02/27/25
A new era of daytime television is here, and Memphis has a reason to celebrate. CBS’ highly anticipated soap opera Beyond the Gates is making history, and among its talented cast is none other than Memphis-area native Brandon Claybon. Claybon, originally from Oakland, Tennessee, plays Martin Richardson, a driven congressman determined to leave his mark…
12/20/24
The funds will go toward a new library center, which will be named after the rapper. It’s the season of giving, and GloRilla is doing her part. Big Glo returned home to her alma mater Melrose High School in Memphis on Wednesday (Dec. 17), where she surprised students and faculty members with a $25,000 check. The CMG…
11/20/24
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09/05/24
Researchers Capture $101M for FY24, Double the Amount from FY22 Led by a diverse community of research leaders, the University of Memphis has surpassed a key milestone in research growth for the first time, receiving more than $100 million in annual research awards. This progress, combined with a total research expenditure of more than $100…
07/15/24
A city in flux, the old and new co-exist in gritty, neon-filled Memphis. That’s especially evident in the food scene. One of Memphis’s hottest new restaurants is in a century-old machine shop downtown. The historic brick building was part of a block-long complex that churned out parts for trolley cars, cotton farming equipment, and steamboats…
06/21/24
Story By Martie Bowser | Originally published on Blavity.com Memphis is often hailed as the birthplace of blues and barbecue, but it offers much more. With over 64% of its population identifying as Black, culture is alive and thriving in “Bluff City.” The Lorraine Motel — one of the most significant monuments in Memphis — is engraved in history as…
06/17/24
By Ekundayo Bandele There once was a Black high school student who carried a caged song in his heart as he wandered the road of his life. There once was a Black veteran who carried an untold story in her memory. And there once were Union troops who marched into Galveston, Texas, and delivered the…
06/05/24
Hey Memphis! Big tech news is headed our way. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has unveiled plans to build a cutting-edge supercomputer, dubbed the “Gigafactory of Compute,” right here in our city. This supercomputer aims to be a game-changer in the AI world! What’s the Buzz About? The new supercomputer will leverage up to 100,000…
05/20/24
The urban design category of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honors landscapes, public spaces, initiatives, and policies that make cities cleaner, more efficient, more beautiful, and more equitable for their citizens. This year’s winner is TMC Helix Park from Mikyoung Kim Design. The 37-acre life-sciences campus in Houston has six public gardens that create…
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