“Reflections,” designed by local artist Arnold Thompson, was erected in the 6-acre L.E. Brown Park in South City. The park, located at 617 S. Orleans St., contains a multicolored playground and adjoining pool.
Now a University of Memphis student, drummer Corbin Brassell has released his debut single.
It’s been 50 years since thousands of Vietnamese refugees ended up in Memphis after the Vietnam War. Sunday, the Mekong Memphis Festival aims to celebrate their journey — and spark a revitalization of the neighborhood.
Rene Lassauzet has been ALSAC’s senior vice president of brand creative for about a year-and-a-half. During that time, he’s immersed himself in the world of St. Jude, fulfilled his longtime dream of becoming an American citizen and settled into a community he has no plans to leave.
Memphis game designer Reuben Brunson debuts his second concept, a new, fast-paced card game called Litter Box, which he thinks may just be a big hit.
Booker T. Washington High opened in 1873 as Clay Street School but moved to its current location in 1926.
At 44, Katie Barrett is the Shelby County Fire Department’s top recruit. Her message to anyone, especially women: “It’s never too late.”
Martha McAnespie just celebrated her 110th birthday. She had some thoughts about manicotti, the president — and what really endures.
Now Carmen Hunter works at Latino Memphis, helping others overcome the challenges she once faced. “I always think, ‘What could have been if we’d stayed in Mexico?’ I don’t think I would have lived as well as I have here.”
An Arkansas special education teacher needed help with a class project. Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells answered the call.
After an arrest that outraged many Memphians, Demarcus Dickerson was back selling cold drinks at the corner of Poplar Avenue and East Parkway.
Memphis real estate giant Joel Hobson III died on Oct. 6, at the age of 72, after a battle with liver cancer. Friends and colleagues remembered him as an advocate for the city and pillar of the community.
Memphians had quite a few fall festivals to visit Saturday, including the newcomer Evergreen Street Fair.
The National Civil Rights Museum honored four leaders at its 35th Freedom Award ceremony, amid calls to protect historical truth and civil liberties from ongoing rollbacks.
The winning artwork will appear on the 2027-28 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Sadly, no readers met Geoff Calkins' challenge to predict the winner.
Latasha Peeples, raised in a motel by a grandmother who gave what she could, started a donation drive in 2022 that now gives equipment to up to 100 kids a year. This year’s drive is Oct. 3.
For Adam Queen, growing plants is both a hobby and a career.
This year’s Spirit of Memphis award recipient Ekundayo Bandele discusses how a self-described introvert went from rap battles in Brooklyn to running one the nation’s four freestanding Black theaters.
Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.
Joseph Wells filled out the application, but he kept it a secret. Now, thanks to the unlikely P.E. teacher, the students at his school have an outdoor exercise area.
Too many Memphians exploit the reality of violent crime for their own purposes. But the legion of people who made the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium possible decided the better response was to be like Liza and sprinkle hope.Related content:
The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.
Some were 8 in the 1960s, and some were 8 in the 2010s. And while many of us are from Memphis, we also hail from West Palm, Buffalo, Tacoma and beyond.
The former Hamilton High football coach drew the loudest response as nine members of the Class of 2026 — including John Calipari, Stephen Gostkowski and Larry Kenon — celebrated Memphis sports and the power of community.
There once stood two of them, but after its twin was torn down, the remaining 65-foot radio tower still stands in the front yard of the home at 1455 Peabody Ave.
With some help, the Memphis Zoo has installed motion-sensing trail cameras in green spaces throughout Shelby County to learn which species live there. So far, researchers have logged 20 animals. And they’re just getting started.
With help from MyCityRides, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis receives 15 virtual reality headsets.
Bikers descended on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s campus to mark 20 years of St. Jude Rides. Riders and participants raised over $1 million this year, organizers said.
Last spring, an Idlewild student was hit by a car as he biked to school. He wasn’t injured, but parents were angry and concerned. So they came up with an answer.