Word and photos by Ken Billett Birds, mostly gulls, swooped and squawked, playing in the oak trees lining 4th Avenue North in downtown St. Petersburg,…
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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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Spring Fling Ushers in Beautiful Weather and Community Pride in South Memphis
On Saturday, April 1 at the Renaissance Pocket Park, 1471 Mississippi Boulevard, The Works, Inc. hosted their second annual Spring Fling Event to celebrate Easter…
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TOMORROW: Alcy Ball MEMFix on April 29 to Celebrate Legacy of Bellevue Business District
Event first in BLDG Memphis series highlighting local neighborhoods and businesses MEMFix is back! Alcy Ball Development Corporation is partnering with BLDG Memphis to host…
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The Peaceful German invasion of Memphis
By Robert Lanier Monday, August 13, 1945 was another hot Memphis summer day. It was a special day for more reasons than one, however. The…
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A Hope for the Future: Fight Against Gun Violence
AmeriCorps members at Porter-Leath will be hosting a free community symposium, A Hope for the Future: Fight Against Gun Violence. The event is open to…
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Thank You, Cooper-Young, for 40 porches, over 100 bands, Porchfest & Yard Sale.
Cooper-Young’s annual Porchfest was last Saturday, April 15, from 12-6 PM, and the neighborhood posted a big Thank You to Memphis for making it another…
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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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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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