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,…
Pizza with Planners: Community Development Candidate Forum
Strong leaders support strong neighborhoods. BLDG Memphis will host a nonpartisan candidate forum in the lead up to the City of Memphis Municipal election on…
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My Street: The home where I grew up is now somewhere under Memphis State
By Robert A. Lanier The street in Memphis where I did most of my growing up in the 1940s, from age 5 to 21 or…
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Planning & Development: Land Use Control Board applications for August 10, 2023
Land Use applications this month include proposals for a cremation facility along Yates Road in the Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery, a Valvoline along…
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Planning & Development: Board of Adjustment Cases for July 26, 2023
Comments are due to the staff planners by Wednesday, July 19 at 8AM From the Division of Planning and Development: The 13 cases listed below have…
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‘ANARCHY IN MEMPHIS’ Looking Back At The Infamous 1978 Fire (and Police) Department Strikes
A half-mile away, a two-alarm blaze was consuming the library on Vance. Once known as the “colored branch,” the Vance Library was the prime repository…
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Lament for a lost diner
For this writer, when the day comes and if I have a choice of a last meal, I want it to be in a diner…
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Revisited: Introduction to An (almost) Lost History of The Orpheum
In a summer-long series in honor of its 95th birthday, StoryBoard revisits an era when Memphis almost lost its last great theatre palace: its struggles…
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EDGE to Host Loan Expo & Share Revitalization Plans for Neighborhood Business Districts
More than 20 recipients of the forgivable Inner City Economic Development loans will share how funds impacted their small business Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis &…
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Talking Death, Life, and Angels with author Susan Cushman
The author will be on hand to discuss her new book and introduce some of the contributors next Tuesday, June 20, at Novel Memphis When…
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The Fascists Are Coming!
By Robert A. Lanier Fascist! Since at least World War II, to call someone a fascist has been almost as insulting as to call someone…
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