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Seven Memphians who battled the Japanese forces during World War II have been awarded new United States Asiatic Pacific Victory Commemorative Medals. The medals honor Marines “who served with distinction in the Pacific island campaigns against the Imperial Japanese Forces from 1941 through 1945.”
The new medals — authorized by the U.S. Marine Corps — were …
Looks like someone over at the Commercial Appeal had a problem with the shift key today. An errant curse word appeared in the headline of an online story about the U of M Tigers. The error was corrected quickly, but not before one internet site got a screen capture. Click on the headline to see a larger picture.
While the inaugural season of downtown’s Memphis Farmers Market ended last month, a few of the vendors are selling their wares at Cafe Francisco on Saturdays from around 8 a.m. to noon. You can find fresh salad greens, spinach, arugula,and pea shoots as well as Black Angus beef from Neola Farms and pastries and breads from DoughGirl.
Officials from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup announced today that Venus Williams has signed on to play. In addition…
The Pink Palace will be featured on the History Channel in Modern Marvels: The Supermarket. The program will cover …
So your kids laugh at all your jokes, but does that mean you’re a funny mom? Or do your kids just have a twisted sense of humor?
Find out Wednesday at Comedy, Tennessee, where the folks from Nick-at-Nite search for the funniest mom in Memphis….
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over the Memphis Grizzlies, 91-81, at Staples Center. …
The Memphis/Shelby EMACounty recently revised its “Help – OK” placards to be used during an emergency. …
The best racquetball players in the world will be in Memphis November 15th through November 19th at the Choice Hotels U.S. Open. You’ll see current men’s and women’s #1 ranked players, Jack Huczek and Rhonda Rajsich, respectively. In addition to having the best players …
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, who also directed the Memphis-shot 21 Grams, Babel‘s primary subject is miscommunication across cultures, but fitting its epic ambition (and, at 142 minutes, epic length), it touches on any number of globalization issues: immigration, terrorism, class disparities, the prominence of American media and its concern with blond, white women in peril. …
Read the rest of Chris Herrington’s review of Babel, which opens today in area theaters.
The mood was somber at the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center MGLCC) last night, headquarters of the “Vote No on 1” campaign. The state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage passed with 80 percent of the vote in its favor. …
Noon Saturday at the National Civil Rights Museum, evangelical leaders Martin Luther King III, Dr. K. A. Paul and Rev. Walter Fauntroy will hold a press conference to announce an international effort to pray for change in the midterm elections. The release does not say if the prayers should be for Democratic or Republic changes.
