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    Memphis area churches celebrate Easter post-lockdown

    Easter Sunday marked the first time many Memphians dusted off their Sunday best since the pandemic shut down churches last year. 

    By Daja E. Henry April 12, 2021
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    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. The theme is gratitude. (Except for the kangaroos, but they’re so darn cute we couldn’t resist.)

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 03, 2021
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    Al Green, ‘tired of being alone,’ sings vaccine’s virtue

    The venerable Al Green shows his comedic side while getting his second vaccination shot Thursday at Saint Francis, then woos others to follow suit.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2021
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    ‘We did it, man': Players rejoice — and see what’s possible

    Penny Hardaway hopes the Tigers will be able to build on what they achieved in tumultuous time.

    By Danielle Lerner April 12, 2021
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    Ministry delivers on ‘let nothing be wasted’ premise

    Resource Redistribution Ministry has helped limit waste by stocking food pantries the past five years. The last couple years the ministry has distributed more than $1.7 million worth of food that would otherwise go to waste.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2021
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    David Knight, Memphis priest, prolific writer, dies serving poor in Guatemala

    Jesuit priest who lived with Poor Clares remembered for his service to poor, allegiance to Jesus

    By David Waters March 25, 2021
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    Memphis artist’s murals to adorn airport, parks

    Jamond Bullock, 36, the business owner of Alive Paint, secured the rights for work inside Memphis International Airport.

    By Allyson Brown March 22, 2021
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    Meritan fans out to vaccinate the most vulnerable

    The pilot is designed to get logistics down in a house-to-house vaccination effort, the most expensive way by far to deliver vaccination doses.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2021
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    Memphis nonprofit shifts vision to feed children in pandemic

    Raleigh nonprofit For The Kingdom serves about 600 dinner meals five days a week through its Feed the Block program. The hope is this program will address food insecurity among children in the neighborhood.

    By Omer Yusuf March 18, 2021
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    An Irish Farewell: Love and death in the time of COVID

    Like any good Irishman, Martin Nilan wanted one last celebration and the chance to marry his childhood sweetheart. As the pandemic began to grip the world, his children gathered in Ireland to make it happen.

    By Patrick Lantrip March 17, 2021
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    Project ‘Sparta-tude': Hoping to name White Station courtyard for longtime trainer

    Best friend wants to honor Tim McCormack, who started taping ankles and cheering the team from the sideline in 1972.

    By John Varlas April 12, 2021
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    Can-do doc vaccinating the fragile, one house at a time

    The state has given Dr. David Weber 200 doses so far for patients too fragile to leave home.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2021
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    Couple’s dream to build veteran housing edges closer to reality

    Paul and Debra Brantley started Memphis nonprofit BHW Estate with the goal of building permanent housing for homeless and at-risk veterans.

    By Omer Yusuf March 15, 2021
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    Giving back: LeMoyne-Owen College ‘loving our community’

    “Loving Our Community” launched on Friday with alumni, students and faculty from LeMoyne-Owen conducting a community cleanup along Walker Avenue.

    By Linda A. Moore March 12, 2021
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    Melrose School to be ‘reimagined and repurposed’

    After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.

    By Linda A. Moore March 08, 2021
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    Standing up for Memphis comedy: LaToya Tennille

    Memphis comic LaToya Tennille finds humor in her hometown and in her own life. If that translates to making the “big-time,” great. If it doesn’t, well, maybe she’s cleared a path for somebody else. 

    By Don Wade March 01, 2021
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    Calkins: It’s Memphis vs. Errrbody once again

    When the American Athletic Conference stripped Memphis of its final home game against Houston, it was just the latest in a long line of civic shaftings. There’s a reason Memphians are so resilient. What other choice do we have?

    By Geoff Calkins February 27, 2021
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    Local women in business discuss careers, impact of pandemic

    Balancing work and family became even more challenging for working women during the pandemic, forcing many to make very difficult decisions. 

    By Christin Yates February 25, 2021
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    The Cost of Ego: Jerald Trotter tries to keep youths on right path

    One day at a sports bar more than 20 years ago ended with one man losing his life and another, Jerald Trotter, spending almost 13 years in prison. 

    By Don Wade March 08, 2021
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    Downtown’s Peanut Shoppe in a crunch to find new home

    The pandemic and dropping sales have challenged downtown’s Peanut Shoppe. But now the colorful shop that has operated in the same place for 72 years faces more adversity. It must move or close at the end of the year.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2021
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    Jeepers, creepers! Jeep club gets health care workers to job

    Band of Jeeps are on the road nearly 24-7, donating time, gas to keep Mid-South health care workers moving in the cold. 

    By Jane Roberts December 27, 2021
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    Memphians hit the ‘slopes’

    And there’s no plane ticket needed to reach this snowy destination.

    By Patrick Lantrip March 08, 2021
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    The short life and long legacy of Memphis Mardi Gras

    For a while, the good times rolled when Memphis had its own Mardi Gras. Then Yellow Fever happened. This year, as the pandemic takes a toll on Fat Tuesday, we look at 1870s images that recall a citywide celebration.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2021
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    Geoff Calkins: Love in the time of COVID

    When David Porter and Kontji Anthony proclaimed their love on Facebook, it proved what we already should have known. Love doesn’t stop for a pandemic. Here are seven Valentine’s Day stories that will remind you of the wonder and durability of love. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 14, 2021
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    Have an ice day — images from Memphis’ winter weather

    Memphians woke up this morning to freezing rain and icy conditions. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 11, 2021

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