Your Library Diary
The library. The name alone strikes reverberating cords of innocence and joy, craning our necks to read titles, flipping through pages of a well worn…
Summertime Blues: Buttoned-down Radical
Words and Pictures by Ken Billett March 15, 2022 — You old radical you, Mike responded via text message. I’d just sent Mike a photo…
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The New Tom Lee: America’s Newest Riverfront Destination Opens Along the Mighty Mississippi River
Tom Lee Park, a newly transformed, 31-acre riverfront park running alongside the Mississippi River in downtown Memphis, reopened Saturday, September 2, 2023, in time for…
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Summertime Blues: Hurricane Elvis Remembered
By Ken Billett Saturday, July 22, 2023—Vicki, glanced up from her phone. “Did you know today is the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Elvis?” “Wow,” I…
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‘Riot’ or ‘Massacre’ – Revisiting the reporting of the Memphis Riot and Massacre of 1866
By Robert A. Lanier Riot: Public violence, tumult, or disorder; a violent public disorder. (Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, 1977 edition); A disturbance of the peace…
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Bringing Local Arts and Seniors Together, Creatively
“We want to do more,” says Executive Director Mia Henley Creative Aging, the Memphis nonprofit that activates seniors’ lives through the arts, is reaching a…
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Welcome to Memphis Launches Innovative Strategy to Support Hospitality Professionals
While the local hospitality and tourism industry is quickly recovering in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the pent-up demand for travel is meeting a…
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Kindred Place Now Accepting TennCare, Expands Access to Mental Health Services
More individuals and families in Memphis can now receive low-cost or free counseling and support Kindred Place, a counseling and education center in Midtown Memphis,…
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100 N. Main Renovations Looking Up: EDGE Approves $5 Million in Funds
EDGE Announces New Incentives, Fosters Progress Through Strategic Partnerships This week, the EDGE Board approved a $5 million loan as part of the overall capital…
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Central Gardens Home Tour: Carr, Vinton, and Melrose Showcase Six Stunning Homes
Central Gardens Announces 47th Annual Home & Garden Tour; Set for Sunday September 10th The organizers of the highly anticipated 47th Annual CGA Home &…
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Impassioned Code Enforcement in One Room
Every Year Hundreds Descend on Memphis to Learn about Code Enforcement By Zoë Dominguez In a crowded lecture hall of the University of Memphis Law…
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