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  • Arts & Culture

    Latin Fest 901 ‘building a bridge between cultures’

    “The festival is a melting pot where all communities come together to enjoy the diversity of the Hispanic community,” said Monica Sanchez, co-founder and artistic director of Cazateatro Theatre Group.

    By Kambui Bomani September 23, 2023
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    Lorean E. Jones, first female federal parole officer in district, dies

    “She had that quiet strength,” State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said of the first female federal parole officer in the Western District of Tennessee, who was also influential in the historic Glenview neighborhood. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 23, 2023
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    Whitehaven Cold War relic gets historical marker

    The underground fall-out shelter in the gated Lion’s Gate community was built in the early 1960s by Memphis radio and television pioneer Hoyt Wooten.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2023
  • Food News

    Pantà closes, will convert to private event, pop-up space

    Roughly two years after opening to fanfare just off Overton Square, Pantà, the colorful, Catalan-inspired bar from restaurateur Kelly English, has closed as a full-service restaurant. 

    By Chris Herrington September 22, 2023
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    Chapter Five: The effects of Plan Z busing roll across Memphis

    The latest chapter in The Daily Memphian’s oral history on the 50th anniversary of busing in Memphis City Schools moves into the years of the late 1970s and early 80s.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2023
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    ‘Fishing for lives': Tom Lee’s story told by Grammy-winning poet J. Ivy

    J. Ivy has written and performed a new piece about Tom Lee to mark the opening of the redesigned riverfront park named in Lee’s honor. The work is the first in a series commissioned by the Mellon Foundation.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2023
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    Buckley: Answers to key Memphis sports venues renovation questions

    Jim Strickland’s $684 million plan to renovate Memphis’ four major sports venues was announced last October. Nearly a year later, no agreements have been reached regarding funding allocation.

    By Tim Buckley September 21, 2023
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    $10 Deal: Savor the end of summer at Tacos Los Jarochos

    Josh Carlucci says the food truck scene on Summer Avenue is like a slot machine: Each visit could yield a different array. But the fish tacos at Los Jarochos are a jackpot. 

    By Joshua Carlucci September 21, 2023
  • Business

    Outdoors Inc. closing Midtown store after 35 years

    “We started in 1974 and we’re looking forward to celebrating our 50th anniversary in January — looking forward, not looking back,” Outdoors Inc. owner Joe Royer said. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 21, 2023
  • Real Estate

    Sterick Building could include ‘micro-retail,’ co-working space

    The developer expects 18 months of architectural work before breaking ground. The renovated building could also include up to 260 multifamily units and hotel space. 

    By Rob Moore September 21, 2023
  • Midtown

    Belly Acres closes Midtown location

    In a statement, owners encouraged customers to go to the Regalia location in East Memphis or the “soon-to-be” Silo Square location in Southaven. 

    By Sophia Surrett September 20, 2023
  • Downtown

    Brooks Museum reveals details for rooftop park at Downtown location

    Amid a battle over public use of the river bluff, the Brooks Museum announced new details of a proposed open rooftop park at its planned Downtown location.

    By Christin Yates September 19, 2023
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    Hattiloo’s 17th season continues with regional premieres, musicals

    It is only in a Black space that the stories and issues of Black people, from traumas to triumphs, can truly be understood. Make sure to join them for their thoughtfully planned season 17 — you will be entertained, you will learn, and you will join the conversation.

    By Žak Ozmo September 18, 2023
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    Raising the Bar: Author and political commentator David Brooks believes we all can do better

    Brooks will be the featured speaker at the MIFA annual luncheon Sept. 21, and also will speak at Rhodes College while in Memphis. 

    By Don Wade September 18, 2023
  • Downtown

    Central Station Hotel opens new ‘Rock and Soul’ event space

    The event space is available for use, but finishing touches — including an air wall, artwork and drapery — will be added by Oct. 1.

    By Sophia Surrett September 17, 2023
  • Food

    BrewFest tips a glass to beer lovers

    The Mid-South’s biggest beer festival featured 40 breweries, cideries and makers of seltzers and other adult beverages Saturday at the Memphis Sports and Events Center in Liberty Park.

    By Michael Waddell September 16, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    From ballet to jookin, dance fest offers it all

    Dancers from around the country took to the stage Saturday, Sept. 16 as Collage Dance Collective hosted the Memphis Dance Festival, featuring performances from Lil Buck, Ballet Memphis, Nashville Ballet, Sole Defined of Washington, New York City Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet of San Francisco, and the Grizz Girls.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 16, 2023
  • Health Care

    Memphis breaks ground on $34 million mental health crisis center

    Dignitaries including Gov. Bill Lee were present as Alliance Healthcare Services celebrated a facility being built in Binghampton that will cover behavioral health, addiction, and walk-in help for children and families. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 18, 2023
  • Sports

    Antonio Harris glad to be back at LeMoyne-Owen

    Before being named lead the Magicians, Harris was head basketball coach at his former high school, Booker T. Washington, for almost a decade.

    By Symone Maxwell September 15, 2023
  • Health Care

    Wellness Festival slated for Saturday in Morris Park

    The festival will offer free blood pressure checks, vision screenings and Church Health will host an “Ask the Docs” station.

    By Aisling Mäki September 15, 2023
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    Cultivated by community: Flower business opens Cooper-Young shop

    Midtown Bramble & Bloom’s urban micro-farm is spread across nine plots owned by different Midtown neighbors, most just a short walk from the new storefront on Young Avenue. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 15, 2023
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    $10 Deal: Some of the South’s best barbecue

    A&R Bar-B-Que just missed the top 10 on The South’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints of 2023 from Southern Living, but the magazine thinks the restaurant’s sandwiches are the best in town.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 14, 2023
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    Chapter Four: Busing’s turbulent first year comes to a close

    Memories of that first year under Plan Z still linger for those who lived through it. 

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023
  • Food News

    New York-based Forsythia to open second location in Memphis

    The new location, a 30,000-square-foot space at 107 S. Main St., will feature four concepts. Each concept will be a smaller type of restaurant.

    By Sophia Surrett September 13, 2023
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    Herrington: Despite controversy, Tom Lee Park bringing people together

    The scene at the center of Tom Lee Park this first week has felt like different types of Memphians — different ages and races, but even more so people from different neighborhoods and economic status — sharing free, open space, in a way that’s too rare. 

    By Chris Herrington September 13, 2023

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