Six canines walked the aisle this morning in a special Police Patrol Dog School graduation. No word on whether they wore caps and gowns.
Posted inMusic, Music Features
White Stripes Tickets on Sale Today
On Tuesday, July 31st, the White Stripes will make a highly anticipated return to the area with a concert at the Snowden Grove Amphitheater in Southaven. Tickets went on sale today
Posted inFood & Wine, Food & Drink
Kool-Aid Pickles the New Moon Pie?
Causing a linking stir among the blogs is a New York Times story by Southern Foodways Alliance’s John T. Edge. The story concerns a food phenomenon in the Mississippi Delta: Kool-Aid pickles….
Posted inSports, Sports Feature
Young and Able
Sports Illustrated’s senior baseball writer, Tom Verducci, has ranked the top 10 players under the age of 25, and on his list is a certain pitcher from Memphis.
Posted inBook Features, Books
Heart to Heart
Kathy Kastan thought she was “invincible.” — until she had to have emergency bypass surgery at 41.
Kastan, now the chair of the board of the Memphis American Heart Association, has written From the Heart: A Woman’s Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease, which she’ll sign at Davis-Kidd on Thursday…
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Looking For Nice People
Representatives from Spread the Sharing will be in town this week looking for people with stories of doing something nice for others….
Posted inSports, Sports Feature
Tennis, Anyone?
Head on down to the Fitz United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit tournament going on now through May 12th. …
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A Laugh Riot
Grab your false mustache and joy buzzer and head over to the Comedy Tennessee tomorrow night, May 9th, for the second round of the Funniest Person in Memphis Contest. The participants have already been chosen, but it can’t hurt to look the part….
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Peabody Ducks Get New Leader
It often turns up on various surveys of the “coolest jobs in Memphis” but if you wanted it, you’re too late. The Peabody has hired a new Duckmaster, Jason Sensat….
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Honeybees at the Children’s Museum
Is this an ominous sign? That the plight of the rapidly declining population of honeybees means that soon we’ll only be able to see bees on display at a museum? …
Posted inPolitics, Politics Feature
Morris On Filling MLGW Post: Wait Until After the Election
Former MLGW head and current mayoral candidate Herman Morris issued a statement today summing up his views on Willie Herenton’s role in the MLGW mess and about the utility company’s selection of a president to replace Joseph Lee. …
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Ballet Memphis’ Ammon Accepts Post in Colorado
According to a story from DenverPost.com, Ballet Memphis dancer and choreographer Garrett Ammon has accepted a post as artistic director of Ballet Nouveau in Broomfield, Colorado, near Denver. His wife, Dawn Fay, also with Ballet Memphis, will act as associate artistic director….