The New Ballet Ensemble’s Nut ReMix this weekend at GPAC.
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>mancontrol<
Experimental/avant garde duo >mancontrol< performs Saturday at the Medicine Factory.
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Buy Cybill’s Stuff
An estate sale this weekend at the former home of Cybill Shepherd’s mother features a number of the actress’ belongings, including a Cadillac and a guitar. More at Memphis magazine’s 901 blog.
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Blues Trail
The first marker for the Memphis Blues Trail was installed last week. Chris Shaw has the story.
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Q&A With Frankie Dakin
At age 19, many college guys are more concerned with perfecting their keg stand than working to restore trust in their local governments. But Frankie Dakin isn’t your average college kid. The Rhodes College junior ran for Millington city alderman this year and beat out incumbent Don Lowry. Now 20, Dakin plans to use his […]
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A Plan for Downtown
Downtown leaders and property owners are being asked to weigh in on a redevelopment plan that would capture $100 million in taxes and spend it on a public housing project and “Heritage Trail” by declaring all of downtown a slum. More from John Branston.
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Lewie Donelson Looks Back — and Forward
Memphis’ (and Tennessee’s) 95-year-old political patriarch has some thoughts about where the two political parties have been — and where they might be going.
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Letters To The Editor
Not a Clue? This is from one of those Democrats who “don’t have a financial clue” as J. Mitchell wrote last week (Letters to the Editor, October 11th issue). I have news for Mr. Mitchell: Federal debt more than doubled under President Reagan and went up 50 percent under President George W. Bush, who wanted […]
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Homes for 100
Volunteers survey homeless for potential placement. Bianca Phillips has the story.
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Progress at the Pyramid
First the bad news: The much ballyhooed Bass Pro/Pyramid redevelopment project is behind schedule and will miss its target date for completion in late 2013. Next the good news: The delay is not due to any unforeseen snag or construction mishap or financing problem or foot-dragging by Bass Pro or anything suchlike. According to consulting […]
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Best of Memphis
As you’ve most likely noted, the visual theme for the Best of Memphis 2012 issue is a nod to this year’s elections. With this in mind, I was scratching about, looking at old campaign slogans to come up with a suitably zippy I Like Ike!-like tagline. I Like Memphis! doesn’t quite do it. Romney’s campaign […]
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Best of Memphis 2012: Staff Picks
Best Key Lime Pie in the South (Including Florida) Jim’s Place Grille carries on the long-standing Memphis tradition started at Jim’s Place with excellent food and fun atmosphere, but one of my absolute favorite things about eating there is their homemade Key lime pie. I’m serious when I say that I’ve never had a better […]
