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If you've been hearing calliope music downtown for the past few days, it's coming from the American Queen, a brand new riverboat that's docked for the first time at Beale St. Landing. The ship, which is owned by the Memphis-based Great American…
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Ladies and gentlemen, today, we see that bastion of greasiness, ancestral breakfast home of dozens of hung-over hipsters the Barskdale Restaurant face off against midtown-ish late night favorite Republic Coffee. In this corner, the Barksdale…
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The first time I went to Austin, Texas, I fell in love with a food truck. Its name was Casa del Fuego, and it served one thing: tacos. Since then, I've been pretty sad that there aren't any food trucks in Memphis as a result of highly prohibitive…
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Yesterday, I stopped by midtown's newest restaurant, Fuel Cafe, for lunch. I had the restaurant to myself, which was unsurprising, given that I was eating lunch at 4 p.m. Fuel is in the old Petra space at Hadley's Garage on Madison. The interior…
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In her job as the fitness director at Trezevant retirement community, Rinnie Wood leads excersize classes for senior citizens. Here, she answers my questions about her favorite music to play during classes, the best places to be outside in Memphis…
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It was a long weekend of parties, candy, and costumes, and yours were some of the best. Here are the finalists for the I Love Memphis Halloween costume contest. You can vote once in each category. Voting will be open from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.…
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A few nights ago, I got to go where only a handful of Memphians have ever gone before: the roof of the FedEx Forum. Michael, who works at the arena, offered to take me up on the gray domed roof at sunset, and I wasn't about to turn that down...
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The Dropkick Murphys (everyone's favorite Boston punk band), are coming to Minglewood Hall in June and I'm giving away a pair of tickets to one ILM reader. The show is at Minglewood Hall on June 6th at 7 p.m. They've been kind enough to give me…
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When we walked into Ryu Sushi last night, my friend John looked around, noticed the two disco balls hanging from the ceiling and said, "This place looks like it's awesome." He was totally right - Ryu oozes atmosphere. In addition to the disco…
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Here’s what’s going on in Memphis this week, plus a preview of this weekend. Don't forget to submit your upcoming events to the I Love Memphis Calendar. Monday (Feb. 1) - The Dixon celebrates their 40th anniversary with a free reception with cake…