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Project 50 is a weekly feature on a Mid-South nonprofit that will go on through 2014. I hope that you decide to get involved with at least one organization you hear about this year and put your love for Memphis to work. For this week's Project 50…
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Happy Friday, Memphis. Not only is it July 4th, but this weekend also marks the 60th anniversary of rock 'n' roll. On July 5, 1954, Elvis first recorded his version of "That's All Right" at Sun Studio in Memphis. If you're looking for Independence…
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It's a general Memphis rule that some of the best food in town is found in the most unlikely places. We like our tacos from shopping centers, our burgers from dive bars and our sushi from gas stations. Abyssinia is no exception. It's by far my…
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The making of a Gibson guitar is not a speedy process. From start to finish, every guitar that comes out of Gibson's Memphis factory takes about three and a half weeks to make. When I made my reservations for the Gibson factory tour, I thought…
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Ed. Note: Fino's East and Fino's in midtown closed in December 2018, and while there are no plans to reopen the East Memphis Location currently, the midtown locaiton will reopen on April 2, 2019. Read more here. While the east location is closed,…
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Updated July 2017 Taxes are one of life's great certainties, unless it's Tennessee's annual state-wide sales tax holiday. Tennessee's tax holiday is a glorious three-day period (held annually on the final weekend in July) where our 9.25 percent…
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Overton Park will experience some big changes in the coming years, since MCA and the Brooks will both leave their buildings. Do you have a vision for the spaces? If you have ideas, the City wants your proposals, and they've extended the deadline…
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Ed. Note: October is Memphis Means Music Month, so each week I’ll bring you a post about a current Memphis musician. Today I’m happy to present this guest post by John McHugh, who reviewed Grace Askew’s latest album, Scaredy Cat, released in…
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Sometimes, I forget that I'm afraid of things until it's too late. A few weeks ago, I visited the Bridges Center downtown (for those unfamiliar, it's the big, angled silver building at the corner of North Parkway an 5th St). The staff gave me a…
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Ed. Note: Memphis group Hippy SOUL dropped their album "Worthy NeGrow" on July 28, 2017. Wesley Paraham has all the info on this established duo and why you need to download right now. All photos by Cat Evans. Around the time I started as an I…