By Mary Helen Randall |
June 1, 2010
The curious property perched atop a small hill on Diana Street, tucked quietly behind Overton Square, has been turning some heads since the structure was completed earlier this year. It's no ordinary Midtown home.
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The Memphis area's first residential hospice will serve dying patients and their families.
By Marilyn Sadler |
May 1, 2010
Nancy Averwater remembers the day a man called her with a heart-rending question. His wife, in her 40s and the mother of their two children, had just been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
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When it comes to collectibles of two cool crooners, Pat Hallorans got some suite stuff.
By Tim Sampson |
April 1, 2010
When you enter the oversized, double doors of Graystone, pass through the foyer with its amazingly high ceilings, and either walk up the spiral stairway or take the elevator to the second floor, one of the first things you encounter is a closed door with a metal plate on it engraved with the words, "The Frank Sinatra Suite." Just down the hallway, there's an identical set-up with the words, "The Dean Martin Suite."
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Some tips on maintaining the most "green" part of any home -- your trees.
By Michael Finger |
March 1, 2010
When "Hurricane Elvis" blasted through Memphis in 2003, many of the toppled oaks left only a surprisingly shallow hole in the ground. As shocked homeowners surveyed the damage, we assumed that oaks weren't very stable because — unlike other trees — they apparently lacked a tap root to anchor them against high winds.
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New construction techniques keep your home safe when disaster strikes.
By Michael Finger |
February 1, 2010
In The Wizard of Oz, a mighty twister carried Dorothy's house over the rainbow. Okay, that was a movie, and the chances of a tornado hitting your house, or — despite our proximity to the New Madrid fault — an earthquake doing major damage are small.
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A look at the most famous "pool hall" in Memphis
By Frank Murtaugh |
January 1, 2010
Had Elvis lived to celebrate his 75th birthday this month, it's safe to say a game of pool would have been part of the fun. Whatever the King of Rock-and-Roll lacked in billiard skills, he more than made up for with the design of Graceland's billiard room.
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Over the top is par for the course for this Bartlett family.
By Michael Finger |
December 1, 2009
If your idea of holiday decorations is screwing a green bulb into your front porch light and taping a red ribbon to your mailbox, perhaps this Christmas-loving couple will inspire you to kick it up a notch or two. Scott and Jennifer Cockroft spend considerably more time, energy, and yes — money — decorating their Bartlett home for the holidays.
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Fireplaces are hot, but without proper maintenance, you could get burned.
By Mary Helen Randall |
November 2, 2009
Fireplaces add warmth and value to any home, but they must be maintained if you don't want to get burned. As Alan Herring, better known around town as Al the Chimney Sweep, puts it, "A house full of warmth is wonderful.
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Even in the South, families are gathering around outdoor fireplaces.
By Hannah Sayle |
October 1, 2009
Around dusk, when the chill of night starts to set in, a light cracks out of the dark, sending the soft glow of a fire through the back porch. It's October, and an outdoor fireplace marries the cool mid-autumn air with the warmth of the hearth.
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