Pinch District Artist Market has rich tradition at Westy’s
It all started with a waiter who saw the fence around the restaurant’s North Main Street patio as a place to display his art.
Jasmine McCraven
Digital Desk Reporter
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Arts & Culture Social Club: Locals ‘exhausted’ after back-to-back tragedies
Area organizations are offering “safe spaces” and free admission for residents to process their thoughts.
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Public Safety Locals react to Fletcher case with sympathy, calls for justice
Reaction on social media also centered on women feeling safe to run and exercise at any time of the day.
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Arts & Culture Coming to Memphis: $3 movie tickets today
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters —including in Memphis— as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
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BusinessBy the book: Novel’s owners leaned on longtime employees for store’s success
Five years ago, Novel opened out of the ashes of The Booksellers at Laurelwood. Since that time, it’s continued to connect with the community.
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Arts & Culture Social Club: Memphians get lost in the pasta sauce, Titans and Three 6 unite
Locals joke about interstate Alfredo sauce spill and the Tennessee Titans team up with Three 6 Mafia.
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Arts & Culture How Memphis celebrated 901 Day
Area restaurants had $9.01 specials, venues held free performances from Memphis acts and locals supported their favorite businesses.
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August 2022
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Arts & Culture Here’s why the Memphis Pyramid looks like a Doritos chip
Memphis’ own Pyramid is part of a nationwide brand campaign with a bit of a crunch.
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Spirit of MemphisHere’s where you can celebrate 901 Day
Choose901, Grind City Brewing and the Memphis Grizzlies are among organizations and businesses celebrating the unofficial local holiday, which falls on Thursday, Sept. 1.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Reggae brings island energy to Carolina Watershed
Reggae at The Shed brings island sounds, along with food, drinks and local vendors to the Carolina Watershed, 141 E Carolina Ave.
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Music Social Club: Locals talk Akot’s exit, question Halbert’s vacation timing
Sports fans shared thoughts online of former Memphis Tigers athlete Emmanuel Akot’s exit, two Memphis producers celebrated going platinum and locals had a lot to say about Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
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Music New Grind City Fest offers brews and blues
The upcoming festival is the first phase in a broader plan to bring regular live music to Grind City Brewing Co.
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Education School ‘kicks’ off new tournament for art supply assistance
A new event aims to showcase collaboration over competition.
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Metro Firefighters hold Sea of Red for fallen comrade
A procession of Memphis Fire Department vehicles lit the city red on Sunday in memory of firefighter David Pleasant, who died after he and three other firefighters were injured in a collision Aug. 10 while responding to a fire alarm.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Social Club: Young Dolph gets tribute on ‘P-Valley,’ Tigers fans aim for Bronny James
Memphis Grizzlies fans are weighing in on the team’s newly released 2022-2023 game schedule.
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Arts & Culture ‘Young Rock’ to film at Graceland, potentially changing the ‘future of filmmaking’ in Memphis
The show, based on the true life story of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will begin production this fall in Memphis.
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Visual Arts Keepers of the flame: New exhibit focuses on schools, educators in the segregated South
Photographer Andrew Feiler traveled 25,000 miles to capture images, interviews and history connected to Rosenwald Schools, a program created in 1912 by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.
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Arts & Culture Memphian to direct ‘Black Spartans’ football drama
The Morehouse College alumnus and former Wall Street speechwriter and communications executive served as a writer and producer on Issa Rae’s acclaimed HBO TV series “Insecure.”
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Music The Millennium Tour starring Bow Wow returning to FedExForum
Local fans can catch The Millennium Tour: Turned Up on Saturday, November 5 at the FedExForum.
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Arts & Culture New card game celebrates Memphis culture
“You Can’t Say That: Memphis Mane Edition” is similar to Taboo.
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Music Memphis native Wendy Moten returns to the Orpheum
“The Voice” runner-up has been on the road for most of the year, touring alongside Vince Gill.
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Music Live at the Garden searches for Lady A replacement
Lady A, which was scheduled to perform at Live at the Garden later this month, has postponed its tour.
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Arts & Culture Memphis author Mark Greaney talks about massive Netflix movie
“The Gray Man” starring Ryan Gosling earned more than 88.5 million viewing hours during its first three days being released, becoming the service’s fifth best launch week for a Netflix film.
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Music Sacred soul singer part of Crosstown Arts’ concert lineup
The arts organization will host a dozen performances in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts and Crosstown
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Spirit of Memphis New film to be a ‘Slice’ of Black swim culture in Memphis
Zaire Love is the woman behind “Slice,” a short documentary about the style of pool diving mostly practiced among Black youth and men in the Memphis area.
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