There are 4 article(s) tagged Robert Hodges:

• July 2026

  • Two historic Downtown buildings getting new lease on life

    Two Front Street buildings in the Historic Cotton Row District have new owners with plans to restore them after decades of vacancy and neglect.

    By Andy Ashby July 20, 2026

• April 2026

  • Prince Mongo sells historic Front Street building for $1.25 million

    Built in 1875, the building is across the street from the under-construction Memphis Art Museum.

    By Andy Ashby April 09, 2026

• September 2025

  • Ask the Memphian: Who is Prince Mongo? And he’s from where?

    Robert Hodges, otherwise known as Prince Mongo from the planet Zambodia, has irked as many Memphians as he’s charmed throughout the years. But in an odd quirk of fate, he may well have changed Memphis history.

    By Jody Callahan September 30, 2025

• July 2024

  • Who the heck is Prince Mongo? And he ran for Memphis mayor?!

    For Memphis newcomers, the idea of an “alien prince” who calls the Bluff City home may seem stranger than fiction. During his brushes with the law and various elections, Mongo would often wear green body paint, a silver wig and a loincloth — but never any shoes. 

    By Jody Callahan July 08, 2024