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History Wayne Dowdy's Dateline Memphis

Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline, Memphis: May 1897. Spirits, Sightings, May-hem

Wayne Dowdy May 17, 2020 No Comments Beale Street Court Avenue Downtown Memphis Main Street Mayhem Memphis in May Odd Fellows Hall The Lyceum Theater

Your correspondent takes you to points across the city including Beale Street, the Criminal Courts, Odd Fellows Hall, the Lyceum Theater, and Virginia Avenue, where…

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Planning & Urbanism

The Concept Behind the Riverfront Redevelopment

Urban Design Review Board March 15, 2019 No Comments Arch Inc.Civic Commons Downtown Memphis Commission Fourth Bluff Greenbelt Park Memphis Memphis in May Memphis River Parks Partnership Mississippi River MLK Park Mud Island Riverfront Redevelopment Studio Gang Tom Lee Park

The Reimagining of Tom Lee Park is just one part of the plan Since its release to the public a month ago, the proposal for…

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Opinion

The Green Issue. It’s Not Easy Being Green

Mark Fleischer March 1, 2019 No Comments BBQ Fest Memphis in May Mud Island Monorail Music Fest Pyramid Riverside Drive Seinfeld Tom Cruise Tom Lee Park

It’s not easy being green. ~Kermit the Frog Think back on your favorite long-running sitcom. Got it? Now think back on the very first episode…

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Opinion

Memphis Deserves a River Park Plan That Meets Festival Demands

Kathy Edmundson-Ferguson February 28, 2019 No Comments BBQ Fest Beale Street Music Festival Memphis in May Memphis River Parks Partnership Music Fest Tom Lee Park

Let me begin by admitting my bias. I have been a Memphis in May International Festival fan and event attendee all of my adult life.…

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