John Klyce

A few decades ago, stars like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon were shooting movies in Memphis. Longtime local film commissioner Linn Sitler discusses what’s changed and why there’s hope for the future.

Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When she and her brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it.

At Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown, fifth and sixth graders run a mini city and take jobs at storefronts that represent major Memphis organizations.

Past struggles and a near-death experience led Curtis Hines to co-found a nonprofit for South Memphis men.

An unlikely local celebrity, Anthony “Monk” Cassata was known by thousands, and he spent decades walking the streets of Memphis with a heavy cane, big car, orange cap and multiple coats.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens pieced together a retrospective of Mary Sims, who, despite having sold works to celebrities like Jane Fonda and Burt Reynolds, remains mostly a local treasure. For now.

This Memphis kid has toured the U.S. in productions of 'The Lion King' and 'MJ The Musical,' and he played young Marlon Jackson in 'Michael.'

Just a few decades ago, the law school was in a rundown building with unreliable air conditioning and a flooding problem, and its future Downtown was an underutilized space far removed from its glory days. Here’s how that changed.

This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started.

James Jin just graduated from high school, but already, his nonprofit, ArtFlow, is in more than 200 schools and community organizations across 10 countries. Here’s why he started it — and what he’ll do next.