NEW YORK (AP) – Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of "New Journalism" who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "A Man in Full," has died. He was 88.

2. Activist Lawson Presented Honorary Humanities Degree from Rhodes - Monday, April 9, 2018

Rhodes College on April 5 awarded longtime civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.

3. MLK 50 Years Later - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Bernard Lafayette remembers being in Memphis April 3, 1968, and a dejected Martin Luther King Jr. being roused from his room at the Lorraine Motel to speak at Mason Temple on a rainy night.

4. Revisiting Winter Olympics Destinations - Thursday, February 15, 2018

I’ve been an Olympics fan since 1984, when I recall cheering on Mary Lou Retton and Carl Lewis to win gold in Los Angeles. I’ve only been to one Olympics, the Summer Games in Atlanta in 1996.

5. Estate Planning For Unmarried Couples - Friday, December 15, 2017

Ray’s Take Times change. And more couples put off getting married for numerous reasons. People are marrying at a later age and sometimes not at all. Older Americans who have been widowed or previously divorced are deciding to cohabit instead of marrying.

6. Events - Wednesday, December 6, 2017

The 16th annual Toy Truck toy drive for Porter-Leath will be open Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 6-8, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bud Davis Cadillac, 5433 Poplar Ave., and Saturday, Dec. 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at WMC Action News 5, 1960 Union Ave. The drive collects new, unwrapped toys that promote early childhood learning (dolls, puzzles, balls, blocks, etc.) and cash, check and credit card donations to benefit children 6 weeks to 5 years old served by Porter-Leath’s preschool program. Visit porterleath.org.

7. Events - Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The UniverSoul Circus Big Top Christmas visits Memphis Tuesday through Sunday, Dec. 5-10, at Hickory Ridge Mall, 6075 Winchester Road. The Christmas-themed circus production features contortionists, motocross stunts, dancers, animal acts and more. Tickets start at $16. Visit universoulcircus.com for details and showtimes.

8. Holiday Toy Truck Fundraiser to Benefit Porter-Leath Kids - Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Nearly 6,000 at-risk children up to age 5 and who are served by Porter-Leath will have a merrier Christmas this year thanks to the 16th Annual Toy Truck Benefiting Porter-Leath and Bob & Roland’s 13th Annual Stumbling Santa Pub Crawl hosted by the Flying Saucer Downtown.

9. Events - Monday, December 4, 2017

Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park hosts Run, Walk, Bike Night Monday, Dec. 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the park, 6903 Great View Drive N. Starry Nights will be closed to cars; Hyde Lake Wheel House will be open for bike rentals. Admission is $5. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org for a list of Mistletoe Village activities and other details.

10. Events - Saturday, December 2, 2017

The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend races take place Saturday, Dec. 2, starting at Second Street and Monroe Avenue. Race registration is closed, but spectators are welcome to bring signs and cheer for runners. Some streets will be closed or have limited traffic access during the race. Visit stjudemarathon.org for a street closure list and other details.

11. August 25-31, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, August 26, 2017

2016: Former President Jimmy Carter is in Memphis to lead a group of 1,500 Habitat for Humanity volunteers in building 19 new homes in the Bearwater Park subdivision in North Memphis. The subdivision is on the site of what had been the Cedar Court apartment complex.
Carter was in Memphis for a similar homebuilding project the previous November, shortly after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. In an interview with The Daily News, Carter talked about the enduring problems of racism, poverty and inequality.
“We have the ability, proven over history, to correct our mistakes. We gave women the right to vote and then ended slavery and saw the civil rights movement, so we’ve been able to correct our mistakes,” he said. “But we are still seeing some mistakes now, with the disparity of opportunity between rich people and middle- and lower-class people and also between the races.”

12. Mississippi Accused of Unequal Schooling for Black Students - Wednesday, May 24, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is denying good schools to African American students in violation of the federal law that enabled the state to rejoin the union after the Civil War, a legal group alleged Tuesday.

13. Last Word: James Cotton, A Quiet Jackson Day in Memphis and 'A Football School' - Friday, March 17, 2017

When you think of the blues and harmonica – James Cotton probably comes to mind – Sonny Boy Williamson too, who taught Cotton how to play.

14. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

15. Last Word: The Curses, Early Voting's Last Day and Midtown Kroger's First Day - Thursday, November 3, 2016

The goat, the curse, whatever you choose to call it – it’s over for the Cubs who are baseball’s world champions. And even in this basketball town, there is something about the tradition of baseball that commands attention. But alas October belongs to the political surprise in Presidential races exclusively as once again the World Series is decided in November.

16. Credit Unions See Fertile Ground in Memphis - Tuesday, July 14, 2015

In one sense, the newly opened credit union branch across the street from East High School reflects a company adjusting its Memphis footprint.

But InTouch Credit Union’s relocation from 5100 Poplar Ave. to 3245 Poplar Ave. also brings some extra touches, like a drive-thru teller window and an ATM. And while it’s not an expansion, its opening comes at a time when local credit union officials say customer interest in their offerings is high, with membership rolls that keep getting longer.

17. Events - Saturday, December 13, 2014

The 13th annual Porter-Leath Toy Truck will collect new, unwrapped toys and monetary donations Monday, Dec. 15, to Dec. 19 from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. at WMC-TV Action News 5, 1960 Union Ave., and Bud Davis Cadillac, 5433 Poplar Ave. Donations from both locations will benefit children and families served by Porter-Leath. Visit porterleath.org.

18. Events - Monday, December 15, 2014

The 13th annual Porter-Leath Toy Truck will collect new, unwrapped toys and monetary donations Monday, Dec. 15, to Dec. 19 from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. at WMC-TV Action News 5, 1960 Union Ave., and Bud Davis Cadillac, 5433 Poplar Ave. Donations from both locations will benefit children and families served by Porter-Leath. Visit porterleath.org.

