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March 2024
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Memphis investors breathe new life into Clark Tower
The 34-story tower in the heart of East Memphis has been renovated and brought back to life by local investors Clark Tower Owners LLC.
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis lost to Portland twice. Will they fall behind the Trail Blazers?
Memphis lost two straight to the Trail Blazers, but falling behind them in the standings still looks very unlikely.
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The Early Word: Mayor borrows new crime plan, Tigers rise to burn Blazers
The iconic Clark Tower gets a major renovation, videos show violence at Shelby County Jail and the Tigers made a comeback in their last home game of the season.
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Young taps new ‘framework’ to address Memphis crime
“When I look at my success as chief, I’d like to push it off to what 360’s done, personally,” the police chief of Omaha said of Omaha 360, the model for Memphis’ new violence intervention and prevention framework.
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Statewide private school voucher program debate begins
The haggling over Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act has begun, with three different — and expensive — versions of the bill.
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Germantown’s proposed sign ordinance concerns property managers
Germantown is looking to adopt ordinances related to temporary parking, but property managers worry guidelines look at retail without allowing them to meet customers' needs.
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Buckley: They hugged. And hugged. David Jones wouldn’t let go.
With his big sister Flor watching from the stands, David Jones and his Memphis teammates put on a show for her and all the Tiger faithful.
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From drugs and prison to basketball ministry
Daryl Braden has been around the block, from Memphis high school basketball to following Larry Finch and Gene Bartow to UAB in the 1970s. After struggles with cocaine and crime, he’s back in Birmingham preaching against the pitfalls that sucked him in.
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What to expect in Tigers’ final home game of season
Memphis will face UAB at FedExForum. The Blazers beat the Tigers in late January. “It’s personal,” Nicholas Jourdain said.
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Crosswind Elementary set for renovation, expansion
Collierville’s Board of Education will rezone elementary students ahead of the 2025-26 school year, and the expansion opens possibilities. The board also made several purchases related to the new central office.
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‘Foodpreneurs’ can ‘scale up’ with help of Memphis nonprofit
ScaleUp Kitchen is a free program directed toward unrepresented food entrepreneurs in the Fayette, Haywood, Madison, Shelby and Tipton counties to help them prepare for regional procurement opportunities.
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Growing Caissa Public Strategy expands Clark Tower headquarters
“We’re just continuing to grow,” said Paige Walkup, Caissa Public Strategies’ president, co-founder. “Our staff has exponentially grown over the last 18 months, and we anticipate probably adding another 20 employees within the next 10-12 months.”
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Local crime spurs two Memphians into action
Leslie Taylor and Norman Blake lead Memphis Crime Beat, a nonprofit with the goal of gathering data about crime, increasing civic engagement and encouraging residents to help youths stay on the right path.
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Former council candidate reshaping Youth Services
The city’s new director of Youth Services Brian Harris wants to see more after-school programs in communities as well as some different ways of handling the city’s annual summer jobs program.
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Consumers aren’t only ones feeling pain of grocery prices
Memphis-area grocery stores are dealing with higher food costs, and consumers are changing their buying habits.
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Tigers women’s basketball getting hot at the right time
A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis.
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New videos show violent encounters in Shelby County Jail
The newly released footage shows other altercations between inmates at the Shelby County Jail and corrections officers.
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Penny Hardaway humbled him. He nearly quit. Now Trey Jemison’s Memphis journey comes full circle.
Trey Jemison almost gave up basketball for an internship with a construction company. Now one of Penny Hardaway’s former AAU players is with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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How The Daily Memphian obtained new jail video
After federal court clerks told The Daily Memphian it needed to file a formal motion for the footage, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press did so, requesting the video on behalf of the local news site in January.
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Volunteer coach among 56 homicide victims since Jan. 1
Adrian Goodrich, also known as ‘Coach Skeet,’ is one of the people killed in January and February, according to data provided by Memphis Police Department. In the same period last year, there were 54 slayings.
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Leaders sound off on sales-tax increase to fund new jail
Some local leaders, including Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, approve of funding the project through a sales-tax increase. But others say it would disproportionately impact impoverished citizens.
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Bailey: Barton keeps his promise — at least for his first trial as lead prosecutor
Matthew Barton said he would take a hard line on criminals coming to DeSoto County out of Memphis. For his first trial, he followed his promise.
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Grizzlies Mailbag: How many Grizzlies are ready for a deep playoff run next season?
This weekend, the Memphis Grizzlies will play their 60th game of the season, and that means it’s time for a quarterly Grizzlies Mailbag.
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The Early Word: Tigers deal another win, and pickleball is still a big dill
Court filings claim false confession in Lester Street Murders, Brittney Jackson gets $1M bail and a beefy sports bar looks to Memphis.
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