Run, Party, Eat at the Breakaway Bardog 5K + Monroe Avenue Festival

It's time for another year of the Breakaway Bardog 5K and the Monroe Avenue Festival in downtown Memphis! For a decade, several location organizations have come together to host this event: Bardog Tavern (downtown's dependable neighborhood pub) and Breakaway Running (local running store + running group organizer) join forces to raise money for St. Jude (world famous life-saving children's research hospital)...

Elvis Week's Candlelight Vigil Is An International Affair

Ed. Note: I sent contributor Veena Rangaswami into the wild throngs of Elvis fans during this year's Elvis Week. This is her take on the 40th annual Candlelight Vigil. Originally published 2017. Updated 2019.  Elvis Week 2019 is August 9-17. Read more here. 
I was raised on Elvis. My father became a fan as a high school student in India, and when he moved to Memphis in 1976 his appreciation for Elvis only grew.

Happy National Hot Dog Day! Here's Where to Celebrate

Happy National Hot Dog Day! If you're looking for dogs in Memphis, here's a list! Got some to add? Leave 'em in the comments.

- Elwood's Shack on Summer Avenue has one of the best hot dogs I've had in my life. The BBQ Slaw Dog is an all-beef hot dog topped with slightly spicy slaw made of purple cabbage, jalapeños, and blue cheese. Yes. Blue cheese. That's it pictured above in all its glory.

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