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10 Reasons to be Thankful for Memphis
Tomorrow, as you sit down with your family or friends over a huge turkey (or Tofurkey) dinner, take a second to be thankful for living in Memphis. I know I will. If you’re stuck for reasons why you...
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Reasons to Love Memphis #44: The Peculiar Charm of Hot 107
Don’t tell WEVL, but lately, the radio in my car has been tuned to my other favorite Memphis station, Hot 107.1. I can’t help it – Memphis’ favorite hip hop station makes me happy. Occasionally, it...
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Reasons to Love Memphis #45: The People Watching
I’ll admit it – I’m a people watcher and eavesdropper. Chalk it up to my journalistic background and the fact that I don’t have cable. Having spent the last week in New York, I can say that they may...
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Reasons to Love Memphis #46: The New Things Next to the Old Thing
It’s normal that a business might want to open a second location. It’s normal that maybe that second location would offer something slightly different. And in Memphis, it’s normal that that second...
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Reasons to Love Memphis #47: Heart. Grit. Grind.
Great stadiums have great nicknames. The Florida Gators have “The Swamp”. Wrigley Field is “The Friendly Confines”. And, as of this Spring, the FedExForum is “The Grindhouse”. It make sense, given the...
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Reason to Love Memphis #48: AutoZone Park
You guys know we have the nicest minor league ballpark in the country, right? It’s true – Baseball America named downtown’s AutoZone Park the 2009 “Ballpark of the Year”. The airy, brick stadium is...
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Reasons to Love Memphis No. 49: Our Accents
The Memphis accent is a beautiful thing. This may come as a surprise to those of you who don’t live in the South, but all Southern accents don’t sound alike. The thick, honeyed drawl that one you’ve...
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Reason to Love Memphis No. 50: Summer Avenue
I could wax poetic about how Summer Ave. is one of those great American streets, how it transcends race and culture and class and (as large portions of the street seem to be stuck in roughly 1970)...
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Reason to Love Memphis No. 51: Tony Allen’s Twitter Account
There are a lot of reasons to love Tony Allen, the Memphis Grizzlies' resident utility player / enthusiasm generator. In the last year, he's gone from an unknown into something of a local folk hero for...
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Reason to Love Memphis #52: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Happy birthday, St. Jude! The pediatric research hospital is turning 50 years old this month. If you're from Memphis, you already know the story: St. Jude was founded in 1960 by actor Danny Thomas to...
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