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PHOTO GALLERY: CN Railway safety train "Little Obie" delivered a Memphis in May World Cargo Crate from Ghana to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Jan. 7. Each year the World Cargo Crate, containing items such as maps, local crafts, clothing and coins from the the MIM honored country, visits local schools so that students can learn about the honored country.
From Phyllis Tickle and Sam The Sham to Morgan and Keegan and the schools merger and demerger, we round out the Memphis 200 with suggestions from readers on the people, places and events that have made Memphis over the last 200 years.
On Behind The Headlines, Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta offered few clues about what the mediation over the redesign of Tom Lee Park will mean.
Memphis City Council chairman Kemp Conrad says the Memphis in May International Festival should focus on honoring a rotating set of countries instead of the broad range of countries the festival has honored over more than 40 years.
Mediation at Tom Lee Park hasn't quieted public debate about the future of the Memphis riverfront. Here are a series of observations on what we talk about when we talk about Tom Lee Park.
Memphis in May International Festival will host its annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest Judging Seminar from Nov. 2.
Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.
Memphis in May looked forward, to honoring Ghana in 2020, and back, to record-setting revenues and economic impact last May, during an annual meeting Wednesday.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership takes steps to increase the frequency of grass mowing in riverfront and Downtown parks under its jurisdiction.
Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.
As Memphis in May and Memphis River Parks Partnership negotiate a plan for the park on the Mississippi, city residents should recall other Memphis projects born in conflict.
Documents obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers depict design plans for Tom Lee Park as of May and a Corps summary of a meeting about the plans.
The Army Corps of Engineers says it could be a daunting task to analyze the Tom Lee Park revamp to make sure it doesn't harm 30-year-old river control dikes.
The philanthropist supporting the remake of Tom Lee Park says there have been a dozen changes to plans by the Memphis River Parks Partnership since the Memphis In May International Festival raised objections to the plan this spring.
As a successful Memphis in May International Festival unfolded in Tom Lee Park, there was plenty of symbolism and drama building in the controversy over what happens next to the30-acre Downtown Memphis park.
May isn't the strongest month for hotel occupancy in Memphis and Downtown, but it consistently generates the highest room rates, because of the Memphis in May International Festival, officials say.
Mayor Jim Strickland wants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study planned changes to Tom Lee Park, adding contour to the mostly flat park. But Strickland said he remains committed to the idea of a park that is more active year-round.
Jennifer Biggs talks with Memphis in May's Robert Griffin about the Guinness World Record picnic scheduled at Saturday’s “Celebrate Memphis.”
Celebrate Memphis will cap off Memphis in May festivities with a picnic around the world's longest picnic table, and we want your recipes.
Celebrate Memphis is Saturday, complete with the big picnic, live music, good food and the Mid-South's largest fireworks display to cap it off.
The big winners of 2019 Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest were announced Saturday night.
Memphis in May International Festival World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is winding down, and festival organizers have announced which teams have qualified for the top three positions in each category.
Despite a wreck on the way from Texas that totaled his rig, Aaron Vogel and his team Cackle & Oink were back at Memphis in May when the barbecue community rallied.
Two of the oldest teams at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest both say they've been around since Year 1.
More recipes for Memphis in May's 'Celebrate Memphis' picnic; get yours in right away for a chance to win a seat at the table with us.