- Issue Archive for
- Sep 27 - Oct 3, 2012
- Vol. 1, No. 1231
- Payback
Art
News
Memphis Tigers Start CUSA Play
Frank Murtaugh thinks about Tiger football so you don't have to. This week, he susses out the mighty CUSA schedule facing the U of M.
Season of the Switch
Andria K. Brown ponders the change of seasons — and a change in attitude.
Election Winner? First, Find the Stiff.
Bruce VanWyngarden says he has a sure-fire method for predicting presidential elections.
Payback
Wage Theft Ordinance could mean justice, and back pay, for unpaid workers.
No Use Crying
Bellevue milk bottle finds a new home at the Children’s Museum.
Cash or Credit
City to install parking meters that accept credit cards.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
Not So Uniform
Lack of school uniforms leads to truancy for some city students.
Recycling 2.0
City makes plans to expand, improve recycling program.
Wage Theft in Memphis
Hannah Sayle reports on the growing problem of wage theft in the Memphis area in this week's Flyer cover story.
Memphis to Get Credit Card Parking Meters
Bianca Phillips reports on the city's plans to install credit card-friendly parking meters.
Gonerfest 9
Memphis becomes the world capital of garage-punk music this weekend for Gonerfest 9. Details here.
The Art of Science at MCA
Flyer art writer Dwayne Butcher checks out the latest exhibit, "The Art of Science," at the Memphis College of Art.
It's Over for Romney
Randy Haspel has declared a winner in the upcoming presidential election.
Looper: Twisted Time Travel
Chris Herrington says Looper is a fresh and refreshing take on the time-travel genre.
Milking It
The giant milk bottle that has sat atop the Midwest Dairy Plant on Bellevue for decades is getting a new home. Chris Shaw reports.
Two New Memphis Cookbooks
Hannah Sayle talks with the authors of two new local cookbooks — Marisa Baggett and Bianca Phillips.
Gonerfest 9 Part Deux
Chris McCoy captures the sights and sounds of the Gonerfest's second day.
McConaughey Shines in "Killer Joe"
Chris Herrington says Matthew McConaughey is good in his role as a murderous rogue-cop in Killer Joe.
Gonerfest 9, Finale
Chris McCoy concludes his 3-day reportage and videography of Gonerfest 9.
The Surprising St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Murtaugh says the St. Louis Cardinals, on paper, probably shouldn't be in the playoffs. But recent history tells us not to count out the Redbirds.
It's Watergate All Over Again
Bruce VanWyngarden marvels at the right-wing's attempts to gin up outrage over the Libyan embassy attack.
MPD Officer Charged with DUI
Off-duty officer Adrian Brown was charged with a DUI after he was caught driving down the wrong side of the highway in Mississippi. Bianca Phillips has the story.
Memphis Recycling 2.0
Bianca Phillips reports on the city's plans to expand its recycling program.
Commercial Appeal Lays Off 6 Newsroom Staffers
We can now confirm that The Commercial Appeal laid off 6 newsroom staffers Monday, and transferred two others to the digital operation. We obtained the following memo from CA editor Chris Peck to the paper's employees ...
City/County Group Urges Sales Tax
Jackson Baker reports on a coalition of city and county leaders who are pushing a county-wide sales tax.
Hot L Baltimore
Check out Chris Davis' review of Hot L Baltimore at Playhouse on the Square through October 14th.
We Recommend
Music
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For Those About To Rock
Gonerfest 9 brings the garage-punk world to Memphis.
Politics
State Comptroller's Report Faults Both Administrator, SCEC Board
Decision to wait on County Commission redistricting and failure to prepare backup plan cited as backdrop for August election glitches.
City/County Officials to Announce Joint Endorsement of Sales Tax Referendum
Monday press conference crowns several weeks of effort to bridge gap after county tax proposal displaced city's on November ballot.
Germantown Democrats: Not an Oxymoron?
As Obama surges nationwide, group's annual picnic in suburb's Municipal Park draws more attendees than usual.
Who Won in This Showdown?
One side included the likes of outspoken Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland; the other was the proposed new ownership of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. So how'd that come out?
Ryan, in Memphis, Concludes Good Fundraising Day for GOP Ticket
Veep candidate greets local Republicans at Racquet Club, Smith dinner at rates ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 per person.
City/County Group Boosts Sales Tax; Luttrell Still a Holdout
Mayor Wharton cites opportunity and "moral responsibility" to provide countywide pre-K; Ritz, Flinn warn of likely property tax increase as only alternative.
Cohen Elated After Monitoring Elections in Nation of Georgia
Congressman, a member of the Helsinki Commission, is impressed by the former Soviet satellite’s will to change; sees new leader as “a Bloomberg type.”
Disputed Calls
PLUS: Why are these men smiling?
Sports
Theater
We Recommend
Film
Time and Time Again
The twisty Looper is a fresh, fun, fully realized take on the time-travel genre.
Opinion
Separation of Powers
The shape of things to come at the Memphis City Council.
He Kept Us Safe
The Bush "record" on terrorism is a testament to historical amnesia.
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Letter From The Editor
Since 1980, roughly, the beginning of the cable television (now internet and cable television) era, the American presidential contest has become a lot like The Bachelor — reality television writ large. The most likable guy wins. The stiff always loses ...
Books
Food & Wine
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Rolling and Getting Crunk
Two local cookbooks - one sushi, one vegan - on the scene.
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