Featured Article

Wolf River Day: It’s Cool to Go Green

By MemphisConnect on August 30, 2010

Wrap up your summer by celebrating Wolf River Day—It’s Cool to Go Green! on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This fall festival will be held on the V&E Geenline, Memphis’ first rails-to-trails project in the historic Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood at Avalon and Tutwiler. Event include the Wolf-Stock local music stage, kids’ games and bike parade, green living exhibits and Ghost River beer! Visit www.wolfriver.org for additional details.

Upcoming Events

Your Weekend Picks

Another scorcher in the Bluff City, but Memphians have some great suggestions for staying busy and ignoring th...

more

Memphis Shines

Five things to know about Memphis’ Real Time Crime Center

Recently I was given a tour of the Memphis Police Department’s new “Real Time Crime Center,” by their da...

more

• Your Weekend Picks

  By MemphisConnect on July 23, 2010 | No Comments

  Another hot and busy weekend in the Bluff City! Below are some suggestions from the local Twitterverse that will keep you cool and most definitely entertained: tew1976 @MemphisConnect Rock day for t...

  more
• Pregnant with Opportunity in Memphis: Guest Post by Jenny Sharpe

  By MemphisConnect on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

  Pregnancy is such a time of joy and gratitude, but it can be stressful too as women either enter a new dimension as a first-time mom or consider how life will change with another child. While nothing ...

  more
• Cyclists gather as Mayor Wharton announces plans for new cycling lanes

  By Ralph MacDonald on July 21, 2010 | No Comments

  Ralph MacDonald In a continuing effort to make Memphis an attractive “city of choice,” Mayor A.C. Wharton announced Friday that the city would be adding bicycle lanes to 55 miles of city streets....

  more
• 52 Weeks of Memphis:Capturing the Faces and Places Within

  By Ana Nabakowski on July 21, 2010 | No Comments

  Bungalow Style Homes What do you think of when you think of Memphis? Most people who aren’t from Memphis might say Elvis or Beale Street, but one thing that stands out in my mind is the  bungal...

  more
• Bravo Memphis Kick Off Party This Week!

  By Pat Mitchell Worley on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

  This Thursday ArtsMemphis will kickoff its new Bravo Memphis season. Are you interested in Memphis arts and culture? Do you find yourself saying “there’s nothing to do in Memphis” o...

  more
• Talking about bikes

  By Stephanie Bennett on July 19, 2010 | No Comments

  There has been big news about biking in Memphis over the past couple weeks. On July 5th, The Commercial Appeal broke the news that Memphis did not submit bicycle plans as part of a federally funded re...

  more
• Your Weekend Picks

  By MemphisConnect on July 16, 2010 | No Comments

  No surprise that it’s another busy weekend ahead in the Bluff City! Below are events and activities getting some buzz on Twitter: LaJuCal @MemphisConnect Leadership Academy Greening at Shelby ...

  more
• “The Lottery” at the National Civil Rights Museum

  By MemphisConnect on July 16, 2010 | No Comments

  The National Civil Rights Museum is featuring the film The Lottery on Wednesday, July 21 at 5:30pm. The film delves into such questions as “Should the right to a great public education be decided by...

  more