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,…
Hall & Oates help “Make Dreams (Come True)” at Stax Music Academy
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES album artwork sales to raise scholarship funds for Memphis’ Stax Music Academy Daryl Hall…
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Mercy
By Candace Echols Today I stepped out in the Birmingham air. It smelled better than coffee, it smelled like a prayer. It awakened my spirit,…
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Thanks for the memories Bhan Thai
A faithful patron says goodbye to Bhan Thai, beloved Midtown staple By Mark Parsell Bhan Thai would have celebrated 19 years before it’s announced closing…
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Weary we all may be. Try a little summer-ing
By Candace Echols The British use the word “summer” as a verb. ‘Round about this time of year, British women might ask their friends where…
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Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part Two
Words and photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 12:10 pm—Today’s adventure starts at The Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi. The Biscuit is a funky…
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Magic, Madness, Mystery, Magnificence
W. Ralph Eubanks explores the literary tradition in Mississippi By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org For a state with relatively few people, Mississippi has produced some of…
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The arts, communing with the human soul
“For me, art is a way of communicating. It’s like having a good conversation.” ~Beth Winterburn Feature photo by Beth Winterburn By Candace Echols Yesterday,…
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Soulsville Charter School recognized for ongoing poverty-fighting efforts
With an investment of $110,000, Slingshot Memphis’ independent study validates the school’s impact in fighting poverty The Soulsville Charter School announced today that its poverty-fighting…
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Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part One
Words and Photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 7:15 am—A crop-duster, probably no more than one hundred feet or so above, buzzes over our…
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Y’all, there’s nothin’ like ‘Y’all’
By Candace Echols My daughter has recently started saying “you guys” to her father and me. I’m not ashamed to tell you that we correct…
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