Memphis Facts

Founded in: 1819

County: Shelby

Population of Memphis: 670,902

Population of Shelby County: 927,644

Phone area code: (901)

We call ourselves: Memphians

Major companies located in Memphis: FedEx (shipping and logistics), AutoZone (car parts), International Paper (paper products), Service Master (household services), Medtronic Sofamor Danek (medical suplies), Pinnacle (airline), Hilton (hotels), Smith and Nephew (medical devices), Accredo (healthcare)

Famous Memphians include: Fred Smith (FedEx founder), Cybil Shepard (actress), Craig Brewer (film director), Pat Kerr-Tigrett (designer), Anfernee Hardaway (basketball player), Isaac Hayes (musician), Elvis Presley (musician), Gennifer Goodwin (actress), B.B. King (musician)

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Do, Guides, Love
100 Places You Need to Go in Memphis

Making a list of 100 Things to Eat in Memphis was easy for the Memphis Yelp community, so they made a second list, this one of 100 Places to Go in Memphis. Mind you, there are more than 100 places to go in Memphis, but these are some of the best. Some of them are super familiar (like Graceland), but...
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Love, Memphis News
Monday News Update: Millions of Peaches Edition

- Easy Way has Tennessee peaches in stock right now ($1.49/lb), and they're incredible. They might be the best peaches I've ever had. I just thought you should know. - Forbes has declared Memphis one of the "10 Happiest Cities for Job-Seeking College Grads". I'm not sure what criteria...
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365 Things to Do, Do, Elvis, Meet
365 Things to Do in Memphis #140: Take Your Picture with Elvis

Elvis Presley has been dead for 35 years, but in Memphis, he's everywhere. Assignment #140 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to take your picture with the King. You've got a few options. The easiest (and most stationary) Elvis is the one on Beale St. between Second and Main. The nine-foot...
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365 Things to Do, Barbecue, Do, Eat, Events and Festivals
365 Things to Do in Memphis #139: World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest

Every year on the third weekend of May, brave men and women take to Tom Lee Park and fire up their grills for three days of intense barbecuing during the annual Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Assignment #139 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to join them. Imagine...
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Do, Events and Festivals, This Weekend, This Weekend
5 Things to Do in Memphis This Weekend: 5/18 – 5/20

Happy Friday, Memphis! Here are the five events you won't want to miss this weekend: 1. World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Tom Lee Park, Friday and Saturday, all day, $9 Tom Lee Park is going to be the best smelling place in Memphis this weekend as cooking teams compete for cash prizes...
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365 Things to Do, Do, Downtown
365 Things to Do in Memphis #138: Have a Dance Party in Stereo Alley

There are a lot of alleys in downtown Memphis, but only one of them is fit for a dance party. Assignment #138 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to bust a move in Stereo Alley (or, barring that, just go check it out). In the 1960s, an alley off of Second St. was designated as "Stereo Alley"...
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Love, Meet, Memphians, Only in Memphis
Guest Post: Learning from the Soul

Editor's note: I'm very excited to share this guest post from Soulsville Charter School writing teacher Trakela Weaver. Here's an insider's look at the school, which provides a unique, music-based education for kids in the Soulsville neighborhood. When I first started teaching at The...
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Memphis Mystery Train Set List: May 17, 2012

Here's a little secret – I was out of town during today's show, so I recorded it last week in the station's tiny spare air room. Here's what I played on this week's show, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: Gino Washington – Puppet on...
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365 Things to Do, Do
365 Things to Do in Memphis #137: Ride Your Bike to Work (or Play)

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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Love, Memphis News
Wednesday News Update: Barbecue Sauce, Bike Sharing, Building Projects and a Big Vacation Giveaway

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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