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Overton Park will experience some big changes in the coming years, since MCA and the Brooks will both leave their buildings. Do you have a vision for the spaces? If you have ideas, the City wants your proposals, and they've extended the deadline…
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Taxes are one of life's great certainties, unless it's Tennessee's annual state-wide sales tax holiday. Tennessee's tax holiday is a glorious three-day period (held annually on the first weekend in August) where our 9.25 percent state sales tax…
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I'm really excited about today's Free Stuff, and you should be, too. The winner is getting one whole pie (flavor unknown) from Muddy's Bake Shop. I will hand deliver the pie to the winner tomorrow. You really have no idea how thrilled I am to give…
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If you're going downtown from the east, you can easily complete assignment #18. The assignment is to drive into downtown Memphis by heading west on Madison Ave. It's not the most conventional (or efficient) route, but it does have the best view.…
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Here's a quick rundown of a few things I think you'll like this week and weekend in Memphis. I'll publish more detailed posts about some of these events shortly, so check back soon! Tuesday, June 2 - It's the first week of Bluesday Tuesday…
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The first-ever Memphis Dining Week is August 17 - 22, 2021, and every time you eat out that week you'll also help feed your fellow Memphians. Check out the menus on the website, and then make your reservations! Be sure to ask for 'Memphis Dining…
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More than 100 years of Memphis history have been collected and packed into one room in east Memphis. Assignment #276 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to visit the Memphis and Shelby County room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. If you…
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One of my favorite parts of writing the I Love Memphis blog is getting to see how far things have come through old, old posts. The first time Ghost River was available in six-packs. The first I Love Memphis mural. When no one would go to Grizzlies…
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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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I was invited to ARTjamN in Cooper Young a few nights ago to do a painting session. None of the guided paintings suited me, so I put on my headphones, squeezed some acrylic onto a paper plate and made this little...well, I can't quite call it a…