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Alicia Dean, photographed at Otherlands Coffee. Name: Alicia Dean Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Occupation: Media assistant for Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Neighborhood: Midtown The coolest thing about my job is: working with Elvis Presley every…
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It's Friday night, and the Christian Brothers University campus is dark, save for one room on the second floor of the engineering building. The classroom is completely packed with people sitting at long white tables. A few type on laptops covered…
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Ed. Note: Here's your monthly guide to live music in Memphis. Contributor Baylee Less is back with another handy list for December 2017. Celebrate the holidays with local and international artists sharing their music with Memphis this month. The…
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Last week, I went on a 19-hour vacation. There aren't a lot of places you can take a 19-hour vacation to from Memphis, but Tunica is one of them. I figure most people who live in Memphis who want to go to Tunica have been, but like me, maybe haven…
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(Editor’s note: I’m on a quest to catalog all of the places in the Memphis area with historical markers in a semi-weekly feature called “On This Date, Something Happened".) In honor of the University of Memphis' 100th birthday, here's another…
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Meet Memphian and author Jae Henderson. Here, she answers my questions about her work, her favorite barbecue and the three things she can't live without. Name: Jae Henderson Occupation: Writer Hometown: Memphis, TN Neighborhood (in Memphis): Fox…
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If you're in Austin for SXSW Music, you've got the opportunity to see 11 awesome bands from Memphis over the next four days. Here are your options: - Cory Branan: Cory Branan is a singer-songwriter who plays a mean guitar and has a completely…
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Like many of the best things in Memphis, the Jun Lee Trading Company doesn't look like much from the outside. The windows are covered with panels, the building is painted in dingy whites and browns and the main entrance (and parking) are in the…
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Every month or so, I dig through the hundreds of photos that you wonderful people tag with #ilovememphis on social media and pick a few dozen to feature in a post. It's one of my favorite posts, because looking at all the fun things that Memphians…
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When burlesque performer Velvetina Taylor decided to hit the road - leaving her NYC home behind for a bit - and create a burlesque show residency, Memphis was her first and only choice. After many visits to the Bluff City, diving into our…