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The Flow: Live-Streamed Music Events This Week, January 28-February 3
As the mid-point between winter and spring approaches, more signs of life emerge in the realm of live-streamed music. Goner TV, the Hi Tone, and Hernando's Hide-a-Way are back in full force, as is...
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Madison Growler Filling Station to Close in Cash Saver
The Madison Growler and Bottle Shop, the craft beer space inside Cash Saver on Madison, will close its growler filing station after the last keg has been tapped, a store official said Thursday. Taylor...
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SMU 67, Tigers 65
Two days after a thrilling comeback win over SMU at FedExForum, the Tigers came up two free throws short at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. With his team down three points (67-64), Memphis guard Boogie...
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Local Group Pushes to Decriminalize ‘Magic Mushrooms’
Psilocybin mushrooms, sometimes called magic mushrooms, have achieved “breakthrough therapy” status from the federal government as a depression treatment, and a local group is working to decriminalize...
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Weekly Positivity Rate Falls for Third Straight Week
New virus case numbers rose by 270 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 81,927. Total current active cases of the virus — the...
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COVID-19 Vaccines to be Dispensed at Memphis Area Walmart Stores
Walmart will soon administer COVID-19 vaccines in the Memphis area. The retailer was chosen here and could begin giving the shots her next week, according to a story in The Daily Memphian. That story...
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Sundance in Memphis: A Memorable Night Under the Stars
I’ll have to admit, I didn’t expect to have my first Sundance screening at the Malco Summer Drive-In. But the pandemic makes for strange situations, and from my point of view, this is one of the...
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City Silo Table + Pantry Brings Healthy Eats to Germantown
Juice has never been so much fun. Just ask anyone who’s been drawn in by the delicious and natural offerings of Scott and Rebekah Tashie’s City Silo Table + Pantry restaurant. In fact, the healthy...
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Unsheltered Point-in-Time Count Looks to Quantify Homelessness in Memphis
This week, the Continuum of Care began conducting its bi-annual Unsheltered Point-in-Time Count to monitor the homeless population in Shelby County. Continuum of Care is one of the lead agencies...
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Sundance in Memphis: Simple Men and Monsters at the Drive-In
The two Sundance films screening at the Malco Summer Drive-In Friday night could not have been more different. The first was I Was A Simple Man by director Christopher Makoto Yogi. This is a film with...
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Sundance in Memphis: A Soul Explosion and All Light, Everywhere
For me, day 3 of Sundance was a more indoor affair. The drive-in is great, except in the wind and rain. So when the weather decided not to cooperate, my wife and I decided to stick to streaming. It...
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Tiger Truths
You can learn a lot about a basketball team with four games in eight days. The Tigers finished January by winning three of those four games, and they displayed a few factors that will impact the...
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Whitehaven Vaccination Site Opens Friday
A new COVID-19 vaccination site will open in Whitehaven Friday. The Shelby County Health Department will open the new site at Southwest Tennessee Community College at 1234 Finley Drive. The site will...
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Music Video Monday: Tony Manard
Music Video Monday is watching while the world burns. I suspect we've only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to art made in pandemic isolation. Tony Manard is one of the legion of Memphis...
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Total Active Cases Fall Below 4,000
New virus case numbers rose by 376 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 83,029. Total current active cases of the virus — the...
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Sundance in Memphis: The Potter-Lynch Generation
On day 4 of Sundance, patterns are beginning to emerge. It’s probably perilous to declare any kind of new trend from a limited sample of moves. Maybe it’s just the films I decided to watch, which are...
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TN Voices Honors Black Mental Health Leaders for Black History Month
TN Voices, a mental health support services nonprofit, is working to increase access to mental health for Black Tennesseans by honoring Black mental health leaders on social media during Black History...
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Tigers 96, UCF 69
The Tigers returned to FedExForum Monday night with a roar. Playing the first of two games in three nights against UCF (the teams' first meeting having been postponed for Covid-19 regulations in the...
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'Protest to Progress' Plan Hoped to Align Activist and Business Goals
A new plan from the Greater Memphis Chamber aims to align community goals from activists with business goals of local business leaders to move from “Protest to Progress.” The plan was presented to the...
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New Virus Cases Rise by 206
New virus case numbers rose by 206 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 83,235. Total current active cases of the virus — the...
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