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Meet Memphian number 55, Memphis Grizzlies center Hasheem Thabeet. Name: Hasheem Thabeet Hometown: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Occupation: Memphis Grizzlies center What neighborhood do you live in: Southwind in Germantown In 2011, I want to: be a…
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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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Emily Ward-Markle, aka Midtown Maulher, is one of my Memphis Roller Derby teammates. She's also in the process of opening Memphis' first (and only) derby girl-owned skate shop, Blues City Skates. She's going to sell skates, skate parts, wheels,…
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With flood waters rising into Tom Lee Park, Memphis in May officials have made the decision to move the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest to Tiger Lane (aka, the fairgrounds) in Midtown. Other than the change of venue, things will remain…
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The Memphis Botanic Gardens Farmers Market is pretty great. It's small without sacrificing selection, and it convieniently timed for the middle of the week, when you've probably already eaten everything you bought at the weekend markets. I got a…
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Kalisa Hyman is the social media director at Thompson and Company (where she was photographed on their roof, next to their tomato plants). She's also a blogger, style junkie, and person I wouldn't mind turning into when I grow up. In other news…
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: it's Memphis news update time. Today, we find out that Tarik Black is leaving the U of M, we're not the Tastiest Town, and Phil from "Duck Dynasty" is coming to visit. Also, a new restaurant is hiring…
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Next Wednesday (June 27th), I'm going to test my love of food in spectacular, carnivorous fashion. I'm taking the Kookamonga Challenge at the Kooky Canuck. The Kookamonga Challenge is this: eat the 7.5 lbs. Kookamonga burger in less than one hour…
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( Note – Tourism is one of Memphis’ major industries – we’ve got loads of things to do and see. Since this week is national tourism week, I’m profiling a few of the people who work to give visitors a great Memphis experience.) Bartender Ariana…
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Mempops celebrates five years of fresh fruit and cream popsicles this weekend! I remember when these guys were just one little converted mail truck, passing out popsicles in parking lots. Now, they have three brick-and-mortar locations and a…