Mary Jade “MJ” Learned, a rising senior at First Assembly Christian School, won Playhouse on the Square’s 4th annual Play Slam! 10-Minute Young Playwright’s Festival…
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S.C. Toof: A Memphis Institution
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue II of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in March 2022. From its founding in 1864 to the present, Memphis-based printing company,…
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Focus On Cities: Summer Avenue Complete Streets Study
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue II of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in March 2022. Few roads in the United States could be described as “iconic.”…
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Commute Coaching: Building Confidence for Memphis Bicyclists
Commute Coaching Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Commute Options was known for hosting a spring Commute Challenge. We were disappointed that pandemic restrictions derailed this fun…
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Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young Staycation
Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young Staycation Story and photos by Ken Billett In late April, Vicki and I spent a wonderful weekend exploring Overton Square and…
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Klondike May Day Event Brings Neighbors Together
Dreams for Memphis Klondike community on full display On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Northside High in the Klondike Neighborhood, friends, neighbors, community partners and…
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Metal Museum on the Move: Signed Lease on Rust Hall
Metal Museum poised for growth with expansion to Overton Park, transformation of Rust Hall A lease agreement appointing the Metal Museum the new tenant of…
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Secret Gardens on View at the Cooper-Young Garden Walk
Gardens are stories written in plants, hardscapes, water features, and sky blue patios. They are windows through which visitors can catch glimpses of their caretakers’…
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Memphis Italian Festival: A Family Tradition to Start Summer
Summer does not begin until the fence goes up around Marquette Park. Until the bocce balls roll, the gravies simmer, and the grapes are stomped.…
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Victory House in Court Square: WWII in Memphis
On the evening of May 13, 1942, a bugler called Assembly in front of a small house in Downtown Memphis’s Court Square. The Bartlett High…
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