Memphis in May announces 2022 dates
The 2022 dates for Memphis in May have been announced and the locations for Beale Street Music Fest and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be announced in mid-September.
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September 2021
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May 2021
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Teams of Barbecue: Big Bob Gibson’s
The faces of barbecue include Don and Carolyn McLemore, owners of Big Bob Gibson’s restaurant and the matriarch and patriarch of the most winning team at Memphis in May.
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Teams of Barbecue: Moe Cason Barbecue
Moe Cason, a barbecue celebrity, is back at Memphis in May this year and says that of all the competitions, this one is his favorite.
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Teams of Barbecue: I Only Smoke When I Drink
I Only Smoke When I Drink, an all-female team from Nashville, has started a tradition of naming their hog Earl.
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Teams of Barbecue: Mexican BBQ Team
There are 29 team members from Mexico who started coming to Memphis in May in 2015 after team captain Alejandro Gutierrez saw a barbecue show on TV and got the itch.
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Judging at Memphis in May takes devotion and education
To be a Memphis in May barbecue judge, you have to go to class and get certified. But there’s more to judging than just having a certificate; you need to be dedicated.
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MIM barbecue grand champion announced
Celebrity chef Myron Mixon scores his fifth grand championship at Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, tying the record with Big Bob Gibson.
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Teams of Barbecue: Hog Wild-Competition Team
Ernie Mellor leads Hog Wild-Competition Team, which he started in in 1994 after competing with another team before that.
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2021 Memphis in May BBQ contest officially begins
There was a little bit of smoke on the river early on Wednesday, but plenty more to come. The 2021 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was about to begin.
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MIM Barbecue is smaller, but competition will be fierce; fun and sun forecast
Where there’s smoke, there’s 🔥🔥🔥 when it’s in Tom Lee Park. Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns after a forced 2020 hiatus, proving you can’t keep a good festival down.
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June 2020
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Quick takes on rising COVID cases, police residency, the demise of ‘Bluff City Law’ and more
Our rising coronavirus rates pre-date the protests – they correspond to our general loosening of restrictions and specifically to Memorial Day – and there’s no specific tracing evidence at the moment that ties cases to them.
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Health Dept.: Holding festivals not prudent in 2020
As increasing numbers of coronavirus cases are detected in younger people, large gatherings are discouraged. But it's ultimately up to the organizer about whether to move forward or cancel events such as Memphis in May or the Southern Heritage Classic, said Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter.
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Riverfront projects rolling toward fall launch
Memphis River Parks Partnership expects an October launch of the historic cobblestone landing restoration and November start on the first phase of Tom Lee Park's transformation.
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Just the facts please: What to know about the hotly disputed Tom Lee Park plan
The Memphis River Parks Partnership's Tom Lee Park plan has prompted many questions about maintenance, funding, oversight and another road diet for Riverside Drive. Here are some answers.
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MRPP needs to polish the ‘jewel’ on our front porch: Mud Island River Park
'We are asking the MRPP to recognize their proposal for Tom Lee Park, their maintenance record and their neglect of Mud Island River Park are not working with or for the majority of people in Memphis.'
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May 2020
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Herrington: Tom Lee Park is on the right path, but questions remain
The general footprint of the plan to renovate the park – three “stages” with separation and a smaller covered venue – mimics the footprint of Memphis in May's Beale Street Music Fest, but in a way that would make a good park even without it.
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Saving Tom Lee Park: $60 million transformation plan spurs civic battle royal
After input from 5,300 people and 65 meetings, a Tom Lee Park transformation plan has drawn opposition from 4,000 petitioners and 2,200 Facebook followers. Will mediation settle hard feelings?
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Modified design concept for Tom Lee Park to be revealed
The new concept for the park's $60 million transformation will be revealed live today at 3:30 p.m. on The Daily Memphian's site.
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March 2020
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Herrington: Coronavirus uncertainty suggests Memphis in ‘Maybe’
Managing the coronavirus pandemic will be an uncertain process that takes more than a year to navigate. Are big public festivals compatible with this new reality?
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 11: Rhodes, UT suspend in-person classes
- TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
- Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
- Dow enters bear market on Wednesday
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Memphis in May to move, new dates expected soon
The festival is looking at dates in the fall for the series of events that cover a month.
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Lee Harris says he would never have made Ghana trip had he known what awaited
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says in an exclusive interview with The Daily Memphian that he would not have gone with a Memphis In May delegation to Ghana had he had any idea of how quickly the coronavirus pandemic would explode.
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January 2020
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‘Little Obie’ delivers special MIM cargo
PHOTO GALLERY: CN Railway safety train "Little Obie" delivered a Memphis in May World Cargo Crate from Ghana to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Jan. 7. Each year the World Cargo Crate, containing items such as maps, local crafts, clothing and coins from the the MIM honored country, visits local schools so that students can learn about the honored country.
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The Memphis 200: The final 20 entries
From Phyllis Tickle and Sam The Sham to Morgan and Keegan and the schools merger and demerger, we round out the Memphis 200 with suggestions from readers on the people, places and events that have made Memphis over the last 200 years.
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November 2019
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Coletta: Tom Lee Park redesign a matter of some boundaries for planners
On Behind The Headlines, Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta offered few clues about what the mediation over the redesign of Tom Lee Park will mean.
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