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Category: Get Outta Town

Featured Story Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

Huntsville, Alabama: Let’s Rocket

Ken Billett October 28, 2022 2 Comments HuntsvilleHuntsville AlabamaThe Black Keys

Words and Photos by Ken Billett Along a tree-lined brick sidewalk, a stylized Darth Vader loomed over R2-D2, both metal sculptures securely bolted to an…

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Memphis mural at Downtown's Hyatt Centric
Featured Story Get Outta Town

Downtown Memphis: All Grown Up

Ken Billett June 29, 2022 2 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 Outta 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 Outta 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 Get Outta 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 Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

Forest or the Trees?: Pandemic Travels in North Carolina

Ken Billett March 28, 2022 No Comments COVID-19North CarolinaTravel

Story and images by Ken Billett The porch was, well, just a porch. Nothing special or significant about this porch. Made of wood with a…

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Featured Story Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

Get Out of Town: Rollin’ Stone Weekend

Ken Billett January 18, 2022 1 Comment Rolling StonesSt. LouisTravel

Story and photos by Ken Billett, originally published in StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly, Vol. 1 Issue I September 26, 2021, approximately 9:00 am: the stainless steel…

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Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

‘Get out of town’ – Third Time’s Still a Charm

Ken Billett September 10, 2021 No Comments Get Out of TownPaducah KentuckyTravel

Paducah, Kentucky Words and photos by Ken Billett May 2021—Another big bike, this time a Harley, rumbles and grumbles under our second-floor window. With its…

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Get Outta Town History Personal Narrative

The Historic Hotel Metropolitan in Paducah, Kentucky

Ken Billett August 6, 2021 No Comments Paducah KentuckyThe Green BookThe Metropolitan Hotel

Beginning with Paducah’s Hotel Metropolitan, Ken Billett’s new travel column takes us to historically significant places within a weekend’s drive from Memphis Words and photos…

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