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Why Loving Memphis Isn’t Enough (Unless You Do Something to Back It Up)
On Friday, my friend Shannon sent me an article from Next City called "Loving My City Enough to Fight for It". It's mostly about author Anne Trubeck's adopted home of Cleveland, Ohio, but a lot of her points can (and should) be applied to Memphis. If you don't have time to read...
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Love, Memphis News
Monday News Update: Sloth Boat Edition
I'm not going to lie: we've Memphis' official slow news point, that time between the end of May and the beginning of August when not a whole lot happens. But, we must soldier on with today's Memphis news update. Today, we've got a some stormy weather (but no idea how much),...
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Do, Events and Festivals, Family Friendly, Free Things to Do, This Weekend
5 Things to Do in Memphis This Weekend: 6/14 – 6/16
Happy Friday! Here are five events you won't want to miss in Memphis this weekend. Also, don't forget that Sunday is Father's Day, so take your dad with you when you head out. 1. Memphis to Moore, Westin Hotel, Friday, 7 p.m., $50 Almost a month ago, Moore, Oklahoma was ravaged by tornadoes....
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Breakfast, Eat
Eat this: Gibson’s Watermelon Donut
Summer has come to Gibson's: they're selling donuts with bright pink watermelon flavored icing. The watermelon donut doesn't seem like a thing that should work. There's something kind of strange about combining the sweet, yeasty goodness of a donut with a watermelon's sweet, light,...
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Hear, Shows
Photo Gallery: Sons of Mudboy at Minglewood Hall
On Wednesday nights, a rotating cast of musicians (including, but not limited to Luther and Cody Dickinson, Paul Taylor, Steve Selvidge and Al Gamble) known as the Sons of Mudboy take the stage at Mingelwood Hall's 1884 Lounge. The band, named in homage to Luther and Cody's father's (Jim...
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Do, Eat, Guides, Love
100 More Things to Eat in Memphis
Last year, with the help of the Memphis Yelp community, I made a list of 100 things you should eat in Memphis. This year, I've taken your suggestions for things that were left off of last year's list, added a few new favorites, and voila!: here are 100 More Things to Eat in Memphis. 1. After...
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Love, Memphis News
Wednesday News Update: To Go Smirkingly Into That Good Night Edition
Today in Memphis, we make Lionel Hollins-style disapproving faces at the coach's ouster, the Front Street Deli reopens, Nashville is overrun by Hollywood types and the Grizz Girls are holding dance classes. Also, porch poodle! All of that and more is in today's Memphis news update: Close up...
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Dessert, East Memphis, Eat, Lunch and Dinner
Sample the Food (and Ice Cream) of the Philippines at VGM Market and Deli
I've been writing about food long enough to know that what I'm about to do isn't the best way to start a restaurant review, but in this case, it's the most honest way: I (mostly) have no idea what I ate at the VGM Market this afternoon, but I loved every single bit of it. The VGM Market...
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Arts, Do, Events and Festivals, Museums and Tours, See
This Summer is the Summer of Cloar in Memphis
It's not just summer – it's the Summer of Cloar. Painter (and Memphian) Carroll Cloar's work is taking over four Memphis-area art museums through September 15th. The exhibits are something of a homecoming for the painter. He was a native Arkansan, and he attended college at Southwest...
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Guides
Housekeeping: How to Add Events from the ILM Calendar to Your Own
You probably already know this, but, in case you don't, you can save events from the I Love Memphis events calendar to your own Google calendars, thus making planning all of the fun things to do in Memphis easier. All you have to do is click on the event of your choice, then click the "add to...
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