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Happy birthday to me! Or, rather, I Love Memphis. Next week, the I Love Memphis blog turns 2 years old. I've had a great time exploring the city, writing, meeting people and talking about what makes this city such an incredible, vibrant place. And…
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Florist Kacie Cooper has been arranging flowers since 1996. After years of working at florist shops, she now owns her own company that does wedding and events flowers, Kacie Cooper Floral Design. Eric Tate is a Memphis-based producer and filmmaker…
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( In honor of Elvis Week 2011, I’m having an Elvis-themed Monday. All day, immersed in the world of Elvis – checking out his favorite places, eating where he ate, and doing some of the things he did in an attempt to find out why after so many…
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( In honor of Elvis Week 2011, I’m having an Elvis-themed Monday. All day, immersed in the world of Elvis – checking out his favorite places, eating where he ate, and doing some of the things he did in an attempt to find out why after so many…
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Happy blog birthday to me! It's been two years since the I Love Memphis blog started (which means it's something like 5 years old in Internet Years). I get excited about the blog birthday only slightly less than I do about my real birthday. I feel…
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In the 1960s, there were two places to get that sweet soul sound. You could go to Hitsville (aka Detroit, Mich.) for the pop girl-meets-boy sounds of Motown, or you could go to Soulsville (in Memphis) for emotional, girl-breaks-boy's-heart tracks…
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I understand that not everyone is going to like me all of the time, but I'm not sure what I did to upset Dr. Harold Toboggans. I featured the good doctor in my 365 Memphians series yesterday, along with some nice words about the work he's doing…
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Happy birthday to Memphian no. 229 (of 365), city mayor A C Wharton. He's the one in the middle, looking like he's got the situation under control. May your birthday include good friends, an easy workday and maybe dinner at Bari (since that's…
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Today's Memphis Mystery Train was a super special one, mostly because I had my first ever in-studio performance today. Fille Catatonique (aka Marcella Rene Simien) came to the studio today to play a few songs and turn my usually solitary morning…
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Today's Free Stuff is a haircut by one of my favorite local stylists, Monica Sheftall. I can personally vouch for her skill. She tames the madness on my head every few months or so, and I always leave her chair looking way better than I did when I…