Radio Days
By Robert Lanier, While young people today may not know that an old-time radio was once like a piece of furniture in virtually every household,…
POSTPONED: Beale Street Original A. Schwab Dry Goods Store to Receive a Beale Street Brass Note
The store’s Brass Note set for ceremony Saturday, May 6 at 1:00PM on the Blues Stage in Handy Park has been postponed A. Schwab Dry Goods,…
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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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Now at the U of M Museum: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC AND ART OF THE DELTA BLUES
This month, the Art Museum of the University of Memphis unveiled three exhibitions and a website focused on regional blues music and related visual arts.…
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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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30th Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival benefiting Porter-Leath Sunday, April 16
Porter-Leath’s 30th Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival presented by Valero returns on Sunday, April 16 from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. on Riverside Drive, between…
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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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BLDG MEMPHIS to Launch MEMFix Series Highlighting Seven Memphis Neighborhoods
Community-led revitalization events part of strategy to boost local entrepreneurs affected by pandemic BLDG Memphis will collaborate with seven local community development corporations to host…
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