New York City’s Lez Zeppelin is probably the world’s only lesbian Led Zeppelin tribute band. They play the Gibson Beale Street Showcase Saturday…
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Pine Bluff Beale?
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a city 45 minutes southeast of Little Rock, is looking for entertainment from a familiar face: Beale St. developer John Elkington…
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Local Artists in “New American Paintings”
Tad Lauritzen Wright and Jon Lee are among the 40 emerging and mid-career artists from the South featured in New American Paintings 70, on newsstands until the end of July…
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Environmentalists Protest ServiceMaster
Memphis-based ServiceMaster Co. prides itself on being an environmental steward. Several years ago, the company, which owns Merry Maids, and TruGreen ChemLawn, began offering non-toxic “green” cleaning services for its Earth-conscious customers.
But that’s not enough for some environmentalist groups. Last Wednesday, protesters gathered outside a ServiceMaster shareholder’s meeting in Chicago for a prayer vigil…
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Tomato Festival This Weekend
From July 6th to 7th, the Lauderdale County Tomato Festival will give the fruit much-deserved credit, with activities set for downtown Ripley. …
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Tell Rachael Ray Where To Go
Food Network star, magazine-seller, and sometime irritant, Rachael Ray is looking for a bit of advice about Memphis…
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Big Star on the Big Screen?
Famed, influential Memphis ’70s rock band Big Star looks to be ready for their close-up via the feature-length documentary The Big Star Story, currently in the early stages of production…
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Memphis Networx: Why the Rush?
The clock is ticking. On Thursday, July 5th, MLGW’s Board of Governors will vote whether to sell Memphis Networx to a Colorado-based holding company, Communications Infrastructure Investments (CII), for $11.5 million — a loss for MLGW exceeding $28 million. Networx representatives have cautioned that any significant delay could negatively impact a deal that, for MLGW ratepayers, is already negative.
Before the vote, however, some serious questions should be asked regarding potential conflicts of interest and the business practices that led MLGW to this juncture…
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Flyer on Stands Thursday
Due to the Fourth of July holiday, this week’s Flyer will hit the stands on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
Happy Fourth, and be sure and check this site for daily content.
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John Daly Hangs with Kid Rock
While the competing at the Buick Open, golfer John Daly shacked up with Kid Rock. The pair cemented their special bond after Daly purchased $4,000 worth of Kid Rock merchandise at one of the performer’s concerts…
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A Rose, By Any Other Jersey…
Haven’t had your fill of NBA draft debate, now that Mike Conley Jr. is packing his bags for the Bluff City? The folks at nbadraft.net have drawn up a mock draft for 2008. The number one pick — by the Memphis Grizzlies — happens to be a player you’ll see in a Memphis Tiger uniform come November.
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David Porter in MBQ
The newest Memphis Business Quarterly — a sister publication to the Flyer — features on its cover Memphis music mainstay David Porter. Writer John Branston interviews the soul man, finding out how he parlayed his songwriting earnings into numerous business opportunities — inside and out the recording studio…