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Macarons are apparently the new cupcake. Unlike the cupcake, though, they're not terribly easy to DIY. I tried once, after I bought a slim cookbook full of gorgeous photos of the ganache-filled French cookies. It was a disaster - making my own…
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You guys know we have the nicest minor league ballpark in the country, right? It's true - Baseball America named downtown's AutoZone Park the 2009 "Ballpark of the Year". The airy, brick stadium is home to the Memphis Redbirds, a AAA feeder league…
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Sushi is good, but it's got one inherent flaw: it's nearly impossible to get full from eating it. That is, unless you're at Eat Well Japanese buffet. The huge Cordova buffet is perfect for sushi lovers, Asian food lovers and the adventurous. For $…
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Kerry Hayes was photographed outside of City Hall, where he works as a special assistant to Mayor A.C. Wharton. In addition to all of the great work he does to make Memphis better place to live, he's also another Memphian named Kerry. We're a…
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Here's the Memphis Mystery Train set list for this morning. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk. Unlike usual, I want to take you to Booty City. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Woke Up Near Chelsea Egyptians - Party Stomp Belle…
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I've been in something of a musical rut lately. Sometime after I started DJ-ing more than once a week, I stopped listening to music for myself and started considering every song as something I could play for other people. But, I've found something…
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Jonathan Lyons is my newest coworker. He's the new PR specialist at the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, charged with helping visiting media get the story on Memphis. He's got an impressive list of past work, too - he's worked at the…
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Jay Bfaffman lives in his van. After his house burned down and he lost his job teaching at UT Knoxville, Jay moved into this VW van and started exploring. He was in Memphis for a few days last week before heading to St. Louis, Mo. You can follow…
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There are a lot of advantages to having FedEx's world headquarters in Memphis. Thousands of people have jobs, packages make a much shorter trip from their origin to our houses, and we can ship overnight until 11 p.m. Also, we get videos like this…
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In addition to having an awesome name, Memphis Jones is a musician and tour guide for Backbeat Tours. If you get him as your guide, you're lucky - not only does he play a mean guitar on a rattly bus, but he's also got the enthusiasm and joy of a…