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Category: Featured Story

Volunteer Odyssey
Community Featured Story

Volunteer Odyssey Invites You to Transform Memphis

Dannon Thornton December 20, 2021 NonprofitsSarah PetschonekVolunteerVolunteer Odyssey

“We can elevate and transform our community through volunteerism. We just need enough volunteers to make it happen.” Volunteer Odyssey Memphis is an incredibly philanthropic…

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1935 Court Square Santa
Featured Story History

Memories of Christmas Magic in Memphis’s Court Square

Caroline Carrico December 16, 2021 ChristmasCourt SquareDowntown MemphisSanta Claus

Today, Memphians have several beloved ways to celebrate the holiday season, from Starry Nights, Zoo Lights, and Holiday Wonders at the Garden, to visiting Santa…

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Featured Story Personal Narrative Yellow Chair ChronEchols

A Thrilling Dream on Paper

Candace Echols December 2, 2021

As the morning light streamed through the window at City Silo and I awaited the arrival of my latte, I sent this text to my…

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Arts Featured Story

Green Places for Little Shop of Horrors’ Cast

Elaine Blanchard November 30, 2021 Behind the ArtsBreyannah TillmanBrooke PapritzCOVID-19Daniel Stuart NelsonLittle Shop of HorrorsMichael GravoisNoelia Warnett-JonesPlayhouse on the SquareSamantha MillerZan Edwards

Dancers lift their arms in unison and twirl as a unit. Actors march across the room, lips moving as they run lines. Crew members place…

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Ford Motor Company chooses Memphis; 1912
Featured Story History

Memphis Ford Plant: Back to the Future

Caroline Carrico November 29, 2021 Ford Motor CompanyFordhurstManufacturingSouth MemphisUnion AvenueWorld War II

Ford Motor Company recently announced plans to build its Blue Oval City manufacturing plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee, a $5.6 billion investment on…

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Featured Story Literature Personal Narrative Yellow Chair ChronEchols

Giving Thanks for a Life of Contrast

Candace Echols November 23, 2021 Thanksgiving

I’m alone in my kitchen. It’s earrrrrly Sunday morning before Thanksgiving and it is quiet. The calm before the storm. I sit in silence and…

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Community Featured Story Literature

Chapter16: Lifting the Veil on Slavery

Chapter16 Community November 18, 2021 Chapter16enslavementMemphisSlaveryWayne Dowdy

Wayne Dowdy documents the history of enslaved African Americans in Memphis By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published November 17, 2021 Whenever one of my…

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Featured Story History

Swift Peter: Frights in the Night

Caroline Carrico October 14, 2021 cyrptidJim CrowlegendMemphisMidtownSwift Peter

The Dark Intentions of Midtown’s Cryptid The Pacific Northwest has Sasquatch, Scotland has Nessie, and Midtown Memphis, for a few weeks in February 1927, had…

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StoryBoard Memphis returns to print in November 2021.
Arts Community Featured Story

StoryBoard Memphis Returns to Print

Caroline Carrico October 7, 2021 MemphisQuarterly Magazine

After two years away from newsstands, StoryBoard Memphis returns to print this November as StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly Magazine. The new magazine format will feature the…

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Featured Story History

StoryBoard announces the A. Schwab Project: A Complete History

Mark Fleischer October 1, 2021 A. SchwabBeale Street

StoryBoard embarks on its most ambitious project to-date with a complete history and archive of Memphis’ most enduring and famous store Both from original content…

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