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…
Read More Commute Coaching: Building Confidence for Memphis BicyclistsHeart 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…
Read More Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young StaycationKlondike 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…
Read More Klondike May Day Event Brings Neighbors TogetherMetal 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…
Read More Metal Museum on the Move: Signed Lease on Rust HallSecret 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’…
Read More Secret Gardens on View at the Cooper-Young Garden WalkMemphis 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.…
Read More Memphis Italian Festival: A Family Tradition to Start SummerVictory 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…
Read More Victory House in Court Square: WWII in MemphisFor the Love of Dolphins
Story and images by Ken Billett Gorgeous blue-green waters shimmered in the afternoon sun. Waves, churned by outboard motors and a relentless wind, lapped against…
Read More For the Love of DolphinsEast End Park: Memphis’s First Amusement Park
East End Park has a mythical quality about it. Where was it? When was it? Are you sure that it was in Memphis? Was there a roller coaster there,…
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