In a summer-long series in honor of its 95th birthday, StoryBoard revisits an era when Memphis almost lost its last great theatre palace: its survival…
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Author: Mark Fleischer
I was a career consultant and communications specialist in the payroll industry until moving from southern California to Memphis in late 2015. The Bluff City gave me a new start in the second half of my career, gifting me with a chance to return to my childhood fascinations with cities and my college passions in writing, theater, film, and storytelling, all the while allowing me to use my experience working with people, in consulting, teaching and communications, to bring a new voice to Memphis. This may be my first venture into multi-media publishing, but Life and Place - Memphis - gave me all the prep and tools I need.
Submissions EXTENDED! StoryBoard Shorts, Doc Fest moved to April, 2024
Not ready for Cannes, Sundance or Indie Memphis? There are first times for every filmmaker. The first time picking up a camera. The first time…
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Painted & Tainted: A primer on why painting exposed brick can damage your historic home
Also, solid advice for homeowners on alternatives to painting brick when that newer brick doesn’t quite match the older Updated in May, 2023, this article…
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The Basement is Open: the First Set of Items out of the A. Schwab Collection to be Released
A. Schwab, DIG Memphis, and StoryBoard Memphis release the first few thousand digitally scanned items from the A. Schwab Collection with a Digital Scavenger Hunt…
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POSTPONED: Beale Street Original A. Schwab Dry Goods Store to Receive a Beale Street Brass Note
The store’s Brass Note set for ceremony Saturday, May 6 at 1:00PM on the Blues Stage in Handy Park has been postponed A. Schwab Dry Goods,…
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To Live Again: A News-clipping History of the Sterick Building
From the Memphis Room archives: A newspaper-clipping history of the “Queen of Memphis” Historic Sterick Building bought by local developer Midday Friday, March 31, the…
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CONTINUING! James Graham’s INK, a RAUCOUS tale of the origins of TABLOID journalism!
“Give people what they want!” Seems simple and even honorable, if we we’re discussing retail products, fast-food, or customer service. But as presented in James…
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From the Archives: Coverage of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike in the White Press
March to Mace: The Sanitation Strike before Martin Luther King Jr.’s invitation to Memphis, and a look at Memphis newspaper coverage of the first few weeks…
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NEXT WEEK: Midtown Memphis Honors 2023 Mojo of Midtown Award Recipients April 5
One of the biggest and most star-studded events in Midtown returns with the 2023 edition of the Mojo of Midtown Awards. The Awards Bash will…
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Breaking: It’s official, the Grigg’s Business College at 492 Vance added to the National Register
This morning, Friday, March 24, Stephanie Wade of JS Real Estate announced the final approval of the Grigg’s Business College at 492 Vance and its…
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