My Top Five Lauren Taylor’s 5 Favorite Green Assets in Memphis Overton Park – My neighborhood park; for the natural beauty of the Old Forest as well as its gorgeous open spaces like the Greensward; because I’ve shared some of my happiest times there—lying in the grass at the Levitt Shell, enjoying live music with [...]
In the late 1950s, Memphian John Fry began recording his musical friends in his parents’ garage, planting a seed with his tiny tape recorder. Today, his Ardent Music LLC is a towering musical sequoia in our town, with world class recording studios, mixing rooms and multiple record labels. In their decades of operation, Ardent has [...]
As the company that invented modern global commerce with its focus on speed, teamwork, and precision, it should be no surprise that FedEx is one of the largest sports advertisers and sponsors in the U.S. You can learn more about the business and civic reasons behind FedEx’s support of Memphis sports, especially its long-time backing [...]
Is there a better way to enjoy the beautiful spring weather than experiencing Shakespeare in the park? I think not! Tennessee Shakespeare Company presents “The Tempest” as part of its new Shakespeare in the Park series, April 11-22 at the Wooden O Amphitheatre in Shelby Farms Park. Thanks to our friends at the Tennessee Shakespeare [...]
My Top Five With Jeffrey Saneford The Hidden Gems of Stax Records As front line manager of the Satellite Record Shop inside the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Jeffrey Saneford spends his days immersed in the music, the myths and the magic of Soulsville. With a steady stream of rabid Memphis music fans from [...]
1. Overton Square is the literal and figurative heart of our city, where so many great Memphis neighborhoods intersect. Its rebirth will have a tremendously positive impact on Tucker-Jefferson, East End, Evergreen, Central Gardens, Idlewild, Lenox, Cooper-Young, and all of Midtown. 2. Mention “Overton Square” to pretty much any Memphian of any age, and they [...]
Memphis is a musical city, and we all know it. MemphisConnect’s new series brings a pair of locally brewed musical treats for you every Friday around lunch time. Enjoy the first installment, featuring a tune from ground breaking funk/rock/soul band the Bar-Kays and one from a relatively new band from South Memphis, Black Rock Revival. [...]
Ashley Burkes exemplifies the brand of leadership that has become common in Memphis: an engaged grassroots leader determined to make a difference. She also proves the point about how easy it is to plug in and get involved in Memphis. Although she’s only lived in Memphis five years, she’s become a familiar face and passionate [...]
1. ‘A Note for Hope’, mural by Jeff Zimmerman at Redbirds Stadium. This project coordinated by a group of Rhodes College students as a summer public art apprenticeship during my transition from the leader of the CODA program at Rhodes to Executive Director at the UrbanArt Commission. The largest exterior mural in Memphis, it was [...]
The Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities at the University of Memphis begins its Italian Film Series tonight. Tonight and for the next two weeks there will be FREE films at the University Center Theater. Just one more cool thing to do in Memphis that you might not know about. Or over at Rhodes College [...]
