Introducing Project 50: Fifty Ways We Love Memphis
Each year since 2010, there's been a Project 365 on the I Love Memphis blog. In the past, you've seen 365 pictures of Memphis, Memphians, reasons to love Memphis, and things to do in Memphis.

Each year since 2010, there's been a Project 365 on the I Love Memphis blog. In the past, you've seen 365 pictures of Memphis, Memphians, reasons to love Memphis, and things to do in Memphis.

My situation at 8 p.m. last Saturday: in East Memphis, starving, in the mood to try something new. I hadn't been to Southward Fare and Libations yet, so I called a friend and we went straight there.
Southward comes to East Memphis courtesy of Chef Ryan Trimm (Sweet Grass, Next Door) and opened last summer. It's tucked in the Regalia Shopping Center (behind Ruth's Chris) but it's easy to forget you're in a shopping center once you step inside.
(Ed. Note: An alternate title for this post is "Small Children Celebrate the Rich History of Beale Street By Consuming Large Amounts of Sugar".)
Memphis parents Shauna and Jeremy Bateman brought Quinn (age 3) and Oliver (almost 2) downtown to the A. Schwab store on Beale Street to meet up with me and my boss, Bob. Our mission: to conduct an unbiased taste test of treats at the store's new soda fountain.
Go Tigers Go! Happy Friday Memphis! Here are 5 things you can do in Memphis this weekend.
Like always, tag your photos on Instagram and Twitter #ilovememphis and they might appear on the blog.
As I said before, I got really excited when I was writing previews of Memphis in 2014, and it turned into a monster post. Yesterday I posted part one about big things to look forward to and restaurants opening this year; here's part two.
Festivals.
Happy Friday! Here are 5 things you won't want to miss in Memphis this weekend.

A random picture of The Book Juggler, a recently-opened used bookstore on South Main via @ilovememphisblog on Instagram.
Here are the 10 things I couldn't get enough of food-wise in 2013, in no particular order. I went into detail about a few of my absolute favorites first. What are some of the best things you ate this year? Let me know in the comments.
1. Muddy Buddy Popcorn at Sweet Noshings

Good morning and Happy New Year's Eve Eve to you. Here's a little news update and photo roundup.
First, the list of New Year's Eve Events has been updated yet again and is getting pretty massive. If you haven't figured out what you're doing yet, there are plenty of options.