With only hours to go before the polls close, former 9th District congressman Harold Ford Jr., now head of the Democratic Leadership Council, has joined in on the mounting chorus of criticism of recent TV ads by Nikki Tinker, who is challenging incumbent Steve Cohen in today’s Democratic primary.
Posted inFood & Wine, Food & Drink
Ghost River Brewing Makes Its Debut
Chuck Skypeck, co-founder of Boscos and its master brewer with 18 years in the business, feels strongly that locally made beer should be available in area bars and restaurants. He says he finds it hard to believe that Memphis, a city of more than half a million people, has only two breweries — the small-batch operation inside Boscos’ Overton Square restaurant and Boscos’ main brewery on South Main.
That’s why Skypeck started Ghost River Brewing, a subsidiary of Boscos Brewing Company….
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Vocal Symposium This Weekend
Starting today, the Contemporary A Capella League brings the 2008 Vocal Symposium for a capella singing groups to downtown Memphis.
The unique symposium features a variety of master classes and panel discussions and climaxes on Saturday night with a concert at the Orpheum by the influential sextet Take 6. …
Posted inPolitics, Politics Feature
Homebuilders’ Group Calls for Rep. Blackburn’s Defeat
With a week to go before the end of voting in the August 7th
Republican primary in the7th Congressional District, Tom Leatherwood’s insurgent
campaign against GOP incumbent Marsha Blackburn got a new boost from
a traditionally Republican voting bloc. The 15 past presidents of the Memphis
Area Association of Home Builders have called for Blackburn’s defeat in an open
letter protesting her vote against the bipartisan Housing Stimulus Act.
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Best of Memphis: Your Vote Counts!
Okay, folks, it’s time again to make your voices heard on the places, the faces, and the goods that make up the very best of Memphis.
Vote in the Flyer‘s 2008 Best of Memphis Readers’ Poll.
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Talking Trash
According to figures from trade publication Waste News, Memphis recycles 26 percent of its total waste. That figure puts the city almost smack-dab in the middle of the country’s 30 largest cities.
Posted inBest of Memphis, Special Sections
Best of Memphis Ballot
Yep, it’s that time again. Every summer we ask you, our readers, to tell us what you like BEST about our fair city. So here’s your chance to sound off about your favorites in the categories of Food & Drink, Nightlife, Arts & Entertainment, Media, Goods & Services, and more! Follow to cast your vote! […]
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In the Bluff: the Wal-Mart Stripper?
The Consumerist is one of my favorite blogs (though, for the life of me, I can’t figure out why) and today they have a little bit about a Wal-Mart shopper who wasn’t allowed to bring her $600 bike into the store …
and decided to take her clothes off in protest.
Posted inMusic, Music Features
Two Way Radio, Barbaras Top Pops
Two Way Radio and The Barbaras were the big winners Friday night at the Memphis Pops Festival at the Hi-Tone Café.
Fronted by charming keyboardist/vocalist Kate Crowder, the whimsical Two Way Radio took home the audience award, garnering $3000 in studio time at Ardent Studios, despite some sound-mix problems that harmed their set and kept them from matching the quality of their recorded work.
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What to Do This Weekend
From kid-friendly theater to vicious boxing matches, there’s a little somethin’ for everyone in Memphis to do this weekend.
Parents of tweens likely know all the words to the songs of Disney’s High School Musical, so you might as well sit through it one more time. The Circuit Playhouse presents the stage adaptation of the popular Disney’s movie …
Posted inEditorial, Opinion
It’s Election Time: Ready To Do a 360?
With elections coming up on August 7th, it’s time for voters to make some decisions. This time around, not only do we have to choose those whom we think will make the best public servants, we must also vote on a couple of complicated ordinances with the sexy names of 360 and 361. …
Posted inFood & Wine, Food & Drink
Meet “Produce Man”
His name is Tim Keith, but his customers know him as “The Produce Man.” Keith sells the produce from area farms at various stops around town.
“I’ve been doing this with my dad since I was little,” Keith says. “When I was old enough to go out on my own, I would load the trailer and make stops at the beauty shops on Summer and Poplar”…