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    Calkins: Ten reasons ESPN’s GameDay should come to Memphis

    Penny Hardaway can be the guest picker! This and nine other reasons ESPN's GameDay should come to the Liberty Bowl for Memphis vs. SMU.

    By Geoff Calkins October 22, 2019
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    Memphis remains one of the top US markets for real estate investors

    Memphis is the fifth hottest market in the U.S. for investors seeking to flip homes, behind Tampa, Miami, Birmingham and St. Louis, according to a new report from Realtor.com.

    By Frank Lanigan October 22, 2019
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    Memphians are competing at World Food Championships

    Memphian Lisa Gwatney is leading her category at World Food Championships in Dallas.

    By Jennifer Biggs October 22, 2019
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    Project Homeless Connect offers hope, help — and dignity

    Hundreds of homeless Memphians attended Project Homeless Connect 2019 Thursday at the Fairgrounds' Pipkin Building, seeking assistance from 40 city agencies, community partners and service providers.

    By Erinn Figg October 22, 2019
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    Tipping Point: East High history teacher among Educators of Excellence

    A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards. 

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 24, 2019
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    Metal Museum: Steel Magnolia country

    The Metal Museum's executive director Carissa Hussong calls the crowd-pleasing annual Repair Days “a reunion for the metalsmithing community.” The fundraising event is Oct. 17-20 this year.

    By Jill Johnson Piper October 22, 2019
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    15 connections between Wu-Tang Clan and the Memphis soul sound

    The nine-member rap crew Wu-Tang Clan, a headliner at Mempho Festival, has a history of relying on Memphis soul for inspiration. 

    By Jared Boyd October 22, 2019
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    Levi’s, Justin Timberlake gift Stax Music Academy Songwriting Lab

    Justin Timberlake and other musicians collaborated for two days in August with students at Stax Music Academy and with help from the Levi’s Music Project – and a $100,000 donation from JT himself – have provided a huge boost to the academy’s work. 

    By Elle Perry October 28, 2019
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    Tipping Point: Wooddale Middle teacher named a New Memphis Educator of Excellence

    Currently in her 10th year as a Memphis educator, Alyssa Nucaro is a graduate of the New Memphis Embark program, one of five New Memphis honored this year with Educators of Excellence awards.

    By Anna Cox Thompson October 22, 2019
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    St. Jude wins $130 million contract to improve flu vaccine

    St. Jude asked to improve vaccine for the obese and other people with underlying health conditions.

    By Jane Roberts October 22, 2019
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    Pink Palace Crafts Fair keeps makers’ traditions alive

    The 47th annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair spotlights craftsmakers, allowing them to demonstrate the creation of their wares for guests.

    By Jared Boyd October 22, 2019
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    First inductees of Memphis Sports Hall of Fame enjoy ‘special’ night

    From Keith Lee to equestrian Melanie Smith Taylor to the late duo of Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Experience and Hall of Fame was recognized Thursday night.

    By Don Wade October 22, 2019
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    Developers say momentum changing way Memphis sees itself

    Significant commercial real estate projects coming to the city have created a new Memphis cool and instilled more confidence in its future direction, developers say.

    By Jane Roberts October 22, 2019
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    ServiceMaster gives back for We Care Day 2019

    ServiceMaster employees locally and nationally fanned out across their communities Thursday to help various causes as part of the Memphis-based company's "We Care Day 2019."

    By Michael Waddell October 11, 2019
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    Memphis Zoo unveils Cat Country’s newest residents

    Zookeepers and staff veterinarians proudly introduced two sister jaguar cubs during a gender-reveal neonatal exam. They’re the zoo’s first newborn jaguars in more than 25 years.

    By Erinn Figg October 10, 2019
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    Collage Dance Collective grows by leaps and bounds

    Collage Dance Collective kicks off its 10th anniversary season this fall, and those in the company hope to accomplish even more in the years to come. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2019
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    Hutchison’s farm teaches girls more than farming

    Donation helps Hutchison School expand its teaching farm, with additional phases of growth still to come.

    By Christin Yates October 10, 2019
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    Calkins: Fred Jones and the Southern Heritage Classic should be a lesson for us all

    Memphis didn't support the Southern Heritage Classic 30 years ago. It did support a giant boondoggle. As the Classic celebrates its anniversary, there's a lesson to be learned. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 14, 2019
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    The art of closing: MCA takes high road to the end

    Memphis College of Art endures the challenges of an extraordinarily long "teach-out" to give its last students a chance to graduate. 

    By Tom Bailey September 10, 2019
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    Diaper bank will address families’ needs in Shelby County

    The Mid-South Food Bank has partnered with the Urban Child Institute to help low-income parents and women in Shelby County by providing diapers and feminine care products through a new program called the Bare Needs Diaper Bank.

    By Christin Yates September 09, 2019
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    U of M graphic design duo behind set design for Democratic debate

    U of M professor taps student to help him with set design for 2020 presidential primary debate this week in Houston.

    By Jane Roberts September 09, 2019
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    Community Foundation marks 50 years of serving the Mid-South

    Community Foundation's new Forever Fund is a permanent endowment that will ensure grants will be distributed for generations to come.

    By Christin Yates September 08, 2019
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    Comcast ‘Digital Inclusion Day’ means free laptops, grants for nonprofits

    Comcast came to Memphis on Friday bearing free laptops for students, free internet service for their families and tech grants for local nonprofits. 

    By Elle Perry September 06, 2019
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    Largest superconducting magnet in world arrives at St. Jude

    St. Jude is first in the world to acquire a 1.1-gigahertz magnet. In a month, it will be ready to use.

    By Jane Roberts September 06, 2019
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    Guest column: Marathon participants get emotional lift across finish line

    Amid the thousands of runners herded into corrals in front of FedExForum, James Eversull approached the starting line of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Saturday determined to build on a story he’s heard often, even if he has no personal memory of it.

    By Tom Charlier December 02, 2018

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