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    Photo Gallery: Elvis fans maintain solemn observance at annual vigil

    The annual Candlelight Vigil, the cornerstone event for Elvis Week each year, draws thousands of fans to Graceland on the eve of Presley’s death.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 15, 2025
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    A Memphis church built before the Civil War has an uncertain future

    Hattiloo Theatre has stepped away from the project. Now the Community Redevelopment Agency wants input about the historic Brick Church. 

    By Dima Amro August 16, 2025
  • Food News

    Tonica could open second location Downtown

    The location would, in some ways, represent a homecoming and a “return to the street” where the journey began.

    By Sophia Surrett August 15, 2025
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    Before ‘Eras,’ before ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift played on Beale Street. But only 10 people were there to hear it.

    Taylor Swift played at Beale Street’s Itta Bena in 2007 and helped generate a special bond between a father and a daughter. 

    By Drew Hill August 13, 2025
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    Memphis burger joint crowns competitive-eating champ

    A former Memphian returned to the city to claim the record for eating the most deep-fried Oreos at Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint in Midtown.

    By Ellen Chamberlain August 12, 2025
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    Memphis Zoo’s only male lion dies

    Although not a native Memphian, he was the “face of the Memphis Zoo” for nearly 15 years. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 11, 2025
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    What to order: Bar Hustle’s Detroit-style pizza has a secret

    Go off menu, slightly, at Bar Hustle to get a pizza with red onions, fennel sausage and spicy honey. 

    By Ellen Chamberlain August 11, 2025
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    Buckley: Surely you’ve seen Jeff Woods and his wagon. But soon the two will stop rolling.

    Longtime News Channel 3 sports videographer Jeff Woods is retiring after 40 years at the station. But first he’ll shoot one more FedEx St. Jude Championship.

    By Tim Buckley August 10, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: A pilot program in Alcy Ball

    In today’s episode of The AM/DM, we get to know a little bit about Joseph Mangin, The Daily Memphian’s summer intern. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 07, 2025
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    Here’s what you need to know for Elvis Week 2025

    Here’s your guide to Elvis Week events in Memphis, including Graceland tours, Elvis Presley tribute artists, and the somber Candlelight Vigil. 

    By Joseph Mangin August 11, 2025
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    After almost a year of declining sales, The Liquor Store on Broad is closing

    “We want to reactivate the space in the near future,” said one of the restaurant’s owners. 

    By Sophia Surrett August 06, 2025
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    Prep football 2025: Southwind heads into 6A with a chip on its shoulder

    After much success in Class 5A the past two years, the Jaguars are looking to take their place among the big boys. 

    By John Varlas August 19, 2025
  • Public Safety

    New jail plan targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

    A plan to build a new jail and relocate every criminal and civil justice institution in Shelby County to the former Firestone plant site in North Memphis was presented to the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries, Dima Amro August 07, 2025
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    Inked: ‘Midtown’s most stylish living room’ coming to Cooper-Young

    Also, Hattiloo Theatre backs away from church redevelopment, and Memphis Glass Works bought 8,156 square feet of industrial buildings in Olive Branch.

    By Dima Amro August 06, 2025
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    A story that starts with lemonade continues on South Main

    After Stephanie Feng started a small, local food trailer serving burritos, her lemonade became the star of the show. 

    By Ellen Chamberlain August 06, 2025
  • Performing Arts

    Puppet theater to take the stage at local parks

    “I love the fact that we’re giving another opportunity for kids to not only see something different. Because it’s different from television. It’s different from their cellphones. It’s different from all these technology-based entertainment.”

    By Elle Perry August 08, 2025
  • Update Real Estate

    City hopes to close on Sheraton by mid-September

    After closing, Carlisle Development Corp. will take over running the hotel that’s attached to Renasant Convention Center and start the process for redeveloping it.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 05, 2025
  • South Memphis

    Memphis neighborhood wins $250K to protect aquifer

    The Alcy Ball neighborhood in South Memphis sits beside industrial lots with a known history of contamination, most notably the former Memphis Defense Depot.

    By Joseph Mangin August 04, 2025
  • Real Estate

    In-N-Out files plans for Memphis location, documents show

    In February, In-N-Out vice president of store development Mike Abbate told The Daily Memphian that a local store was years away.

    By Jody Callahan August 04, 2025
  • Music

    Live at the Garden names replacement for Steve Miller Band

    The group, which was founded in the 1950s, had its first hit with 1959’s “Shout.” 

    By Elle Perry August 01, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Tom Lee’s house gets money for restoration

    The grant from a $3 million pool of grant funds to 24 sites is the latest by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to several historic properties in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries July 30, 2025
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    Prep football 2025: PURE Academy embarks on maiden TSSAA voyage with big dreams

    First-year coach DeJuan McQuarters’ aim is to turn players into men even more so than winning games. But he has the talent on hand to make some noise on the field too.

    By John Varlas July 31, 2025
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    City plans $55M AutoZone Park renovation, mixed-use development

    The City of Memphis is planning a $55 million renovation of AutoZone Park and potential redevelopment of the area around the stadium, according to public records reviewed by The Daily Memphian.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 29, 2025
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    Lausanne’s campus boom to include spaces for AI, STEAM, even small business

    Founded as a boarding academy, Lausanne Collegiate School now serves roughly 900 students from kindergarten through 12th grade on its 30-acre East Memphis campus.

    By Christin Yates July 29, 2025
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    XAI could tackle some MSCS building upgrades

    “You should look forward to going to school,” said Brent Mayo, a key executive of xAI in Memphis, in talking about the company’s plans to invest in upgrades at schools near its data centers.

    By Laura Testino July 29, 2025

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