- Issue Archive for
- Jul 26 - Aug 1, 2007
- Vol. 1, No. 961
News
Memphis Postcards From the Past
Want to see full-color images of the old Claridge Hotel or the original version of Baptist Hospital or the Elks' Club, or all sorts of other long-gone Memphis landmarks? Sure you do. ...
"Jerry Springer: The Opera" Set For Playhouse On The Square
The foul words on TV's Jerry Springer won't be bleeped out when the show comes to Memphis. In fact, they'll be sung.
Jerry Springer: The Opera will premiere August 10 at Playhouse on the Square ...
Rick Ankiel: Marvel Comics Superhero
Our hometown minor league baseball enterprise has announced a most inventive promotion. The first 1,500 fans through the AutoZone Park turnstiles August 10 will receive a Marvel Comics comic book with the Incredible Hulk, Superman, Iron Man, Rockey the Redbird, and, not least, ‘Birds outfielder Rick Ankiel...
Tennessee Waltz Techie Moves On
A key member of the federal government's Tennessee Waltz prosecution team is leaving the building.
No, not David Kustoff, My Harrison, Tim DiScenza, or FBI agents Mark Jackson and Brian Burns. The departing member is, in a way, more important than any of them. ...
Elvis Spotted in Hawaii
"His hair is slicked back, vest plastered on, microphone tilted toward his lips and flared pants draped to the floor."
On Thursday, a bronze statue of Elvis was unveiled in Honolulu. The statue was commissioned by TV Land to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death. The statue shows Elvis as he was during the 1973 concert "Aloha from Hawaii," the first to be broadcast in satellite...
Graceland to be "Overhauled"
AP — The thousands of Elvis Presley fans descending on Memphis for the 30th anniversary of his death August 16 won't see much sign of it, but plans are moving along for big-time changes at Graceland.
Managers of Presley's famous home want to overhaul its tourist complex -- with a new visitors center bigger than a football field, a convention hotel, and high-tech museum displays that can give a new, digital life to the King himself ...
An Artist's Best Friend
George Rodrigue brings his Blue Dog to the Dixon.
My Little Pony Fans Convene in Memphis
Fan of the toy ponies of many colors and the silky, brushable manes will be gathering today at the Cook Convention Center for the My Little Pony Fair...
Tennessee Sales Tax "Holiday" Set for Next Weekend
Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Revenue officials are reminding Tennesseans that the second annual Sales Tax Holiday begins this Friday, August 3, at 12:01 a.m.and ends Sunday, August 5, at 11:59 p.m.
This holiday provides statewide sales tax exemption for school and art supplies and clothing priced $100 or less per item and computers ...
Memphis to be Featured City in "Garden & Gun"
Garden & Gun magazine (no, we're not making that up) has chosen Memphis as its "City Portrait" for the Fall 2007 issue, set for newsstands August 28th. According to a press release, the magazine's third issue, called The "Mighty Mississippi", will "highlight Memphis' famous music, world-class barbeque, and renowned entertainment venues ...
Q&A: Karanja Ajanaku
Tri-State Defender executive editor
John Ford's Sentencing Date Rescheduled
Former state senator John Ford's sentencing date has been reset for August 27th, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Ford, who was convicted of bribery earlier this year, had been scheduled to be sentenced on July 31st.
Weapons of Mass Distribution
More than 100 truckloads of a nerve agent have already traveled through Memphis. Are more on the way?
Four More Years?
Can anyone beat Mayor Herenton? Here's a close look at the major contenders.
Beale Street Landing from a Different Angle
Friends For Our Riverfront have overlaid a site map of $29 million Beale Street Landing on to a Google map of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park...
Have You Voted Yet?
It's been touted as the most important vote of the year. It's the Flyer's Best of Memphis Readers Poll, and, of course, we're the ones doing the touting.
Vote now.
B.B. King Lauds Eric Clapton at Chicago Blues Fest
"I'll probably embarrass him, but I just need to do it, Eric,' King said, lifting his red plastic cup of water. 'I’ve been around the world. I’ve met kings and queens. But I’ve never met a better man, a more gracious man -- my friend Eric Clapton ...
Memphis Artists Dominate EW's List
In Entertainment Weekly’s ranking of the top love songs of all time, fully 20 percent of the Top 20 have connections to Memphis. Redding, Cash, Green, and of course, the King...
Shelby Farm Buffalo Babies Named!
Shelby Farms has just announced that their three brand-new baby buffalo have been named -- and there's nary a Madison among them...
South Main: The Way It Was
The images are pretty bleak, but it's the way South Main was back in the mid-'80s. The photos are by Robert McGowan and are featured in Culture Grits magazine...
Back-to-Back Stax on WKNO Wednesday and Thursday
WKNO is premiering a new documentary that takes a look into the journey of 14 Stax Music Academy students and a group of faculty members as they embark on the first ever Stax Music Academy Summer Tour.
One of the highlights of the tour featured the young musicians opening the festivities for the 19th annual Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta Terme, Italy.
One Beale Selling Fast
One Beale is already booming. Only a week after the Carlisle Corp. opened sales for the mixed-use development project at the foot of Beale Street, one fourth of the condos have been reserved.
The complex, which will be the largest in Memphis ...
Vote Now for the Best Of Memphis!
It's that time of year again, time to cast your ballot for the one and only Best of Memphis contest. You can get a ballot in this week's Flyer, or you can vote online by clicking the Best Of Memphis icon on our website.
Or you can just click THIS and go right to the ballot.
The Orpheum To Hold "Garage Sale"
At this garage sale, chandeliers will provide the lighting.
