There's a reason University of Memphis students swear by R.P. Tracks.

Check another item off of the big Memphis Scavenger Hunt List. I've got a picture of the hand-painted "no discrimination" sign on the side of the Hollywood Disco downtown.

There are actually two. One is on the side of the building:

Everybody Calm Down: Earnestine & Hazel’s Isn’t Changing

Our favorite downtown dive bar is still going strong! 

I caught up with Derk Meitzler—he was part of the team who reopened E&H back in 2021. He's now moved on to be the chef at The Second Line, but the answers to his questions about a post-pandemicEarnestine & Hazel’s.

Here’s how our conversation started:

Last night, I finally got around to going to the Mollie Fontaine Lounge.

I've never been the member of a private club before.

It's a Memphis Scavenger Hunt double whammy, y'all.

It's weird watching people act out scenes from your life, especially when you're a tiny girl and the person playing you is a dude. A few weeks ago, Joe Leibovich asked me if I would be willing to take part in an upcoming Storytellers Unplugged show wi