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Comeback Coffee expands, Young Rock is over and we learn where mayoral hopefuls stand on a tax increase.
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June 2023
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Global art star looks to level playing field for creative teens
The teenagers in the Contemporary Arts Memphis’ summer program spend three weeks at St. Columba Retreat Center and then a week in New York, visiting museums and meeting working artists.
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Momentum Nonprofit Partners wants to organize Tennessee alliance
Beginning July 1, Memphis leaders will lay groundwork for a statewide nonprofit association, which they see as the place that will offer research on issues germane to nonprofits and help them get legislative access in Nashville.
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Comeback Coffee expansion bets on soda market
Hayes and Amy McPherson extend their footprint on North Main Street to take one of the shop’s staples — canned coffee sodas — across Memphis and beyond.
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School board member Stephanie Love’s road to recovery
It’s been 16 months since two strokes left the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member unable to walk, speak or eat.
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Ted Townsend gets down to business
“This is a destination job for me,” said Townsend, who recently celebrated 100 days as the Greater Memphis Chamber’s president and CEO. In that time, Townsend has met with 100 business leaders, attended 44 ribbon cuttings and had a lot of conversations about public safety.
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Street Reach gives grassroots new meaning
With several thousand volunteers scheduled to come all summer, Brinkley Heights Baptist runs walk-up Bible camps on empty lots for hundreds of kids every day.
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Long-awaited Riverdale clerk’s office quietly doing business
The long-awaited and discussed office of the Shelby County Clerk at 3785 Riverdale Road opened this week after many delays.
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In year 70, Memphis Botanic Garden looks to grow even more
Gina Harris, the Botanic Garden’s director of education and events said the venue has grown “by leaps and bounds” in the last 20 years, adding new gardens and areas, as well as communities served.
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Showboats rally behind defense whose coordinator has strong NFL roots
Carnell Lake, defensive coordinator of the USFL’s Memphis Showboats, spent his NFL career with Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Baltimore.
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Conservancy could save Mid-South Coliseum
The conservancy is the latest in efforts to return the Coliseum to use after it was mothballed by the city 16 years ago. It is the first proposal since Mayor Jim Strickland called for the Coliseum’s demolition to make way for a new $52 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium.
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901 FC looks to keep goals flowing at Louisville
Free-flowing form bolsters USL Championship-member Memphis’ team chemistry along with a won-loss record.
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Martin: On heels of site visit, Tigers need Big 12 invite more than ever
“It’s not news that the Tigers need to find their way into the Big 12. But I think it’s fair to say that Memphis has never needed that spot more than it does at this very moment.”
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The Early Word: Concerts back in the Coliseum and Memphis in the Big 12?
Mayoral hopefuls talk crime, NBA commissioner talks Ja Morant and fungus is among us at Taco Antrax.
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Opinion: Don’t destroy the Coliseum, re-create it
“There is no reason to squander the cultural and social equity that Memphis has invested in the Coliseum when we can reimagine it as a thriving, revenue-generating, multi-purpose venue that serves as a beacon for all that Memphis has to offer.”
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Conaway: Chicken tossing days and dog dipping — a cautionary tale
“Cas Walker was a Knoxville grocer, promoter, broadcaster, politician, con man and character. He wasn’t in denial about his outrageous business practices and politics; he knew they were outrageous, and he was proud of every one of them.”
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Italy’s most famous soccer club spreading the gospel in Arlington
Learning to play the Juventus way — and having fun — are the priorities this week at Arlington High.
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Grizzlies Insider: Adam Silver says Ja Morant needs basketball to take a ‘backseat’
“First and foremost, we are going to focus on him as a young man developing as a better person and someone who is more responsible, particularly when it comes to guns,” Silver said.
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Christ Church votes to join Global Methodist Church
Global Methodist Church is a group of former United Methodist Church congregations created on May 1, 2022, to give splintering churches a denomination with Methodist connectionalism.
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The Early Word: ‘Blue dog’ building will see new life; Downtown shop needs new owner
Christ Church joins Global Methodist, Liberty Park’s developer has big plans and MLGW employees can live anywhere.
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Sanford: In Motor City vs. Bluff City, the real challenge is to make both places better
“If we want to really make a difference for everyone in our city, we will keep working to reduce crime, improve education and strengthen families.”
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Memphis Grizzlies small forward search: More realistic targets
The Memphis Grizzlies are in the market for a new starting small forward. Here’s a look at the potential targets.
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Memphis Grizzlies small forward search: The big targets
The Memphis Grizzlies are in the market for a new starting small forward. Here’s a look at 10 higher-profile targets.
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The Early Word: Is property tax the new wheel tax? Plus, a golf news shocker
Jamaican eatery is back in business after food truck theft, glow-in-the-dark monsters are coming to Cordova and we look at possible replacements for Dillon Brooks.
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Inked: Monster Golf comes to Cordova; Buster’s expands to East Memphis
According to Monster Golf’s website, players interact with animated monsters, which “talk, wiggle and squawk” as players make their way through the course.
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