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    ‘Kidney couple’ promotes living donor program

    Wanda and Chip Washington are back at work four months after their paired kidney exchange.

    By David Waters April 07, 2022
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    Chef Tam takes win from ‘Chopped’ to cheers on Union

    Tamra ‘Chef Tam’ Patterson goes on ‘Chopped,’ shows everyone what you do in a BLT battle and brings the win home to Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 07, 2022
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    As Lauren heads off to college, she wants the world to know she’s more than ‘the girl who had cancer’

    She was treated at St. Jude as a toddler, now she’s a gymnast, pianist, scholar and fashion designer.

    By Ruma Kumar
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    Interfaith MLK PrayWalk honors King’s legacy

    MLK PrayWalk: An Interfaith Prayer Service and Walk of Hope started with a gathering at St. Peter’s Church and concluded on the grounds of the National Civil Rights Museum.

    By Alicia Davidson April 04, 2022
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    Briarcrest’s latest ace stepping up to ‘return the favor’

    With several key players having graduated, the Saints are relying heavily on Matthew Dallas.

    By John Varlas April 07, 2022
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    Calkins: Remember the kid Ja stared down? The one in the Warriors jersey? He’s a Grizzlies fan now.

    After the Grizzlies beat the Warriors in January, Ja Morant stared down a kid in a Golden State jersey. The kid is Maddox Hehn, 8, from Nashville. He was back at FedExForum Monday night. But he sure looked different this time around.

    By Geoff Calkins April 08, 2022
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    Career fair seeks to help veterans find ‘better days’

    “We chose to come today because veterans need jobs just like any other normal person is looking for a job at any age,” said one human resources administrator.

    By Alicia Davidson March 25, 2022
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    From the heart: Memphis pediatric heart surgeon leads mission to Ukraine

    “I know it’s crazy. I understand that. But these kids can’t wait for the war to end,” said Dr. William Novick.

    By David Waters April 07, 2022
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    South City Museum to preserve neighborhood’s rich history

    By the summer of 2024, the South City Museum & Cultural Center will celebrate the people and landmarks of the Historic South Memphis area.

    By Julia Baker April 07, 2022
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    Memphis connection helps family flee Ukraine

    Nikodem Niziolek, a Christian Brothers University student from Poland, and his family helped the Ukrainian relatives of Memphis realtor Oksana Piven escape Russian attacks. 

    By Julia Baker March 07, 2022
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    Teaching eating: Local author encourages kids to play with their food

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

    By Jordan Arellano March 04, 2022
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    Teach for America alum gives Orange Mound some juice

    Over the past several years, Britney Thornton has emerged as a leader through her work with the homeless and the underserved.

    By Julia Baker February 28, 2022
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    Black-owned bookstores on a mission to improve literacy

    “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. 

    By Jasmine McCraven February 28, 2022
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    Calkins: Ice storm ends a 70-year love story — in death

    Left in a house without power, Orange Mound residents Jake and Vennie McIntosh — ages 92 and 91 — died together in the recent ice storm.

    By Geoff Calkins February 27, 2022
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    Calkins: Think you’re a Memphis Tigers fan? Meet Julie.

    Julie Barrett went to her very first game at FedExForum Thursday. But you’d have to travel a long way (1,000 miles, anyway) to find a more devoted Memphis Tigers fan. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 28, 2022
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    Calkins: A starry celebration for Memphis and Morant

    It was a memorable weekend for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at the NBA All-Star festivities. And that was before Morant threw down his eye-popping dunk.

    By Geoff Calkins February 20, 2022
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    New program increases SRVS residents’ independence

    The Remote Monitoring program is currently implemented in one home, with the goal of expanding to five houses where people supported through Shelby Residential and Vocational Services live.

    By Christin Yates February 20, 2022
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    Helping kids suits golf tournament organizers to a tee

    The Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament is the single-largest external fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Mid-South, exceeding $500,000 in the event’s 11-year history. 

    By Rob Moore February 08, 2022
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    ‘Race for Reconciliation’ joins MLK Day lineup

    The “Race for Reconciliation,” a 5K walk/run, will start at noon Monday, Jan. 17 at AutoZone Park as part of MLK Day activities.

    By Alicia Davidson January 17, 2022
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    Orange Mound nonprofit to host cleanup for man struggling with homelessness

    Juice Orange Mound, an organization dedicated to uplifting the neighborhood, is hosting a cleanup event in the wooded area in which Mike Miller resides.

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022
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    Calkins: Morant makes Memphis magic

    It was a quiet Thursday at FedExForum. But Ja Morant is so incandescent, he makes every night a memory.

    By Geoff Calkins January 07, 2022
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    Winning moments show Grizzlies’ culture is more than just cliché

    Unbeknownst to each other, Desmond Bane and Ja Morant each called the Grizzlies “a team full of underdogs.”

    By Drew Hill January 09, 2022
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    Herrington: The culture we love can bind us, carry us through and take us home

    Wanda Fern Herrington wrote gospel songs. Robert Curtis collected country and folk records. The music they loved was part of who they were, and helped carry them through to the end. 

    By Chris Herrington January 04, 2022
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    Organization builds tiny homes to tackle homelessness

    Homes measuring around 280 square feet are planned to be built in cottage courts in Raleigh, Orange Mound and other neighborhoods by Homes for Hearts and its partner organizations. 

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022
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    Opinion: Tutu’s time in Memphis pointed to need for reconciliation

    The Anglican archbishop who died Sunday, Dec. 26, came to Memphis in 1992 to receive the National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award.

    By Bill Dries January 01, 2022
  • 2021 Year in review Spirit of Memphis

    2021: The year in photos

    Daily Memphian staff photographers Patrick Lantrip and Mark Weber take a look back at their work from 2021, and picked these photos to show what the year looked like through their lenses.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 09, 2022

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