There are 10 article(s) tagged The Commercial Appeal:

• November 2024

  • Calkins: Gene Brady is gone. The world needs more Gene Bradys.

    Gene Brady, 89, died in a single-car wreck last week. Maybe you didn’t know him. But if you’re lucky, you’ve known people like him. We could use more of them today.

    By Geoff Calkins November 06, 2024

• July 2024

  • Calkins: The flag over Liberty Stadium is more than 100 years old. Will it continue to fly?

    The illuminated flag atop Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been displayed in the city for more than 100 years. Now the stadium is being redone. So what happens to the flag? They are trying to move it — very carefully.

    By Geoff Calkins July 18, 2024

• February 2024

  • Bailey: Jerome Wright was a class guy and a good friend beyond being a great journalist

    Jerome Wright’s legacy extends far beyond his reputation as a journalist. It tells a story of a man who lived his life with class, dignity and patience.

    By Clay Bailey February 04, 2024

• January 2024

  • Calkins: Jerome Wright knew Memphis better than anyone. He loved it better, too

    Journalist Jerome Wright, 74, died Monday evening. He covered Memphis for more than five decades. He knew the place better than anyone else. But he became a beloved figure in the city because he treated everyone with kindness and respect. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 25, 2024

• December 2023

  • Maxey: Farewell, but not goodbye, to the best job out there

    “But, as they say, all good things must end. ... Dec. 29 will be my last day at The Daily Memphian, which has served as a five-year encore to 40 years at The Commercial Appeal.”

    By Ron Maxey December 17, 2023

• September 2023

  • Calkins: Hey, look! The Daily Memphian is 5! (But it wasn’t a piece of cake).

    “Who starts up a newspaper these days? What a preposterous thing to do. But in just five years, The Daily Memphian has become one of the things that binds this city together. That’s worth pausing to celebrate.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 21, 2023

• May 2020

  • New field hospital is beautiful but unsettling

    The renovation of 495 Union Ave. is a feat of will, but it doesn't soften the concern about what kind of shape we'll be in if we need it.

    By Jane Roberts May 19, 2020

• December 2019

  • Sanford: Union Avenue is ground zero for change in Memphis

    Blighted property on Union at B.B. King Boulevard became AutoZone Park. A new hotel occupies the site of the bus station. Now Union Row has the potential to remake Downtown Memphis.

    By Otis Sanford December 05, 2019

• September 2019

  • The Extra Podcast: Singing and stonewalling with Geoff Calkins, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington

    What happens when Geoff Calkins, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington join Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast? Singing, of course. (And a whole lot of not answering each others’ question.)

    By Eric Barnes September 26, 2019

  • The Daily Memphian marks its first birthday

    Our traffic has grown. Our subscriptions are double the original projection. We've added journalists and an app and obituaries and more. All because local journalism is under assault.

    By Eric Barnes September 17, 2019