On Friday, July 27, The Orpheum Theatre will host a summer garage sale consisting of office furniture, theater merchandise, show posters, and Broadway show memorabilia ...
Get to Know The Bouffants
Thanks to mile-high wigs, flashy sequin gowns, and lots of makeup, Memphis’ Bouffants aren’t the average party band. Learn all about them during “The Bouffants Undressed” at Theatre Memphis this weekend...
Elvis Impersonators, er, Tribute Artists to Gather in Memphis
Elvis "tribute artists" from all over the country will vie for the title "Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2007" this month in Memphis.
In the finals competition, set to take place during Elvis Week, winners of preliminary rounds in far-off places ...
State to Take Over 17 "Failing" Memphis Schools
In 2001, 64 Memphis City Schools were put "on notice" that they were low performers and without improvement, would one day be taken over by the state.
Now, it seems, that day has finally arrived ...
Crash Test
Report finds numerous accidents among Shelby County Sheriff's deputies.
HBO Opts for Another Year of "Big Love"
HBO has renewed Big Love for a third season, which will launch in 2008.
The series, which stars Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, and Memphian Ginnifer Goodwin as members of a polygamist family hiding out in the suburbs of Utah ...
Stax Documentary Debuts Wednesday
Respect Yourself: The Stax Story debuts on PBS stations nationwide on Wednesday...
Real Estate
Design Mastermind
Amelia Carkuff sets the trend in condo interiors.
We Recommend
Music
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Tiffany Plays Backstreet
Fortunately for the red-headed teen pop princess Tiffany, the 1980s are back with a vengeance. And so is her career. Well, sort of...
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Memphis Punk Icons, The Klitz, Regroup Tonight
Los Angeles had the Go-Go's and the Runaways. New York had the Angels and the Shangri-Las. In Memphis, during a certain era, the most talked about girl group was The Klitz. The band -- with Lesa Aldridge, Gail Clifton, Marcia Clifton, and Amy Gassner (billed as Kerry, Darla, Candy, and Envy Klitz, respectively) -- sprang onto the Midtown scene in 1978 and quickly worked its way into local rock-and-roll lore.
Alex Chilton, Aldridge's boyfriend and creative partner, served as their impresario ...
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Hooked
The Memphis Pops Festival pays tribute to an unheralded part of Memphis music.
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White Stripes at Snowden Grove Tuesday
In support of their fine new album Icky Thump, the White Stripes will give its first Mid-South performance in six years on Tuesday, July 31st, at the Snowden Grove Amphitheatre in Southaven...
Politics
Keeping Busy
Ninth District congressman Cohen demonstrates he isn't just a talking head.
Mayoral Challengers Differ on Calls for Debate With Herenton
In response to an apparent early brushoff Wednesday from Mayor Willie Herenton of the idea of debates and forums involving this year’s mayoral field, the mayor’s chief challengers are stepping up the pressure — while disagreeing among themselves about possible formats.
POLITICS: Who's on First?
All the mayoral candidates have won, and all must have prizes. That’s the status report on the top contenders.
No-Show Herenton Wins Democrats' Straw Poll
A few score Shelby County Democrats showed up at the Rendezvous Thursday evening to pay $50 a head for the privilege of voting in a mayoral straw poll while raising money for the party. Dark horse Randy Cagle was there. The only mayoral candidate who was there from start to finish was Herman Morris. Carol Chumney came late and addressed the crowd, as had Morris early. John Willingham had a spokesperson on hand who talked him up before the attendees. Only Mayor Willie Herenton was absent and went unspoken for. The winner? Willie Herenton.
Mayor's Race: Who's on First?
It's been one whole week since the Memphis mayoral field got set on the ballot (unless, of course, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges wins his appeal to get back on). Who's gone up and who's gone down in the meantime? Jackson Baker takes a look in "Political Beat".
'Suspicious' Morris Takes Drug Test, Challenges Others to Do So
That Mayor Willie Herenton won't debate is a vexation to
opponent Herman Morris, as is the fact that the mayor apparently is willing this
year to go without additional fundraisers or polling or possibly even
conventional campaigning. But what really seems to get Morris' goat is that
Herenton won't submit to a drug test. (Nor, for that matter, has anybody but
Morris himself so far.)
Sports
FROM MY SEAT: A Redbird Remembered
Human beings suffer freak injuries. Sadly enough, there are deaths that, with the passage of time, we can label as "freaky." Then there's what happened to Mike Coolbaugh in Little Rock on July 22nd.
Pau Gasol on Cover of Rolling Stone
From Aol Sports comes word that the Memphis Grizzlies' Pau Gasol is on the cover of Rolling Stone... in Spain...
Mike Coolbaugh: A Redbird Remembered
Frank Murtaugh: 'Human beings suffer freak injuries. Sadly enough, there are deaths that, with the passage of time, we can label as "freaky." Then there's what happened to Mike Coolbaugh in Little Rock on July 22nd.'
Film
Straight Talk
The funny, fierce Talk to Me breaks from the biopic mold.
Indie Memphis Looking for Young Filmmakers
Aspiring Craig Brewers, listen up: Indie Memphis is looking for filmmakers 18 and younger to participate in its Southern Film Festival Youth Showcase...
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
"John Edwards Vows to End All Bad Things by 2011."
The Other Doctor Is In
Multi-titled Sharon Webb has an unusual doctorate.
Fear, and Fear Itself
Don't look to our government to provide real "homeland security."
Food & Wine
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Recall Issued for Bread Sold at Area Schnucks
Yikes! Schnucks has just issued a press release that says Sara Lee has a recall on nine of its bread items because they may contain metal shavings...
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King Creamy
The Hershey Company is betting that 50 million Elvis Cups can't be wrong.
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