1993: On the front page of The Daily News is a story looking at the formal opening on the Main Street Trolley, a project eight years in the making that remade what had been the Mid-America Mall. The Memphis Area Transit Authority offered free trolley rides the first two days of operation.

2. Voices of the Past - Thursday, November 01, 2012

A new crop of historical markers and monuments is sprouting across the city in a move by several groups to broaden the span of the city’s recognized history.

Last week the UrbanArt Commission formally dedicated a statue by artist Vinnie Bagwell in Chickasaw Heritage Park that is the image of a Native American woman. Her sculpted cloak bears images from some of the history that followed the Native Americans who built the ceremonial mounds in the park around 1500 A.D.

3. Kings Top Grizzlies 119-110 for Third Straight Win - Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Sacramento Kings coach Keith Smart took off his blue jacket and tossed it to DeMarcus Cousins. The fouled-out forward played coach for the final minute, and everybody on the bench enjoyed a laugh.

4. New Generation - Wednesday, December 07, 2011

It was 70 years ago that a new generation of veterans was created when the U.S. entered World War II.

And the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor – Wednesday, Dec. 7 – comes as another new generation of service men and women return home from the war in Iraq, where U.S. troops will exit by the end of the month.

5. Bornblum Honored with New Southwest Library - Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The Bert Bornblum Library, a new 69,300-square-foot building at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Macon Cove campus, was named in a ceremony earlier this month.

Among the speakers was John Farris of the Tennessee Board of Regents, who explained that the naming of Board of Regents-governed facilities is a serious matter.  

6. Dixon Teapot Exhibit Neither Short nor Stout; Runs Through Sept. 24 - Monday, May 15, 2006

May 15

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens hosts "The Artful Teapot: 20th Century Expressions from the Kamm Collection" through Sept. 24 at 4339 Park Ave. The exhibit examines the teapot as an inventive vehicle for artistic expression in the 20th century. All the works in the exhibit have been chosen from the celebrated Kamm collection, husband and wife Gloria and Sonny Kamm's person trove of more than 6,000 teapots. For more information, call 761-5250 or visit www.dixon.org.

7. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, June 06, 2002
Guns, gangs and drugs killing children Many seek solution to jump in Memphis child killings By MARY DANDO The Daily News Last week, 10-year-old Ashley Smith was sitting in her mothers car when she was caught in the crossfire between rival gangs. She...

8. Archived Article: Marketplace (nonprofits) - Monday, October 01, 2001
Non-profits may see increase in giving after crisis

Nonprofits adopt cautious approach to giving following terrorist attacks

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

The United States equity markets have been very volatile after the Sept. 11 terroris...

9. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, July 06, 2001
Navy veteran reaches out to former shipmates online Navy veteran reaches out to former shipmates online By MARY DANDO The Daily News Nowadays, an old sea dog doesnt just sail away. Instead, he becomes the Webmaster of a site dedicated to keeping in ...

10. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, December 29, 2000
Octogenarian Still Meeting New Challenges Octogenarian meeting new challenges By MARY DANDO The Daily News Frances Crain is still meeting new challenges. At 85, she just had her first book published and is busily working with her publisher to get mo...