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    Memphis school receives $10M for energy improvements

    “No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”

    By Rashod Cobb June 30, 2023
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    Doris Bradshaw honored as mother of local environmental justice movement

    For a time, Doris Bradshaw walked miles around the neighborhood nearly every day, telling her neighbors about the toxins at the Defense Depot — arsenic, lead, mercury and a host of other chemicals — that seeped into their soil and water. Within the first year, Doris had organized a group of about 1,500 people. 

    By Keely Brewer June 29, 2023
  • South Memphis

    Drive-In cleanup: Westwood dreams of new future for the Southwest Twin

    Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning, weeding and painting Westwoods’ abandoned drive-in, with sights set on a new community area. 

    By Alicia Davidson June 24, 2023
  • Music

    More than 100 previously unreleased Stax recordings made public this week

    A 7-CD box set brings together 146 demos from the legendary label, including 140 previously unreleased recordings.

    By Ezra Wheeler June 21, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth with a festival on its Orange Mound Tower grounds on Jun 18, 2023.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 19, 2023
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting, Chism picnic and ‘Dad’s dream’

    Former Shelby County Commissioner Sidney Chism’s annual summer political picnic returned June 10. It was also the last day of early voting for the special primary elections in state House District 86. And Martin Luther King III came through Memphis last week in a summer bus tour across the country.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2023
  • South Memphis

    Neighborhood studies next step against cancer-causing chemical

    Ethylene oxide, or EtO, has been on the community’s radar since the Environmental Protection Agency identified a Florida Street business as one of 23 high-risk polluters. 

    By Keely Brewer June 03, 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
  • Education

    Hamilton High valedictorian receives selective Gates Scholarship

    “I want to bring about change and I think my fellow 2023 Hamilton graduates and I really have a good chance of making a difference.” 

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. May 09, 2023
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    Miles away, years apart: Air pollution steals time from Black communities

    Air pollution is a global issue when it comes to longevity. In Shelby County, there are five air monitoring sites but not one in southwest Memphis, where residents have some of the area’s lowest life expectancies. 

    By Keely Brewer May 04, 2023
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    Miles away, years apart: When geography impacts destiny, everything plays a part

    The almost 20-year difference between estimated life expectancies across Shelby County is a product of differences in food, education, crime rates and access to all sorts of resources. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 02, 2023
  • Education

    ‘Bold and vibrant’: Whitehaven High band director dies in Atlanta

    Newsom died while out of town with the band in Atlanta, where they performed yesterday, April 29.

    By Alicia Davidson May 01, 2023
  • South Memphis

    Small businesses and neighbors network at MEMFix event

    Memphis residents showed off their emerging small businesses while connecting with Alcy-Ball neighbors Saturday, April 29, at BLDG Memphis’ first MEMFix 2023 event.

    By Alicia Davidson April 29, 2023
  • Public Safety

    FBI assisting MPD with search for abductor

    MPD has conducted investigations in Gaslight, Bunker Hill and Cane Creek for weeks, determining in the “early morning hours,” a man has been approaching “young females” and forcing them into his vehicle.

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming April 27, 2023
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    Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, with all its history, is up for sale

    The sale price is $800,000 and includes numerous upgrades and a hint of famous DNA that still hangs in the air.

    By Jane Roberts April 24, 2023
  • South Memphis

    MEMFix coming to seven areas in 2023, starting with Alcy-Ball

    Each neighborhood’s event will feature local vendors and pop-up shops, local performers and temporary street and space activations. The upcoming Alcy-Ball event is set to feature 45 vendors.

    By Elle Perry May 01, 2023
  • South Memphis

    New EPA rules could cut EtO emissions by 80% in South Memphis

    However, it could take years for the proposed regulations, which would govern emissions of a cancer-causing chemical, to be finalized and enforced. 

    By Keely Brewer April 11, 2023
  • Business

    Mickey’s, making a name in snack world, could use your vote

    Whiskey-flavored caramel corn gains national attention, taking Kenny and Penny Mickey’s socially conscious business straight to the Barclays Small Business Big Wins contest.

    By Jane Roberts April 08, 2023
  • South Memphis

    College students pick up 75,000 pounds of trash from McKellar Lake

    College students from nearly a dozen universities removed 75,000 pounds of trash from McKellar Lake in the past three weeks, intercepting it before it entered the Mississippi River. 

    By Keely Brewer March 24, 2023
  • Education

    Charter school bags former Parkway Village Kroger for new campus

    “I’m excited for people to drive by and say, ‘There is Merit in Memphis’” said Lakenna Booker, Memphis Merit Academy’s founder and head of school. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 24, 2023
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    $10 Deal: Feast on a smoked turkey sandwich at BallHoggerz

    BallHoggerz BBQ is the real deal. You can get a smoked turkey leg sandwich at lunch for $8, or even go with smoked sausage for $5.

    By Joshua Carlucci March 23, 2023
  • South Memphis

    County urges South Memphis facility to reduce cancer-causing emissions

    The County Commission vote approves a nonbinding piece of legislation, but it’s a show of support for residents and groups such as Memphis Community Against Pollution. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023
  • South Memphis

    Citywide LED streetlight replacement program begins

    Memphis will spend $42 million to replace all 77,000 of its high-pressure sodium streetlights by the end of the year — a move that is equivalent to taking about 10,000 cars off the road. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023
  • Music

    Graceland battle brewing in California but impact could land in Memphis

    Priscilla Presley is challenging a document that would make her granddaughter, 33-year-old actress Riley Keough, the sole trustee to what’s left of the family’s stake in Elvis’ empire. 

    By Chris Herrington March 10, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    MLGW to use drones to inspect power infrastructure

    The pilot program is starting in the two areas that experience the most frequent and longest power outages: Orange Mound and Sherwood Forest. 

    By Alicia Davidson March 10, 2023

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