May 2007

May 2007 Backtalk

Feast on This

The Glory of Southern Cooking.

Leonard Gill

Staff Pick: Dark Continent and Other Stories

Marilyn Sadler

Separate But Equal?

When it comes to the balance of power between city and county leaders, the description is about as accurate as it was, well, the first time around.

Tom Jones

Pitching His Craft

Young hurlers have a new resource in former big-leaguer John Denny.

Frank Murtaugh

Riding with the King

Meet the woman who's kept the world's most famous bluesman on schedule for more than 50 years.

Preston Lauterbach

Contributors

The Main Attraction

Spindini brings the Grisanti name -- and talent -- back downtown.

Nicky Robertshaw

Gin's Tonic

Mary Helen Tibbs

Keeping Score

Diversity in professional fields, not playing fields, is news we can use.

John Branston

See Gin Run

Memphis' own Ginnifer Goodwin is quietly taking over Hollywood, one role at a time.

Mary Helen Tibbs

Water Works

Whether a do-it-yourself kit or installed by professionals, fountains and pools can add a splash of life to a garden.

Michael Finger

Mission: Possible

A University of Memphis nursing program benefits both students and patients.

Greg Russell

Keeping Tabs on the News

Mary Helen Tibbs

Upright Citizen

Don't miss songstress Amy LaVere's confident second album, "Anchors & Anvils."

Chris Herrington

News Bites

By the Numbers

Single Sex vs. Co-ed Schools

Q&A: Richard Bausch

Preston Lauterbach

Braised Halibut

Cafe Society's Chef Cullen Kent Offers Us One of His French-Inspired Springtime Favorites.

Corps Values

They're young, driven, idealistic. Can these members of Teach for America help failing students succeed?

Marilyn Sadler

Vino Vocab

A primer on how to speak wine-geek.

Taylor Eason

Raleigh Ruins

Our trivia expert solves local mysteries of who, what, when, where, why, and why not.

Vance Lauderdale

Teach for America: Athena Palmer

Teach for America: Jeff Osborne

Teach for America: Katie Campbell

Teach for America: Tim Ware