February 1, 2010
Don your dashiki for this tribal performance by South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir. The 26-member group performs traditional and contemporary African gospel, Negro spirituals, and even reggae.
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Your "I do" How-To
January 1, 2010
They met four years ago at a mall, but neither was shopping that day. It was 2005, and several times a week Thor Harland walked from his nearby downtown office to grab a coffee from Starbucks in the Peabody Place Mall.
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By Mary Helen Randall |
January 1, 2010
Last year, I swore that I would eschew the whole New Year's resolution notion. I just never really saw the point, but perhaps that's because in the past, I made ridiculous, never-gonna-happen promises to myself that were broken, oh, by January 2nd or so.
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A new Memphian offers novices and oldtimers the keys to our city.
By Preston Lauterbach |
August 1, 2007
My bride-to-be and I couldn't have been happier with our new apartment — spacious, elegant, overlooking Overton Park. We loved the classic cosmopolitan feeling, the crown molding, and the shiny hardwood floors.
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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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You ate, you voted, we tallied.
January 1, 2008
Readers, we couldn't do this without you. Every year, you faithfully fill out those ballots and mail 'em back to us.
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By Vance Lauderdale |
January 1, 2010
Dear Vance: When I was a kid, my parents made me attend Safety Town out in Whitehaven. Do you know anything about this place?
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Seafood straight from the gulf and a laid-back atmosphere conjure up the coast in East Memphis.
By Amy Lawrence |
January 1, 2010
On occasion, I'll find myself caught up in a hazy, soothing reverie that's been culled from years of Florida tourism industry propaganda. I dream of secret, pristine beaches and just-caught seafood, silken sand cradling my feet, easy hours that spool out endlessly in front of me, my back magically devoid of its pinching stress knots.
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Two knock-out gardens, one rock-solid friendship.
By Marilyn Sadler |
May 1, 2008
They've lived side by side for nearly three decades, savoring the good years, growing stronger through the bad, their relationship as richly hued as the flower beds they've nurtured. They laugh at each other's jokes, lift the other up when she's down, and share tips on everything from houses and husbands to dirt and daylilies.
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By Bianca Phillips |
November 1, 2008
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November 2, 2009
Step up to the plate, readers! This is your chance to tell us here at Memphis which restaurants and eateries around town make your mouth water.
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Our annual guide to Memphis names (and faces) you need to know.
August 1, 2009
Ten Memphians named to every "Who's Who" since 1984. Jack Belz
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Love Vance Lauderdale? This book contains more than 50 columns that originally appeared in the pages of Memphis magazine from September 1995 to the present day. Fully illustrated and indexed.
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It's time to change the wheel tax and other policies that hurt our city.
By Tom Jones |
January 1, 2010
Ben Franklin wrote that nothing is certain except death and taxes, but it's rare for death to come to taxes or tax breaks. Even unpopular taxes like the Shelby County Wheel Tax seem to have eternal life, while unpopular tax policies like those waiving taxes seem just as immortal.
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CRMA—Memphis Magazine Host Party at EP Delta Kitchen, June 1, 2008
June 1, 2008
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Chillers and charms, stoppers and wants -- gifts for wine lovers that fit any budget.
By Taylor Eason |
December 1, 2009
Although a plain, brown bag might suffice for some winos, others want their Holiday/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Whatever-Else gift in a plush velvet bag. I'm pretty sure I own every kitschy, wine-related knickknack that has emerged from China's belching factories, and the velvet bags are often the best part.
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A national survey lists the very best physicians in Memphis.
July 1, 2008
Decisions, decisions. Every day, it seems, we are forced to make an important decision that affects our life, our family, our home.
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George Klein: finally, for the record.
By Leonard Gill |
January 1, 2010
Hard to believe, but on January 8, 2010, Elvis Presley would have turned 75. Almost as hard to believe is the fact that George Klein, a friend of Presley's since their student days at Humes High School and a well-known radio and television personality in Memphis for decades, has spoken often enough of that friendship, but he's never written about it — until now, with
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A group of equestrians hp out of the saddle and into the carriage.
By Marilyn Sadler |
January 1, 2010
In Wanda Chancellor's barn, along with her three horses, are several carriages she's accumulated through the years: a road cart made by the Amish; a two-wheeler built by a cabinetmaker; and a restored antique "dress-up" carriage with lanterns and wicker sides. But her favorite is tucked away in a trailer; it's a marathon carriage for cross-country driving: past hurdles, through water, up and down ravines.
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You know it's bugging you...
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By Nicky Robertshaw |
December 1, 2008
In downtown Memphis, On the River Seafood & More is open for business at 51 S. Main Street, serving a varied menu of seafood, sandwiches, and salads for lunch and dinner. At 126 Beale Street, EP Delta Kitchen has closed.
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"Easy to make but never fails to get a wow." That's how Angie Kirkpatrick, of The Kitchen on Brookhaven, describes this fantastic, fruity desert.
By Angie Kirkpatrick |
January 1, 2010
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As a vibrant decade in Memphis music comes to an end, a look back via one critic's choices for the 10 best Memphis music albums of the past 10 years.
By Chris Herrington |
January 1, 2010
Too Much Love — Harlan T. Bobo (Goner, 2005): At the time a sideman in the Midtown band Viva L'American Death Ray Music, Bobo shocked the Memphis scene with this solo debut, first self-released in rare copies in personally handcrafted packages before local label Goner gave it a proper release. Too Much Love is an accessible but unnervingly intimate collection of songs tracking one delicate but troubled romance.
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By Marilyn Sadler |
January 1, 2010
Though she ran cross-country in high school, Natalie Isaac didn't really get serious about fitness till a dozen years ago when she discovered, and is now a co-owner of, InsideOut Gym. She loved pounding the pavement, but pain and fatigue took its toll.
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Well, not exactly, but getting useful information from Tennessee high schools is anything but elementary.
By John Branston |
December 1, 2009
The goal of public elementary and secondary education is to get students to successfully graduate from high school. So what number is missing in the annual Tennessee school report card from the Department of Education?
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By Mary Helen Randall, Bruce VanWyngarden and Marilyn Sadler |
September 1, 2007
We here at Memphis love our city — it's pretty much a prerequisite for employment. But once a year, it's time for us to look beyond the Bluff City's borders and find a few places to get away from it all.
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Stopping a vicious cycle addiction and shame
By Marilyn Sadler |
January 1, 2010
"Sex addicts spend a lot of time thinking about a certain activity. They get ready for it, build up to it, look forward to it, and finally participate in it.
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January 1, 2010
1986 — First year the federal government recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Day 4 — Federal holidays that recognize an individual (King, Washington, Lincoln, and Columbus)
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By Hannah Sayle and Mary Helen Randall |
January 1, 2010
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By Corey Mesler |
February 1, 2008
The summer between eighth grade and high school Dana Beger's little brother shot him in the stomach with a hunting rifle, killing him. They were only playing.
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By Frank Murtaugh |
December 1, 2009
For historians, a decade is the temporal equivalent of a mosaic. Several — countless?
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By Mary Helen Randall |
September 1, 2009
A friend from New York is coming in a week or so to visit Memphis for the first time. He was a gracious host on my first trip to NYC, so when he emailed me that he and his ladyfriend were coming to town, I started thinking about what all he might like to do.
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July 1, 2009
I just read the Father's Day story by Marilyn Sadler (Last Stand, June 2009). She addressed, in a caring and compassionate manner, a topic that is often swept away.
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