19. Events - Friday, December 12, 2014

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host Perre Coleman Magness, author of “Pimento Cheese: The Cookbook” for a discussion and book signing Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

20. Prescott Earned Place in Sports Hall of Fame - Friday, May 16, 2014

On Easter Sunday, April 17, 1960, a 13-year-old Allie Prescott and his father were sitting down the third-base line at Russwood Park watching an exhibition game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox.

21. Kennedy’s Memphis Presence Felt 50 Years Later - Friday, November 22, 2013

There once was a monument in a Memphis park that marked the spot where President John F. Kennedy had stood during a visit to the city in 1960 as he campaigned for the presidency.

By the marker were two distinct shoeprints that Memphians took their children to for them to stand in the slain president’s footsteps on Memphis soil.

22. Music Outreach - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

In a nontraditional move for the orchestra industry, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra has formed a dedicated community engagement department, with the goals of educating and enriching the Memphis community with innovative projects and services while at the same time attracting new audience members for the concert hall.

23. Baseball History - Friday, March 29, 2013

The last time the Leftfield Loonies were heard from in Memphis, leftfield was near Early Maxwell Boulevard and Central Avenue at the Mid-South Fairgrounds and they were loony for the Memphis Chicks baseball team.

24. Recorded History - Monday, October 17, 2011

It began as a handwritten single piece of paper hand-delivered to 25 people in what was once the city of Memphis.

It was 125 years ago that the publication now called The Daily News was founded.

25. US Ups Ante On Haitian Assistance; Memphians Chip In - Friday, January 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama said Thursday that “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island’s devastating earthquake.

26. Local Support for Haiti Relief Effort Picks Up - Thursday, January 14, 2010

Memphis-area organizations and businesses are participating in big and small ways in relief efforts for Haiti, the Caribbean nation that was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake Tuesday.

Tennessee Task Force One has not yet been deployed to Haiti. But Dr. Joe Holley, medical director for TNTF1, told The Daily News in an e-mail today that deployment could be coming.

27. Reputation, Experience Help Tom Martin’s Inc. Thrive in Downtown - Monday, June 23, 2008

Tom Martin’s Inc. has sat on the corner of South Third Street and G.E. Patterson since 1960, where Tom Martin Sr. opened it.

Tom Martin’s is an auto body repair shop that fixes anything from major wrecks to small dents, scratches, convertible tops and interiors, as well as minor mechanical work. Its Downtown location, combined with its rich history, means current owner Tom Martin Jr. is lucky enough to have an established client base, thanks to help from the family and what he said are quality employees who get the job done right.

28. Sun Studio, Label Counterpart Agree to Settle - Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Both sides in a legal dispute between Sun Studio in Memphis and the companion Sun record label in Nashville have shaken hands and agreed to set aside their differences.

Representatives of each entity shared a handshake and had what was described as a friendly conversation about their joint future at a meeting in Nashville a few days ago, and a settlement agreement also has been signed. That recent encounter comes more than a year after both the Memphis studio and Nashville record label filed lawsuits against each other in what had become a contentious rift between the two companies.

29. Hope Credit UnionBuys Land for New Branch - Monday, February 25, 2008
     Hope Community Credit Union, which is planning to open its first Memphis branch in the next few months, has received ownership of the Madison Avenue property it plans to call home.
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30. Union Ave. Office BuildingSells for $900,000 - Friday, August 24, 2007
     An office building at the northwest corner of Union Avenue and South Cox Street has sold for $900,000.
     Brown Trout Properties bought the building at 2200 Union from Mid-South Office Mach

31. Events - Friday, January 26, 2007

The National Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee presents its annual Chocolate Fantasy event Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oak Court Mall. Tickets are $16 in advance and can be purchased at Chick-fil-A, TCBY and Dinstuhl's. Tickets are $18 on the day of the event. Call 683-6185 for more information.

32. Developers Take Different Tacks on Tree Preservation - Tuesday, June 13, 2006

It's easy to paint developers and builders as the bad guys, especially when they knock down a stand of trees as the first step in building a neighborhood. But some developers make it a point to work around trees, while many others have practical reasons for clearing space.

33. Archived Article: Standout St - Friday, September 24, 1999
By SUZANNE THOMPSON A born volunteer George Crews, recipient of Volunteer of the Year Award from Memphis and Shelby County Optimist Clubs, touts the benefits of community involvement By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News George Crews grew up watching h...

34. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, October 2, 1997
Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ron Goldman, will make two appearances at the University of Memphis on Oct Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ron Goldman, will make two appearances at the University of Memphis on Oct. 9 to discuss victims r...

35. Archived Article: Shelter Chg - Friday, January 10, 1997
By CAMILLE H Shelter Insurance builds office facility in Cordova By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News A Columbia, Mo.-based insurance company has purchased 3 acres of property in Appling Corporate Park to build a 10,000-square-foot office. Shelter Mu...

36. Archived Article: Shelter Chg - Friday, January 10, 1997
By CAMILLE H Shelter Insurance builds office facility in Cordova JAN. 10, 1997 -- A Columbia, Mo.-based insurance company has purchased 3 acres of property in Appling Corporate Park to build a 10,000-square-foot office. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. ...

37. Archived Article: Env Focus - Wednesday, April 3, 1996
*04-03 Env focus Federal agency distributes new photos USGS making available declassified intelligence satellite photos Persons interested in getting a birds eye view of the Earth as it appeared 25 to 30 years ago now can do so, as the U.S. Geologic...