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First Horizon Foundation announced $1 million dollars toward the creation of Big River Park, a conservation effort along the Mississippi River between the Hernando DeSoto bridge and Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge. -
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Vigil for slain post office worker held in Orange Mound
Mourners gathered at Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, to honor Demetria Dortch, one of the victims of the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex on Oct. 12.
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Calkins: Happy 20th anniversary, Grizzlies! From Memphis, with love.
It was almost exactly 20 years ago that the Grizzlies played their first home game in Memphis. So as fans stream back into FedExForum for Wednesday’s opener, happy anniversary to us!
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Memphis fashion designer goes international
Her shop serves as the home base for her custom clothing business, Unblemished by Cherice, which sells made-to-order garments ranging from casual chic to prom princess.
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Tennessee Hospital Association honors Memphis exec, medical team
Michael Ugwueke, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, received the CEO of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association.
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Former First Lady calls for persistence during Freedom Awards
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by Poor People’s Campaign founders Rev. William Barber and Liz Theoharis in an awards ceremony that was for the most part conducted live in an Orpheum theater without an audience.
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Warm paws and soft fur provide comfort after tragedy
Maverick doesn’t speak. Nor does he perform heroics worthy of his ancestor, the TV star of “Lassie.” But the crisis response dog can listen, as he did for Kroger employees after the recent mass shooting in Collierville.
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‘I went home for Mom’s 97th birthday — and the end of her grand, generous life’
“I drove back home to Buffalo to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday. Instead, I was there as she died. It was the end of a grand and generous life.”
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Opa! Memphis Greek Festival returns
Exclamations of “Opa!” could be heard throughout the crowd Friday and Saturday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church as community members celebrated the return of festival.
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Installation artist talks Tom Lee’s story, bringing Memphians together
Artist Theaster Gates talked Thursday about the installation having the same impact “The Bean” and the Tamir Rice Pavilion – both in Chicago – have had with the public finding the ultimate uses for them to make them destinations.
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Ministry workshop aims to help exhausted clergy reenergize
Pre-pandemic, many clergy were exhausted. The pandemic has only heightened the challenges. A workshop featuring psychologist Dr. Tony Headley will give faith leaders tools to take care of themselves, their families and their flocks.
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Penny Hardaway has turned Memphis into ‘Disney World’
It was an afternoon showcasing talent that is the stuff of fantasy.
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Art of charcuterie at heart of Lakeland’s Chicks N Cheese
Operated out of Kelly Daniele’s home, the Chicks N Cheese sells creative, colorful arrangements of tasty meats, cheese, fruit and veggies, along with candies, nuts, olives, pretzels, crackers and flowers.
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Thanks to kindness of friends, and a stranger, Arlington athlete is finishing strong
After a pair of major surgeries, Tigers volleyball standout Bella Wade beat the odds to play her senior year.
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Courting Ford: How the Memphis Megasite was chosen as the winning site
Memphis area industry recruiters share stories of how West Tennessee landed “the big one.”
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Community rallies around #ColliervilleStrong message
Memphis Grizzlies Coach Taylor Jenkins addressed last week’s shooting that injured 15 people in Collierville.
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First Newman Award goes to Orgel, champion for historic buildings
William E. “Billy” Orgel, whose Tower Ventures builds cell towers, has become a towering figure himself in the redevelopment and preservation of Memphis’ historic buildings.
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Gold Star Mother’s and Families Day honors heroes
Gold Star Mother’s Day was created by a joint congressional resolution in 1936, and in 2011 the resolution was expanded by presidential proclamation to include families. A committee hopes to build a monument at Liberty Park.
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Snkrr Bar wants to save soles
Dominique Worthen owns the shop in The Gilmore building in Midtown. Customers, who include Grizzlies legend Tony Allen, are a mix of hard-core sneakers enthusiasts and folks who just want their shoes restored.
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Restored marquee lights up Summer Avenue
Broadway-like lights of the Luciann Theater building’s newly restored marquee were turned on Thursday night.
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In business, Dunavant presided over big bang of his own
“He always wanted the best people to take care of his business. You know what? If you get the best people, you don’t have to worry about execution. He knew that if we executed, we would get another opportunity,” son Bill Dunavant said.
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Billy Dunavant: In a league of his own
Landing an NFL team for Memphis proved to be the dream that got away in Billy Dunavant’s professional life. But when the scores are added up, he won much more than he lost. And so did those who were fortunate enough to know him well.
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Calkins: St. Jude roars into orbit!
At 7:02:56 Central Time Wednesday, a 29-year-old Memphian named Hayley Arceneaux rocketed Memphis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital into space.
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Bartlett residents come together to save local steakhouse
Three Bartlett couples recently partnered to save the Side Porch Steak House, an important suburban landmark not only to them but the community at large.
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Calkins: 29-year-old is about to rocket Memphis and St. Jude into space
Hayley Arceneaux — a former St. Jude patient who now works as a physician assistant at the hospital — is poised to become the youngest person to ever orbit the Earth when Inspiration4 rockets into space Wednesday. Arceneaux says that representing St. Jude patients on the mission is “the biggest honor of my life.”
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