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<strong>Levi Lei, a cellist from Germantown, will be part of Carnegie Hall's NYO2 2026 orchestra. Jack Feng, a violinist from Memphis; Ella Liu, a flutist from Collierville; and Myles Martin, a violist from Germantown; will all be part of Carnegie Hall's NYO-USA 2026 orchestra.</strong> (AJ Wolfe/Courtesy Memphis Youth Symphony)Premium Music

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? These Memphis-area teens know.

Four Memphis Youth Symphony members have been selected for Carnegie Hall’s national music programs, which will take them to New York and beyond. 

By Elle Perry June 08, 2026
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‘Whoever somebody wants to be, that’s fine with me’

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

By Jody Callahan June 07, 2026
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Funeral service for Mary and Jon McCalla set

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

By Jody Callahan June 03, 2026
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Practicing on plastic: Methodist University Hospital unveils simulation lab

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

By Steve Bohnel June 03, 2026

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    This Memphis teenager’s nonprofit for neurodivergent youth has gone global. And it’s just getting started.

    James Jin just graduated from high school, but already, his nonprofit, ArtFlow, is in more than 200 schools and community organizations across 10 countries. Here’s why he started it — and what he’ll do next. 

    By John Klyce June 01, 2026
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    After 160 years, oldest law firm in Memphis was ‘left with no option’ but closure

    Apperson Crump ended its operations at the end of 2025. It leaves behind a legacy not just in the Memphis legal community but the city’s history, attorneys said.

    By Steve Bohnel June 01, 2026
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    Memphis mom of eight shows her kids how Love overcomes all

    This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started. 

    By John Klyce May 31, 2026
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    Memphis Italian Festival: A place to play bocce, eat pasta and greet family

    Since 1989, Holy Rosary Catholic Church in East Memphis has staged the festival centered that centers around Italian gravy, aka spaghetti sauce.

    By Jody Callahan May 30, 2026
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    Former Tiger Billy Buford remembered as ‘friendly guy’ on 1972-73 Final Four team

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

    By Tim Buckley May 30, 2026
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    Bailey: Don’t forget to recognize the 11-year-old who cast a S-P-E-L-L

    Josh Verma made it to the national spelling bee for the third straight year. Even though he was eliminated this week, the Farmington Elementary student deserves notice.

    By Clay Bailey May 29, 2026
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    The AM/DM podcast: A career that began on the air

    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. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 28, 2026
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    Memphis-area 5th grader advances to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals

    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.

    By Jody Callahan May 27, 2026
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    Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

    Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2026
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    Flags, headstones and hard truths: Memphis National Cemetery tells a different Civil War story

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

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    By Samuel Hardiman May 25, 2026
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    Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’

    “It’s just been amazing what we’ve done with just our sheer talent, just wanting to write and be heard,” Bria Saulsberry said.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 25, 2026
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    Green acres: How one local couple is living and loving off-grid life

    “This lifestyle is about living in the moment,” Amy Pearson said. “You don’t have to have a big house to have a big life.”

    By Jane Schneider May 25, 2026
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    Dries: CBS Radio News signs off for the last time, leaving one less network to hit at the top of the hour

    CBS Radio News ends broadcasting Friday, May 22, after nearly a century airing on hundreds of radio stations across the country. The end is another change in a way of reporting that is becoming harder to find and define.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2026
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    Spelling star aims for top prize at third straight trip to national bee in DC

    Farmington Elementary student Josh Verma hopes to be the fourth Memphis-area student to win the whole thing.

    By Jody Callahan May 24, 2026
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    How three brain surgeries led to a 13-year-old winning at barbecue fest

    Winning pitmaster Jacey Blurton, 13, began manning the grill five years old, taking up barbecue after three surgeries left her with limited mobility.

    By Sophia Surrett May 22, 2026
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    Make-A-Wish golf tournament tees off its 16th year with new name

    The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council has renamed its annual tournament.

    By Andy Ashby May 17, 2026
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    Past struggles and a near-death experience led Curtis Hines to co-found a nonprofit for South Memphis men

    Better Men Better Families provides mentorship, brotherhood and financial-literacy programs to men from South Memphis. Its president and co-founder Curtis Hines is driven by his own experiences and a deep sense of responsibility.

    By John Klyce May 17, 2026
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    Calkins: She slept with a gun under her bed. He was jailed for marching at age 11. They meet again after six decades.

    “I remember us being chased by the Klan in Moscow, Tennessee,” Dekater Horton said, “because you are driving in a car with a white woman. It was in the middle of the day. We got on a dirt road, and they couldn’t catch us. It was normal, honestly.”

    By Geoff Calkins May 15, 2026
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    Moms raising kids in a restaurant: Math, taste-testing and time together

    For these three female entrepreneurs, their businesses grew as their families did, alongside challenges, memories and meals.

    By Sophia Surrett May 31, 2026
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    ‘I want to hit a ball with a weird-looking stick’

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

    By Jody Callahan May 11, 2026
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    Planting hope at Shelby Farms

    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.

    By Patrick Lantrip May 09, 2026
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    Tom Lee Day will move to October, but poetry honored today

    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.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2026
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    Hill: The Grizzlies need luck this weekend? I know where they might find it.

    NBA teams spend half a season subtly selling losing as long-term investment — while asking fans to still show up and pay — only for the reward to be a 30-minute television product sandwiched between Taco Bell and State Farm commercials.

    By Drew Hill May 08, 2026
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    Former Memphis judge dies

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

    By Aarron Fleming May 07, 2026
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    Kick back and relax, The Front Porch is officially open

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

    By Sophia Surrett May 05, 2026

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