- Issue Archive for
- Jul 1-7, 2010
- Vol. 1, No. 1114
Art
News
Memphis Heritage and CVS
Members of Memphis Heritage are concerned the pharmacy CVS won't honor its agreement not to tear down the Union Avenue Methodist Church.
Read more at In the Bluff.
New York Minute
Memphis is on Broadway, off-Broadway, and waiting in the wings.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
Home Court
Mortgage lenders may not have set out to damage property values, but they did.
On Deck
American Contract Bridge League opens museum honoring the game.
Gang Signs
District Attorney's Office learns of new gang after a fatal downtown shooting.
Take a Bike
City plans to restripe Cooper, hire bicycle coordinator to make Memphis more cycle-friendly.
Memphis Foreclosure Crisis Hits Black Families Hardest
A noted University of Memphis sociologist says African Americans in Memphis have been hardest hit by the mortgage crisis. Mary Cashiola has more.
Grizzlies Sign Rudy Gay
The Grizzlies have signed small forward Rudy Gay to a max contract. Details soon at Chris Herrington's Beyond the Arc blog.
Memphis Beat: Week 3
Get your Memphis Beat fix at Sing All Kinds and Hungry Memphis.
10 for Downtown
Now that the Bass Pro deal is moving forward, John Branston has 10 other pressing downtown problems/opportunities that can be taken care of before 2012.
Milking It
To buy Evergreen Farm's raw-whole milk products, customers purchase a share of a cow.
Hannah Sayle has the details in Food News.
A Trip to "The Ted"
Frank Murtaugh visits Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves.
His observations at From My Seat.
Best of Memphis: Seeking Nominations
We're busy putting together the online ballot for Best of Memphis, and we're seeking nominations for a few select categories:
• Best Server
• Best Bartender
• Best Local Singer
• Best Local Band
You can put your two-cents in on who should be included on the ballot by taking this survey, July 6th-9th.
Voting for Best of Memphis begins online July 14th.
We Recommend
Music
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Life and Death
Country legends Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard seize life and confront death on extraordinary new albums.
Politics
Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Wamp Spells It Out for the Flyer Staff
In a comprehensive group interview (second in our series), the Chattanooga congressman talks turkey on his own vision and on why Bill Haslam (“Bobby” in Dallas, Wamp jibes) is not equipped to run the state. Video and titles by Chris Davis
Tennessee Right to Life Endorses Fincher in 8th Congressional District
Grateful GOP candidate says he shares group's Christian values, also explains why he missed Mid-South Tea Party forum and voted in Crockett County Democratic primary.
Getting in Gear
Candidates -- most of them, anyhow -- begin shifting into overdrive.
Sports
Theater
Film
Oh, Mother
Mother and Child, a multigenerational study of mothers, daughters, and adoption.
Opinion
Reinvented Fairgrounds
What it will take for the $16 million renovation to be a success.
The City's Way Out
Getting from here to there on the budget requires clear thought and sacrifice.
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Letter from the Editor
I am fairly obsessed with the destruction being wreaked on the habitat and waters of the Gulf by the BP oil spill. My family and I have been going to the coast for 25 years to fish, kayak, swim, and lie on the beach — from Perdido Key to Apalachicola ...
Food & Wine
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Get Personal
Local private chefs are ready to commandeer your kitchen.
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Having a Cow
Evergreen Farm offers raw whole-milk dairy products.
Special Sections
memphis does nyc
"Memphis" is the toast of New York, in more ways than one. Read this week's Flyer cover story.
Firecracker 5K
Firecracker 5K, benefitting St. Jude, Saturday
Fireworks
Live music and fireworks at today's Red, White, and Blues Celebration on Beale
Blind Mississippi Morris
Blind Mississippi Morris performs at B.B. King's Tuesday night.
Family Time
Two families, two exhibits. Read all about it at the Flyer's new art blog Exhibit M.
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