Third annual Pete & Sam’s Thanksgiving Eve Dinner (Photos: Michael Donahue)

On the road again, sings Willie Nelson. I didn’t see Willie, but I saw lots of people on the streets and inside buildings. This is another special edition of “We Saw You” featuring photos of people (and one dog) spotted around town.


  • Kemba Ford and Tony Barrasso

  • Dylan Dunn

  • Lakourtney Cummings

  • Charlie Do

  • Lauren Long and Avery Ellis

  • Jay West, Nathan Owen, and Nicholas Jerden

Locations included the Rendezvous, Shelby Forest General Store, Dr. Bean’s Coffee & Tea Emporium, Gibson’s Donuts, Pete & Sam’s, Otherlands Coffee Bar, Catherine & Mary’s, Kyuramen, the James Gattas Jewelers holiday party, and a Midtown private holiday party. 


  • Bo Farnsworth, Finn Barry, Colby Wiedower, Holden Shuping, 
    and Luke Grant

  • Caitlin Liu and Lea Clark

  • Babbie Lovett and Paul Thomas

  • Ann Barnes

  • John Vergos and Senator
    Steve Cohen

  • Nick Askew

  • Duncan Clancy, Natalie Detwiler, and Sabrina and 
    Luke Parishat

  • Ashley Earwood and Steve Jones

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...