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Celebrating the Wolf River Promoting a Greener, Healthier, more Livable Community and more Sustainable Lifestyles Support the Wolf River Greenway! Wrap up your summer by celebrating Wolf River Day— It’s Cool to Go Green! THIS Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This fall festival will be held on the V&E Geenline, [...]
A recent transplant asked me for a suggestion for a Friday night outing. After that outing this is the response i received….”Molly Fontaine’s was amazing. I had chicken dumplings and tempura fried long beans….also tried the macaroni and cheese – life changingMolly Fontaine’s was amazing. I had chicken dumplings and tempura fried long beans….also tried [...]
It’s hard to think of a more fantastic time for Memphis City Schools. First, changed legislation this summer literally doubled the number of charter schools allowed in the Memphis area. Good charters empower students to achieve and model the way for the kinds of educational forms that, if applied universally, would drastically improve student achievement [...]
Hey. I wanted to tell y’all about a great community greening event coming up on Sept. 12: Wolf River Day: It’s Cool to Go Green. The event will take place at the Corner of Tutwiler and Avalon in Midtown from 10:00AM-5:00PM and will feature the Forest Faire, Vendors, Arts & Crafts, Going Green Exhibits, Plants & Nature Exhibits, a Kids Bike Parade, [...]
Recently, domestic abuse has once again been brought to the forefront of our national consciousness with the alleged abuse encountered by Rihanna at the hands of Chris Brown, both international R&B superstars. A small subset of our citizenry, depending upon your background, find abuse to be a justifiable everyday occurrence. Whether it’s physical, emotional, and/or [...]
This is a question i am often asked by my friends who live in major US cities. The conversation typicals goes….”Why do you still live there?” “Why would you continue to put up with the same thing over and over?” “Has anything good happened there in a long time?” “Memphis is tired and unprogressive! Why [...]
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