- Issue Archive for
- Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2011
- Vol. 1, No. 1148
Art
News
Hear & Obey
A selective listening diary from FAI.
Arrested Development
The Cooper-Young Development Corporation plans to dissolve after failed development project.
Money Pit
Mallory-Neely House hamstrung by repair, ADA issues.
Of Carrots and Cookies
Healthy food can be hard to come by for Memphis’ homeless.
Share the Road
Business owners along Madison debate bicycle lanes.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
Folk City
The annual Folk Alliance Conference is a one-of-a-kind event. But it may be leaving Memphis.
Oscar Predictions: Best Leads
Flickophiles Herrington and Akers have been battling it out with Oscars predictions this week. Today, it's lead performers.
Godwin to Take State Job
Retiring Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin has accepted a job with the state of Tennessee. Jackson Baker has the story.
East Carolina 68, Memphis 57
East Carolina continued the Memphis Tigers' slide to irrelevance Wednesday night, beating the Tigers, 68-57. Frank Murtaugh has the story.
Battier's Back. What Does it Mean?
Chris Herrington breaks down the big trade that brought Shane Battier back to Memphis at Beyond the Arc.
A Taste of Germany in Collierville
Home-style German cooking in Collierville and Sweetgrass' Ryan Trimm are covered in this week's Flyer food column.
Is the Schools Merger Worth It?
John Branston has some thoughts on the pros and cons of the proposed merger of Memphis and Shelby County schools.
CVS Opponents Stage a Final Demonstration
Saturday morning, demonstrators against the demolition of Union Avenue United Methodist Church by CVS Pharmacy gave it one last shot. Lindsay Jones was there.
UTEP Routs Memphis, 74-47
Memphis suffered its worst loss since 1998, losing to UTEP by 27 points in El Paso, Saturday. Frank Murtaugh has the story.
Grizzlies Thump Kings, 120-92
The Memphis Grizzlies celebrated Shane Battier's return with a resounding win over the hapless Sacramento Kings Saturday night. Chris Herrington has a report and analysis.
Jack Helps a Couple of Young Folks ...
Jack Waggon gets questions from a couple of young people ... and he sets them straight.
Cooper-Young Development Corporation to Dissolve
The recession has put the Cooper-Young Development Corporation out of business. Bianca Phillips reports.
Fire Department Still Battling Over Vehicles
Lindsay Jones has the latest in the long-smoldering brouhaha over whether or not to buy some smaller Fire Department vehicles.
Canada to Fox News: No Way, Hosers
Canada has rebuffed efforts to repeal a law that would allow media to lie on the air, thus keeping Fox News south of their border.
Overton Square Plans Unveiled
There's still no word on which major grocery store chain will construct a 53,000-foot facility along Cooper Avenue in Overton Square. But Loeb Properties unveiled the design at a public meeting tonight. Read more at the Flyer News Blog.
We Recommend
Music
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The Road South
Roots-punk troubadour Richard James settles down in Memphis.
Politics
Godwin Will Serve as Deputy Commissioner of State Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Commissioner Gibbons makes the announcement at Criminal Justice Center; retiring police director to assume new duties in Nashville on April 18.
MAD AS HELL: Riding the Right Wing's Tilt-a-Whirl
Round and Round they go -- the loose wingnuts of the Political Right: Here are some stories of out-and-out idiocy you may have missed.
No More Omerta!: Terry Roland Spills the Beans on Executive Session
VIDEO: District 4 County Commissioner explains to the excluded media just what was going on behind those closed doors. (Subject was the commission’s legal strategy for dealing with the school crisis.)
Obama and the "Mean Girls" Syndrome
Just what is it that the President and Lindsay Lohan have in common? Flyer contributor Ruth Ogles Johnson will tell you, and it explains a lot about the administration's cave-ins.
How We Got Here
On some myths and ironies that underlie the current school controversy.
Sports
Theater
We Recommend
Film
The Contender
The Grace Card: the first local entry in the burgeoning Christian-targeted film scene.
Opinion
Is a Merger Worth It?
Early voting is off to a slow start, as Memphians ponder schools.
To the Barricades!
Wisconsin may be the first sign in America of direct action, Egypt-style.
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Letter From The Editor
Remember back in August, when Glenn Beck held that big rally in Washington, D.C., to "restore honor"? Tens of thousands of people gathered to cheer on right-wing speakers and protest ... something. Not long after that, Jon Stewart held a rally in the same city to "restore sanity." Tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate ... irony? ...
Food & Wine
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Something About Mary's
German cooking: homemade in Collierville; vote for Trimm!
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Love Story
In her latest book, Ree Drummond recounts how she became the Pioneer Woman.
Special Sections
folk alliance international
Check out the Carolina Chocolate Drops and other great musicians in this week's cover story on Folk Alliance International.
tiger statues
One of the 100 Tigers being installed around Memphis to honor the U of M centennial arrives downtown.
10<30
Joel Halpern's "Bust a Move" is one of the works at Dixon Gallery & Gardens "10<30." Read the Flyer's review.
Grizzlies versus Spurs
Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies take on the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum Tuesday. See Beyond the Arc blog for more Griz dish.
Ethan Bronner
New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief, Ethan Bronner, speaks at Rhodes College Wednesday.
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