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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Independence Day celebrations bring Memphis community together

    “Fire trucks and Popsicles — what more do you need on the Fourth of July?”

    By Aisling Mäki July 05, 2024
  • Food News

    Sound Bites: Elwood’s Shack owner enthuses about hot dogs

    Shack owner Tim Bednarski has nine specialty hot dogs on the “Doggy Style” section of his menu.

    By Jennifer Chandler July 05, 2024
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    Calkins: Happy July Fourth, Memphis! Have a parade!

    High Point Terrace is staging its 75th Independence Day Parade this year. But the parade isn’t beloved because it’s big and spectacular. It’s beloved because it touches the heart. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 04, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Southwest Tennessee Community College sells Frayser campus

    Southwest sold its Gill Center to education neighbors Libertas, who plan to renovate the building for a middle school expansion, the organizations announced Wednesday.

    By Laura Testino July 05, 2024
  • Education

    North Memphis school set for closure will stay open under MSCS

    MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.

    By Laura Testino July 05, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    How to celebrate the Fourth of July in Memphis

    Looking for fireworks to watch or an Independence Day event? This guide has you covered.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2024
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    Opponents of Downtown art museum will try again to stop construction

    They want a public walkway along the bluff to continue at ground level. The museum’s plans call for a public area atop the museum that offers a view of the riverbluff.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2024
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    Fourth of July fireworks and festivities guide

    Want to see sparks fly this week? There are fireworks shows planned for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 01, 2024
  • Food News

    Maciel’s opens third location with fourth on the way

    The popular torta and taco shop is expanding its footprint to Bartlett and Highland Heights. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 01, 2024
  • Downtown

    Fourth of July fireworks are coming back Downtown

    Grind City sits on five acres along the Mississippi River and will use its expansive front lawn, nicknamed “the yard,” as the fireworks viewing area Thursday, July 4.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 30, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Art museum construction can continue Downtown, court rules

    A Friday court ruling denies a request by opponents of the museum’s construction who sought a temporary injunction last September to stop construction on the riverfront.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2024
  • Business

    Palladio lights up Central Avenue with Memphis artist’s neon sign

    The pink neon sign marks the final step in the rebranding of Palladio Interiors and Garden, an iconic Midtown business with a nearly 30-year history. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 28, 2024
  • Food News

    Sound Bites: Memphis cheese shop adds fondue, raclette to menu

    While most Memphians are familiar with fondue, they may not have had raclette before.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 28, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Wolf River Greenway fully funded thanks to federal grant

    The funding will allow the Greenway to complete a bridge and underpass in North Memphis. 

    By King Jemison June 26, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Apartment complex gets new lease on life in Binghampton

    The Tillman Cove Apartments, years in the making, had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning, although several tenants have already moved in.

    By Jody Callahan June 25, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park

    The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.

    By King Jemison June 23, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Health department aims to swat mosquito population

    The free Fight the Bite festival offered tips for protecting against disease-carrying insects, as well as information about pest control efforts in the Memphis area.

    By Kambui Bomani June 23, 2024
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    Pine Hill clubhouse named for Black golf pioneers

    Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.

    By King Jemison June 24, 2024
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    Bus shelter art of jookin’ dancers ‘like the Rocky statue for Memphis’

    Muralist Brandon Marshall said he designed the Hickory Hill images to inspire drivers and bus riders with uplifting pictures of “a strong cultural asset for the city.”

    By King Jemison June 21, 2024
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    Food Files: Raising Cane’s Chicken coming; Cookie Plug, Groovy Gratitude open

     Another Raising Cane’s is coming to Memphis, plus hip-hop-inspired cookie franchise Cookie Plug and smoothie shop Groovy Gratitude are now open.

    By Sophia Surrett June 21, 2024
  • Business

    Archd closing Downtown, but keeping online shop open

    Sisters and co-owners Kristen and Lindsey Archer, who opened their storefront at 65 Monroe Ave. last fall, said brick-and-mortar shop sales accounted for just 13% of their total income over the past year. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 21, 2024
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    $10 Deal: Shared plates at Andalusia to beat the heat

    In heat like this, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as Mediterranean food. And few scratch the itch quite like Andalusia in East Memphis.

    By Joshua Carlucci June 21, 2024
  • Education

    PURE students get a taste of applied learning at Grind City Brewing

    It takes lots of skills to make a new energy drink; for this crew, interesting new flavor profiles sprouted from plastic cups and pipettes. 

    By Jane Roberts June 21, 2024
  • South Memphis

    Environmental groups push for transparency around xAI

    Environmental groups are asking Memphis Light, Gas and Water to slow down approvals for xAI’s supercomputer construction in southwest Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 19, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Local leaders hear fears about crime from Vollintine-Evergreen residents

    Crime is down in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood this year compared to last. But some residents still don’t feel safe. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 19, 2024

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