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The Grizzlies will be hosting a draft party tonight at the FedExForum.
Fans can watch ESPN’s coverage live on the video board. And if that’s not entertainment enough, the Grizzlies Dance Team will be performing, and there will be NBA draft trivia, stilt walkers, live music, and more.
For more on the draft, check out the Flyer‘s Grizzlies blog, Beyond the Arc.
Outgoing Memphis City Schools superintendent Carol Johnson will be paid $275,000 in Boston, making her the highest paid school superindendent in that city’s history. But wait, there’s more…
From the Daily News: Mark Blakeburn has published Memphis in Puzzles, a book of 54 crosswords revolving around the city’s history, events, music, sports, and more.
Of course, this begs the question of what the clue might be for “You ain’t hitting on nothing with me.”…
On Saturday evening, Lantana Projects, a visiting artist program, will unveil an outdoor art installation featuring a collection of mirror “flowers” by Amsterdam mixed-media artist Eric Knoote. …
On July 1st, at 1 p.m., Cohen will help celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of Elvis Radio — launched exclusively on SIRIUS in July 2004 as the world’s only “all Elvis all the time” radio station — with a special broadcast. Tune in to hear Steve’s take on the icon’s impact on popular culture, as well as his influence closer to home. …
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) — The father of a teenager who was among six people killed this month when a drag-racing car spun into a crowd sued the driver and organizers of the charity event Tuesday.
Bruce Replogle, the father of 15-year-old Scarlett Replogle, seeks $10 million in damages….
Being released today is the DVD of Craig Brewer’s Black Snake Moan. The nympho-chained-to-a-radiator feature underperformed at the box-office, making …
The local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will begin a series of events celebrating its 90th anniversary on Tuesday evening…
Memphis has a new biweekly online magazine. Actually: Memphis has its first and to our knowledge only biweekly online magazine. It’s called CultureGrits.com, and it promises a “mouthful of Memphis” with each issue. …
The film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ Blind Side has been put on the fast-track, according to the LA Times. …
Old Spice has released its annual ranking of the country’s 100 sweatiest cities. Last year, Memphis made the top 20 at number 18. This year …
Al Horford or Mike Conley Jr.? Joakim Noah or Corey Brewer? With one week to go until the NBA draft, Flyer Grizzlies writer Chris Herrington looks at the potential of the four most likely Grizzlies draft picks based on the recent success and failure of similar players. Read it at Beyond the Arc, the Flyer‘s Grizzlies blog.
