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What good is an arts district that has the same boring city trimmings as every other part of town? This is my favorite of the dozens of re-decorated parking meters in the neighborhood. All of the meters were upgraded from their dull civic gray by…
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Everyone who correctly guesses where I am will be entered into a drawing for two pairs tickets to the Memphis Roller Derby bout on Saturday night. Leave your answers in the comments by noon today.
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A girl forever frolicks in one of the sculptures at Cancer Survivors Park in East Memphis. In other news (and there's a lot of it): - Cruises are returning to the Mississippi River. A Seattle-based cruise company is going to run 7 day cruises from…
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Day 164: Justin picking berries at Jones Orchard in Millington. Day 165: My roller derby team, the Women of Mass Destruction, after our win against the PrissKilla Prezleys Saturday night. Day 166: Coconut and berry gelato from Cafe Eclectic…
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The old (and now closed) Normal Beauty Shop on Highland. I snapped this while stuck by a slow-moving train just south of Southern Ave. In other news: - Today is the summer solstice, which means that not only is it ridiculously hot in Memphis, it's…
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I found it in my own closet. Does that count? That's me in the blue helmet in my Memphis Roller Derby shirt. I'm Lady Problems, #404, and I skate for the Women of Mass Destruction. Tomorrow, Memphis Roller Derby's all-star travel team, the Hustlin…
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The Fourth of July may still be a few weeks away, but it's never too early to make a plan. Break out your red, white, and blue and get ready to celebrate Independence Day, Memphis style. If fireworks are your favorite part of the Fourth, you've…
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I'm not sure who Walter is or what he's running for, but he's campaigning hard at the Mapco station on the corner of Central and Cooper. In other news: - Tomorrow night is student rush night for Chicago at the Orpheum. Anyone with a student ID can…
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Yvonne Bobo's solar system-inspired archway at Peabody Park in Midtown.