There are 11 article(s) tagged Soulsville:

• January 2021

  • Next step for Memphis Slim Collaboratory is out in the backyard

    The music nonprofit is expanding performance opportunities for musicians. The new space is a vacant half-acre lot behind the site of the renowned blues musician’s family home.

    By Linda A. Moore January 08, 2021

• February 2020

  • Famous ‘Friend’ Courteney Cox to host Memphis event

    Cox appeared in Memphian Tom Shadyac’s directing debut, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and is well-known for portraying Monica Geller on NBC’s “Friends.”

    By Elle Perry February 24, 2020

• December 2019

  • Stax Music Academy students to appear on ‘Ellen’ special

    The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.

    By Jared Boyd December 05, 2019

• November 2019

  • Soulsville climbing gym adds vegan brunch

    Film director Tom Shadyac opened the indoor rock-climbing gym in March 2018. It is now offering a vegan brunch every third Sunday adjacent to its "Juice Almighty" juice bar. 

    By Elle Perry November 29, 2019

  • Soulsville Christmas tree lighting brings South Memphis together for holiday cheer

    Residents of Soulsville in South Memphis will come together Saturday to welcome the holiday season with an event that includes music, hot cocoa and the lighting of a Christmas tree.

    By Linda A. Moore November 21, 2019

• October 2019

  • ‘The bond is the legacy of Stax Records’

    How Justin Timberlake came to visit Soulsville and tapped into the musical and cultural legacy of Stax Records. Plus what it takes to run a museum, a charter school and a music academy.

    By Eric Barnes October 31, 2019

• September 2019

  • Radical.tacos teams up with Soulsville Charter School ‘Green Team’

    Soulsville's radical.tacos will source some of its produce from a student-managed garden.

    By Elle Perry September 16, 2019

• May 2019

  • Mission accomplished: LeMoyne-Owen student, 59, earns three degrees

    After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Jared Boyd May 12, 2019

• April 2019

  • Shipping-container restaurant proposed for training chefs of color

    A new nonprofit organization proposes building a shipping-container restaurant in Soulsville. The 275 Food Project would offer yearlong culinary training for future chefs of color while providing fresh, locally sourced food at affordable prices for the economically distressed neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey April 25, 2019

• February 2019

  • Court grants another extension for plans to save Aretha Franklin birthplace

    Efforts to preserve the birthplace of soul legend Aretha Franklin got another court extension Tuesday, with Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge giving parties until April 23 to shore up plans.

    By Ron Maxey February 19, 2019

• November 2018

  • Brooks Museum’s mural project takes classic art to the streets of Memphis

    When Tonya Dyson was little, she recalls, grandmothers were the protectors of the neighborhood. They would be there when the school bus pulled up at the end of the day and would keep a watchful eye until suppertime, making sure all the little ones were safe and cared for.

    By Mark Jordan November 09, 2018