Brent Renaud, 50, was born in Memphis and grew up in Little Rock. He was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

“We’re thinking of this as the kickoff to spring and hopefully, all things normal,” Silky O’Sullivan’s owner Joellyn Sullivan said. “This is the beginning of our path out of the pandemic.”

Gas prices hit an all-time high, and a Tigers football player makes his time ... and then some. 

This week it’s all about reading and learning. We have two pictures of authors, a photo of some students involved with Junior Achievement, and if you can read a protest sign, thank a teacher. Cast your ballot for the best one.

This week, PXLS covers video game music at Crosstown Arts, Stax opens an exhibition of 1970s nightclub photography and Alton Brown Live stops at the Orpheum Theatre.

The fanfare is back for the 47th Annual Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Parade on Saturday, March 12. 

The Fox singing competition series’ tour will take the stage at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, July 8. 

We’ve got a quartet of photos that capture the concept of community this week. Vote for your favorite.

Lights for Ukraine and flights for Ja Morant

Memphian Ali Manning has written a new children’s book to help grow healthier adults. 

Edge District’s mural “There’s More to be Proud Of” set to come down later this month. 

This week, “La Cages aux Folles” opens at Theatre Memphis, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown reads at the University of Memphis, Railgarten hosts a belated Mardi Gras party and Broad Avenue’s First Fridays are back with “March Madness.”

The venue plans to continue its mission of free concerts every year, but will rely on other revenue streams, such as more ticketed concerts.

New “Beyond Van Gogh” installation part of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ aim to bring world-class exhibitions to Memphis. 

Beale Street Music Festival, set for April 29-May 1, will be held at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park as construction continues at Tom Lee Park. Memphis in May announced the single day line-up performances Monday.

“In a city that is more than 60% African American, I couldn’t believe that there weren’t any Black-owned bookstores,” Jeremee DeMoir said before opening DeMoir Books and Things on White Station Road. 

We’ve got Tigers, a fish, a sultry supper club, and a hard-working utility crew member. Choose your favorite.

The reasons people volunteer, the reasons companies organize their employees for volunteer efforts, and the ways organizations can best utilize volunteers vary greatly.

Free fellowship guarantees month-long artworld immersion for 10th to 12th grade Memphis-area students.

This week, Memphis native filmmakers screen films on racism and civil rights. “Child’s Play” screens at Time Warp Drive-in. Luna Nova presents a free concert, and the Band CAMINO plays the Orpheum.

The South City Museum and Culture Center is collaborating with the Memphis Museum of Science and History (MoSH) on the project.

“Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” is the 12-time Tony-nominated musical written by native Memphian Katori Hall. 

A new statewide triennial — a multi-site, multi-city art exhibition — is slated for next year, and several Memphis organizations plan to participate. 

From Memphis to Harvard, Jeffery Robinson says he had one of America’s best educations, and one that still ignored or obscured much of the country’s history. In his new documentary “Who We Are,” Robinson explores the rest of the story.

The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip had a great week, capturing a few of the faces that fill the Memphis area. Cast a ballot for your favorite.