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Thanks for the memories Bhan Thai

A faithful patron says goodbye to a beloved Midtown staple By Mark Parsell Bhan Thai would have celebrated 19 years before it’s announced closing last…

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MidtownMemphis.org announces virtual Wednesday “Happy Hour” 2020 MOJO Awards

StoryBoard News Board September 21, 2020 No Comments Boscos Cocktails for a Cause Emily Trenholm LaVogue Salon Memphis College of Art Memphis Zoo Midtown Midtown is Memphis MidtownMemphis.Org Mojo of Midtown

Annual Mojo of Midtown Awards kicks off Sept. 30 with virtual happy hours to ‘maximize the mojo’ Updated from the February, 2020 announcement The annual…

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The Dogs Are Running The Show

Candace Echols July 1, 2020 No Comments Carr Avenue July 4th Parade Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Dogs July 4th July 4th Parade Midtown Neighborhoods

Editor’s note: Originally published July 1, 2019, this little gem of an article, which seems to harken back to a bygone era, was written by…

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A Congregation’s Sense of Place

Margot Payne October 16, 2019 No Comments Dr. Paul Tudor Jones George Awsumb Gothic Church Idlewild Idlewild Presbyterian Idlewild Presbyterian Church Midtown Presbyterian Reverend Steve Montgomery Union Avenue

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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SB 30 Episode 30: Talking Midtown, Mary Burns’ Legacy, & One Year of StoryBoard with Scrumbles’ Eva Guggenheim

StoryBoard News Board October 14, 2019 No Comments Eva Guggenheim Java Cabana Mary Burns Midtown Midtown 2020 Visions Map Midtown is Memphis Midtown Memphis P&H Scrumbles Wanda Wilson

“She made me feel like I was the most special person in world. She was golden, with an ephemeral, unassuming charm. She was also direct…

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Mary Burns – Midtowner, Dreamer, Owner of Java Cabana

Mark Fleischer October 6, 2019 No Comments coffeehouses Cooper-Young Java Cabana Mary Burns Midtown Midtown is Memphis Midtown Memphis

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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StoryBoard secures MCA artists for ‘Midtown 2020 Visions Map’

StoryBoard News Board October 5, 2019 No Comments Maps MCA Memphis College of Art Midtown Midtown 2020 Visions Map Midtown is Memphis Midtown Memphis

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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Swooning Over Squeaky Floors

Candace Echols September 26, 2019 No Comments Central Gardens Floors Midtown Root Beer

NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Candace Echols It was the smell of root beer brewing in the basement. Or at least that’s what they told her. …

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A Preview of The Central Gardens Home Tour, the Annual Revival & Walk Thru of Midtown History

Mark Fleischer August 30, 2019 No Comments Belvedere Blvd Central Avenue Central Gardens Central Gardens Home & Garden Tour Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Historic Preservation Immaculate Conception Cathedral Midtown Midtown is Memphis Midtown Memphis Restoration

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD By Mark Fleischer In mid-1970s Memphis, after two decades of white flight when the physical center of Memphis felt closer to Poplar and…