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Today's Memphian is more like a collection of Memphians. Meet Mr. Johnson's homeroom class at the Power Center Academy charter school. These super bright eighth graders were celebrating Literacy Day by listening to different local speakers (…
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I got up extra early for today's Mystery Train, because I had to pick up my very special guest. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you John Hubbell, original host of the Memphis Mystery Train. Much like Jay-Z, Hubbell came out of retirement for the day…
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A few months ago, I stopped by the Brooks Museum to see "and exactly Twenty Years", a retrospective by Memphis artist Greely Myatt. I started crushing on his work almost immediately after entering the gallery. His sculptures are surprising and…
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Happy Friday, Memphis! Here's this weekend's list of the top five events you shouldn't miss: 1. Pink Palace Crafts Fair, Audubon Park, Oct. 6 – 9, $7 adults, $3 kids After 39 years, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair is one of Memphis’ longest-running…
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City councilman Shea Flinn was campaigning hard outside of the polling station at Trinity Methodist Church in Midtown during the municipal elections. You can follow him on Twitter @flinnshady.
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Cliff McKinney is a co-founder of Work For Pie, an online community for software developers. The company started through Seed Hatchery, a program that helps entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground. He loves Memphis because "everything is…
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Most days, Cherryl Pigues Crite works in IT support. But on game day, you'll find her bringing her excess of sass to the basketball court with the Grizzlies Grannies and Grandpas dance team. When she's not working or dancing, she's involved with…
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It's a good week for small Memphis history lessons. First, Richard has a short history of the Memphis parks system, which included this awesome promotional poster for the places "where Memphians spend their leisure moments": Secondly, Matthew…
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Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo ( I'm so sorry if this got stuck in your head.) Egyptians - Party Stomp They…
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Matt Ladner is an interactive designer based in Memphis, Tenn. He's also involved with AIGA, Odessa (art space) and Electrocity, a monthly series of electronic music shows. He just started his own record label, Voodoo Village, which features local…