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Crosstown christens new theater ‘The Doll House’
Crosstown Arts’ new, $11 million performance and film hall is now built and has new name and manager. The not-for-profit organization for contemporary arts has christened the 28,000-square-foot facility The Doll House. -
Health Care Study shows for many women, chemo not needed for breast cancer
Genomic testing can done based on a 21-gene profile to classify breast cancer patients into categories of low risk, intermediate risk or high risk. And based on that profile, doctors determine whether or not the patient would benefit from chemotherapy. -
Bartlett Aldi renovation in Bartlett provides needed improvements for customers
After two months of renovation, Aldi, a discount grocery store with German roots, reopened its doors at 2867 Kirby Whitten Rd. earlier this month. -
Memphis Grizzlies A cooking Marc Gasol and dancing Jaren Jackson Jr. highlight Grizzlies giveaways for 2018-2019 season
Marc Gasol in the kitchen. Mike Conley making Christmas mischief. Jaren Jackson Jr. in motion. A title around your waist. -
Arts & Culture South Main Trolley Night celebrates 18 years Friday
Nearly two decades ago, the South Main Association in Downtown Memphis decided that the last Friday of every month would be ideal to celebrate South Main art, culture and community. -
Visual Arts Stax Museum, Crosstown Arts partner for ‘Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records’
The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes' 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East Nashville vintage boutique, The Hip Zipper. -
Health Care St. Francis Hospital-Memphis introduces first pet therapy dog
Bringing comfort and joy to patients at St. Francis Hospital-Memphis is what Lily, an 8-year-old Coton du Tulear breed, does best. Lily is a part of St. Francis’ newly expanded volunteer program consisting of 11 new members, including her handler, Richard Herbert. The first pet therapy dog at the hospital, she made her public debut on Wednesday, Sept. 26. -
Public Safety Police name 3 officers in Banks shooting
Memphis police released the names Wednesday, Sept. 26, of the three officers involved in the Sept. 17 South Memphis traffic stop and shooting of Martavious Banks. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Roster Preview: Mike Conley, Marc Gasol now NBA’s longest-lasting duo
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of five Grizzlies roster previews. Other stories will appear in the coming days. -
Memphis Grizzlies Calkins: Old school meets new school as Grizzlies start fresh
Jaren Jackson Jr. was hanging out in the Grizzlies locker room. This was not long ago, before an informal workout. Marc Gasol walked in, looking sharp. -
Business FedEx challenge grant fuels $40 million, and counting, for Epicenter
Paced by $10 million from FedEx, Epicenter Memphis has raised $40 million to support emerging businesses and is pushing toward a $100 million war chest. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny gives first practice pizzazz
The first official practice of the Penny Hardaway era ended the way you might expect. -
Health Care Bereaved parents help pediatric hospitals, medical professionals deliver bad news
When 9-year-old Sydney Ives attended her first piano lesson, she put her hands on the keys and when she attempted to play a note, her right hand fell flat to her side, as if she’d had a stroke. -
Memphis Grizzlies Turn Four: Our writers survey the Grizzlies as training camp opens
From time to time throughout this season, The Daily Memphian will convene a quartet of our writers, veteran Grizzlies watchers all, to bat around the questions of the moment. We’re calling it Turn Four, in tribute to the play call -- translation: get Z-Bo the bleeping ball -- that Lionel Hollins or Dave Joerger would call out whenever the Grizzlies needed to settle down and get a bucket. -
Education Burt named new SCS chief academic officer
Antonio Burt, principal at one of Shelby County Schools’ first Innovation Zone schools and leader of priority and I-Zone schools, is the new chief academic officer for SCS. -
Suburbs Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named
Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations. -
Carpenter Art Garden continues to grow with ‘Aunt Lou’s House’ tutoring center
Latanya Jones’ children have been coming to the Carpenter Art Garden “purple house” in the Binghampton neighborhood for years. Now in addition to the “purple house,” her children also will be able to go to the “turquoise house,” a new addition at the six-year-old Art Garden. -
State Government State leaders ignore calls to drop out of Obamacare lawsuit
A Christian group pleading with Tennessee leaders to drop out of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act could be compared to a tree falling in the forest. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Nick London - rapper, basketball player, son of former Tiger Paris London - does it for St. Jude
Paris London, the former Memphis Tiger, is standing in a crowd, holding his phone up to capture his son on video, and it’s possible he has never been happier. -
Commission approves Harris’ initiatives, appointees
The Shelby County Commission hopes its vote Monday to create an education liaison position will help fix communication issues between the body and the seven municipal school districts in Shelby County – particularly Shelby County Schools. -
Business Hollywood Feed launches delivery pilot at 9 Memphis-area stores
Custom-wrapped Nissan Versas loaded with pet food and supplies rolled out Monday, Sept. 24, as part of Hollywood Feed's same-day delivery pilot program in the Memphis area. Hollywood Feed president Shawn McGhee said the Memphis-grown chain is offering deliveries as a convenience for customers. -
City of Memphis New South City homes begin rising on site of Foote Homes
The last of the brick two-story apartment buildings that were the Foote Homes public housing development are down to a few slabs of concrete overgrown by grass and bushes. And new wooden frames are starting to rise near the corner of Lauderdale Street and Vance Avenue. -
Education Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes
On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting. -
City of Memphis City ready to re-institute Beale Street Bucks cover charge for security
The first weekend the Downtown Memphis Commission and Memphis Police Department considered reinstituting a cover charge on Beale Street did not occur.
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