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    Hattiloo leader graduates from Morehouse

    “That was the rite of passage from what we call a man of Morehouse to a Morehouse Man,” said Ekundayo Bandele, founder and CEO of Hattiloo Theatre.

    By Alys Drake May 23, 2024
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    Larry Hampton, Frayser’s finest, ends career with Class A long-jump title

    “I’m most proud that I carry myself as a young man and don’t stoop down to the level they see me as, coming from Frayser,” Hampton said.

    By John Varlas May 22, 2024
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    Beloved teacher to retire, leaving 51-year history of his own at Briarcrest

    “Bob Shirey is the only employee that was here the day that Briarcrest opened its doors and is still here,” said Caron Swatley, Briarcrest president.

    By Jane Roberts May 20, 2024
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    St. Jude hosts first kindergarten graduation in 5 years

    In the hospital’s first ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic, 22 patients graduated from the Imagine Academy by Chili’s, which is the hospital’s school that is accredited as a special-purpose institution.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2024
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    Memphian and seed vault partner to receive World Food Prize

    Cary Fowler, a 1967 graduate of White Station High, and Geoffrey Hawtin created the “doomsday vault,” an underground seed storage facility built in the Svalbard Archipelago in Norway, 600 miles from the North Pole.

    By Jane Roberts May 14, 2024
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    Life is sweet for Rebecca Dinstuhl

    Dinstuhl’s co-owner Rebecca Dinstuhl loves the candy business and shepherding a family business, but she also loves football. She was recently named president of the 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

    By Christin Yates May 13, 2024
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    Calkins: The ‘mayor of Whitehaven’ is closing her beauty shop, but she has a lesson for all of us

    Hazel Moore could have styled hair, taken care of her children and decided that was enough. Instead, she looked around, noticed things in the community needed doing — and figured she might as well do them herself.

    By Geoff Calkins May 06, 2024
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    Brother and sister team come out of ‘Shadow’ with new tequila

    Siblings Teddy and Tiara Jasper, who grew up in Frayser, are bringing their successful tequila line back to their hometown. 

    By Christin Yates April 29, 2024
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    Memphis playwright pours herself into project honoring literary hero

    For two decades, Ann Perry Wallace collected stories of pluck and moxie about her hero. Stringing them together and performing all herself, she tells the life of Zora Neale Hurston, author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” 

    By Jane Roberts April 29, 2024
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    Memphis reaps benefits from hosting Nike EYBL yet again

    Norton Hurd IV’s Team Thad went 2-1 in Nike EYBL’s Session 1 in Memphis. But the real win for Hurd was the economic boost and positive publicity his city was provided by hosting the prestigious event.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 28, 2024
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    Memphis-based Joffa provides jobs at home, around the globe

    The e-commerce site links socially conscious shoppers to handcrafted goods from around the world, and helps provide jobs in the 38126 ZIP code, where Advance Memphis workers staff a fulfillment center.

    By Aisling Mäki April 28, 2024
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    Redbirds hit a home run with dog-loving fans

    Memphis Redbirds fans and their pooches filled the stands Saturday for Bark in the Park night at AutoZone Park. The Memphis Redbirds defeated the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 10-1

    By Patrick Lantrip April 28, 2024
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    Orange Mound Library breathes new life into old Melrose High building

    The $17 million renovation is the first public library in Orange Mound. Mayor Paul Young said the project is an answer to the gunfight last week in the community that killed two and wounded seven.

    By Bill Dries April 28, 2024
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    Playhouse resurrects a forgotten Broadway musical

    The Tony-winning musical “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” hasn’t been officially produced since 1982 but will return to the stage in Memphis.

    By Alys Drake April 27, 2024
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    Calkins: In Munford, they gathered to celebrate ‘Rusty’ McKinney in the only way they could

    In Munford, they knew Joseph “Rusty” McKinney as an Eagle Scout and a band kid. Saturday, the town honored him by assembling at the football stadium to form a giant, solemn M.

    By Geoff Calkins April 21, 2024
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    Memphis sanitation-strike scenes seen through stained glass

    Lonnie Robinson, one of the artists who worked on new stained-glass images for Historic Clayborn Temple, talks on the “On The Record” podcast about bringing images of the 1968 sanitation-workers strike to the landmark’s windows.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2024
  • Business

    Bridges leader stepping down at year’s end

    During Dana Wilson’s tenure, the signature Bridge Builders grew from 1,200 young leaders to about 5,000. 

    By Jane Roberts April 16, 2024
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    Founders don’t live forever but WLOK will, in hands of station’s foundation

    The board was recently expanded to include Bernice Donald, former U.S. appellate judge, Carol Johnson-Dean, former MCS superintendent, and Dr. Todd Motley, a local physician.

    By Jane Roberts April 15, 2024
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    Volunteers celebrate legacy of Tennessee’s first Black female doctor

    More than 30,000 people are buried among the 15 acres at Zion Christian Cemetery, which was established in 1876 and is Memphis’ oldest Black cemetery.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 14, 2024
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    Path to totality: Memphians head out of town to get 100%

    Chasing the feeling of being “on another planet for a while,” Memphians are headed to places such as Greers Ferry and Cherry Valley, Arkansas, and Purmela, Texas, to experience this year’s total eclipse. 

    By Nick Lingerfelt April 08, 2024
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    Sista Strut recognizes community members and breast-cancer survivors

    While walking to raise awareness for breast-cancer rates in Black women, Sista Strut recognized Danita Brown for her work in the community.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 06, 2024
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    Calkins: He had his 80th birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. It made all the sense in the world.

    Harold Goldbrandsen celebrated his 80th birthday at the Chuck E. Cheese in Cordova. Why? Because he created Chuck E. Cheese. And his daughter thought it was about time he had a birthday extravaganza at the place. 

     

    By Geoff Calkins April 05, 2024
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    Undefeated Melrose set standard for high school hoops in 1974

    The Golden Wildcats’ first state title laid the foundation for decades of success in the TSSAA’s largest public-school classification.

    By John Varlas January 31, 2025
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    Buckley: Announcer plays like Switzerland this March Madness

    Geoff Mack, the Memphis Tigers’ usual public address announcer, strives for neutrality with the NCAA Tournament in town this weekend at FedExForum.

    By Tim Buckley March 24, 2024
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    Calkins: Why one man has walked all over Memphis — and will do it again Thursday

    Every March 21, Josh Greer walks all over Memphis from daybreak to dusk. Here’s why he does it and what we can learn from his annual trek.

    By Geoff Calkins March 20, 2024

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