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Local historian and tour guide Jimmy Ogle is a walking encyclopedia of Memphis, and now is your chance to take advantage of his genius. Photo of Jimmy Ogle by Mike Brown, via jimmyogle.com. Leave me your questions about history, people, places,…
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Ed. Note: I'm excited to share with you this guest post by Memphis musician Graham Winchester about his time this fall playing in Europe. As part of the Sheiks (which also includes Frank McAllen and Keith Cooper) he opened for and backed up…
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(ed. - Sorry about the bad "Love Shack" reference. I had to.) ed. note. - The Pizza Shack is closed. This location is now home to the lovely Elwood's Shack restaurant. It took three tries, but I finally managed to find the Hollywood Pizza Shack. I…
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321 / 365 Meet Memphian no. 321, Brian Twersky. Here, he answers my questions about his favorite places to be outside, his favorite local athlete, and the weird questions he gets asked at work. He also solves the age-old Chinese Sub Shop riddle of…
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Today is international Park(ing) Day, when metered parking spaces all over the world are turned into tiny miniature parks. This was Memphis' first Park(ing) Day, and 16 local organizations and volunteers turned parking spaces on Peabody Place into…
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Sometimes you want to show that special guy or lady how much you care, but you can't afford to take them to Restaurant Iris or hold their hand courtside seats to a Grizzlies game. Don't worry, though, because there are plenty of creative, ahem,…
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Each year since 2010, there's been a Project 365 on the I Love Memphis blog. In the past, you've seen 365 pictures of Memphis, Memphians, reasons to love Memphis, and things to do in Memphis. I want to take this concept to the next level. Each…
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It's the final match up of the first round of the pork bracket and two beloved and more-than-slightly sketchy barbecue joints are ready to battle it out to see which sandwich goes on to the second round. Let's meet the contestants: Over here, we'…
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Andria Lisle is one of the coolest people I've met in Memphis - she's a talented journalist, a lady about town, and one of those people who seems to be involved in everything. Here, she talks about her work at the Brooks Museum of Art, her…
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Even though they've been playing at venues, events, and parties for years, Memphis' own Mighty Souls Brass Band is finally releasing their first album today. To celebrate, I'm giving away three copies of the CD. Read on to find out how to win. (…