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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
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    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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    In memoriam: Memphians we lost during 2021

    The Daily Memphian highlights philanthropists, entrepreneurs, educators, artists and business owners who are no longer with us.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 09, 2022
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    Nail Haven Salon & Spa to open in Whitehaven

    “My goal is to be a part of the revitalization of Whitehaven,” owner Yulonda Ewing said.

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022
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    Sequin mural lights up Downtown thoroughfare

    The piece, entitled “Subterranean River,” stretches 161 feet and 80 feet on each side, featuring symbols that portray the Mississippi River as a passage for commerce. LED lights shine on the shimmering sequins to mimic the movement of water. 

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022
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    ‘I want my books to show children ... their voices do matter’

    Shelby County Schools library media specialist Alice Faye Duncan examines two critical points in both Tennessee and American history in her newest books “Evicted,” and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free.” 

    By Daja E. Henry January 09, 2022
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    Oh, Snap: This week’s best photos

    We’re all about Christmas. But this is Memphis, so we’ve also got Griizzlies and barbecue. Vote for your favorite image.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 25, 2021
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    Calkins: Merry Christmas, Memphis. Here’s to all who persevere.

    It is hard not to think about loss this Christmas. Here’s to those who help us find joy in the midst of it all. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 09, 2022
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    Clark Tower lights up the night sky once again

    ‘We can do green, we can do pink, we can do red, we can really do anything,’ Shane Soefker said of Clark Tower’s new lights. ‘We’ll have lots of opportunity to do different things with different holidays and initiatives.’

    By Rob Moore January 09, 2022
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    Shooting survivor, musician is ‘playing for peace’

    Pianist who survived being shot five times holds recitals in hopes of inspiring people to see something positive beyond the violence in the city. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 09, 2022

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