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Celebrate What’s Right Luncheon Series sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation Josh Pastner, U of M Head Basketball Coach When: Thursday, May 28, 2009; 12 Noon – 1:30pm Where: Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120 Cost: $25 (payment may be made at the door by cash, check or credit card) RSVP: By 5/21 [...]

I know I seem a bit partial as I work with Bravo Memphis on a daily basis, but even if I didn’t I would be a strong advocate for it. The Bravo fundraiser is coming up on Tuesday, May 12 and it is also the end to an outstanding Bravo season. I grew up in [...]

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 [...]

I went on one of Sherman Willmott’s tours of Memphis with my Father a few weeks ago.  Sherman gave us a personal tour of  Memphis where he pointed out the places, other then Graceland, that contributed to the city’s rich musical history.  He is available for personal tours . Turns out he just happens to [...]

Carnival Memphis held the annual Business & Industry Salute Luncheon today honoring the non-profit industry in Memphis.  While we often read about accomplishments of particular non-profit organizations – and there are many good ones in the Memphis area – it is rare to see the industry as a whole discussed.      Memphis is well-known [...]

Finding a jazz club in Memphis is rare and this one is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

  presents…   Memphis Music Monday Beginning 5:30PM @ The Hard Rock Cafe On Beale Street     Fresh from Brazil, touring with Julio Iglesias… Memphis Music Monday is proud to welcome home our own vocal powerhouse — Ms WENDY MOTEN!  Join Wendy as she fires up the Hard Rock with her band and keeps the “home” [...]

  Most of my mornings at work probably start the same way many of yours do – a meeting, a conference call, or perhaps a contract negotiation.  But the day I volunteered as a Juror for the Campus School’s Exhibition of Student work, my morning began in a whole different way as I marveled over [...]

Albert Crews shares with us why Germantown is the perfect home for his family. Albert Crews: Germantown from Leadership Academy on Vimeo.

If you haven’t yet seen the Go Memphis article by John Beifuss about last weekend’s On Location: International Film Festival, we encourage you to check it out. On a personal note, we want to point out that the Music Video Award went to “Segue Debris,” directed by Clayton Hurley and starring local postpunk band Arma [...]