- Issue Archive for
- Jun 4-10, 2009
- Vol. 1, No. 1058
News
High Times in Mississippi
The federally funded Marijuana Project at Ole Miss grows hundreds of pounds of pot — and it's all perfectly legal.
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Flyer Flashback
To mark the Flyer's 20th anniversary, we're looking back at stories from our first two decades.
Building Blocks
Land Use Control Board unanimously passes the new Unified Development Code.
Global Warming a Whopper?
Area Burger Kings question climate change.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
Promises, Promises
During a tough budget season, the City Council debates a salary increase for city staff.
Split Service
Commission defers vote to bring the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center into the county, clinic opens inside the Memphis Child Advocacy Center.
Councilman Strickland Proposes His Own City Budget ...
Contending that Mayor Willie Herenton's proposed budget would saddle Memphis taxpayers with a “huge property tax increase,” city councilman Jim Strickland called a press conference Wednesday at City Hall to offer an itemized budget of his own ...
Grizzlies Draft Update
We're three weeks from draft day and no one -- including, one suspects, the team's own braintrust -- knows exactly which direction the Grizzlies will take with the #2 overall pick. But Chris Herrington has some ideas.
Musician Says Guns in Bars is Bad Policy
In my career as a vagabond musician, I suppose I've spent a full third of my life working in bars and restaurants. I've seen some ugly incidents and brutal violence over the years, but it seldom included me ...
Randy Haspel has some thoughts on the gun bill from a musician's point of view.
Council Budget Games; Dozier's SAT
John Branston takes a look at the City Council's budget battle, and has a link to a story on Robert Dozier's SAT score at City Beat Blog.
Memphis Water Rights Upheld
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision that rejected a claim by the state of Mississippi seeking payment for water in the Memphis Sands Aquifer. John Branston has the story.
Local Schools Must Allow Access to LBGT Websites
Students at both Memphis City Schools (MCS) and Shelby County Schools (SCS) will now have access to online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues, thanks to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit filed against two Middle and East Tennessee school districts. Bianca Phillips reports.
Detention Basin Declared Dead
City engineers gave Park Friends a death certificate last night for the proposed Overton Park detention basin. Read more about it at Mary Cashiola's In The Bluff blog.
Strickland: Time for Real Budget Cuts
The City Council has the right — and the duty — to perform some drastic fiscal surgery, says Councilman Jim Strickland.
Bible-Thumping Politics in Memphis
A watered-down version of Commissioner Steve Mulroy's proposed antidiscrimination ordinance was passed by the County Commission on Monday but only after several days of public histrionics ... More at this week's Letter From the Editor.
Eating Memphis
Why can't every morning start with a nice tall glass of Memphis Mary, the wickedly delicious breakfast cocktail that combines everything you love about a spicy Bloody Mary with the great taste of barbecue sauce?
Chris Davis ponders Eating Local.
Phil Cannon Talks About the St. Jude Classic
When driver meets ball this Thursday at Southwind for the St. Jude Classic, it will mark the 52nd straight year the PGA has made Memphis home for a week. Phil Cannon has been tournament director since the 2000 event. He paused last week just long enough to answer a few questions from Frank Murtaugh.
Trampoline Pits Were All the Rage!
In the early 1960s, a new form of entertainment opened all across the country, and Memphis wasn't immune to this crazy fad. Called "trampoline pits," these were essentially big rubber trampolines stretched over rectangular holes in the ground ...
Vance Lauderdale has details on another weird chapter in Memphis history.
MSARC To Move To Health Dept. July 1st
In a joint press conference Monday, mayors Willie Herenton and A C Wharton announced that the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center will move under the health department's jurisdiction. For more, see Mary Cashiola's In The Bluff blog.
Bianca Knows Best ...
... and helps a cross-dresser with his relationship.
The New Politics of Dining Out
Now that the Tennessee legislature has begun the great transformation of our state into a perpetually armed camp, it's time to ponder some of the more interesting ramifications of their zealotry. More at the BruceV Blog.
RDC Work Checked by State Archeology Department
The Tennessee department of archaeology was in town Tuesday at the Fort Pickering site near the National Ornamental Metal Museum ... Check out the story at In the Bluff.
Nashville Approves New River Park
While Memphis pours $33 million into Beale Street Landing and figures out what to do with $62 million Mud Island River Park which is closed half the year, Nashville is moving ahead with a $7 million free public river park ... John Branston has the story.
County Commission Offers Resistance to MSARC Transfer, Will Vote on Monday
City Hall may be okay with the transfer of the functions of the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center to the Shelby County Health Department. And Mayors Willie Herenton of Memphis and A C Wharton of Shelby County are certainly on the same page, as they indicated in their Friday press conference announcing the transfer. But not necessarily the Shelby County Commission ...
We Recommend
Music
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Life's Work
Will Oldham adds another chapter to an ongoing story.
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In the Studio
Harlan T. Bobo completes another album for Goner Records
Politics
THE GADFLY: Monetizing Content Redux
I admit it; I'm a snoop. I love to see how other people live their lives, not by peeping through their windows (I draw the line at anything that would land me in jail) ...
Malone, Long Making Their Moves
Still running by herserlf (at least for the time being) as a candidate for county mayor in 2010, Shelby County chair Deidre Malone was the beneficiary of two fundraising events last weekend ...
"Ambiguous Genitalia"
The County Commission settles for a simple policy statement on discrimination.
Sports
Q & A: Phil Cannon on the St. Jude Classic
When driver meets ball this Thursday at Southwind for the St. Jude Classic, it will mark the 52nd straight year the PGA has made Memphis home for a week. Phil Cannon has been tournament director since the 2000 event. He paused last week just long enough to answer a few questions ...
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Film
Con Heir
The Brothers Bloom: grifters' games.
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Film
An Award-Winning Debut Screens at the Brooks
One of the more audacious debuts in recent cinema, Hunger introduces British video artist Steve McQueen as a major new filmmaker.
Opinion
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Letter From the Editor
A watered-down version of Commissioner Steve Mulroy's proposed antidiscrimination ordinance was passed by the County Commission on Monday but only after several days of public histrionics. Commissioner Wyatt Bunker and six local ministers held a demonstration downtown and trotted out the usual fear-mongering ...
"Inconclusive Evidence"
University says Rose denied faking SAT and was in good standing.
Time for the Knife
The City Council has the right — and the duty — to perform some drastic fiscal surgery.
Books
A Freed Man
Life lessons for a publisher turned prisoner.
Food & Wine
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Eating Memphis
Any meal, anytime: Keep stock with local products.
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Extra Credit
A new downtown seafood market; the Whitton Farms Feastival; Bangkok Alley expands.
Special Sections
pot cover
Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly oversees the Marijuana Project at Ole Miss. Bianca Phillips has the story.
con heir
Before heading out to the flicks this weekend, check out the Flyer's reviews and searchable movie listings.
bartlett a la carte
Bartlett a la Carte Sunday night at Colonial Country Club: A fundraiser for Youth Villages.
st. jude classic
Practice rounds for the St. Jude Classic are Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free. For tickets and more info on this year's tournament, go here.
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