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Anyone who's ever had a very sick kid knows that Memphis is a great place to get healed at some of the worlds' best children's hospitals. (The photo above is by Stephen Hackett, whose own kid Josiah has been a LeBonheur patient.) When I toured…
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345 / 365 Kerry Peeples and Anne Smithwick are the owners of Thigh High Jeans, a Memphis-based company that recycles donated old denim into new jeans embellished with fabric panels and quotes on the thigh. You can donate your old jeans at Square…
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Grab your boots and yonder down to Beale Street for the Kix on Beale free music series. This summer, Kix on Beale returns with four free shows in Handy Park. All ages are welcome and the shows start each day at 7:30 p.m. These shows are always a…
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I'm not a huge fan of oysters, but when half of Twitter recommended that I try the Oyster Stew at Sweet Grass, I had to listen. Thank you, internet, for making an excellent suggestion. My bowl of oyster stew was excellent - it was handful of…
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Due to the water boil order and winter weather, restaurants are changing their hours and offerings minute by minute. Check out the What's Open Today article. Here’s a list of Memphis and Mid-South restaurants and whether they’re offering pickup,…
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I snapped today's Project 365 photo while sitting on a ledge near the Cook Convention Center while listening to a nice guy from Milwaukee play the guitar. The guy's name is Matthew Davies, and he's a touring musician who's in town for the Folk…
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Let’s be real.. Memphis summer is hot! When the temps rise, it’s time to suit up and splash down. From spraygrounds to splash pads to pools, we’ve rounded up the best spots in the city where you (and the kiddos) can cool off, burn some energy, and…
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An old-growth forest in the middle of the city? Only in Memphis. Assignment #74 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to take a walk through one of the last remaining old growth forests in Tennessee. The Old Forest is a 172-acre wooded area…
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Ed. note: In honor of today's super nice weather and my own desire for some kind of frozen treat, here's one from the archives: five of my favorite Memphis milkshakes. Enjoy! These are by no means the only good milkshakes in Memphis. There are…
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It's the last day of the 2011 edition of the 30 Days of Free Stuff, and I've got one more prize to give out. It's a copy of Jack Oblivian's brand new record, "Rat City". This one is a little more pop than garage rock, but it's still got that...