A half-mile away, a two-alarm blaze was consuming the library on Vance. Once known as the “colored branch,” the Vance Library was the prime repository…
Read More ‘ANARCHY IN MEMPHIS’ Looking Back At The Infamous 1978 Fire (and Police) Department Strikes
For this writer, when the day comes and if I have a choice of a last meal, I want it to be in a diner…
Read More Lament for a lost diner
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 struggles…
Read More Revisited: Introduction to An (almost) Lost History of The Orpheum
More than 20 recipients of the forgivable Inner City Economic Development loans will share how funds impacted their small business Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis &…
Read More EDGE to Host Loan Expo & Share Revitalization Plans for Neighborhood Business Districts
The author will be on hand to discuss her new book and introduce some of the contributors next Tuesday, June 20, at Novel Memphis When…
Read More Talking Death, Life, and Angels with author Susan Cushman
Marvin Stockwell, his daughter Vieve, and his son Cormac hit the road for a crowdfunded podcast road trip covering 17 states in 5 weeks to document…
Read More Father, son & daughter to crisscross America to tell stories of people championing causes
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…
Read More THIS SUMMER: Revisited, the Hidden History of the Orpheum
Words and Photos by Ken Billett From overhead speakers, Jimi Hendrix’s whispery voice sings the story of “Little Wing.” The song’s slow tempo and bluesy…
Read More Reconciliation: What’s Left Behind
Part of the continuing Experience Memphis Gardens event that runs thru July 2nd As part of the Experience Memphis Gardens event, which “immerses gardeners, farmers, and…
Read More This Sunday: Evergreen & Washington Bottoms Garden Tour
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…
Read More Submissions EXTENDED! StoryBoard Shorts, Doc Fest moved to April, 2024