The Land Use Control Board voted overwhelmingly this morning to reject a proposal by the Midland Goodwyn Neighborhood Association to close off Goodwyn Street to vehicular traffic…
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Project: Motion To Hold Open Auditions
Want to be a part of the city’s only modern dance company? Project: Motion is holding open auditions this Saturday for anyone who thinks they might have what it takes to be a part of the company for its next performance…
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Salvation Army’s “Pictures of Hope” Cards For Sale
In June, celebrity photographer Linda Solomon came to Memphis to show 15 children living at the Salvation Army’s Purdue Center of Hope how to use disposable cameras.
It wasn’t just a way for them to spend their day. Their goal was to use the cameras to take a photo of something that they wished for. And what these kids — the victims of physical abuse, broken homes, drug-related environments — wished for wasn’t fancy cars, or big homes, or iPods …
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Willie Mitchell Re-launches Record Label
Willie Mitchell, best known as the producer of Al Green’s hits in the 1970s, announced the re-launch of Waylo Records. Not quite the resurrection of Stax many had hoped for, but the 79-year-old Mitchell seems committed to Memphis singers…
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Griz Lose Season Opener
Having been tied at just 2 minutes left in the game, the Memphis Grizzlies end up losing by 3 points to the San Antonio Spurs at last night’s season opener.
But it wasn’t all grim, read Chris Herrington’s re-cap of the game on his blog Beyond the Arc.
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Dickinson To Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Tonight at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Jim Dickinson will be honored with a lifetime achievement award by the American Music Association for his work as a music producer.
“It actually means a lot to me to get any recognition outside of Memphis,” he says…
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U of M To Receive Warhol Photos
The University of Memphis is one of 183 universities selected to receive original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints by the late Pop artist Andy Warhol…
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StoryCorps in Memphis Thursday
The StoryCorps Griot is spending the next year traveling the country to gather the life stories of African Americans. It begins a six-week stay in Memphis on Thursday…
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Monetize This!
The newest fashion accessory among journalists-in-the-know is The Commercial Appeal newspaper guild’s “Monetize Me” button…
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Naked Man Alert! … The Next Chapter
In September 2006, Joe Cullen, a defensive assistant for the Detroit Lions and former assistant coach at Ole Miss, was arrested after driving naked through a fast food drive-in.
Now the saga continues…
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Law Enforcement Consolidation Group Discusses Deadline
Shelby County Commission’s Law Enforcement Consolidation Task Force has until December 15th to make a recommendation as to whether or not city and county police forces should consider consolidation. At a Wednesday meeting, committee members expressed concern about their lack of progress…
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Movie Casting on Friday — Enormity Required
On Friday, 20th Century Fox will hold a casting call in Memphis for the film The Blind Side. Specifically, they’re looking for someone who is very large and has athletic ability…