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    MIM Guide: How to run your best race at the Great American River Run

    Memphis in May wraps up this weekend with the Great American River Run. We’ve got tips for runners in the half-marathon, 10K or 5K races, plus tricks to up your spectator game.

    By Bianca Phillips May 25, 2023
  • North Memphis

    MPD reverses decision on youth curfew center

    ”We don’t have the capacity to pick up children and take them where they need to go,” Davis said, after announcing that the Greenlaw Community Center won’t be used to hold curfew breakers.

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    MPD to share Greenlaw Community Center with city parks department.

    By Julia Baker May 24, 2023
  • Public Safety

    MPD to share Greenlaw Community Center with city parks department

    The Parks and Recreation Department’s website shows that open youth and adult gyms currently operate out of the center. MPD will also run its ongoing community programming from the center. 

    By Julia Baker May 23, 2023
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    Christ Church and 161 other United Methodist churches OK’d to leave

    More than 80% of the 840 UMC churches — and 87% of the members — in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain with the United Methodist Church.

    By Jane Roberts May 24, 2023
  • Education

    Sharon McNary, ‘triple crown’ of principals, retiring after 40 years in district

    McNary’s leadership produced two big faculty awards, high test scores and a neighborhood that knows her by her smile and Mustang convertible.

    By Jane Roberts May 23, 2023
  • Education

    Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city

    Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.

    By Alicia Davidson, Aarron Fleming May 20, 2023
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    Crosstown Arts spring 2023 exhibitions: An eclectic mix

    The works of McLean Fahnestock, Khara Woods, Tangela Mathis and Carl Fox feature a variety of media and themes, from video art and abstract painting to mixed-media installations and immersive dreamscapes.

    By Žak Ozmo May 20, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Six-week, citywide garden event begins with Cooper-Young

    Over the next six weeks, garden enthusiasts will be able to visit hundreds of gardens at businesses, homes and organizations throughout the Memphis area.

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 19, 2023
  • Food

    Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson were surprise guests at Memphis in May

    Cedric the Entertainer and Anthony Anderson have teamed up to create a line of barbecue rubs, sauces and grill accessories. Where to taste test it? Memphis in May, of course.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 20, 2023
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    Kinfolk will graduate from breakfast pop-up to Harbor Town restaurant

    For more than a year now, the Kinfolk pop-up at Downtown’s Comeback Coffee, with its big cathead biscuits, has been a popular option in a city hungry for weekend breakfast and brunch options. But that’s about to change. 

    By Chris Herrington May 18, 2023
  • Downtown

    Civil Rights Museum breaks ground on multimillion-dollar renovations

    The project is expected to take two years and will change much of the museum’s campus on Downtown’s Mulberry Street.

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 17, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Barbecue Contest still cooking at Tom Lee Park

    Despite the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest’s smaller scale, Tom Lee Park was active Tuesday afternoon with contestants building booths and hauling in grills and smokers.

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    MIM Guide: Barbecue fest brings smoke back to the water

    By Alicia Davidson May 17, 2023
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    ‘Grounded’ program inspires teen mindfulness, peace work

    A Memphis documentary, “Me and the Light,” inspired the school curriculum Grounded that has touched hundreds. 

    By Jane Roberts May 17, 2023
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    Memphis needs development at Liberty Park, but Cooper-Young worried about competition

    The City of Memphis needs new development within the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone to begin paying the debt on projects such as The Memphis Sports and Events Center. The problem: The city hasn’t collected a dime of the financing yet. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 17, 2023
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    Stolen truck with Calvary’s organ parts found, but many pipes still missing

    The 26-foot Penske truck, loaded with 2,000 pipes from Calvary Episcopal Church’s organ, was stolen over the weekend.

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    Calvary lost 2,000 organ pipes in rental truck theft over weekend

    By Jane Roberts May 17, 2023
  • Food

    MIM Guide: Barbecue fest brings smoke back to the water

    The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns to the redesigned Tom Lee Park this Wednesday. And we’ve got tips on tent etiquette, where to eat, where to park and what to bring.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield May 16, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police narrative details Tug’s shooting incident

    Memphis Police Department officers responded to an aggravated assault at the restaurant, 51 Harbor Town Square, where multiple shots had been fired, according to an incident report narrative. 

    By Julia Baker May 15, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    See it now: Metal Museum preps move to Overton Park’s Rust Hall

    “At the Metal Museum, we’re taking ancient metalworking techniques and combining them with contemporary technology to create beautiful objects,” said Carissa Hussong, the museum’s executive director. “The building itself kind of represents what we do.”

    By Alicia Davidson May 12, 2023
  • Metro

    Apartments near Southwind, previously refused, get Land Use Control Board nod

    In February 2022, the LUCB rejected plans to build the Tournament Trails Center complex at 3581 Tournament Drive-South, but a decision in April 2022 from the Memphis City Council reversed that decision. 

    By Rob Moore May 11, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Houston’s Restaurant sued for alleged racial profiling

    A Mississippi couple has filed a lawsuit against Houston’s Restaurant and their managers after they say they were asked to leave due to what they say was racial profiling.

    By Ben Wheeler May 15, 2023
  • Premium Real Estate

    Inked: Updates on Intrator’s South Main properties

    Developer Tom Intrator said the Dream Hotel planned for South Main could break ground as early as November.

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    First phase of Intrator’s Pinch District gets closing deadline modification

    By Rob Moore May 10, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Steve Pearl was a handyman who could ‘help with anything’

    Christ Church Memphis members mourn the death of Stephen Pearl, director of the church’s facilities, who was attacked outside his home.

    By Jane Roberts May 10, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system

    The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails. 

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘Zebra crosswalk’ brings more visibility to local pedestrians

    “We live in a very distracted world ... This is kind of a fun and silly way to get that serious messaging out,” said Sydney Sepulveda of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.

    By Alicia Davidson May 09, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Three detained after police pursuit at Baptist Memorial Hospital

    Memphis Police Department officers responded to a call Monday night at the hospital about two shooting victims who had arrived in a private vehicle. Shortly after, police pursued suspects who were breaking into a vehicle.

    By Julia Baker May 08, 2023

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