The Moonpie Project: A celebration of art and collaboration
The initiative began several years ago when Crosstown Concourse was still under construction. The Moonpie Project was a brainchild of muralist Michael “Birdcap” Roy.
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July 2023
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Herrington: Bane’s deal, Brooks’ exit and more Grizzlies free agency notes
The negotiation period for NBA free agency is now mostly over, but the big moves of the offseason have perhaps just begun.
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Highway Patrol steps up pretextual traffic stops for minor offenses in Memphis
The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.
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Concern grows as Memphis cancer centers face chemo drug shortages
“Treatments are being skipped and delayed, doses are being reduced, treatment plans are being changed, and sequences of usual treatment are being altered,” said Dr. Sylvia Richey, chief medical officer at West Cancer Center & Research Institute.
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Memphians welcome new brunch spots with open arms, eager bellies
Three new brunch spots have Memphians’ mouths watering for everything from chicken and waffles to beignets and salmon croquettes. And the people behind one of those brunch places are already opening a sister location in East Memphis.
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Company that ‘invented tenting’ adds event planning
Mahaffey Event and Tent Rentals began in 1924, making circus tents and more. Now the Memphis firm has bought Holliday Events’ furnishings and supplies, with plans for “full-service event planning.”
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Midtown boutique owners seek to stop developers’ assisted-living plan
“There’s more light here and love and healing here that other spaces don’t have,” said the owner of Lucyja Hygge, a shop full of incense and teas, as developers plan to demolish it.
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Key takeaways from Memphis’ budget season
From tennis courts in South Memphis to funding for a study of a Memphis crime lab, this year’s budget negotiations had something for everyone.
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Wheel-tax compromise points to broader shift on County Commission
The $25 wheel-tax hike compromise approved by the Shelby County Commission broke a polite form of dysfunction on the body that could give way to a working majority crossing party lines on other issues.
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Summer nights, hotter than they used to be, offer little relief in outages
Even after the sun sets, there won’t be much of a break from the heat, especially for the remaining Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers whose power is still out.
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‘Just brothers’: Kendric Davis, Lester Quiñones team up with Golden State
Former Memphis Tigers Kendric Davis and Lester Quiñones will be with the Warriors for NBA summer league play.
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Calkins: She fought off a second carjacking. Now this young Memphian wonders if it’s time to leave
Madeline Johnson was carjacked almost a year ago. This weekend, it nearly happened again. Now this 25-year-old Memphis transplant is thinking about moving away from a city she has come to love.
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New program, same staff for Tigers women’s basketball coach
The three assistant coaches and three players Alex Simmons brought from Gardner-Webb have helped make the transition to Memphis much easier.
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June 2023
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USFL president addresses future of the league
Daryl Johnston wants to put all eight of the USFL’s current teams in their home markets before thinking about expansion.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis summer league preview
Here are a few things to watch as the Grizzlies begin summer league play July 3.
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Grizzlies Summer League schedule includes games in Salt Lake, Vegas
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The Early Word: Baby, it’s hot outside, and Wanda Halbert is feeling the heat
Cafe Society is changing hands, the Hudspeth family hires Ben Crump and Mulroy addresses that Germantown party.
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Conaway: Health care is robbing us blind in broad daylight
“There’s a quote that comes to mind. Max von Sydow said, ‘If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.’”
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Tennessee sues more than 20 ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers
Tennessee is the 24th state to argue that ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers should pay to clean it up.
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A soaring success: ‘Mary Poppins’ dazzles at Theatre Memphis
“Theatre Memphis is so proud to be able to bring top-notch production values to match the top-notch Memphis talent who make this production so special for all ages,” said Debbie Litch, Theatre Memphis executive director.
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Doris Bradshaw honored as mother of local environmental justice movement
For a time, Doris Bradshaw walked miles around the neighborhood nearly every day, telling her neighbors about the toxins at the Defense Depot — arsenic, lead, mercury and a host of other chemicals — that seeped into their soil and water. Within the first year, Doris had organized a group of about 1,500 people.
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The Early Word: Ja claims self-defense; judge blocks trans youth care ban
Wheel taxes are going up, trees are blamed for the power outage and Little Italy East is open (but you might want to wait).
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Table Talk: Little Italy East is open but maybe give it a week
A Memphis chef’s nacho dessert was mentioned in Food Network Magazine, and a wine bar coming to Southaven has drinks on tap.
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After traveling the world, a former Tiger will be back in Memphis
Robert Dozier, who has played for four NCAA Tournament teams and around the globe, will be back to town in July to play in the Big3.
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Bailey: Considerations before clamping down on large parties
A weekend pool party in Germantown’s Oakleigh subdivision brought a mass of complaints to the suburb’s leaders and a demand that the city thwart such events.
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Martin: With the clock ticking, Penny Hardaway strikes again
Brown’s commitment is also the latest reminder that Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway might take up until the last second in recruiting, but he can never be counted out before that last second.
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