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    Red pandas born at the Memphis Zoo

    Memphis has not had a red panda birth since June 2015.

    By Rashod Cobb June 22, 2023
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    New festival spotlights Memphis women in music

    The lineup includes several local favorites, including seasoned jazz songstress Joyce Cobb, rapper Glockianna, and the Klitz Sisters, Memphis’ pioneering punk band that formed in the late 1970s.

    By Jada Ojii June 19, 2023
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    So long CK’s: Locals say goodbye to Midtown restaurant after demolition

    Many Memphians took to social media to lament the demolished eatery and share fond memories. 

    By Jada Ojii June 14, 2023
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    Opinion: Don’t destroy the Coliseum, re-create it

    “There is no reason to squander the cultural and social equity that Memphis has invested in the Coliseum when we can reimagine it as a thriving, revenue-generating, multi-purpose venue that serves as a beacon for all that Memphis has to offer.”

    By Ken May, Corey Strong June 09, 2023
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    Conservancy could save Mid-South Coliseum

    The conservancy is the latest in efforts to return the Coliseum to use after it was mothballed by the city 16 years ago. It is the first proposal since Mayor Jim Strickland called for the Coliseum’s demolition to make way for a new $52 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium.

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  • Health Care

    Hamilton Eye unveils high-tech surgical training lab

    During the Hamilton Eye Institute’s 52nd annual Alumni/Residents’ Day on Friday, June 9, the school’s ophthalmologists will get to see something new.

    By Aisling Mäki June 08, 2023
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    Burke’s Book Store’s original aluminum sign to make triumphant return

    A neighbor saved the Burke’s Book Store aluminum sign from demolition heap. It spent the last 16 years on her back fence, and now it’s coming back. 

    By Jane Roberts June 01, 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
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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
  • 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
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    Owner of Luciann, Lowenstein, Masonic Temple adds Annesdale to his properties

    Bill Townsend is something of a folk hero in Memphis as the hometown guy who made his fortunes elsewhere and is now home to save some of the city’s nearly priceless real estate. 

    By Jane Roberts May 09, 2023
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    Miles away, years apart: How redlining left its mark on Chickasaw Gardens, Binghampton, Harbor Town

    A recent study shows that current race-class concentrations are linked to home values, and both are strongly linked to life expectancy. And to at least one expert, it’s proof that redlining produced long-lasting harm.

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023
  • Real Estate

    Annesdale property sold; plans include new townhomes

    The Annesdale Mansion is the fifth historic property bought by Memphian Bill Townsend. 

    By Jane Roberts May 03, 2023
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    Miles away, years apart: In Shelby County, where you live impacts how long you’ll live

    For residents of one pocket of Binghampton, the average life expectancy is about 66 years. A few miles away, in East Memphis’ River Oaks, residents can expect to live about 18 years longer. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 04, 2023
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    Hopes for Parkview restoration high, but details few

    The massive job to refurbish the century-old structure next to Overton Park is on the drawing board, but there is no concrete plan for when the work will start or finish.

    By Jane Roberts May 01, 2023
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    Crosstown Concourse has been making communities since 1927

    Since Crosstown Concourse had its grand reopening in 2017, decades of employees who worked in the old “Sears Crosstown” building have returned to check out the massive renovation.

    By Alicia Davidson April 24, 2023
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    Hundreds chow down at the Overton Square Crawfish Festival

    Bayou Bar & Grill dished out crawfish as locals dined with craft beers and live music at the Overton Square Crawfish Festival Saturday, April 22. 

    By Patrick Lantrip April 22, 2023
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    Annesdale neighbors ‘a little nervous’

    After an attempt to sell the historic Midtown mansion failed, owner Ken Robison is negotiating. 

    By Jane Roberts April 24, 2023
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    Front porch singing: Musicians play yard concerts across Cooper-Young

    Cooper-Young transformed into a tiny music festival Saturday, April 15, as 100 bands played free public concerts on 40 porches for Porchfest 2023.

    By Alicia Davidson April 15, 2023
  • Education

    Idlewild Elementary students will have chance to learn in fresh air

    The oldest elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district has been given new life with a new outdoor learning space for students. 

    By Aarron Fleming April 14, 2023
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    Liberty Park ground lease draws Cooper-Young business concerns

    City Council members got their first look Tuesday, April 11, at the city’s ground lease with Capstone for the commercial and multi-family frontage along Central Avenue. The council votes on the 30-year lease in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023
  • Music

    MoSH to combine laser shows with Memphis concerts

    “The acoustics are fantastic in the planetarium,” said MoSH’s executive director.

    By Elle Perry April 11, 2023
  • Sports

    New indoor golf facility at Rhodes dedicated to storied athletic figure

    Not only an alumnus, having graduated in 1977, Mike Clary will retire from being Rhodes’ longest-standing athletic director come May.

    By Kylah Strickland-Paige April 10, 2023
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    Van Turner says he lives in Binghampton, though MLGW bills show he doesn’t use any water

    Memphis mayoral hopeful Van Turner says his Binghampton home needs work but is his residence. MLGW bills show no water usage since the house’s MLGW bill was put in Turner’s name late last year.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 03, 2023

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