Tagged as Gawker.com’s “Correction of the Day” is a little slip by The New York Times in its obituary of photographer Ernest Withers, who passed away on Monday…
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Hattiloo in the Park
Hattiloo in the Park continues Saturday at Mud Island.
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Ernest Withers Dead at 85
(AP) – Activist and photographer Ernest Withers, who helped record the civil rights struggle in the Mid-South, has died. He was 85…
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Advice for Thompson
Wonkette has some important campaign advice for Tennessee’s Fred Thompson. After gossip gal Cindy Adams reported that , Wonkette pointed out that may be political poison…
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Contract Is the Ginuwine Article
Hip-hop entertainer Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, better known as Ginuwine, had sued Memphian Michael Bourne over an allegedly fraudulent contract. The suit was dropped earlier this week…
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Flyer Writer Saves a Woman’s Life — Sort of
As reported in The Oregonian, Carolyn Golden was visiting the Portland area from L.A., when she decided to check out a spot she had read about in Flyer contributor Paul Gerald’s 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland. Making her way to the trail, she noticed a woman who had fallen into a gorge …
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Grizzlies Open Scrimmage Today
The Memphis Grizzlies will open the doors of FedExForum today for a free public scrimmage, giving most fans the first chance to see newcomers such as Mike Conley, Jr. and Juan Carlos Navarro in Beale Street Blue. …
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Libertyland, Part 1,287
Libertyland advocates had another reason to say, “pip, pip hooray,” after Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
The parks committee voted in favor of a resolution preserving and protecting both the Grand Carousel and the Zippin Pippin pending further study.
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Big Changes at Grand Casino
A press conference was held today at Grand Casino in Tunica to announce a multi-million-dollar overhaul — one that involves Food Network star Paula Deen….
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Cross-country Biker Stops in Memphis
Laddie Williams is in the middle of a bike ride from Palm Springs, California to Charleston, South Carolina.
Williams is a firefighter in Augusta, Georgia, who embarked upon this journey to raise money for the families of the nine Charleston firefighters who died fighting a June 18, 2007 blaze at a furniture warehouse. No incident since 9-11 had claimed so many firefighters’ lives…
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Police Continue Search for Suspect in Bradford Shooting
Memphis Police officials have developed two possible suspects, both believed to be male, in the Sunday night shooting of 21-year-old University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford…