Liberty Park or Tom Lee Park? Folks are split on where they want Memphis in May
Members of the Swinos team perform in the Ms. Piggy Idol competition during the second day of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest May 12, 2022. The event is scheduled to return to Tom Lee Park next year. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Jennifer Biggs
Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
After a month at Liberty Park, some folks think it would be a fine permanent home for Memphis in May. Others are ready to be back on the river, which MIM president Jim Holt says is where they’ll be in 2023.
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