10 Things I Experienced for the First Time on My Bicycle

Ed. Note: Amanda Wheeler is a new Memphian, so just about everything she's experiencing here is a first. Today, though, she's collected a series of photos of things she's seen in Memphis for the first time from the seat of her road bike. Enjoy!

These are a collection of firsts I have encountered as a brand new Memphian and a new biker.

The Very First Time: Your First Memories of Memphis

As part of October's ongoing month of firsts, my friend Cindy Cogbill suggested that I collect people's first memories of Memphis. I asked and more than 250 of you answered. Here are the collected responses to the question "What's your first Memory of Memphis?".

My first memory of Memphis was...

Places:

"Libertyland! I moved to Memphis in middle school so the first thing we did in the city was go to Libertyland. It was fun at the time."  - Mary T. 

"Walking into Alex's, 18 years old, not getting carded." - Dan H.

Five Minute Food Review: Corn Ice Cream from La Michoacana

In the past year or so, La Michoacana on Summer has become one of my favorite places to go for dessert. Their ice cream is delicious, their strawberries and cream is perfect, and their paletas come in several dozen flavors.

And while La Michoacana serves all of the standard flavors, the best things on the menu are the most exotic. Things like giant cups of corn flavored ice cream.