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I've been a little hesitant to start a bracketing system to find the best barbecue in Memphis. There are at least 75 places around town to get barbecue. A Google search for Memphis Barbecue turns up 1.1 million results. Also, if you thought…
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Zoe Elliotte, photographed at Rock'n'Romp. If I could go back in time and do middle school over again, I'd want to do it as Zoe Lewis. She's got style, smarts, and rock star credentials (she's formed bands at Delta Girls Rock Camp). She's also…
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Ed. note: As part of October's month of Memphis firsts, I'm happy to share this guest post from new Memphian Kelsey Jacobson. I'm new to the Mid-South, and as you can probably imagine, living in Memphis takes some getting used to for someone from…
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Inspired by the obscenely pleasant weather we've had over the past few weeks, I stopped by Germantown Municipal Park. Municipal Park is one of my long-time favorite suburban hang outs. No matter when I visit, it never seems crowded. There are…
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There's a surprisingly large concentration of art in the narrow alley between Marshall and Union (near Sun Studio). For as long as I can remember, the alley walls have been home to an ever changing gallery of urban art of all kinds. There are…
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What? You would. Yesterday, Mayor AC Wharton announced that Memphis would be getting 55 miles of bike lanes over the next 18 -24 months. Hopefully, these will help transform Memphis into a friendlier place to ride. The bicycle action rally at City…
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Thursday, March 14 is Pi Day (3/14, get it? Of course you do.) and that means that you should celebrate by eating delicious, tasty pie. You can get slices of pie at Muddy's Bakeshop, Cafe Eclectic or Pie Folks (a pie-only bakery in Germantown).…
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This is my office. It's the oldest commercial use building in Memphis. According to the Haunted Memphis tour I went on last weekend, it's also haunted. Apparently, the building was used as a military hospital to treat Union soldiers during the…
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Emily Halpern, photographed outside of the Grey Dog Cafe, New York City. I'm in New York all week, talking up Memphis to travel, food and music writers. Emily, who's been in some of the meetings with me, is the director of communications at the…
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Ed. note: As someone who's lived away from Memphis before, I can relate with just about everything in this guest post from Mary Thompson. She left Memphis for New Zealand last year, and there are a few things she wishes she could have brought with…