- Issue Archive for
- Apr 26 - May 2, 2007
- Vol. 1, No. 948
News
Stolen SWAT Team Assault Weapons Recovered
Memphis Police have recovered most of the assault weapons stolen from a North Carolina SWAT team van parked outside Interstate Bar-B-Que on South Third Monday afternoon.
Clent Green and Brian Bowles were both arrested in connection with the incident ...
John Ford Guilty on Bribery Charge
John Ford became the latest casualty of the FBI's Tennessee Waltz sting Friday when a jury returned a guilty verdict for bribery, one of five counts the former state senator was charged with.
Oxford American's "Southern Film" Issue
The Oxford American, now in at least its third incarnation, continues to turn out impressive work. The latest, an issue devoted to Southern Film, (with an accompanying DVD) may be their best yet. ...
Memphis in May to Keep Riverside Drive Open Longer
Memphis in May will keep Riverside Drive open longer as it prepares for the annual month-long Festival. Work on the Festival in Tom Lee Park began today, but Memphis in May officials plan to work in and around Tom Lee Park and keep Riverside Drive open to traffic as much as possible. ...
Vintage Designer Sale Friday and Saturday
Dress for Success provides business wear and accessories to disadvantaged women to help them in their careers, but on Friday and Saturday, they'll be broadening their stylish outreach...
U..S. Attorney Expresses Satisfaction with Ford Verdict
After John Ford's conviction Friday on bribery charges, U.S. Attorney David Kustoff said the government "got what it wanted" in the former state senator's trial.
Calling All Hipsters-in-Training
On Saturday, Memphis Rock-n-Romp, an afternoon rock-and-roll show for kiddies and their parents — is opening its new season. ...
Hyatt Hotel to Anchor the One Beale Project
Carlisle Corporation announced in a press conference Monday morning that it had signed a management agreement with Global Hyatt Corporation to manage a 240-room Hyatt Regency Memphis Hotel and Spa at One Beale. ...
FedEx Absolutely Positively Second
The results are in, and FedEx came in a disappointing second place in this year’s Great Package Race....
DA’s Office Contradicts Wright Family Claims in Mardis Case
Jennifer Donnals, communications director for Shelby County attorney general Bill Gibbons' office, responded to the claims of members of Mickey Wright's family that appeared in this week’s Flyer.
Wright’s widow, Frances, and her sister, Gail Miller, say that the state failed to inform them of their victims' rights ...
Best in Gun Show?
Do Tennessee gun laws hit the target?
Explore Spanish Architecture
This Memphis In May, vow to do something besides than chugging beer and pigging out on barbecue. After all, isn’t this year’s festival really about honoring Spain? Start by exploring Spanish architecture...
Hot Panda Sex ... Or Not
Once the San Diego Zoo traded its distant, brooding male panda Shi Shi for panda playboy Gao Gao, their female panda, Bai Yun, has given birth twice. They didn’t even have to artificially inseminate her, as Gao Gao was reportedly up to the task time and time again. ...
Methodist Le Bonheur to Launch "Faith and Health" Center
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) in Memphis is creating a "Center of Excellence in Faith and Health." To be housed at Methodist University Hospital, the center will include a "family-centered healing environment" ...
Justin Timberlake Bringing Waxy Back
From the "We couldn't make this up," department comes word from English website daventrytoday that Justin Timberlake is getting waxed. To wit: Justin Timberlake shows he has Justified a Madame Tussauds waxwork model after proving a hit with female fans. ...
Shelby County's Wet Wilderness
"Morning light slants through bald cypress trees as the howls and screeches of wild animals echo through the air. Mist curls from the surface of the swamp. I dip my paddle into the water as my partner and I maneuver our canoe around another cypress knee. ...
The Long Road Home
Program for Katrina evacuees visits Memphis.
On the Bayou
Before the land around Memphis was developed, it looked a lot like Shelby Forest's Eagle Lake.
Benefit for Musician Mickey Gregory on Sunday
Mickey Gregory lent his trumpet-playing talents to many of Isaac Hayes’ Stax recordings and to numerous other bands and recordings through the years. Now, after a recent surgery, Gregory’s friends have gotten together to lend the recovering horn-blower a hand. ...
Get Your Rocks Off in Memphis Sunday
Ever have a pet rock as a kid? It was probably some lame-ass gravel rock - brown, oddly shaped with dirt stuck in its crevices. Well, now you're all grown up, so it's time to upgrade. ...
Be a Frynd
Now this could be interesting. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. are holding a "Rowdy Frynd" contest to promote their current Rowdy Frynds tour. ...
Victims: Wrights?
The family of Mickey Wright says that the state failed them.
Smokescreen
You'd better be 25 feet away in Tennessee.
The Zippin Pippin -- Elvis' Favorite Ride -- Is Donated to Save Libertyland
On Monday, Carolina Crossroads, the company that bought Libertyland's Zippin' Pippin, the second-oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, for $2,000, donated the coaster to Save Libertyland — which was incorporated as a nonprofit organization last week.
Steven Mulroy, lawyer and County Commissioner, burned the midnight oil last week to get Save Libertyland incorporated as a nonprofit. ...
