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5 Star Stories

Blues City Cafe

5 Star Stories: Blues City Cafe serves up good food, live music on Beale Street

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:43 AM CST
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By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story is about one of the best businesses and tourist attractions in Memphis that’s celebrating 30 years, as Blues City Cafe’s recipe for good food and good times keeps rolling on the iconic Beale Street.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Rhodes College Mike Curb Institute for Music

5 Star Stories: Rhodes College Mike Curb Institute for Music

Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Billboard magazine recently named Rhodes College one of the Top Music Business Schools in the U.S. -- even though the school does not have a music business major. But, it does have a music institute that celebrates Memphis’ role in the “Tennessee Music Miracle.”

5 Star Stories

Lansky Brothers

5 Star Stories: Lansky Brothers — the ‘Clothier to the King’

Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:29 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
The Lansky brothers didn’t plan to be fashion leaders back in 1946 when they first opened at 126 Beale Street.

5 Star Stories

Gibson's Donuts

5 Star Stories: Gibson’s Donuts -- the donut shop that never sleeps

Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 12:04 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
”There’s a place in Memphis called Gibson’s Donuts where the donuts are so good they’ll make you go nuts!”

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: A behind-the-scenes look at the Peabody Hotel Duckmaster

Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
There are jobs, and then there are JOBS! And the role of Duckmaster at the Peabody Memphis Hotel is home to one of the rarest of jobs in the whole world.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: ‘901 Student Passport’ takes Shelby County children to the museums of the Bluff City

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:32 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
The “901 Student Passport” is in full swing providing free admission to all Shelby County school-aged children and their families to historic sites and cultural institutions.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The year-long making of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:32 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
A Tournament Players Club, like the more than 200-acre property in southeast Shelby County, requires year-round expert care.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Johnny Cash statue to represent Ark. in National Statuary Hall Collection

Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
The state of Arkansas will soon replace its first two statues to reside in our nation’s capital.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Overton Park Shell, the epicenter of Blues and Rock ‘N’ Roll

Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
If Overton Park’s 342 acres are the green heart in the middle of Memphis then, the Overton Park Shell is the heartbeat!

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: ‘Elvis’ hits theaters

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
The King is back on the big screen in a hip-shaking, lip-snarling extravaganza that tracks the Tupelo-born Memphis transplant’s career over three decades -- with the Bluff City as both his maker and his muse.
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5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Traveling exhibit celebrating Pride Month now showing in Memphis

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 11:40 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story is about “Rise Up” and “Memphis Proud” at the Museum of Science and History or MoSh -- formally the Pink Palace.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The family garden that helped Black Seeds Urban Farms grow

Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 10:53 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Meet a young family whose love for gardening turned a once-blighted property into a neighborhood gem called Black Seeds Urban Farms which feeds their neighbors’ bodies and souls.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Celebrating WLOK’s 45th anniversary

Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
It’s the 5th oldest radio license in Memphis but the first Black-owned radio station in the city.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The legacy of Delta Dirt Distillery

Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 9:42 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story shows you how an Arkansas family’s history of triumph over circumstance now allows them to use their farm to “Raise Spirits in the Delta” -- one bottle at a time.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Story: What it takes to be on the Memphis Grizzlies Grannies and Grandpas dance team

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
In this 5 Star Story, Kym Clark attended practice to show us while there may be snow on the roof those fabulous over 50 entertainers definitely have fire in the chimney and on the court!

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Celebrating 101 years of Amro Music in the Mid-South

Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:22 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
We’re talking about one of the nation’s largest piano, band and orchestra stores and the largest in the Mid-South.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The history and flavors behind restaurateur Chef Tam

Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 12:56 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
This 5 Star story shows you how she’s turning her passion for family and food into a growing food empire.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Kontji’s Love Letter to Memphis

Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 12:23 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Our 5 Star Stories typically focus on a single topic: celebrating a hidden gem or a source of pride in Memphis and the surrounding area. But for this one, we’re taking a different approach.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: A look inside the Peanut Shoppe’s new downtown location

Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 9:12 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Peanuts, peanuts get your peanuts here!

5 Star Stories

5 Star Story: Tops Bar-B-Q celebrates 70 years in the barbecue capital of the world

Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Memphis considers itself the barbecue capital of the world. And while there are dozens of places in town to get some of the best barbecue ever, few restaurants have been in business as long as the subject of this 5 Star Story: Tops Bar-B-Q, which has a smokin’ hot 70-year story.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Women’s Exchange of Memphis ‘helping others help themselves’

Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 6:42 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
The Woman’s Exchange of Memphis is one of the longest-running nonprofits in the city and can add the likes of novelist Louisa May Alcott as a former member.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Christian Brothers, oldest high school band in America celebrate 150th anniversary

Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:13 PM CST
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By Kym Clark
Turns out, the Bluff City is home to the oldest high school band in America and is preparing to embark on a celebration 150 years in the making.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Memphis Heritage Inc. breathes new life to historic sites in the Bluff City

Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 11:03 PM CST
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By Kym Clark
Take a stroll through history, featuring one of the only nonprofit organizations in Shelby County that promotes historic preservation -- we’re talking about Memphis Heritage, Inc., which helps give our “past a future.”

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The rich history of Brown Missionary Baptist Church

Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
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By Kym Clark
As we celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing the story of how a church of brush and sticks became a safe harbor for former slaves and their families and is now a sanctuary for thousands.

