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New Initiative Tracks River Pollution Using Data from the American Queen
As the American Queen paddles up and down the Mississippi River, it’ll be working hard…for science. The massive paddlewheeler is now equipped with a sensor from the United States Geological Survey...
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Drug Overdose Deaths Rose in Tennessee Last Year Amidst Falling National Trend
Drug overdose deaths rose to a record high in Tennessee in 2018, according to new statistics released by the Centers for Disease Controls (CDC), while the numbers were down nationally. There were...
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Ira Lipman Dies
Ira A. Lipman, longtime Memphian and founder of Guardsmark, an international private security firm, died Monday in New York City, where he had lived for some time. Lipman was also a board member of...
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Bike Share Director Says Scooters, Bikes Can Work in Tandem
Head of Explore Bike Share (EBS) said the influx of scooters to the city has presented some challenges for the bike share program, but ultimately, he sees both shared-mobility options as avenues to...
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The Toy Trucks Deliver Stomping Pop Flavors On Debut Platter
Power Pop, Memphis Music, Pub Rock, Rock n Roll Jeremy Scott is familiar to any fan of Memphis music, having played in the original Reigning Sound and groups backing Harlan T. Bobo and Dan Montgomery....
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Indie Memphis' Black Independence Film Series Begins Tonight
In September and October, Indie Memphis is devoting its weekly programming to the work of black artists. It ain't easy making a low-budget movie essentially by yourself. It's even harder if you're...
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Quark Theatre Gets Daring (Again) With 'Wakey, Wakey,' GCT goes...
Quark Theatre's slogan is "small plays about big ideas," to which fans will readily concur. If you go and are not provoked in some way, if you don't squirm, if you don't talk about it afterward with...
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Local Groups Get Federal Grant to Back Advocacy for Immigrant Victims
Two Memphis organizations received a grant this week to support their advocacy work for Hispanic and Latinx victims of domestic violence and other crimes. The United States Department of Justice on...
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Mike Conley, Cooper-Young Festival, Southern Heritage Classic
People passing by the Orion Federal Credit Union headquarters (the old Wonder Bread factory on Monroe) Sept. 13th probably were bowled over to see Mike Conley enter the building. Conley, the former...
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A Face In The Crowd Predicted The Trump Era — in 1957
Merriam-Webster, the internet's favorite dictionary, defines a "demagogue" as "a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power." The American fear of...
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Metal Sculptor Lewis Body Sets up Shop in Memphis
The owner of L. B. Metal Design describes his work as "minimalist" and "volumetric." Lewis Body was a "misfit artist" during his teen years in Michigan."I wasn't interested in school," he says. Except...
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Hustlers
Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu steal the show in Hustlers. Who doesn't love a Robin Hood story? The merry bandit of Nottingham is an especially appealing hero in an age when graft is so commonplace...
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Giddy Up, 409: The Bar at Puck Food Hall
Bar 409 brings fresh fruit, dog-friendly environs, and Purple Rain to South Main’s Puck Food Hall. Three friends and a dog on Prozac walk into a bar. The bar this time around is Bar 409 inside of Puck...
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901FC Goes For Glory ... and the Playoffs
No man is an island, but Brandon Allen probably felt like he was marooned on one for much of 901 FC's match against Loudoun United. But that's the life of a central striker; sometimes, there's naught...
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Coco: On Pets, Passages, and Social Media
Coco was a tortie with golden, owl-like eyes. At 11 months, she still hadn't grown into her ears, pointy and perky like her personality. I was at the Memphis Humane Society to look at another cat that...
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MEMernet: Memphis Sandwich Clique, Festival Weekend
A round-up of Memphis on the World Wide Web.In the Clique Photo posted to Memphis Sandwich Clique Facebook group by RachAel Mimbs Locals only. No fast food. Hot dogs, wraps, and tacos are not...
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‘Where’s the Punchline?’
State lawmaker’s “joke” about higher education backfires. The Tennessee lawmaker who targeted a Memphis pro-choice advocate on his talk show faced backlash last week after suggesting higher education...
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Shoppin’ on the River: Fall Night Market this Weekend
The market at River Garden Park takes place Friday, September 20th. Last November, River Garden Park opened along the Downtown riverfront where Mississippi River Park, a wide open field, used to be....
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Humane Society Event Offers Yoga with Kittens
Kitty Cats & Yoga Mats happens Saturday, September 21st. Yoga is good for the soul, and, well, so are kittens. So the Humane Society of Memphis thought to combine two good things and introduce...
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CannaBeat: CBD Dinner, Arkansas Dispensary Sales
Ounce of Hope wants to make sure Memphians eat their greens. Local CBD store Ounce of Hope, Edible Memphis, and Comeback Coffee will offer one of the city's first CBD-paired food and wine dinners....
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