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Memphis music didn't end when Stax stopped making records and Sun started offering tours and Elvis' house become a museum. While the local music scene remains rooted in our incredible past, it's nowhere near dead. It's so alive that the Memphis…
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Memphis is a city with a past - a big, messy, important, fascinating past. We've got a surplus of history here in the Bluff City, and for those wanting to know more, it can be a bit intimidating. That's why I love the Memphis and Shelby County…
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This is my office. It's the oldest commercial use building in Memphis. According to the Haunted Memphis tour I went on last weekend, it's also haunted. Apparently, the building was used as a military hospital to treat Union soldiers during the…
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The first few weeks of spring in Memphis are a glorious, glorious thing. The sun is shining and everyone in the city seems to be in a good mood. It's a wonderful little interim between cold and stiflingly hot. And the best part? There aren't any…
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What do you get the Tiger fan that has everything now that basketball season has started and the holidays are approaching? Try these handmade, U of M-themed gifts from Etsy: 1. A hand-sewn tissue box cover designed to look like a couch, $15, from…
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Andre Gibson, photographed at Bardog Tavern. By day, Andre works at Buckman Laboratories. By night (well, by day, really), he works to make Memphis a more sustainable place with Memphis City Beautiful. The former Memphis Flyer Hottie (2010 class)…
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Happy Halloween weekend, everybody! There's a ton going on, so get your costume ready and get your weekend started with these five events: 1. Trolley Tour, South Main Arts District, Friday, 6 p.m., free Tonight's trolley tour is going to be one of…
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My friend Amanda's dog Lucy, clearly very shy after her recent grooming. In other news: - Local designer J Press Designs is giving away three of her gorgeous calendars. All you have to do to be entered to win is become a fan on Facebook.…
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The results of the Memphis Flyer's annual Best of Memphis readers poll came out today. Thank you so much to all of you who voted for I Love Memphis for best blog and best Twitter account - I placed first in both categories (and was compared to a…
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Hello rainy Monday. Here's some Memphis news and your photos from the weekend. Tag your pictures on Twitter and Instagram #ilovememphis or #wealllovememphis and they might show up on the blog. I wandered around Beale St. yesterday working on a…