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    Tone celebrates Juneteenth

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth with a festival on its Orange Mound Tower grounds on Jun 18, 2023.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 19, 2023
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    Calkins: Dancing with scissors. How one woman is changing the city one snip at a time.

    Terri Bosby has presided over 50 ribbon-cuttings for the Greater Memphis Chamber this year, or more than two a week. At a difficult time in Memphis, Bosby is reminding us what determination and enthusiasm can do.

    By Geoff Calkins June 16, 2023
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    School board member Stephanie Love’s road to recovery

    It’s been 16 months since two strokes left the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member unable to walk, speak or eat. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 11, 2023
  • Sports

    Redbirds honor Memphis Red Sox

    The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro Baseball League that operated from 1920 to 1959.

    By Alicia Davidson June 11, 2023
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    Street Reach gives grassroots new meaning

    With several thousand volunteers scheduled to come all summer, Brinkley Heights Baptist runs walk-up Bible camps on empty lots for hundreds of kids every day.

    By Jane Roberts June 10, 2023
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    Coaching with the heart: Tigers defensive coordinator puts love first

    While the X’s and O’s of football are what reeled him into coaching, Matt Barnes became more interested in the interpersonal relationship side of it all as he got older.

    By Frank Bonner II June 05, 2023
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    Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler receives the Distinguished Citizen Award

    The list of previous winners for the Distinguished Citizen Award from the AutoZone Liberty Bowl includes Elvis and Priscilla Presley, Archie and Peyton Manning and Fred Smith.

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    The Life and Times of Jerry Lawler: At 73, crowns keep coming for ‘The King’

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 05, 2023
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    Blue Note co-founder turns to tequila — and saving big cats

    Tequila is one of fastest-growing spirit sectors in the U.S., and a Memphis entrepreneur has launched a new brand with a cause, not a mascot. 

    By Jennifer Biggs June 04, 2023
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    The Life and Times of Jerry Lawler: At 73, crowns keep coming for ‘The King’

    Once The King, always The King. Pro wrestler Jerry Lawler might be 73 years old, just months removed from a second stroke, and living with some heartache, but he still commands an audience, and The King is still gathering crowns. 

    By Don Wade June 05, 2023
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    From cooking to jookin’: A look at library classes around the city

    There’s a lot to take advantage of at neighborhood library branches in the next few months. Here’s a look at some classes.

    By Jada Ojii May 29, 2023
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    Campaign promotes Memphis’ outdoor activities

    Discover Memphis Naturally hopes to attract a new audience to outdoor and fitness activities that could be unheard of to Memphians.

    By Rashod Cobb May 29, 2023
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    Dr. Heimberg, captured by the Nazis, built renowned practice in Memphis

    He helped perfect the early science of lipids, the fats in the blood that cause high blood pressure and strokes. The clinic he started at the VA Medical Center in 1985 is busier than ever. 

    By Jane Roberts June 21, 2023
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    Seed funding: Nonprofits give free garden beds to about 100 homeowners

    The Works and Big Green recently gave away 100 raised garden beds for free, complete with seeds, starters, a watering can, fertilizer and more than 60 pounds of soil. 

    By Keely Brewer May 28, 2023
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    New Tigers basketball coach is in transfer player’s life ‘for a reason’

    “She took a chance on me, and ever since then, our bond grew stronger and stronger every single year,” new Tiger Ki’Ari Cain, who lost her mother last year, said of Coach Alex Simmons.

    By Frank Bonner II May 31, 2023
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    Memphis Allies mission to reduce gun violence expands to Orange Mound

    The Youth Villages program has partnered with Renardo Baker, who was already embedded in the community, to reach out to the neighborhood’s most high-risk residents.

    By Don Wade May 28, 2023
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    Calvary Place to close after three decades

    “When people think about Calvary, I want them to think these babies got good care and good love,” said Audrey Ivory, who’s worked at Calvary Place Child Care for more than 20 years. “I hope that people remember the legacy of Calvary as like a family...”

    By Alicia Davidson May 30, 2023
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    ‘This race allows us to show off the assets of Memphis’

    Runners power along the Mississippi for the Great American River Run as this year’s Memphis in May crosses the finish line. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 29, 2023
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    ‘Grounded’ program inspires teen mindfulness, peace work

    A Memphis documentary, “Me and the Light,” inspired the school curriculum Grounded that has touched hundreds. 

    By Jane Roberts May 17, 2023
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    Regional One’s newest volunteer helps patients through ruff days

    Otis, a highly-trained Bernese Mountain dog, delights staff and patients alike as he makes his rounds at the hospital.

    By Aisling Mäki May 15, 2023
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    Try and try again: Rugby ‘changing the game’ for Memphis youth

    Memphis Inner City Rugby has offered a lot more than rugby to those who become a part of it. 

    By Don Wade May 15, 2023
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    Tony Pollard camp: Dallas Cowboy and former Tiger inspires Memphis youth

    The Melrose High alum who played for Memphis from 2015-18 was the host of a football camp for youngsters ages 6 to 16 on Saturday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. 

    By Frank Bonner II May 13, 2023
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    Former Memphian Arun Gandhi dies

    The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi left his imprint all over Memphis, including at Christian Brothers University, where he led the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence for 15 years.

    By Jane Roberts May 11, 2023
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    Steve Pearl was a handyman who could ‘help with anything’

    Christ Church Memphis members mourn the death of Stephen Pearl, director of the church’s facilities, who was attacked outside his home.

    By Jane Roberts May 10, 2023
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    ‘Zebra crosswalk’ brings more visibility to local pedestrians

    “We live in a very distracted world ... This is kind of a fun and silly way to get that serious messaging out,” said Sydney Sepulveda of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.

    By Alicia Davidson May 09, 2023
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    Hutchison retires Eliza Fletcher’s number — and unveils an annual award in her name

    Hutchison School announces it will retire Eliza Fletcher’s number across all sports — and presents Meriel Rowland, a star-in four sports, with the first Eliza Wellford Fletcher No. 5 Award.

    By Geoff Calkins May 01, 2023

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