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Julie is the first non-human to be featured as one of the 365 Memphians, but I think she counts. She's a lifelong Memphian (she was born and raised at the Memphis Zoo), and at 50 years old, she's the second-oldest hippopotamus in captivity. She…
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They've always rented movies, but now they're the subject of one. Local filmmaker Patrick Buttram has made a documentary about Memphis' favorite local video rental service / cult classic hang out, Black Lodge Video. The 20-minute short follows the…
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I bought my first really good tomatoes of the summer yesterday from a converted gas station in Binghampton. They came from the Urban Farms Market, a small non-profit grocery store / farmer's market that opened in March of this year. It was…
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Kevin Olsen, dodge ball player and Meat Club member, proudly repping his Kevin Bacon t-shirt during the Meat Club's July meeting. In other news: - Congratulations to David. Based on the qualifications he provided and his friends' ringing…
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Meet Memphian no. 202 (of 365), Melissa Wolowicz. Melissa is a philanthropist, mom, chicken farmer and all-around great lady. Here, she answers my questions about cupcakes, chickens and how anyone can be a philanthropist for cheap: Name: Melissa…
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Happy Friday, Memphis! Rise up against the oppressive heat and get out to one of my top five weekend events: 1. Memphis Heat screening, Orpheum Theatre, Friday, 7:15 p.m., $7 The Orpheum is showing "Memphis Heat", a locally made documentary about…
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Since I first played it on WEVL, "You Can't Keep Me" from Amy LaVere's new record has become one of my favorite songs of this summer. It's a break up song, but it's the sort that's perfect for playing while you're still mad (but trying to get over…
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Lance Russell, Jerry "The King" Lawler and Dave Brown backstage at the screening of "Memphis Heat" at the Orphuem on Friday night. Lance Russell and Dave Brown were the announcing tag team that hosted Saturday morning wrestling on WMC-TV 5 until…
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Jon Burchfield is an anthropologist by training, but right now, he's working on the Indie Memphis Film Festival. He's been screening films, wrangling the rest of us that are screening films and doing a lot of the festival planning. He grew up in…
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Allow me to wish everyone in Memphis a happy basketball season. The University of Memphis Tigers opened their 2009-2010 season on Friday, Nov. 13th. My mom surprised me with an extra ticket to the men's game against Jackson State at the FexEx…