Is crime increasing in Downtown Memphis? | WREG
Please enable Javascript to watch this videoMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Patrol Officers said there's been a recent uptick in crime in Downtown Memphis.Officers told WREG they've increased patrols and made their presence known especially throughout the night.Dozens of thefts, robberies, drugs and assaults were reported within the last few weeks.One victim said she left Memphis hours after she was attacked at Union and Main walking back from a Halloween party on Beale."I heard footsteps coming up behind us. I turned around. The man was right behind us in our face. He said รข€˜give me your purse,'" said victim Taylor Bryant.She said she tried to fight back with pepper spray, but the man hit the wo..>> view originalSt
Credit: Yalonda M. JamesNovember 6, 2015 — Dr. James Downing, president and CEO, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sits in his office Friday. St. Jude is planning a huge expansion during the next six years, increasing staff by 25 percent and treating 20 percent more cancer patients. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal) Credit: The Commercial AppealNovember 6, 2015 - Dr. Donald Yergeau works with samples in the Computational Biology Genetics Lab at St. Jude Children's Resear..>> view originalWalton gift supports Teach for America in Memphis
More than $4.5 million of a $50 million grant announced this week for Teach For America will go to support and recruit corps members in Memphis through the nonprofit organization that places college graduates into some of the nation's most challenged schools.The Walton Family Foundation gift will support the 300 corps members currently teaching in Memphis and will fund the recruitment and training of about 125 new members per year over the next three years, said Athena Turner, executive director of TFA in Memphis."It really helps us..>> view originalIndie Memphis Film Festival showcases local filmmaker talent - WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Film lovers: rejoice. Indie Memphis Film Festival is back and displaying some of Memphis's finest cinematic talent.Filmmakers native to the Bluff City and from all over the world will showcase their projects at the 18th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival. This year, the program spans eight days in both Midtown and downtown Memphis."We've sold out or had 80 percent full at the screenings," said festival director Ryan Watt. "We just stretched it out to eight days so people have more chances to see movies."Thursday night, local documentarians had the chance to show their stuff in a hometowner series."Really incredible stories," said visitor Aaron Smith. "Some of them ar..>> view originalNavy Visits No
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis likes to throw the ball with Paxton Lynch. Navy runs the triple option thanks to the running skills of quarterback Keenan Reynolds.The contrast in styles is something the Tigers have been preparing to defend since last spring."You have to do that to even give yourself a chance," Memphis coach Justin Fuente said of the months of preparation. "If you're going to not pay any attention to them and just pull up the film the Sunday before you play, you're asking for it in my opinion. You better have done a little bit of work."Now the 15th-ranked Tigers host Navy for the first time Saturday night at the Liberty Bowl showcasing two of the reasons for the conference'..>> view originalDog travels two days and 11 miles to return to Memphis foster mom - News Sentinel Story
Rachel Kauffman already had two dogs of her own, as well as another pup she was fostering, and had no intentions of growing her pack.Hank, though, had other plans."Sometimes dogs just pick their people," said Tiffany Ford, who played a role in Hank's story. "That's what happened here."This unlikely story began Oct. 22, when Ford saw Hank's photo online. Hank was a beautiful white shepherd, but he looked sad, terrified, pitiful. Ford got Kauffman involved, and that Saturday, Hank was out of the shelter and in her home in the Cooper-Young area of Memphis.The plan was to keep him for a few days, then send Hank to a longer-term foster while he was treated for heartworms and fattened up a little...>> view originalDowntown Dining Week offers best of Memphis | WREG
Please enable Javascript to watch this videoDowntown Memphis is known for the many different places to eat, but now you can try a whole bunch of them without breaking the bank.Downtown Dining Week kicks off Monday, November 9 with some deals too good to pass up.Chef Felicia Willett from Felicia Suzanne's was here to give us a preview of what to expect.For more information, clickhere.Crispy Bacon, Baby Mixed Greens tossed in a Creamy Remoulade Dressing layered with Fried Green TomatoesIngredients:2 large Green TomatoesSaltFreshly ground black pepper1 cup all purpose flour2 eggs, beaten with 2 tablespoons water1 cup finely dried bread crumbs2 cups vegetable oil4 cups Baby Mixed Greens4 tablesp..>> view originalAre Tough Times Ahead for Memphis? - Memphis Magazine - November 2015 - Memphis
Are Tough Times Ahead for Memphis?We face a challenging future, but there's room for optimism.By Tom JonesSomewhere between the plagues of Exodus and the suffering of Job. That’s because the mayor’s term starting January 1st will be the toughest in the modern history of Memphis. The locusts will come in the form of higher bond payments, a slowly recovering economy, ballooning pension obligations, and slow growing revenues, not to mention the reality that the budgets of only two of city government’s 12 divisions — police and fire — are $70 million more than all of the sales and property taxes together. Put simply, the next four years will be a time of austerity. ..>> view originalGo to date:
Home> VOL. 8 | NO. 46 | Saturday, November 07, 2015 November 6-12, 2015: This week in Memphis history Updated 10:58AM 2013:Electrolux North America announces it has started production at its Memphis plant on the first Memphis-made home cooking appliances. The first products off the assembly line in southwest Memphis are Frigidaire and Frigidaire Gallery slide-in ranges. The ovens made in Memphis have larger windows than earlier models of the Frigidaire ranges. The first truckload..>> view originalTigers Beat LeMoyne-Owen in Basketball Exhibition
By at least one measure, the 2015-16 Tiger basketball season is already an improvement on the 2014-15 campaign. Not quite a year ago, you might recall, the U of M shocked its fan base by dropping an exhibition game to CBU at FedExForum. The regular season that followed was a continuous series of disappointments, culminating in no postseason play for the first time in 15 years.Tonight in the same arena, Memphis handled LeMoyne-Owen, 107-88. Seni..>> view original
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