Special Reports

Worth the Weight: Memphis man hopes to inspire others through weight loss journey

Updated: Feb. 20, 2022 at 5:34 PM CST
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By Arianna Poindexter
Memphis man hopes amazing weight loss journey will inspire others

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Memphis’ beloved vintage trolley cars a worthy labor of love

Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
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By Kym Clark
By 1993, downtown Memphis was in the middle of another revival and MATA relaunched the trolley service with four restored vintage cars on the Main Street Mall and they were an instant hit!

Special Reports

WATCH: Special documentary highlights Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven

Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 1:06 PM CST
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By Shyra Sherfield
In case you missed it here are clips of the 2021 Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven special.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Memphis’ only Hispanic-owned radio stations make positive impact in the community

Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 11:07 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a 5-Star Story honoring Memphis' only Spanish-language radio stations!

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Designer and celebrity tailor Patrick Henry’s tale of rags and riches

Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:01 AM CDT
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By Kontji Anthony
What do John Legend, Penny Hardaway and Justin Bieber all have in common? They rock Richfresh Bespoke clothing, by Memphis’ own Patrick Henry.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Blues alive in Memphis with Blues Hall of Fame Museum

Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
There’s no doubt -- Memphis is “The Home of the Blues.” And that music has been celebrated and honored for 40 years by a world-renowned Memphis-based organization.

Investigations

Investigators: $1B in unclaimed property sitting in Tennessee

Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 10:28 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
An Action News 5 investigation reveals more than $1 billion owed to Tennesseeans who may have no idea the money is ready and waiting.

Investigations

Investigators: Hospital policies offer extremely discounted, even free medical care

Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 10:23 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
There may be a remedy for Mid-Southerners who are drowning in medical debt.

Investigations

The Investigators: Memphis taxpayers foot the bill for overgrown lots

Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 10:27 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
Uncut properties across Memphis could be pulling money out of your pocket.

Investigations

The Investigators: Instacart customer fights for refund after shopper goes rogue

Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 11:38 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
A Mid-South woman says her order was hijacked and her money funded a spree for an Instacart shopper.

Investigations

The Investigators: Travel scams on the rise as restrictions lift on summer vacationers

Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 10:47 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
As travel restrictions lift worldwide, Mid-Southerners are booking vacations and could be vulnerable to scams.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Celebrating the centennial of Theatre Memphis

Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 7:09 AM CDT
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By Kym Clark
We’re treading the boards of the second oldest arts organization in Memphis and one of the oldest and most successful community theaters in the country.

Bridging The Great Health Divide

The Investigators: Many Mississippians live far from crucial stroke care

Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 12:29 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
Stroke death rates in most of the Mississippi Delta region are above the national average, and many residents live more than 45 minutes from a hospital that is stroke-certified.

Investigations

The Investigators: Federal info shows U.S. 49 bridge requires corrective action as traffic increases

Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 9:22 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
The U.S. 49 bridge normally sees around 4,500 vehicles a day, but that number is way up according to Helena-West Helena’s mayor.

Investigations

The Investigators: Government grant scams targeting Mid-Southerners on the rise

Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 7:56 AM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
The pandemic has made some victims more vulnerable than ever and, right now, grant scams are on the rise.

Investigations

Investigators: Questions surround Mississippi man’s death in police custody as lawsuit is filed

Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 9:55 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
Robert Loggins, 26, died inside the Grenada County Jail Nov. 29, 2018 and his death was ruled accidental by the state medical examiner’s office. Jailhouse video, officer interviews and a lawsuit are now calling into question how Loggins died and why.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: T.O. Fuller State Park, the green gem of the Mid-South

Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 9:44 PM CDT
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By Kontji Anthony
The Mid-South marvel is 1,138 acres of green space where wildlife and people meet, just south of McKellar Lake.

Bridging The Great Health Divide

Investigators: Mississippi county has highest rate of diabetes in the US

Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 10:40 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
More Americans are being diagnosed with diabetes today than ever before. It’s a costly and deadly epidemic that’s increasing faster in Southern states.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: The history behind Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum

Updated: Apr. 20, 2021 at 9:58 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Memphis Central Station, on the southwest corner of South Main and G.E. Patterson since 1914, in its heyday, hosting more than 50 trains a day filled with passengers.

Investigations

Investigators: Winter storm costs MLGW millions, repairs still being made to equipment

Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
For those who did have water, MLGW issued a precautionary boil water advisory: the first in its 80-year history.

Investigations

The Investigators: Thousands of pounds of toxic gas released during Valero incident

Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 6:46 AM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
Giant flames erupted from the neighboring facility on February 15th during the winter storm.

Investigations

The Investigators: Ole Miss student injured in alleged hazing incident, suspect charged

Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 11:30 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
A University of Mississippi student is charged with aggravated assault after an alleged hazing incident involving an Ole Miss fraternity.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Pancho’s Cheese Dip attracts national following

Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
Pancho’s was the brainchild of Morris Berger who surprised his son with a high school graduation trip to Mexico in the 1950′s.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Fine art connects with nature at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT
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By Kontji Anthony
With its paintings, porcelain, sculptures and sprawling gardens, The Dixon Gallery & Gardens is a tapestry of bright hues, French accents and Neo-Georgian Architecture.

Investigations

Investigators: How much did the Valero flare impact the community

Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 9:12 PM CDT
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By Jessica Jaglois
Valero said at the time that community impact wasn’t anticipated but the WMC Action News 5 Investigators have been digging into that statement.

5 Star Stories

5 Star Stories: Crosstown Concourse -- a mecca in the heart of the Bluff City

Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 9:58 PM CDT
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By Kym Clark
For decades it housed Memphis’ largest employer and was Tennessee’s largest commercial building.
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