Found: Dessert Beer Flights at Flying Saucer, Batch Memphis, Civil Rights Museum, Spillit Slam

People often ask me if I spend my days going around Memphis looking for cool things to do, and when I'm not writing or working online, that's exactly what I'm doing. Here are a few of my favorite things I've seen recently that I think you'll like, too.

Valentine's Dessert Beer Flight at Flying Saucer

Project 50, No 3: Girl Scouts Heart of the South

Project 50 is a weekly feature on a Mid-South nonprofit that will go on through 2014. I hope that you decide to get involved with at least one organization you hear about this year and put your love for Memphis to work. In this week's Project 50 post, I’m focusing on Girl Scouts' Heart of the South (our area's chapter) - and it's just in time for cookie season.

Six Insider Tips for the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships

The U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championship is coming back to the Racquet Club February 8th - 16th. Take a look at these six insider tips for making the most of your trip to the tournament. Then, enter our contest to win tickets. 

** Update: Congratulations to "Chris" and "Laura" from the comments section - you've won a pair of tickets each! Thanks to everyone who commented. **

Skewer Japanese Restaurant is Open Today

A friend and I attended a preview dinner earlier this week at East Memphis' new Japanese restaurant, Skewer. They officiallly opened today.

Skewer is in the Sanderlin Shopping Center in East Memphis (the one with Muddy's) next to Cosmic Coconut. It's a shotgun-style place with a row of tables along one side and more tables at the front. There's a glassed-in kitchen area where you can sit and watch the chefs at work, fish-bowl style.

Party Like It's Your Birthday, Memphis Style (+ August 2014 Podcast Bonus Clip!)

People ask me what they should do for their birthday in Memphis all the time. I always want to ask back, "well, what you do you like to do?" because I want to be sure I'm giving them good advice. Some people don't feel like it's their birthday unless they're wearing a crown on a light-up dance floor, while others would rather sip some Midtown Brown at a quiet table at Bosco's. With that in mind, I've come up with a few different itineraries to suit most any birthday-celebrating philosophy.

Project 50, No. 1: Mid-South Peace and Justice Center

Ed. Note: For the first post of Project 50, I want to tell you about the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. This organization was founded on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and opened on his birthday in 1982. The timing seemed appropriate. I asked Ace F. Madjlesi, Board Member for the MSPJC and Project Coordinator for the H.O.P.E.

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