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My name is Kerry. I'm 26 years old, I'm a native Memphian, and last night was my first time going to Pete & Sam's. I know. Shame on me. How, at my age, could I not have tried Pete & Sam's? The best answer I could come up with is...
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Ed. Note, July 2020: GoApe Treetop Adventure at Shelby Farms is open, though they require face coverings and full-finger gloves. GoApe also offers axe throwing, with masks and gloves. Both activities are for folks 10 and up. Last Friday morning, I…
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Does Memphis need outside approval? Not really. But is it nice or otherwise just fun to get a little attention? I think so. I haven't done a big roundup in a while, so here are 17 reasons to brag about Memphis in terms of national and…
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The annual Beale Street Wine Race is one of the wildest, most debaucherous events on Beale Street that no one knows about. Assignment #121 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to go (if you're over 18 - the Wine Race is no place for children).…
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The Pocket at Tailor's Union is snazzy and unlike anything else we have in Memphis. You'll find this speakeasy in between 117 Prime steakhouse and the alley. Everyone is welcome—no membership required! The Pocket is open Friday and Saturday nights…
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Day seven's assignment is particularly delicious: Go to Lucchesi's and pick up some dinner. Lucchesi's Italian grocery store in East Memphis stocks all kinds of breads, pastas, cheeses, olives and salamis. What's better is tha they also sell all…
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The second the temperature in Memphis creeps over 75 degrees, it's officially warm out, which means that it's officially time for snow cones. Specifically those from Jerry's. If it's a 100+ degree summer like it is right now then you're going to…
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Earlier today, I asked you guys to complete the sentence "You're so Memphis if...". You did, and it turns out, there are a ton of things that bind us together as a city that transcend geographic area. Here are the collected responses. If you've…
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Beer and BBQ expert Blake Marcum took a field trip down to Olive Branch, Mississippi and you should, too. Last fall, the Mississippi Ale House opened in Olive Branch, my old stomping grounds. This spot provides north Mississippi beer fans choice I…
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There are roughly only 300~ drive-in movie theaters left in the U.S., and Summer Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee has one of them–for now. It's no secret that drive-ins have been slowly dwindling in the U.S. A national pastime that many long ago…