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,…
Busing students to integrate Memphis schools was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others
Originally published July, 2019. Feature Image: The integrated sixth grade class at Raleigh Bartlett-Meadows in the mid-1970s. Jacqueline Hill-Ferby, who was bused to the school…
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For the Wives & Girlfriends of WGC FedEx St. Jude Classic: Memphis Through the Back Door
By Candace Echols A letter to the wives and girlfriends of the golfers coming to our city for the first time. Dear First Ladies of…
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The Universal Life Insurance Building: Designing a Better Memphis
“I can only surmise that the founders of Universal Life wanted to make a statement.” Juan Self, Self + Tucker Architects By Margot Payne “To…
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Blues, Chicks & Red Sox: Baseball in Memphis
By Mark Hayden What better way to explain baseball’s hold and history on Memphians than with a visit to the corner of Union and B.B.…
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Why you should care about the demolition of 3375 Summer Avenue
I heard someone say that nearly everyone in the neighborhood had, at one time or another, some dream for that building. On March 13, 2019,…
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“In The Absence” Pigeon Roost Filmmakers Discuss Blight & ‘Shadow Investors’
Mark Fleischer: Benjamin Rednour and Jordan Danelz of Pigeon Roost films (pigeonroost.co) have been for the last couple years working with Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. on…
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Indian Cultural Center and Temple in Eads Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Indian Cultural Center and Temple in Eads celebrated a week-long Hari Hara Yagnam which in Hinduism signifies worship, offering in front of a sacred fire…
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A Timely Connection Kept Taylor Sherbine From Giving Up On Memphis
An Interview With Community Manager Taylor Sherbine In addition to being the Memphis “Hub of Entrepreneurship,” the physical space the nonprofit occupies in the heart of…
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Carpenter Art Garden: For the Growth and Future Health of All
THE CARPENTER ART GARDEN Nestled along a quiet street in Binghampton between Mimosa and Hale avenues is a beautiful, visual example of a “rich, well-cultivated…
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Memphis Murals: #eyelovememphis
From Eyewear Architects Maddie Robinson and Lee Blankenship At Eclectic Eye, we love being engaged in our community, especially in the local arts. Memphis is…
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