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,…
MCA’s 69th & Final Holiday Bazaar: A Memphis Tradition
MEMPHIS PASTIMES By Marilyn Koester Despite its scheduled closure in May 2020, Memphis College of Art (MCA) passionately marches on. One of the longest traditions…
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Dulaney’s Districts: LeMoyne College Historic District
Dulaney’s Districts Putting neighborhoods on the National Register is an exhaustive, dedicated process. In this special series, the keeper of the Memphis Heritage Historic Properties…
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Indie Memphis Cinema Is Coming to Studio on the Square
MALCO THEATRES, INC. AND INDIE MEMPHIS ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE INDIE MEMPHIS CINEMA, A NEW FEATURE OF STUDIO ON THE SQUARE IN MIDTOWN. Beginning in…
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“Bluff City Law” & Indie Memphis Continue a Long Memphis Film History
SPECIAL KEYSTONE – FILM BOARD By Charlie Lambert Years ago, in 1982 to be exact, there was a very short-lived TV series called “Filthy Rich,”…
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Idlewild Presbyterian: A Congregation’s Sense of Place
Cover photo by Fred Toma. NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD Idlewild’s Expansion Affirms Commitment to Community, Once Again By Margot Payne Midtown, Before Midtown When you think of…
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MEMPHIS MIDDLE NEIGHBORHOODS: Moving the Needle in the Right Places
NPI | POLICY BRIEFS By Austin Harrison For decades now local governments across America have been hesitant to target neighborhood and housing resources into the…
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Opportunity Zones: Good for Distressed Memphis Communities or an Opportunity for the Rich?
URBAN DESIGN REVIEW BOARD By Austin McLellan Select areas in Memphis and Shelby County are open for business as federal Opportunity Zones. The Opportunity Zone…
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Mary Burns – Midtowner, Dreamer, Owner of Java Cabana
TRIBUTES Mary Ann “Penny” Burns | June 18, 1970 – October 4, 2019 By Mark Fleischer Mary Burns seemed like someone still trying to figure…
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Java Cabana, My Place to Dream
NEIGHBORHOOD ASPIRATIONS By Mary Burns Early on when I was so young, I had a dream of opening a coffee shop. I wanted to ‘hold space’ where…
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StoryBoard secures MCA artists for ‘Midtown 2020 Visions Map’
Our special commemoration of MCA’s legacy in Midtown is beginning to take shape. Presented By* Midtown’s Loeb Properties, Molly’s La Casitas, Schwartz Electric Co., Captain…
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