Billboards around town inspire, encourage during social distancing
In lieu of advertising services, some local businesses are using billboards to inform and inspire Memphians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In lieu of advertising services, some local businesses are using billboards to inform and inspire Memphians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tyler Harris has decided to transfer. With the expected arrival of Virginia Tech transfer Landers Nolley, it makes all the sense in the world. But Memphis fans should be forever grateful to Harris for reaffirming the connection between the Tigers and the town.
When you start a company that does odd jobs, sometimes you get an odder one than you expected: Two Broke Bartenders can now claim to be cockatoo couriers.
Organizers at the FedEx Institute suspect the session could pack a wallop: Some 3,800 people are registered with Meetup.com’s Memphis Technology Users Group.
Ramsey, who pushed his white Baptist congregations to desegregate in the 1960s, spent his last few decades serving as a counselor, teacher and minister in five other denominations.
With stages, theaters and galleries dark, turn to movie streaming platforms for works on the arts.
Inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center are helping with a new project to sew masks that will be given away to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
The Heights CDC has established a COVID-19 Response Fund to help neighborhood residents, while also delaying a $6 million project for new park and greenspace on National Street.
A small group gathered outside City Hall Sunday afternoon to protest COVID-19 restrictions, mirroring state and national unrest over forced limitations.
“When it comes to the racial implications of the data, most observers note the correlation between race and pre-existing conditions. Also, I suspect that the relatively large number of African American cases is partly a function of the disparities in wealth and access and distribution of resources.”
Memphis' recruiting haul doesn't look as expected. It's now up to the potential returning sophomores to show improvements and win.
The city’s decision to temporarily close Riverside Drive converted the noisy and congested road that divides the Riverwalk from Tom Lee Park into a centerpiece of bustling pedestrian activities.
Ford filed a resignation letter to the Shelby County Commission, as required by his guilty plea to federal tax-evasion charges. Meanwhile, county commissioners have a timetable for filling the vacancy. County Commission plows through agenda from snowed-out meeting quicklyRelated content:
From 1855 to 1862, about 3,800 slaves were sold in what is now Calvary Episcopal Church’s parking lot. The church is shedding a light on this history, and it received a major grant for its effort.
Ty Jerome continued his run of efficient scoring for the Grizzlies despite his tight minutes restriction.
To begin our revived Restaurant Insider series, we’ll gather at Good Fortune Co.
A 19-year-old accused of eight felonious accounts related to two sexual assaults on the St. George’s campus appeared in court. His attorney says much of the story is still untold.
In this week’s To-Do List, a new Pink Palace exhibit explores the science and culture of food. And Urban Earth hosts a workshop on air plants.
“Introducing immigration enforcement into our neighborhoods does not make us safer; it fractures trust, drives fear underground and harms families who are already contributing quietly and faithfully to the life of this city.”
Last year, Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was charged with seven counts of federal bribery and tax evasion charges. This week, he pleaded guilty to five of them.
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