Well, the big news lately is that the University of Memphis is now a member of the Big East, so that should make Tiger fans happy — for a while. But over the years, it seems the university has always strived to be part of greater things, and one of the strangest incidents in its...
Our city has been the birthplace of so many wonderful things, among them: rock-and-roll music, Sun, Stax, FedEx, Holiday Inns, the world's first self-service grocery store — oh, the list just goes on and on. And then, of course, there's me, Vance Lauderdale. But did Memphis...
You probably drive by these massive structures on North Parkway, Southern, Summer, and elsewhere in the city without even thinking about them, and that's a shame, because they play a critical role in our city. No, I'm not talking about the buildings on the grounds of the Lauderdale...
In the past few weeks, I've devoted a good bit of space here to the old (and now gone) Madison Heights Methodist Church. My pal C.L. Mullins sent me this interesting photograph, showing the church's baseball team. He points out, "Madison Heights shared a sports program with...
In the January issue of Memphis magazine, I told the story of Madison Heights United Methodist Church, a fine-looking stone structure that stood for more than a century at the corner of Monroe and Claybrook. I had mentioned that the church met a sad fate: Its members had moved away (I said),...
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