- Issue Archive for
- Jan 10-16, 2008
- Vol. 1, No. 985
News
Michael Hooks Jr. Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Former school board member Michael Hooks Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to taking slightly less than $3,000 in illegal payments from Shelby County Juvenile Court.
Hooks, 32, who was once described as the "hip-hop" school board member in a Memphis Flyer story, entered a change of plea before U.S. District Judge Daniel Breen ...
Karl Rove Says Memphis is a "Smart Buy"
Memphis got a plug of sorts from an unlikely source Thursday.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President Bush, said Memphis "may be a smart buy" for candidates in the "Super Tuesday primaries on February 5th ...
Tunica Tussle
Bar brawlers and amateur boxers fight for cash at casino.
"Follow That Dream"
EPE is proposing a $250 million Graceland expansion on Elvis Presley Boulevard. What will it mean for Memphis?
Memphis Drug Kingpin Arrested
Thirty-one-year-old Craig Petties, who once headed a cocaine and marijuana distribution network, was arrested in Mexico on Friday, January 11th, according to U.S. Attorney David Kustoff.
Petties is charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana and possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute ...
No College Required
For its newest recruit class, MPD drops college and military requirements.
Zippin Pippin May Find a Home at The Pyramid
The Zippin Pippin may find a new home if Memphis, Shelby County, and their mayors approve a private consulting group's bid to build a downtown theme park.
"We have agreed with Ericson Group to move the Zippin Pippin downtown," county commissioner Steven Mulroy told reporters Monday afternoon ...
Director Craig Brewer loses Paramount Deal
The writers strike has provided Paramount, Universal, and Fox studios with an opportunity to "drop costly ['first look'] deals" according to Variety. Craig Brewer, the Memphis-based filmmaker whose breakthrough film Hustle & Flow prompted a bidding war at the Sundance Film Festival and resulted in a multi-picture deal for producer John Singleton, was dropped by Paramount ...
"Black" Day at The Commercial Appeal
It's a dark day over at The Commercial Appeal. Guild members are wearing black today to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the newspaper not giving its employees raises.
Employees say it's been a bleak five years ...
Kathryn Perry Thomas
Memphis lost a link to its history last week when Kathryn Perry Thomas died at the age of 92. Thomas, a classical pianist featured in an August cover story in the Flyer, was the last living Memphian to have played with jazz bandleader Jimmie Lunceford ...
Kyle Proposes Legislation to Replace Ophelia Ford
In response to the extended absences of Memphis' controversial state senator Ophelia Ford, fellow Memphis senator Jim Kyle has introduced legislation that would allow Ford to step aside and appoint a temporary replacement.
Kyle, who has not spoken with Senator Ford, and who doesn't know if she will cooperate ...
We Recommend
Music
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Back to the Future
Athens' Whigs perfect a brand of no-frills rock that never goes out of style.
Politics
New Mood, New Men, New Mountains
The sudden elevation of Obama and McCain after Iowa and New Hampshire, was almost Zen-like.
Disagreement Brewing in City Council Over Who Can Take Part in Committee Meetings.
The newly constituted Memphis city council, sworn in on January 1st, has barely begun to operate, but already there's a major difference of opinion between chairman Scott McCormick and holdover member Joe Brown over McCormick's ruling limiting active participation in the council's committee meetings.
Mike Huckabee Offers New "Rap" Song
We're not at all sure what to make of this craziness. It's got really bad rapping, really bad rhyming, and it's reeeaallly long. And inane.
We're not sure who the intended audience for this is. Baptists who are into rap? Dunno. But somehow we can't stop watching it. Maybe it's rap music for the Rapture. Check it out.
Hillary's Campaign Lists Are Nashville-Heavy, Short on Memphians; Wassup?
Hillary Clinton's Tennessee campaign office has now released the membership lists of its statewide steering committee and a new women's council. What is striking about both is the paucity of representation from Memphis and Shelby County and the overwhelming preponderance of representatives from Nashville and Davidson County.
Sports
Maybe There Should be a Hall of Fame for Cheaters. Huh, Bill? Huh, Rocket?
If either Bill Belichick or Roger Clemens expect to get into their respective sports' Hall of Fames, they won't do it with the vote of our scribe, Frank Murtaugh. Wanna know why?
Taking Stock of the Tigers
SI.com's Seth Davis presents his annual college basketball stock report, in which he presents "buy or sell" options for the teams that will impact the remainder of the season.
So how did the U of M Tigers fare?...
Memphis Thumps East Carolina, 99-58
Led by Derrick Rose's 19 points, the second-ranked Memphis Tigers trounced East Carolina at FedExForum 99-58 Wednesday night.
The Tigers spread the scoring around and coach John Calipari went to the end of his bench during the second half as Memphis extended its lead.
Andre Allen and Robert Dozier each had 13 points and Chris Douglas-Roberts added 12 for the Tigers. Memphis remained undefeated with a record of 14-0.
Kansas is Better Than Memphis, Says Jeff Capel
Undefeated Memphis is ranked number two in the country, and undefeated Kansas is right behind at number three, but the coach of a team that's played both squads says Kansas is better.
"I think Kansas is better," Capel said. "They are the best team that we've played, and we have played some really good teams. They are so balanced. They shoot better than Memphis. They are bigger ...
FROM MY SEAT: This, That, and the Rocket
If either Bill Belichick or Roger Clemens expect to get into their respective sports' Hall of Fames, they won't do it with the vote of our scribe, Frank Murtaugh. Wanna know why?
Film
Missing
Spanish import is deft, emotionally resonant horror.
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
So, apparently, I'm ancient because I read a dead-tree product ...
Politics, GPS-Style
The wheel's still in spin, and the loser now may be later to win.
The Memphis Week That Was ...
NOTE TO READERS: "Memphis Week That Was" will be a regular Friday web feature on MemphisFlyer.com. I see it as a collection of reporter's notes, opinions, and afterthoughts about interesting events that happened during the previous week. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
-- John Branston (branston@memphisflyer.com)
So what is the body count for Operation Tennessee Waltz?
United States Attorney David Kustoff says Michael Hooks Jr., was number 12 ...
Smarter Than Who?
Wanted: a Gateway test and Traveler IQ Challenge for candidates.
Books
Book Signing for "The Architect"
The novel is set in Memphis, and it's called The Architect. The author, a Memphian named James Williamson, is an architect himself. So it makes sense that the setting for an upcoming book-signing by Williamson was designed by Williamson: St. George's Episcopal Church in Germantown ...
Vanity Fair Touts Oxford's Square Books
The February issue of Vanity Fair devotes a nearly full-page feature to Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi, calling it a place "where the literary elite gather."
The article mentions the time a struggling writer by the name of John Grisham asked ...
Food & Wine
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Hamburger Expert Names Dyer's Patty to Top 100
Dyer's Cafe is the only Memphis restaurant named in Hamburger America, a soon-to-be-released book on the country's top 100 hamburger joints.
Filmmaker and hamburger expert George Motz based the book on his film of the same name, which chronicles his cross-country trip in search of the perfect patty...
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