Local Cartoonist Up for Eisner Award
Joel Priddy, cartoonist and instructor at the Memphis College of Art, has been nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the most prestigious in the business.
Gest Wearing Out His Welcome in the UK?
"How many times can a guy say 'Holy focaccia' before it ceases to be funny? Once."
Oops. The early reviews are in on former Memphian David Gest's new British TV show. And, like Gest himself, they aren't pretty. ...
Sing It, Celine and Elvis!
In case you missed it, last night on American Idol Celine Dion and Elvis Presley sang a duet — and, yes, Elvis is still dead as far as we know. We cannot vouch for Celine...
Johnny Taylor Opening Reception Tonight at Jay Etkin
There's an opening reception tonight at Jay Etkin Gallery for "27," a new collection of work by local artist Johnny Taylor.
Real Estate
Lofty Digs
The past is present and the future is sky-high at the Lofts.
We Recommend
Music
Because of the Times, Kings of Leon (RCA)
The Kings' latest opens strong and just gets better.
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In Search of the Subteens
Why did Memphis' favorite bar band vanish? And why are they back?
Politics
Memphis Anti-War Protest Wednesday
Congress is planning to send a bill to the White House tomorrow that would require the president to start bringing our troops home from Iraq this year. President Bush has said repeatedly he's going to veto it. ...
Blogrolling
One way or another, the proprietors of Web logs are upping the ante in local politics.
John Ford Guilty on Bribery Charge (originally posted 4-27-07)
John Ford became the latest casualty of the FBI's Tennessee Waltz sting Friday when a jury returned a guilty verdict for bribery, one of five counts the former state senator was charged with.
Ford Trial: Can the End Be Near, After All?
What does the phrase "under color of official right" mean? The fact that John Ford's jury chose to put that question late Thursday could mean trouble for the defendant.
The Amazing Foresight of the Right-Wing Punditocracy
Our weekly Flyer cartoonist pal Tom Tomorrow has come out with a beauty today.
And if you like this cartoon...
Assessor Clark Won't Run Again
Shelby County assessor Rita Clark, the Germantown homemaker and Democratic activist who surprised herself and everybody else by winning her maiden political race in 1996, then went on to win twice more, won't run again in 2008.
Sports
FROM MY SEAT: Racing Through Clouds
I miss Barbaro. I'd like to believe that racehorses have their own special field (track?) in heaven. That they are able to gallop at speeds mortal horses can't approximate, and in front of other loved ones to whom we've said goodbye too early.
Maholm Sweet Maholm
Paul Maholm — the pride of Germantown High School — hurled a three-hit shutout at the Houston Astros Tuesday night ...
Alabama Football -- Red, White, and Green
Much has been written about the University of Alabama’s spring football game held last Saturday, an event that brought 92,138 screaming fans to Tuscaloosa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium for a “glorified practice. ..."
FROM MY SEAT: Racing Through Clouds
I miss Barbaro. I'd like to believe that racehorses have their own special field (track?) in heaven. That they are able to gallop at speeds mortal horses can't approximate, and in front of other loved ones to whom we've said goodbye too early.
Memphis Tigers Are the Top-Ranked Basketball Team in the Country!
ESPN's Andy Katz has looked into his crystal ball and declared that the Memphis Tigers will begin next year as the top-ranked college basketball team in the country.
"Why not Memphis?" Katz asks, then proceeds to explain. ...
Son of Memphis Music Legend Fred Ford Drafted by Titans
Last weekend’s NFL draft featured plenty of area college players earning a chance to play on Sundays next season. One pro prospect in particular was intriguing to local fans: Jacob Ford, a defensive end from the University of Central Arkansas. ...
Theater
Glorybound
Circuit dives into the minds of some natural born killers.
Film
Goodwin and Klein Hit Tribeca Film Fest
Memphis-grown actress Ginnifer Goodwin and boyfriend Chris Klein screened their film, Day Zero at the Tribeca Film Festival last weekend. ...
Twisting the Formula
SNL alum Molly Shannon finds new depth in Year of the Dog.
Fracture
Big actors overload movie made for the small screen.
Kathy Bates To Team Up With DiCaprio, Winslet Again
Memphis-born actress Kathy Bates will join Titanic co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Sam Mendes' 1950s-set drama Revolutionary Road for DreamWorks. ...
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
I was traveling last week, and everywhere I went, American flags were flying at half-mast in response to President Bush's order to lower the flag in honor of the deaths of 32 students at Virginia Tech University ...
Miami Vice
Ford jurors to get case after hearing about the Rolex watch and a party in Miami.
Rogue Justice
Alberto Gonzales and Mike Nifong have much in common.
Books
Elvis and the Cops
Nearly 30 years after the death of Elvis Presley, you'd think every possible book had been written about the late King of Rock-and-Roll.
And you'd be wrong. ...
Hampton Sides Takes on MLK
Native Memphian Hampton Sides, who wrote Ghost Soldiers, will be taking on the King assassination for his next book project. Sides is planning on writing a "big, multi-tentacled narrative" of "novelistic intrigue." ...
Manhunt
Hampton Sides' latest project hits close to home.
Food & Wine
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Career Choices
The restaurant scene: from sweets to saltimbocca.
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