The store’s Brass Note set for ceremony Saturday, May 6 at 1:00PM on the Blues Stage in Handy Park has been postponed A. Schwab Dry Goods,…
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The Peaceful German invasion of Memphis
By Robert Lanier Monday, August 13, 1945 was another hot Memphis summer day. It was a special day for more reasons than one, however. The…
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To Live Again: A News-clipping History of the Sterick Building
From the Memphis Room archives: A newspaper-clipping history of the “Queen of Memphis” Historic Sterick Building bought by local developer Midday Friday, March 31, the…
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From the Archives: Coverage of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike in the White Press
March to Mace: The Sanitation Strike before Martin Luther King Jr.’s invitation to Memphis, and a look at Memphis newspaper coverage of the first few weeks…
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From the Archives: Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline, Memphis March 2020
Looking back at March, 2020, when the world stopped. By Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent shares some of his Covid-19 experiences and offers historical context for…
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The Mid-South Coliseum, the “People’s Building,” must be given more fair grounds to work with
For the sake of soul and $52 million*, The Coliseum, and Memphis communities, deserve better StoryBoard Memphis was founded with the mission to support local…
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The Coliseum, the People’s Building that has it all: It Says “Memphis”
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Originally published in the print edition of StoryBoard Memphis in April, 2019 as part of our “Newman to Now” series; it has…
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Reviving a Lasting Legacy: the Grigg’s College Photo Contest
There is nothing quite like the HBCU experience! Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a pivotal role in the lives of many African Americans.…
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More to Come: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 6
1993-2015: A Philanthropist Arrives: Memphis Theatre Hits Boomtime One fateful day in 1993, a top executive at AutoZone dropped by Playhouse on the Square and…
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Grigg’s Business College building and the Ell Persons Lynching site move to final step toward historic National Register listings
With Wednesday’s approval by Tennessee State Review Board, the applications now move on to the National Park Service for final review and listing on the…
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