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In addition to having an awesome name, Memphis Jones is a musician and tour guide for Backbeat Tours. If you get him as your guide, you're lucky - not only does he play a mean guitar on a rattly bus, but he's also got the enthusiasm and joy of a…
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There are no rooftop parties or lobby bar at Hotel Memphis, and you definitely can't stay the night. But what you can do is watch as local musicians perform in Memphis' most incredible web-based concert series. Phographer / filmmaker Alan Spearman…
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Julie is the first non-human to be featured as one of the 365 Memphians, but I think she counts. She's a lifelong Memphian (she was born and raised at the Memphis Zoo), and at 50 years old, she's the second-oldest hippopotamus in captivity. She…
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I bought my first really good tomatoes of the summer yesterday from a converted gas station in Binghampton. They came from the Urban Farms Market, a small non-profit grocery store / farmer's market that opened in March of this year. It was…
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Happy Friday, Memphis! Rise up against the oppressive heat and get out to one of my top five weekend events: 1. Memphis Heat screening, Orpheum Theatre, Friday, 7:15 p.m., $7 The Orpheum is showing "Memphis Heat", a locally made documentary about…
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Since I first played it on WEVL, "You Can't Keep Me" from Amy LaVere's new record has become one of my favorite songs of this summer. It's a break up song, but it's the sort that's perfect for playing while you're still mad (but trying to get over…
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I went to St. Jude this morning to see the start of the annual Memphis to Peoria, Ill. run. Despite the heat, tons of St. Jude and ALSAC employees were outside, cheering on the runners with homemade signs. Signs like this one: While "Go, runners…
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Tonya Dyson is the marketing coordinator for Memphis in May, which means she gets to promote the giant annual festival which is celebrating the Philippines in 2012. The LeMoyne-Owen graduate is possibly one of the most active people in town - she'…
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If you’ve ever taken a stroll down Beale Street, you’ve felt the history and the energy. Among the lively bars and music venues, Peoples on Beale stands out as a pool hall with a deep-rooted history and a laid-back, hometown vibe. Since 1904,…
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( In honor of Elvis Week 2011, I’m having an Elvis-themed Monday. All day, immersed in the world of Elvis – checking out his favorite places, eating where he ate, and doing some of the things he did in an attempt to find out why after so many…