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New or used, it doesn't matter - Assignment #229 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to poke around the oldest independent bookstore in Memphis. Burke’s is one of the last independent bookstores in Memphis and the experience you’ll have shopping…
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Drop a few bucks at the door and join Memphis' only late-night private Hookah lounge. Assignment #232 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to hang out at the Oasis. Here’s how it works: choose a tobacco flavor from the Oasis’ list (they’ve got…
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While the weather is insanely pleasant, grab a book, some friends and some bread for the ducks and complete assignment #250 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis: visit Germantown Municipal Park. Municipal Park is one of my long-time favorite…
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Anyone who's ever had a very sick kid knows that Memphis is a great place to get healed at some of the worlds' best children's hospitals. (The photo above is by Stephen Hackett, whose own kid Josiah has been a LeBonheur patient.) When I toured…
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Do you need a ton of ramekins? A giant stock pot? Glass coffee mugs shaped like boots or a mountain of school lunch pizzas? Lit can help you with that. Assignment #251 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to shop at the greatest kitchen supply…
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Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk: Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex The Egyptians - Party Stomp Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance *Limes - Old Evil River Pavement - Two…
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Happy Friday, everybody! Here are my picks for the coolest things to do in Memphis this weekend. 1. Memphis Raqs present Tribal Debauchery, Nocturnal, Sunday, 7:30 p.m., $8 The students and performers from Memphis Raqs are having a tribal dance…
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This morning's edition of the Memphis Mystery Train was a little sleepier than normal, but I had fun. My buddy Marvin Stockwell, who's one of the Rock for Love organizers (and a member of local punk band Pezz), came by to hang out and talk about…
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The corner of Butler and Front St. isn't exactly the prettiest corner in Memphis. There are a few warehouses, a seemingly perpetual construction project and an antique car warehouse. But there's also this wonderful, unexpected bed of wildflowers.…
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Memphis gave the world a lot of musical firsts. For example, WDIA, the nation's first Black radio station: "WDIA, the Goodwill Station, was the first radio station in the nation to have an all-black format. This format made WDIA the top-rated…