From the National Civil Rights Museum: Remembering the Memphis Sit-Ins Thursday, March 18 6 pm Reception • 7pm Open Forum Museum Auditorium Local heroes from the Memphis Sit-in Movement will come together to stories of their involvement in the March 1960 sit-in protest against segregation in the local public libraries and drugstore. Please RSVP to [...]
The Winter Olympics contained sports unfamiliar to many people. So the idea of coming up with a back story for the athletes was remarkable. These stories draw the viewer in and establish a human connection to athletes from all over the world. As I prepare to leave the house for a visit to the Greenlaw [...]
For comic therapist Dr Harold Toboggans, Memphis being declared the third most miserable city in America by Forbes magazine was not a bad thing at all. After all, in his school of psychiatry, misery equals money. Join the good Doctor as he takes to Beale Street and interviews some St Patrick’s Day revelers about misery [...]
Google has recently developed a fiber-optic network initiative program that with which it will experiment in the near future. The project will be anchored by test locations in a handful of selected communities From Google: Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to [...]
Earlier this month, area children gathered at Shelby Farms to break ground on the Woodland Discovery Playground. As Deputy Director Laura Adams explains in the video, the playground is the culmination of worldwide research and will bring children closer to nature while giving them a chance to exercise. Here’s to another jewel in an emerging [...]
If you haven’t been paying attention the Memphis Grizzlies this season, you’ve missed a lot. Despite a serious lack of depth and a roster that is among the youngest in the NBA, the Griz are fighting hard for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, four games behind 8th-place Portland. They need our support at the FedExForum [...]
Hello Memphians! We have a question for you: what fun things are there to do this weekend? We want your personal input and opinions on the coolest things to do in the next two days. What’s worth trying? Where should we go? Let us know, and we’ll add your recommendation a list that includes the ideas of many other Tweeple. Here [...]
For this blog post I’m handing over the microphone to Peter Hall, a sophomore at Rhodes College. Thanks Peter for capturing the weekend in words. – Its 6:00pm on Friday, March 5th. The Tennessee Room at EmergeMemphis is crammed with innovative new ideas, enthusiasm, and an excitement to see what will materialize over the next [...]
How old will you live to be? According to the 2003 National Vital Statistics Reports, overall life expectancy was 77.54 years. While there are numerous factors that contribute to an individual’s life expectancy, making some simple changes can make a big improvement. Here are some healthy habits (from US News & World Report) that can [...]
Forbes recently ranked Memphis the 3rd-most-miserable city in the country, and our community was quick to respond in opposition. Memphis Mayor AC Wharton published an open letter to Mr. Steve Forbes pointing out why Memphis is instead a city of joy, innovation and resilience: …My point is not about a hospital or a housing complex. [...]
The University of Memphis is opening the new University Center (UC), and I’m totally jealous. The UC of my era had a distinct 70’s vibe, dim lighting, a suspect basement with pool table/video games, and a choice of vintage orange or lime green chairs for lounging. A 169,000 square foot and $50 million project, the [...]
This coming weekend, March 12 – 13, more than 400 young adults from nine states just might raise the roof of the Orpheum in downtown Memphis, as The Rising kicks off a weekend of worship, teaching and service. What’s The Rising? Their Web site describes it as “a two-day multicultural experience in the urban core [...]
