33:03 -0600

The library branch has been closed since MPD officer Geoffrey Redd was shot after responding to an altercation at the branch on Feb. 2.

Bank of America partners with U of M for new fellowship program

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:24:42 -0600

The inaugural cohort is composed of junior business students at the U of M.

Students, educators rally for Tyre Nichols

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:45:56 -0600

Cars honked as organizers and community members from all walks of life — senior citizens, students and working class professionals, Black, white, Asian and Hispanic — shared their hopes for social justice, change and moving forward.

Ice storm warning extended to Thursday morning

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:48:10 -0600

The original warning went into effect 6 p.m. Monday and was to remain in effect until noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. The new warning will be in effect until 6 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Suburban schools, city-county district cancel classes for Wednesday

Ice storm warning issued for Mid-South

kstrickland@dailymemphian.com (Kylah Strickland-Paige) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:08:57 -0600

Residents are asked to be prepared for potential damage and power outages from damaged limbs.