The Leadership Academy’s Elizabeth took a few minutes out of her busy schedule wrangling one of my favorite Memphis blogs, Memphis Connect, to talk about underground jazz clubs, why she lives in Memphis and Tiger basketball.
And what better day to do it than on National Bike to Work Day? This year's Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 18. Participating is easy – all you have to do is ride your bike to work. Or, if you aren't going to work on Friday, just ride your bike somewhere. Here are a few things to know...
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Girl, it's Wednesday, and you know what that means: it's news update time. Here's what you need to know about redevelopments at the Chisca and Overton Square, bike sharing programs, the St. Jude half marathon and making your own barbecue sauce at home: - One of the things that's impressed...
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Assignment #136 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to grab your tiny cups – it's time for Zoo Brew, the Memphis Zoo's annual beer tasting fund raiser. For two night every year, the Memphis Zoo opens late one night for a huge beer tasting. You grab a tiny cup and a map and wander through...
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There are certain things that, no matter where you're from or how long you've lived in Memphis, you do when you go downtown. You go on the Peabody rooftop, you get your chicken from Gus's and you walk down the Main Street Mall to get to the Peanut Shoppe. If you don't already do that...
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I'm in Minneapolis for work this week (hi, ConFab!), so I thought I would take a walk to the Mississippi River this morning to see what it looks like from up here. Turns out, it's kind of weird. This is what the Mississippi River looks like from Minneapolis: Weird, right? Especially when you've...
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Today in Memphis, we mourn the end of our NBA season, Lisa Marie signs her new CD, local architects show off their houses and more Monday news you can use: - Alas, poor Grizzlies. No ammount of towel waving and believing could save us. That said, it was a great season (and playoff series). And there's...
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Let's get one thing straight: all Pronto Pups are technically corndogs, but not all corndogs are delicious enough to be Pronto Pups. Assignment #134 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to sample the noble Pronto Pup, Memphis' favorite food on a stick. I'm not sure what it is that makes...
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Memphis’ Sun Studio launched the recording careers of many music legends. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, etc. all got their start recording in Sun’s famous one-room studio. Assignment #133 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to record at the legendary Union Ave. rock'n'roll...
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I've got three words for you: indoor trampoline park. And three more words: Memphis has one. Assignment #132 is to pretend to be a little kid again at Sky Zone (just go easy on the flips). Sky Zone is a giant warehouse full of trampolines. There's a giant trampoline divided into individual...
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Happy Friday, Memphis! It's Mother's Day weekend, it the end of the the Grizzlies / Clippers playoff series (no matter what happens), and it's prom night. Here are the top 5, all-time best things to do with the next 72 hours: 1. Memphis Greek Festival, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church,...
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