More than a dozen members of Central High’s class of 1959 chronicle their up-close and personal views of the historic events of their generation.

The spring growth includes new tree plantings overlooking Tom Lee Park as well as new community centers in Berclair and South Memphis and a new art installation Downtown.

As hundreds of Memphians covered the ground around Brooks Museum of Art for Chalkfest 2023, local artists recreated works from the museum’s collection.

This week we’re all about places: A Midtown Mansion, Bartlett Recreation Center, a Wolfchase-area restaurant, of course, FedExForum.

“To unite Memphians around solving Memphis’ problems for Memphis’ future, we need nonpartisanship. We need to keep nonpartisanship in City Hall and bring it back to our county government.”

The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis. 

With Houston, Cincinnati and UCF all exiting, the American Athletic Conference will welcome six new members on July 1. The Daily Memphian spoke with ADs from four of the incoming schools. 

Pat Klinke’s rum cake is as legendary as her fundraising with the Le Bonheur Club, which is turning 100 this year. 

Women of Achievement has been recognizing female heroism in Memphis since 1985.

In the bill, convicted people would be sentenced to life without parole for a combination of offenses that add up to three strikes. The state can’t accommodate the expected increase in incarceration with its current facilities, which are operating at 96% of capacity.

Representatives from the Memphis-Shelby Justice & Safety Alliance, a group of various local organizations, discuss crime and criminal justice reform during a discussion on “Behind the Headlines,” which first aired on WKNO at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24.

Sure, most of us liked brownies when we were kids and plenty of us still do, but what’s keeping it from having its heyday?

It seemed likely to be a subdued night, after the “return of Ja Morant” show. Then, almost suddenly, it became The Luke Kennard show. He set a franchise record for 3-pointers despite coming off the bench.

The departures comes after two seasons with the Tigers for the former Bearcats player.

Luke Kennard set the franchise record for 3-point makes with 10. The Grizzlies also set a new franchise high from beyond the arc with 25 triples on 59.5% shooting. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 151, Rockets 114

Chandler Lawson will be a fifth-year senior next season. Johnathan Lawson will be a redshirt sophomore.

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she has a back-up plan to move the clerk’s office now at Poplar Plaza to an old bank branch at Quince and Perkins.

“Never in my life did I anticipate that there would be this happening in rural West Tennessee,” said Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. “Welcome to one of the most exciting days celebrating one of the most exciting events in this region.” 

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College students from nearly a dozen universities removed 75,000 pounds of trash from McKellar Lake in the past three weeks, intercepting it before it entered the Mississippi River. 

The 6-foot-7 freshman from Spain appeared in just five games for the Tigers, totaling 12 minutes and three points on the season.

The developer of The Lake District filed reorganization bankruptcy on Friday, avoiding a foreclosure auction on the Lakeland development.

Melvin Purdy named the Memphis hot wing restaurant equivalent of some the NBA’s best point guards. Plus, a Southaven native creates music for Amazon’s “Swarm” series.

“I’m excited for people to drive by and say, ‘There is Merit in Memphis’” said Lakenna Booker, Memphis Merit Academy’s founder and head of school. 

The sentencing has been canceled after the Germantown Republican last week asked to withdraw his two guilty pleas on campaign fraud charges.

Bartlett City Schools will tackle removing asbestos from Ellendale Elementary, improving a drainage at Bartlett Elementary and projects at Bon Lin Elementary, Bon Lin Middle and Rivercrest Elementary.