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Downtown Memphis: All Grown Up

Ken Billett June 29, 2022 No Comments Downtown MemphisSpring Travel Memories

Chris Johnson serenaded us with a smooth distinct voice that, at one time, captured the hearts of American Idol fans around the country. Chris wasn’t…

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Featured Story Get out of Town

Exit 56 Blues Fest: Real, Genuine, and Authentic

Ken Billett June 14, 2022 No Comments BluesBrownsville TennesseeDelta Heritage Center

Words and photos by Ken Billett I navigated my way through a good-sized crowd that occupied lawn chairs, camping chairs, and a couple of wooden…

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Public art with locks in Overton Square
Featured Story Get out of Town Personal Narrative

Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young Staycation

Ken Billett June 6, 2022 No Comments Cooper-YoungSpring Travel Memories

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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Featured Story Personal Narrative

Memphis Italian Festival: A Family Tradition to Start Summer

Caroline Carrico May 26, 2022 2 Comments Holy RosaryMarquette ParkMemphis Italian Festival

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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Couple sits on a seawall dolphin watching
Featured Story Get out of Town Personal Narrative

For the Love of Dolphins

Ken Billett May 23, 2022 No Comments Get Out of TownSpring Travel Memories

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…

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Featured Story Personal Narrative Time Capsules

2022 International Blues Challenge: Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Right

Ken Billett May 16, 2022 No Comments BluesInterational Blues ChallengeLive MusicThe Blues FoundationTime Capsules

Elijah Boone strummed a chord on his acoustic guitar and then kicked off his set at Ghost River Brewing Company’s Beale Street taproom and beer…

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Featured Story Personal Narrative Yellow Chair ChronEchols

Becoming a Writer: Anyone Can Reclaim that Bit of Childhood

Candace Echols May 5, 2022 No Comments

Anyone can be a writer. Really. We are all writing stories in our heads everyday anyway. All you must do to be a writer is…

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Featured Story Neighborhoods Sound Board Time Capsules

Cooper-Young Porchfest 2022: A Musical Mecca

Ken Billett April 27, 2022 No Comments Cooper-YoungFront PorchesLive MusicPorch Fest

Words and photographs by Ken Billett Seated on the patio at Celtic Crossing, we placed our drink orders, then sat back to enjoy a warm,…

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Memphis Grizzlies playing at the FedEx Forum
Featured Story Personal Narrative Yellow Chair ChronEchols

Grizzlies Playoffs: Sehnsucht, or Joy that Feels Like Longing

Candace Echols April 25, 2022 No Comments Memphis Grizzlies

Germans have a word for those brief moments that prompt indescribable longing: Sehnsucht. Creatives point to music, art, and beauty as the spaces in which…

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Hands passing a bowl of food at a family table
Featured Story Personal Narrative Yellow Chair ChronEchols

Sweet to Cut the Salt around the Family Table

Candace Echols April 21, 2022 No Comments

The family table has been lauded for years as a solid place to start when it comes to raising kids. Apparently, children who regularly eat…

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