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,…
East Buntyn: Historic Neighborhood in the Center of Memphis
East Buntyn Historic District Neighborhood East Buntyn is a well-defined and compact neighborhood bounded by Greer Street, Central Avenue, Highland Street, and Southern Avenue. The…
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Stax Museum Is Newest Addition to U.S. Civil Rights Trail
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) and Travel South have added the Stax Museum of American Soul Music to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. With…
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Captain, My Captain: Cancer Survivorship
After the close of the 2021 college football season earlier last month, I looked back on a unique moment during the season when I played…
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January: A Poem
Swirling thoughts threaten my joy. Burnout: groceries, again; cooking, again; backpacks, again; that minivan with doors that slide: forward, back; forward, back; forward, back; again.…
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Memphis Listening Lab and Memphis Record Pressing Join Forces
Memphis Listening Lab (MLL) has announced Memphis Record Pressing (MRP) as their 2022 title sponsor as well as released details on a series of workshops to further educate…
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Looking from Here to a Place Beyond Waiting Rooms
“One question,” he plops down a big stack of paperwork on her desk. “My parents won’t see these forms, will they?” I cannot hear the…
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Gayoso Bayou and Catfish Bay: Where are They Now?
Beginning as an open floodway and transformed to an underground drainage system, Gayoso Bayou has become one of Memphis’s hidden waterways. “Bayou” can either refer…
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Make a Resolution for Better Mental Health
There’s no greater resolution than better mental health. By the end of January, more than half of all New Year’s resolutions will have been abandoned.…
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Paint Memphis: No Zombies in the Mural
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue I of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in November 2021. Interview with Paint Memphis’s founder Dr. Karen Golightly Paint Memphis is…
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Great Outdoors and the Need to Roam
I have finally given up. Maybe “given in” is a better way to say it. It seems that riding bikes, building forts, running barefoot down…
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