Since its first year, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair has developed into the largest juried arts and crafts fair in the Mid-South.

The Daily Memphian’s photojournalism archives tell the story of the last half-decade in the Bluff City — the pandemic, protests, celebrations and tragedies. Here are some of the most monumental moments in the last five years in our city.

Danny Smith, 47, collapsed and died leading a bicycle ride last week. The Memphis cycling community was stunned. Smith wasn’t just an increasingly accomplished cyclist. He made the city a better — and more connected — place. 

Brooks will be the featured speaker at the MIFA annual luncheon Sept. 21, and also will speak at Rhodes College while in Memphis. 

Memphis football players spent an afternoon hanging out with patients at the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital before enjoying Fan Fest with Tiger fans. 

The clothes closet at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has existed unofficially for a couple of years, with emergency department staff bringing in clothing donations for the trauma patients they serve each day.

Currently serving as Crime Strategies Unit chief prosecutor in the Shelby County District Attorney’s office, he will take over the No. 2 spot when Deputy District Attorney Ray Lepone steps down on Aug. 31.

This year, Elvis Week festivities will include music, panels, contests, screenings and ceremonies celebrating the lives of Elvis and Lisa Marie Presley.

Ray Lepone, who’s leaving the DA’s office to work for Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, says for decades the strength demonstrated by crime victims and their families has inspired him to fight for justice.

It spawned careers, including that of a young Cybill Shepherd in 1968 when she was a model in Hunter’s catalog; employed a-yet-undiscovered Charley Pride and created advertising history in the energy-crisis-prone ‘70s.

The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the largest single day fundraiser for the hospital.

Chris Ivie expects the project to set standards for how temporary schools are built in an age of escalating weather disasters — the schools were destroyed by a March 31 tornado.

“You’re going to have a thousand nos but as soon as you get that one yes, it’ll actually change your life,” the Memphis-born designer told the crowd at a pop-up shop in Germantown.

Taylor Babb of Arlington and Connor Callaway of Collierville both competed in the 2023 USA Weightlifting National Championships.

Literacy Mid-South is seeking to hire 100 tutors for its Tutor901 program, an initiative to provide free in-school English and language arts tutoring for second to fourth graders. 

The Memphis Fire Department honored Lt. Jeffrey Norman on Sunday night with a “Sea of Red” processional.

Jasmine Carson a former Central High basketball player and member of LSU’s National Championship team, spoke at Sunday’s event.

It is not your regular job — climbing inside a costume and playing the part of NBA mascot Grizz, Memphis Tigers mascot Pouncer or becoming Rockey the Rockin’ Redbird. In fact, it can be all-consuming.

Murphy Culpepper has Down syndrome. He got a hole-in-one the other day. Here’s the story of how it happened — and why Murphy’s story needs to be shared. 

“This roster continues to reinforce Memphis’ unequalled musical status ... known in any country on the planet for its musical prominence,” said John Doyle.

“I decided I was gonna sell some lipstick,” Angelita Parham recalls. “I put them on Facebook and, honey, they sold out in the first day.”

Proper school supplies can boost students' self-confidence. This year, Youth Villages’ annual Backpack Heroes drive will provide school supplies for about 650 kids in its community-based programs. 

In a storefront window at the corner of Madison Avenue and Second Street, two women can be seen sewing, stitching, laughing and — excuse the pun — cutting up as they make sure Memphians have perfectly tailored clothing.

In the summer before his first season in charge at Whitehaven High, former Memphis point guard Willie Kemp will coach the Beale Street Boys in The Basketball Tournament.