He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in February 2007, with the first chance of parole expected after four-and-half years. But Alfred Turner, the man convicted in the high-profile murder trial of Emily Fisher earlier this year, is already eligible for a parole hearing on September 13th. …
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Isaac Does Europe
Isaac Hayes is back in town after a successful European summer tour that covered France, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom…
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Northwest’s Influence on Travel
Every week, in honor of its 25th anniversary, USA Today runs a top-25 list. This week, the national newspaper looks at the “Top 25 Changes in the way we travel,” and Memphis-hubbed Northwest Airlines made the list…
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Former MPD Officer Pleads Guilty
When an officer flashes his blue lights, most motorists trust they’re not about to be robbed. But that wasn’t the case for drivers pulled over by former Memphis Police officer Antoine Owens.
Owens pled guilty today in federal court for violating the civil rights of motorists…
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Urban Fashion Week Hits Memphis
It’s been said that Memphis style is about five years behind what’s hot in other major cities, but local fashionistas beg to differ. Join local designers, fashion industry insiders, and some of the city’s hot models for Urban Fashion Week. …
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Ostrander Awards Sunday
It has been a good year for Memphis theater. But just who will take home a coveted Ostrander Community Theatre Award?
Click here for a list of nominees. The award ceremony is Sunday at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Cocktails are served at 6 p.m. The ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m.
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Joseph Finder At Horseshoe Sunday
Novelist Joseph Finder, who’ll be signing his new book at Horseshoe this weekend, has a knack for predicting the future. In The Moscow Club, he described a fictional coup in the Kremlin, and six months later, an actual coup in the Kremlin was attempted. In The Zero Hour, terrorists attack lower Manhattan, and several years later there was 9/ll. …
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Joybubbles, RIP
Making waves across the Internet is the passing of phone-hacking pioneer Josef Carl Engressia Jr., aka Joybubbles. Joybubbles lived in Memphis for a time, where he was convicted of phone fraud…
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Kanye “Hearts” JT
Kanye West says in the September issue of XXL magazine that Justin Timberlake is his biggest inspiration and his biggest competition.
In fact, the rapper says that Memphis’ favorite former boy-bander is the only contemporary musician as influential as him…
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Humane Society Receiving Record Number of Calls
Humans aren’t the only ones suffering in these over-the-top temps. Paula Reese, spokesperson for the Memphis and Shelby Humane Society, says that the organization has already received more calls than it did last August about dogs without shade, shelter, or water….
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Has Ownership of Zippin Pippin Reverted to the City?
When it comes to the Zippin Pippin, the excitement never stops.
During a parks committee meeting earlier today, city attorney Elbert Jefferson asserted that the city of Memphis once again owns Elvis’ favorite roller coaster ride…
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Last “Dead Elvis Ball” Ever on Saturday
One of Memphis’ longest, and strangest, “death week” traditions is about to go for a final ride in that long black limousine. With great sadness we announce that the P&H Cafe will host its very last Dead Elvis Ball on Saturday August 18th…