Ask the Memphian: Your questions answered
The Daily Memphian’s “Ask the Memphian” series launched in March 2025 to try to uncover the stories behind some of the city’s myths, legends and downright weirdness.
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April 2025
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Ask the Memphian: What is that metal menagerie in Downtown Memphis?
Lions, a tiger and bears, oh my, play into this week’s Ask the Memphian. Because we’re not just horsing around.
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Ask the Memphian: What is pollen, and why is there so much of it here?
In the latest installment of Ask the Memphian, we take a look at why this city is so bad for allergy sufferers.
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Ask the Memphian: No, the bluffs do not protect us from tornadoes
The belief that the bluffs in Downtown Memphis somehow protect the city from tornadoes “is not a real thing,” experts say.
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Ask the Memphian: Where’s Tennessee’s western boundary? In Arkansas
In an odd quirk of geography and politics, parts of West Tennessee are across the Mississippi River in Arkansas, a situation that creates difficult situations for people on both sides.
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The Early Word: Why Midtown is anti-Memphis 3.0; plus, a pollen primer
The flood waters have parted, pedestrian deaths are on the rise and xAI wants to go nuclear.
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Ask the Memphian: Why are there buffalo, er, bison at Shelby Farms?
For more than 35 years, buffalo have been a part of Shelby Farms. In the latest installment of “Ask the Memphian,” we take a look at their past and future as symbols of the park.
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March 2025
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Ask the Memphian: Yes, Memphis, your city does actually recycle
Despite what many Memphians believe, the city does in fact recycle. But better efforts from Memphians could help successful recycling, officials said.
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Ask the Memphian: Why did Memphis build a monorail?
The Mud Island monorail was thought to be a sleek and futuristic attraction when it was first considered and opened in 1982, but it proved to be trouble for those responsible for its maintenance.
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