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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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    Memphis nonprofit grinding to give kids boards and places to skate

    LaterSkaters Memphis recently gained official nonprofit status and hopes to give 300 kids skateboards this year. 

    By Jody Callahan June 17, 2024
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    The xAI gigafactory could be ready this summer or fall

    The supercomputer intended to power and do computations for Grok, the chatbot run by xAI’s artificial intelligence, could be up and running as early as August, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Memphian.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 17, 2024
  • Downtown

    Black-owned indie bookstore finds its home on Main Street

    Black authors are prominently displayed at DeMoir Books & Things where Memphis book lovers will also find titles by authors ranging from the Harlem Renaissance writers to women poets to LGBTQ+ romance novelists. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 16, 2024
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    Real magic: Trio’s nonprofit began with haircuts and graduated to hugs

    In Whitehaven, Magic Dads are buying kids backpacks and school supplies, giving them haircuts and making sure they have a positive male role model.

    By Ron Maxey June 16, 2024
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    Juneteenth Festival celebrates freedom

    The Juneteenth Festival at Health Sciences Park June 15 brought the community together for a fun run, education, a car show and more.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 15, 2024
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    Orange Mound residents ‘not standing’ for gun violence anymore

    Nearly two months after a block-party shooting, community members, organizations and government officials gathered at an Orange Mound high school to participate in a Walk Against Gun Violence.

    By Kambui Bomani June 15, 2024
  • Business

    Macy’s in Oak Court for sale

    It’s one of 150 stores across the nation for sale; two brokerage houses are managing the listings. 

    By Jane Roberts June 14, 2024
  • South Memphis

    ‘It’s about transforming lives,’ mayor says, as he cuts ribbon on latest South City addition

    The ribbon-cutting Thursday, June 13, of a new senior-citizen apartment building at the former Foote Homes was also a look back at the longer timeline of the city’s move to mixed-income communities.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2024
  • East Memphis

    Memphis Botanic Garden names new executive director

    The new leader will replace current director Michael Allen, who announced his intent to retire after a nearly eight-year stint, in February.

    By Kambui Bomani June 12, 2024
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    Calkins: The mural said, ‘We can do better.’ Within weeks, it was vandalized.

    A group of Crosstown High students painted a beautiful mural that said, “We can do better.” Within weeks, the mural was vandalized. So how did they respond? By doing better. 

    By Geoff Calkins June 11, 2024
  • Midtown

    Overton Park Conservancy director stepping down

    “There is something uniquely magical about this place that inspires such strong bonds among the people who come here, and I am grateful to have been woven into this park’s storied history,” said Overton Park Conservancy’s executive director.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 11, 2024
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    Memphis hosts a variety of Juneteenth celebrations

    One event, Tone’s music festival, features Memphis rap legend Juicy J and Memphis producer HitKidd.

    By Kambui Bomani June 13, 2024
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    Memphis Made to close Cooper-Young location

    “We’ve needed a larger brewery for years and this one will allow us to grow and produce even more styles of beer,” said Andy Ashby, one of Memphis Made’s co-owners. 

    By Jennifer Chandler June 10, 2024
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    Food for the soil: Memphis restaurants brew up eco-friendly eats

    “If we can remove some food waste from the landfill, then we can make a big impact on climate change,” Project Green Fork’s program manager said about the organization’s annual Loving Local event. 

    By Kambui Bomani June 09, 2024
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    As summer heats up, city focuses on safety at parks, community centers

    The Memphis Parks department is addressing violence at the city’s community centers and parks, but stakeholders agree combating crime requires everyone’s effort.

    By Julia Baker June 10, 2024
  • Real Estate

    Orange Mound Tower $40M redevelopment entering design phase

    Co-owned by Black nonprofit organizations Tone Memphis and Unapologetic, the mixed-use development project has begun its design and schematic phases with construction to soon follow in late 2024 or early 2025. 

    By Sophia Surrett June 09, 2024
  • free with sign-up South Memphis

    Miss Crumpy’s distribution center opens in Whitehaven

    Freda Crump moved back to Memphis from Atlanta and wanted to find a way to “stay in the industry but in a different capacity and still honor and respect the legacy that my dad had built.”

    By Christin Yates June 09, 2024

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