Shooting death of Demetrius Robinson prompts coaches from other schools to stand in solidarity against violence.

New Frayser CDC Executive Director Damon Williams participated in a Q&A with The Daily Memphian ranging from his favorite sports team to where he would take someone if he was giving a Memphis tour.

After two decades in Washington and San Francisco, native Memphian Damon Williams now runs one of the largest neighborhood-based nonprofits in Memphis. 

The Chris Hope Foundation was founded in 2015 to help ease the financial and emotional burdens that families face when their child is fighting a life-threatening illness.

Visitors parking in the Concourse's closest 45 spaces – the "canyon" – are charged $3 an hour after the first 15 minutes, which remain free.

An anonymous artist has fabricated and erected — without permission — 12 road signs in 12 states. They look like official traffic signs, but display a short poem. Tennessee's sign was placed along North Parkway, but city crews this week removed it. 

BONUS: A Q&A with the creator of the roadside senryu

After eight years on Broad Avenue, Collage Dance Collective is relocating to a 22,000-square-foot location on Tillman. This is part of the nonprofit’s vision to grow into the largest Black-owned ballet company in the South.

The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

Developers of Parkside at Shelby Farms are seeking approval to tweak the site plan for their $375 million planned development overlooking the north edge of Shelby Farms Park.

Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

“Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.

The lifelong Memphian and tireless advocate for Rozelle-Annesdale neighborhood avoided the spotlight.

James and Peggy Jefferson were both diagnosed with and recovered from coronavirus in June. Now they can focus on keeping their business, Sherrod’s Furniture and Variety Store, afloat.

The addition of new conditions prohibiting the property from being used for certain businesses may have put the project over the top. 

Kids need sports and youth sports organizers are finding ways to let them play during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Over the past four months, the Carpenter Art Garden, located on Carpenter Street, has distributed over 1,000 masks in Binghampton – free of charge – for both adults and children.

Pioneering Black pharmacist Dr. Charles Champion was showered with adoration by motorists in South Memphis with a drive-thru celebration outside his neighborhood drug store.

Emmanuel Tuombe grew up in Rwanda, a country of about 13 million people located in East Africa. In 2015, Tuombe opened an engineering and construction firm in Memphis, about 8,000 miles away from his native county.

The neighborhood grocery in East Memphis is open and the High Point neighborhood is so happy to see it that it planted a sign.

Frayser Community Schools decided this summer to start the year with all-virtual classes due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Shelby County over the past several months. 

A gym, aquatics center, tennis court, park and art space are some features of the new Ed Rice Community Center.

What Sheleah Harris did last week isn’t unheard of, but it’s also not the everyday occurrence.

Some of the Memphis figures buried at Elmwood Cemetery star in a film by Willy Bearden that will be streamed Oct. 10. Bearden's documentary includes a key role for himself as a former mayor of Memphis. 

Union Row's new name reflects Downtown’s walkability, emphasizes action over talk (walking the walk), and focuses on people, the developer says.

Construction is to start next week on the $1 million Phase I. The sunken, two-block-long former rail spur will become a space for gathering, entertainment, dining, playing and shopping in the Edge District.