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    Residents, activists voice concerns, hear details of xAI project

    The meeting hosted by MLGW alongside Memphis City Council member Pearl Walker came after months of community worry about the project, which promises to add the electrical equivalent of several thousand homes to the utility’s distribution system. 

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    By Samuel Hardiman August 11, 2024
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    Permits not required for temporary xAI turbines

    Environmental activists have raised concerns about emissions from the site as well as impact on the region’s drinking water. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 10, 2024
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    Frayser landfill nixed to applause, but owners not ditching expansion effort

    The Land Use Control Board sided with a recommendation to reject the landfill’s expansion in Frayser, a relief for the advocates who opposed it. But the landfill’s owners will now seek approval from the City Council.

    By Laura Testino August 11, 2024
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    This is why people keep showing up for ‘pushups in a parking lot’

    Tony Ludlow started a Marine Corps boot camp-themed workout class in 1999. The boot camp still meets today at Christ Church Memphis near Laurelwood. 

    By King Jemison August 13, 2024
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    Prep football 2024: Fairley aiming to take advantage of even-numbered year

    Several key returnees on both sides of the ball have the Fairley Bulldogs poised to take one step further.

    By John Varlas August 09, 2024
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    Food Files: Blind Bear closes, Memphis Toast opens

    Two Downtown restaurants are closing, and a Midtown ice cream shop is moving down the street.

    By Sophia Surrett August 09, 2024
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    Here’s what to know about Elvis Week 2024

    Aug. 16 marks 47 years since the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis Week 2024 offers fans from near and far a number of ways to commemorate his legacy.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 11, 2024
  • Education

    Missing funds halt construction on Whitehaven STEM lab

    “Let me just call it out. The money’s at South Hollywood,” said Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, in an apparent reference to the school board district offices at 160 S. Hollywood St. 

    By Laura Testino August 08, 2024
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    Prep football 2024: Southwind focused on not being a one-hit-wonder

    Kelvin Perkins, star defender Charles Sullins and several new faces look to keep the Jaguars in Class 5A title contention.

    By John Varlas August 09, 2024
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    Liberty Park development clears Memphis City Council

    Liberty Park, formerly known as the Mid-South Fairgrounds, could see a broad transformation in the coming years with $112.5 million in private development now cleared for takeoff.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 09, 2024
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    City working toward total riverfront plan

    Meanwhile, Mud Island’s River Terrace restaurant has a new tenant and the I-55 construction near the set of three bridges will include a pedestrian path.

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    By Bill Dries August 07, 2024
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    Memphis students ‘hype’ for first day of school

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools welcomed more than 100,000 students back to classrooms for the first day of the 2024-25 school year.

    By Jody Callahan August 09, 2024
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    Lost golf courses: Past homes of birdies, bunkers and errant drives

    Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.

    By Clay Bailey August 08, 2024
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    Howard Robertson: The thing about us

    “Not enough of us understand or respect what Memphis truly is. The Mississippi River is a confluence of 10 to 12 rivers that become one. Memphis is a confluence of cultures. Rich and poor. City and country. Religious and secular. Black and white.”

    By Howard Robertson August 05, 2024
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    Elvis landmark reopens to the public after seven-year closure

    The mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery where Elvis Presley was interred shortly after he died in 1977 opens again to the public this month after being closed for the last seven years. 

    By Bill Dries August 08, 2024
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    Desmond Bane, MSCS host school supply giveaway

    Bane and the district supplied thousands of backpacks, and the Grizzlies guard shared his thoughts on the team’s offseason. 

    By King Jemison August 04, 2024
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    Food Files: Muggin’ Coffee new ownership group, Chakka Aur Chaat Food Truck

    Muggin’ Coffee has a new operations partner, a new Pakistani-Indian-American cuisine food truck is open, and Wingstop is adding three locations in Memphis. 

    By Sophia Surrett August 02, 2024
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    Former Jerry Lee Lewis club will reopen as new brand on Beale Street

    The club closed abruptly July 31, leaving more than 20 people without jobs. 

    By Jane Roberts August 01, 2024
  • Business

    Irish fast-fashion brand coming to Wolfchase

    The company said it has begun recruiting for store management roles in Memphis. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 01, 2024
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    $10 Deal: Tom’s brisket sandwich is soft, moist and well-seasoned

    Some of the best brisket — and brisket sandwiches, for that matter — Joshua Carlucci has ever had has been here in Memphis.

    By Joshua Carlucci August 02, 2024
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    Prep football 2024: After two seasons of frustrating early exits, Sheffield looks to break through

    Mr. Football winner Radarious Jackson, standout lineman Isaiah Lackey and a talented supporting cast looking to take the next step.

    By John Varlas August 01, 2024
  • Education

    All-girls Grizzlies prep school approved

    “We’ve seen good work from the single-gender schools, even though there’s not that many of them,” said Emily Lilley of the Tennessee Charter School Center.

    By King Jemison, Laura Testino August 02, 2024
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    Prep football 2024: FACS looks to build on breakthrough 2023

    First Assembly Christian School’s Mr. Football runner-up has graduated, but the Crusaders still have plenty of playmakers on each side of the ball.

    By John Varlas July 31, 2024
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    A day on the links: Taking the first shots at the redone Audubon

    Even nongolfers can appreciate all that went into renovating the City of Memphis’ Links at Audubon. And players can learn some details about the revamped par-71 course. 

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    Redesigned Links at Audubon set to reopen this week

    By Drew Hill, Samuel Hardiman July 30, 2024
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    Budget shortfall looms over progress for Frayser, Cordova high schools

    If funding pressures disrupt construction timelines for the new schools, Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell knows what he wants to see: “Frayser’s coming first.” 

    By Laura Testino August 02, 2024

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