Instead of contracting services and jobs during the pandemic, Youth Villages has been adding positions and has a job fair set for Tuesday, May 25. “A lot of organizations stopped taking kids” once the pandemic hit,” CEO Patrick Lawler said. “We did not. We kept our doors open.”
It’s been quite a week for Memphis Grizzlies fans as well as lovers of art and, of course, barbecue.
It’s been a big week on the Mississippi River, but The Daily Memphian photographers also managed to snap at other spots around town.
Against all odds, a $550,000 fundraising and work project to turn White Station High’s hardpan courtyard into an oasis is nearing the finish line. But a little work and fundraising are still to be completed.
When Susie Espinosa went to the emergency room last May, she prayed she’d be home to her three children soon. Instead, she spent eight weeks in a coma. Her recovery — supported by an ICU nurse who’s also a mom — is a testament to the power of perseverance and love.
Our favorite images feature the outdoors, except for a picture of barbecue but hey, it’s barbecue and this is Memphis so we roll with it.
People rolled their eyes when Arnold Perl said FedExForum would be built on time and on budget. And he was right. Perl died this week at the age of 81. He leaves behind a better and more optimistic city.Related story:
Arnold Perl, the former chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and the New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority, passed away this week after a lifetime of community service.Related story:
Thirty-two years ago after quitting nursing school in her final semester, Penny Williams earned her RN degree in one of the first in-person commencement exercises in Memphis in more than a year.
This week’s best images include a couple of houses, two businesses that accommodate folks who are spending more time at home, and some home-town sports teams.
The annual Juneteenth celebration is moving from Robert R. Church Park to Health Sciences Park, held on the grounds where Nathan Bedford Forrest’s statue once stood.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is launching its largest strategic investment in its nearly six decades in Memphis.
The Watts became a St. Jude family in 2018 when their daughter, now 4 years old, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Little steps make a difference, whether it’s ridding the world of pesky insects or spreading kindness one doughnut at a time. Check out these pictures of optimistic activism.
Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. Optimism is in the air — and it smells a lot like sizzling burgers and hot biscuits.
Former assistant Ben Pirmann took charge of 901 FC in September and guided it to historic victories in two of its final three games.
Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. A couple of them involve music, but children’s voices and the crack of a baseball bat are also some of our favorite sounds.
Tony Ludlow served his country for a decade. He didn’t do it to protect the right of the misguided to make the rest of us sick. So if you want to join his boot camp, you’ll have to show him proof of vaccination first.
The annual “30 Days of Opera” performances, free and outdoors, seem made to order for pandemic times, though the series has been around at Opera Memphis since 2012.
The marker notes the location of a slave market run by Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Junior shortstop Galvin Sims Jr. has plenty of pop at the plate and a flashy game that has attracted plenty of interest.
Easter Sunday marked the first time many Memphians dusted off their Sunday best since the pandemic shut down churches last year.
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.)
The venerable Al Green shows his comedic side while getting his second vaccination shot Thursday at Saint Francis, then woos others to follow suit.
Penny Hardaway hopes the Tigers will be able to build on what they achieved in tumultuous time.