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.
Here's what was played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with all of the local tracks marked with an asterisk:
Ed. Note: Continuing in October's month of firsts, I'm happy to share this guest post from artist Richard Fudge on his first time painting live on stage.
Today in Memphis, a local wins state Teacher of the Year honors, the Chisca gets a temporary facelift, and there's a legitimate way to get into River Arts Fest for free. Also, vegan pork rinds are a thing that exists.
During Downtown Dining Week (Nov.Chuck Huges is a cute, tattooed Canadian chef who is discovering America the gastronomical way: he's eating his way across the states, one famous street at a time. He's eaten on Magazine Street in San Fransisco, Magazine Street in New Orleans, and tonight, he's eating his way down Main Street in 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.
Today in Memphis, Spiderman washes the windows, Justin Timberlake gets married, and Juicy J gets showered with gifts.
Ed. Note: In honor of October's Month of First, I'm happy to present this guest post from Grace Weil, the outreach coordinator for Hope House. Hope House is the first facility of its type in Tennessee. Here, some of the House's clients share their first interactions with the organization.
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.
