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    Black-owned dance company could have moved from Binghampton

    Collage Dance Collective's new facility on the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street will be 10 times the size of its current location on Broad Avenue.

    By Omer Yusuf February 29, 2020
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    ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ will be a test for Christian Brothers High School

    For the first time, the Broadway show will be staged by a group of high school actors.

    By Jared Boyd February 29, 2020
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    Three new sculptures proposed for Memphis riverfront

    The Design Review Board will consider three proposed sculptures for Downtown, changes to the design of Poplar Art Lofts apartments, and the renovation of the old Glass Factory building for Memphis Made Brewing.

    By Tom Bailey February 28, 2020
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    Lecile Harris leaves friends and family ‘wanting more’

    Lecile Harris, well-known rodeo clown and Collierville resident, died Feb. 13. His life was celebrated and remembered Sunday at Collierville High School.

    By Abigail Warren February 24, 2020
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    Born to Coach: The journey of the Tigers’ Ryan Silverfield

    It took two decades for Ryan Silverfield to become head coach of the University of Memphis. Which, considering he "never played a down of college football," is pretty fast, pretty incredible. Now, it's his time to show he is ready. 

    By Don Wade February 23, 2020
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    Rhodes grads’ website gives students leg up on employment opportunities

    The company’s goal is to have 50,000 students signed up this year and 750 to 1,000 businesses. The business side launches on Feb. 6.

    By Christin Yates February 07, 2020
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    Parks Alliance tells cities to ‘look to Memphis as a model’

    'One size does not fit all. But you, Memphis, are a testament to how parks can function as true civic spaces.'

    By Catherine Nagel January 31, 2020
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    UTHSC researches gene that could unravel diabetes, metabolic problems

    Dr. Robert Waller, retired president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic, says the research has implications for better managing other health conditions that negatively impact people as they age.

    By Jane Roberts February 04, 2020
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    Conaway: An architect gives Memphis shape, from AutoZone Park to FedExForum

    You may not think you know Rob Norcross, but you do. He was the architect for the most acclaimed minor league ballpark in the country, and for the home of grit and grind.

    By Dan Conaway February 03, 2020
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    Lost Coliseum files reveal Prince, Queen and an entire era of music history

    A team from the Memphis Public Libraries has digitized some of the trove of files they found last year in the mothballed Mid-South Coliseum. 

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2020
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    FedEx completes 20th delivery of iconic Super Bowl trophy

    FedEx Express delivered the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Super Bowl host city for the 20th consecutive time on Saturday, Jan. 25. 

    By Wayne Risher January 25, 2020
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    Memphis Tourism launches Music Hub site, program

    When Jayne Ellen White arrived in Memphis 13 years ago, it was to explore Memphis music. Now, she's devised a way for other visitors to do the same.

    By Jared Boyd January 24, 2020
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    Vescovo to receive honor at 40th Annual AWA banquet

    Megan Lane with Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh also will be installed as the 2020 president of the Association of Women Attorneys.

    By Christin Yates January 23, 2020
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    Memphis King Day comes with cold crowds, hot talk about King’s legacy

    Thousands lined up to tour the National Civil Rights Museum Monday and at a Midtown forum, there was new reaction to Sunday's tour of the museum by Vice President Mike Pence. The reactions 52 years after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination show his legacy and what it means today remains a volatile topic.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020
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    Volunteers fan out across city to remember MLK through community service

    Memphians volunteered across the Bluff City Monday, Jan. 20, to lend hands and serve the community in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.

    By Abigail Warren January 20, 2020
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    Champion for suffrage monument never misses beat, chance to vote

    The story of Memphis’ role in Tennessee ratifying the 19th Amendment has become the story of the Memphis woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure people know how that victory was won.

    By Jane Roberts January 15, 2020
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    Entertainers provide shopping spree for Mid-South kids in need

    Stunt actor Carrie Bernans and reality TV star Candace Rice, both native to Memphis, staged a shopping spree for local children who needed extra help this Christmas. Among them were 10 children who lost their mother in a shooting earlier in December.

    By Jared Boyd December 24, 2019
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    Sheriff’s Office brings Christmas early to Vollentine students

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and the Order of the Boll Weevils delivered Christmas gifts to students at Vollentine Optional Elementary School Thursday. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 20, 2019
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    Charlie Newman’s quiet influence profoundly changed Memphis

    The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape. 

    By Jane Roberts December 12, 2019
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    Calkins: As Mike Norvell leaves for Florida State, remember the party, not the goodbye

    Mike Norvell is leaving for Florida State but not before he and his Tigers won a championship for Memphis.

    By Geoff Calkins December 09, 2019
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    Adam’s achievement: Marathon caps $1M fundraising success

    More than 26,000 runners participated in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon races, but few generated the kind of outpouring that occurred when Rhodes College senior and former St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Adam Cruthirds took his final steps of the full marathon.

    By Tom Charlier December 09, 2019
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    Concert spotlights awareness for Memphis’ drinking water

    Entertainment lawyer Bruce Newman’s annual benefit concert will support Protect Our Aquifer. Musicians Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster and Dom Flemons are among the performers.

    By Jared Boyd December 09, 2019
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    Ham says BRIDGES brought her ‘up close and personal with human beings’

    Longtime marketer Cynthia Ham took a chance on youth development in 2012, when she became CEO of BRIDGES. As she retired from the job this week, she said she learned an investment in Memphis' youth is the most important investment in building community.

    By Jared Boyd December 09, 2019
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    Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple receive Southwest Foundation honors

    Southwest's foundation honored Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple, student scholarship recipients, sponsors and donors. 

    By Elle Perry December 09, 2019
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    Methodist Le Bonheur offers tuition-free study at U of M for entry-level workers

    Methodist Le Bonheur employees will be eligible for up to $4,000 in tuition credits a year to advance their careers and earn more money.

    By Jane Roberts December 09, 2019

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