Three shot on Beale Street
MPD said it responded to a shooting around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Beale Street.
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April 2024
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Metro Memphis participating in international wildlife challenge
Multiple Memphis organizations will take part in a science challenge that spans six continents this week.
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Arts & Culture Africa in April festival pays tribute to Gambia
“Everybody got a festival celebrating their own heritage and ethnicity,” David Acey said. “So, our efforts in the early ’60s was to develop something that could get our people into their history and culture.”
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Music AutoZone Park to host Miranda Lambert in new concert series
For the first time in a decade, a musical artist will take the stage at AutoZone Park to perform in a live full-scale production.
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Neighborhoods Council member and DA host joint career and record-expungement fair
Organizations ranging from FedEx, MATA, Maximus Child Support and the Memphis Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Center were in attendance to promote work opportunities.
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EducationAmid FAFSA problems, Memphis students file for college aid
A number of application workshops have popped up in the wake of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024-2025 FAFSA relaunch earlier this year.
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Visual Arts Fine-art craft festival returns to Ridgeway Loop
Live classical music from local groups such as the University of Memphis Lorraine String Quartet, Prizm Ensemble and the Bartlett Community Concert Band could also be heard at Art in the Loop.
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MusicProducer with Memphis roots hopes to inspire the next generation
Memphis producer Teddy Walton has worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar and has produced music for Hulu and Netflix. With his new media company, he hopes to give opportunities to others — especially young Memphians.
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GermantownBluebirds bring happiness at Germantown fest
“The bluebird’s bright blue flash of color brings a smile to your face emphasizing why we call them the ‘bluebird of happiness,’” Germantown Vice Mayor Mary Anne Gibson said of the city’s official bird.
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Arts & Culture Curiosity blooms along spring flowers at Memphis Botanic Garden
“I found that I’m always learning new things,” one of the master gardener tour guides said about the annual spring walk. “Even though I know about some of the plants out here, I always learn something new.”
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Food News Corky’s to expand manufacturing operations
Even more shoppers across the southeast will be able to find Memphis barbecue in their grocery stores soon.
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Midtown At Memphis Zoo, people and animals soak in solar eclipse
There was an undeniable buzz inside the Memphis Zoo as attendees waited for the partial solar eclipse to hit its maximum percentage.
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Metro Where to watch the solar eclipse in the Memphis area
The sun will only be 97.7% obscured in Memphis on Monday. But that doesn’t mean locals can’t join in on some solar eclipse fun at parks, rooftops and gardens.
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Music Grind City Music Fest delivers outdoor listening to Uptown
“We want to build this brand,” organizer Nick Barbian said. “It’s something that can be hopefully the launch of spring and summer event season here in Memphis.”
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Education Whitehaven High breaks ground on $9M STEM lab
The lab’s namesake, who grew up on a dairy farm in Whitehaven, and went on to be a successful businessman, died last month.
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MetroTuesday storm knocks out power to about 37,000
An intense thunderstorm Tuesday morning knocked out power to tens of thousands of MLGW customers, according to the utility’s outage map.
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March 2024
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Sports No curve balls, only Easter eggs at AutoZone Park
“That’s the best thing about our job,” Craig Unger, Redbirds president and general manager said. “To see the excitement that kids and families have when they come to a game, and then to be able to do something like this, there’s no better feeling to see all those kids just lined up around the warning track.”
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Music JugFest takes a spin at Shangri-La Records
The event honors the memory Jared McStay, whose nickname was Jughead. In addition to co-owning the record store on Madison Avenue for 20 years, McStay was a musician and radio DJ.
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Education Richland student gets ‘soap-prise’ after winning national contest
Just days after placing in a regional spelling bee, one Richland student was shocked to learn she’d won a national soap-dispenser design contest during a schoolwide celebration.
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Visual ArtsMinglewood art gallery opens in former hookah lounge
A former restaurant server will open a new art gallery and event space inside Midtown’s Minglewood Plaza Friday, March 29.
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Downtown Memphis car show puts attendees in the driver’s seat
At the Memphis International Auto Show, eligible attendees got the chance to drive some of the latest car models on the main road outside the Renasant Convention Center.
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Education Rhodes College unveils National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza
The plaza commemorates the nine historically black fraternities and sororities founded at American universities during the 1900s.
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City of Memphis City of Memphis internet affected by Comcast outage
The Daily Memphian has contacted Comcast for more information about the outage and is awaiting response.
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Food News Grooves and grub: Downtown bistro kicks off Black restaurant week
The Genre, known for its musical atmosphere as well as its food, is one of the many local businesses participating in the ninth annual Memphis Black Restaurant Week.
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Midtown ‘Green’ festival sprouts at Overton Park
Around 300 attendees connected with local organizations working to achieve a greener and cleaner Memphis.
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