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It’s been 65 years since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the people of Honolulu are fighting another battle — this time against the elements. The famous memorial over the battleship/tomb Arizona is sinking, and salt water leaking into the monument is causing further damage. Funds are being raised to repair and stabilize the structure.
So where is Elvis Presley now that we need him?…
Everyone’s wondering who’s next in Tennessee Waltz and Main Street Sweeper.
Who else did Joe Cooper give up? Who did Michael Hooks give up to get such lenience? Did Roscoe Dixon drop any names before he checked into prison?…
The real estate at the center of the City Council corruption scandal is located north of Interstate 240 near Perkins in the Quince planning district. The applicant who was rebuffed by the Land Use Control Board was attorney William H. Thomas, according to public records.
Eight Mexican nationals are in custody after Memphis Police discovered 1,300 pounds of marijuana, one kilo of cocaine, and over a half million …
We found this farewell to the Memphis manatee on the local blog site, See Sip Taste Hear. We miss you, Manny.
Oh, the glories of YouTube. What would we do without it? How would we ever find such priceless gems as this clip of John Lennon …
Playhouse on the Square has mounted It’s a Wonderful Life, A Radio Play with five actors taking on the story’s 50-plus characters. …
Another home that Elvis lived in is up for auction. The four-bedroom/two-and-half bath house is in Killeen, Texas, where Elvis was stationed …
Staff members of the Children’s Museum of Memphis are helping Santa answer letters this year. All letters sent to the museum by December 20th will receive a reply and a free pass to the museum.
Letters can be sent …
Somebody alert officials at the Memphis Zoo. According to MSNBC.com, the video Chinese officials showed of mating pandas in hopes of getting them to procreate may have been a factor in the panda baby boom in China. The Memphis Zoo’s pandas, Le Le and Ya Ya, have been decidedly disinterested in each other. Worth a shot.
Just in time for Black Friday — the biggest shopping day of the year during which everybody gets up at 4 a.m. to cram themselves in their local big-box store to get a .99 cent DVD player — the Memphis Police Department has launched “Operation: Jingle Bells” …
Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club celebrates its 15th anniversary this Friday with music by the Coolers, the restaurant’s former house band, with the Wild Magnolias as the opening act. Diners can order off the original menu and pay the prices from 1991 …
