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  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Remembering Edge Alley and the joy of great spaces

    Tim Barker talks about Edge Alley and the incredible stresses and successes that led him to close the restaurant — even as that decision has completely ruined Eric Barnes’ life.

    By Eric Barnes January 14, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Lauren Ready on being a storyteller

    Her documentaries and other productions have focused on everything from a man’s efforts to get a pardon from the State of Tennessee to a teenager who falsely confessed to murder. 

    By Eric Barnes January 05, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Keith Cole on the work and his legacy at Wolf River Conservancy

    Keith joined Eric Barnes to talk about his work and the people like him who helped make the Wolf River Conservancy — both before he joined and after — what it is today. 

    By Eric Barnes December 22, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The Sidebar: Continuing the legacy of Tommy Pacello

    “Tommy’s advocacy for and articulation of what Memphis could be was at once impossibly grand and totally accessible, possible and doable.”

    By Eric Barnes December 07, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    An insider’s look at Raised By Sound Fest

    WYXR’s Raised By Sound Fest — a festival and fundraiser combining free shows and a ticketed show and after party — is Dec. 2 from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Crosstown.

    By Eric Barnes November 22, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    How the Dixon began its ‘Black Artists in America’ series

    Kevin Sharp of The Dixon Gallery and Gardens joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about art exhibits, educational programs — and the massive irrigation project in the gardens. 

    By Eric Barnes November 15, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    How The Daily Memphian has evolved as it approaches its sixth year

    As part of a series of conversations about our anniversary on Sept. 18 — including interviews with board chair Andy Cates, columnist Dan Conaway and more — Eric Barnes sat down with our editorial director, Mary Cashiola, and our digital director, Holly Whitfield.

    By Eric Barnes November 13, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Mike McCarthy on being the ‘prime minister of pop culture’

    “I’m a fan of Memphis,” Mike McCarthy says on this week’s episode of The Sidebar. “I believe that if we save Memphis, then we save the world.”

    By Eric Barnes November 02, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Sound Bites: Our favorite Memphis brewery taprooms

    In this episode of Sound Bites, Natalie Van Gundy and Holly Whitfield join Eric Barnes to talk about which local brewery taprooms have the best atmosphere, their favorite patios and the most delicious food options.

    By Holly Whitfield October 28, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Kontji Anthony not only talks about her return to TV, she sings!

    The long-time and much-loved TV anchor talks about her new show on WREG, her career in local journalism and how she saved Eric Barnes from catastrophic embarrassment during a recent mayoral debate. Plus she dances. And sings!

    By Eric Barnes October 30, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The Sidebar: Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center, now and in future

    The executive director of BPACC, Michael Bollinger, joined Eric Barnes to talk about the organization’s history, recent shows and upcoming performances.

     

    By Eric Barnes October 16, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Searching for the root causes of litter

    Janet Boscarino founded Clean Memphis to deal with litter. Now, some 15 years since its founding, Clean Memphis is evolving.

    By Eric Barnes October 09, 2023
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    A look under the (technological) hood of The Daily Memphian

    As part of The Daily Memphian’s ongoing series of stories and interviews marking the fifth anniversary, Eric Barnes interviews the technical team behind the news organization.

    By Eric Barnes September 30, 2023
  • FIFTH ANNIVERSARY The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Andy Cates, Eric Barnes continue discussion about The Daily Memphian

    Eric Barnes continues his talk with Andy Cates — board chair of Memphis Fourth Estate, Inc., the nonprofit that owns The Daily Memphian — about how The Daily Memphian came to be on this episode of The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes September 22, 2023
  • FIFTH ANNIVERSARY The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Dan Conaway on The Daily Memphian’s 5th anniversary. And yelling. So much yelling.

    As The Daily Memphian approaches its fifth anniversary on Sept. 17, Dan joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the launch, The Daily Memphian, his column and more.

    By Eric Barnes September 01, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Hold Steady guitarist Steve Selvidge on solo projects, photography and COVID

    Steve Selvidge joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the album he recorded with Luther Dickinson and Paul Taylor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Eric Barnes August 19, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    How farmers persevere despite ever-growing challenges

    Brooks Lamb, who wrote “Overton Park: A History,” joins Eric Barnes to talk about his new book, “Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.”

    By Eric Barnes August 12, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Carol Coletta on the opening of Tom Lee Park and future of Memphis in May

    Carol Coletta talks about the recent Memphis in May events in the new Tom Lee Park — how they went, how they were received, and what they’ll be like in the future.

    By Eric Barnes July 22, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Ben Smith of Tsunami on the changes in the Memphis restaurant scene

    Ben Smith talks about how he got into the restaurant business, how the industry has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic and what the food chefs really eat back in the kitchen.

    By Eric Barnes July 15, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The Brooks is creating a Memphis College of Art exhibition

    The Brooks Museum of Art has begun working on an exhibition dedicated the impact and legacy of the Memphis College of Art.

    By Eric Barnes July 14, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Geoff Calkins talks about Jennifer Biggs, James Taylor and shifting from sports

    Geoff Calkins digs into his move away from sports, the changes to his radio show on 92.9, his friendship with Jennifer Biggs, and the upcoming fifth anniversary of The Daily Memphian on this week’s episode of The Sidebar. 

    By Eric Barnes July 01, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Why parks matter — and is a plaza a park?

    Noel Durant, the Tennessee director of the Trust for Public Land, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes June 24, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Sidebar: Otis Sanford reflects on a lifetime in journalism

    The Daily Memphian columnist and contributor to WKNO and ABC24 News joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the importance of local journalism.

    By Eric Barnes June 10, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Sidebar podcast: One year of reporting on environmental issues

    It was exactly a year ago that we were able to hire a full-time reporter, Keely Brewer, to cover environmental issues.

    By Eric Barnes June 01, 2023
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    The horror of eating bad potato chips

    Of the 19 flavors of Lay’s we tried, I could only score two of them as pretty good. And a few of them were, for lack of a better word, revolting.

    By Eric Barnes May 26, 2023

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