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'Whoever somebody wants to be, that’s fine with me'

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 09:32:43 -0500

Thousands attend the Memphis Pride Fest and Parade in Downtown Memphis, including both members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their straight allies.

Funeral service for Mary and Jon McCalla set

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 18:39:50 -0500

A ceremony is planned for Memphis judge Jon McCalla and his wife Mary, a well-known physician.

Practicing on plastic: Methodist University Hospital unveils simulation lab

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:09:22 -0500

Modern mannequins provide various types of lifelike practice situations for nurses, physcians and other healthcare professionals.

Former Tiger Billy Buford remembered as 'friendly guy' on 1972-73 Final Four team

tbuckley@dailymemphian.com (Tim Buckley) — Sat, 30 May 2026 09:23:32 -0500

Before embarking on ministry mission and a career working with youths, Billy Buford toiled off the bench for then-Memphis State.

The AM/DM podcast: A career that began on the air

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 28 May 2026 06:26:06 -0500

On Friday, May 22, CBS Radio News ceased broadcasting after nearly a century. But this story is as much about Bill Dries as it is about CBS Radio.

Memphis-area 5th grader advances to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:10:47 -0500

At 11 years old, Josh Verma, a Memphis-area elementary student, has made it to the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee being held this week in Washington, D.C.

Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:47:25 -0500

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:54:02 -0500

For row after row, many of the headstones bear no name.

'I want to hit a ball with a weird-looking stick'

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Mon, 11 May 2026 10:13:13 -0500

More than 100 people gathered Saturday for the Bluff City Brawl, a celebration of the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie and Gaelic football.

Planting hope at Shelby Farms

plantrip@dailymemphian.com (Patrick Lantrip) — Sat, 9 May 2026 16:08:18 -0500

Mid-South Transplant Foundation hosted an event to plant eight trees in the Beaver Lake picnic area at Shelby Farms Park, honoring the eight lives that can be saved through organ donation.

Tom Lee Day will move to October, but poetry honored today

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 9 May 2026 10:08:57 -0500

The Memphis River Parks Partnership announced the change Friday, May 8, as it honored recipients in the 5th annual Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word competition.

Former Memphis judge dies

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Thu, 7 May 2026 13:09:19 -0500

Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.

Kick back and relax, The Front Porch is officially open

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 5 May 2026 16:36:41 -0500

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe.

NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland

tbuckley@dailymemphian.com (Tim Buckley) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:29:40 -0500

One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.

Longtime owner of Owen Brennan's was ‘a host until the end'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:39 -0500

Baker’s son Austin Baker said his father told him, “we are all stewards. Everything we own, someone’s owned before us, and someone will own it when we’re gone. It’s up to us to pay it forward while we’re here.”

Rooted in justice: Youth leaders clean up T.O. Fuller and advocate for change

jmalone@dailymemphian.com (Joi Malone) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:16:54 -0500

This year’s Young, Green & Gifted program capped off with a restoration project at T.O. Fuller State Park. But their reach goes all the way to the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Mason Temple renovation marks latest chapter for civil rights landmark

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:15 -0500

The 81-year-old Mason Temple is getting a renovation, the latest in a series for the landmark that has a dramatic history as the place where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech the night before he was assassinated.

The AM/DM podcast: How Cooper-Young got gussied up

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:23:45 -0500

For years, Southern Avenue was neglected or even blighted. And then the Cooper Young Garden Club got involved.

Chucalissa festival is a reminder 'this culture, this heritage, is important'

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:02:28 -0500

Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered at Chucalissa Saturday for the first homecoming festival at the Choctaw site in more than a decade.

Memphis' forgotten figures: Jimmie Lunceford

jklyce@dailymemphian.com (John Klyce) — Sun, 5 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0500

You might not have heard of Jimmie Lunceford, a jazz musician and band leader. But in the 1930s, this Memphian was a major star.