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New Group Pushes for Reforms on 'Magic Mushrooms'
A new Memphis group is pushing for “common sense psilocybin laws in Tennessee and across the county” and will host an event Thursday called “Mushrooms Demystified.” The group, called Psilo, announced...
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MATA to Demo Protective Shields for Drivers
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is demoing a new security measure meant to keep drivers and passengers safe. The agency will introduce bus shields, or a sliding glass window that puts a...
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Indie Memphis' Black Independence Series Concludes With Daughters of the Dust...
Indie Memphis' Black Independence Series saved the best for last. The month-long mini-festival concludes this week with a pair of powerhouse pictures. The first, screening on Wednesday, October 9th at...
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Openings and a Closing On Stages This Weekend
October is typically packed with stage delights and this weekend has terror, dance 'n' romance, felines, and social insights. Opening Friday is New Moon Theatre's The Pillowman at TheatreWorks, a...
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Everyday Climate Change: A Hot September for Patios
Everyday Climate Change is an occasional series from the Memphis Flyer about the ways climate change is already affecting our everyday lives. Memphis sighed a collective ahhhh! over the last few days...
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Fall Fashion in Memphis
Three Memphians share their tips for creating an affordable and sustainable wardrobe. When we learn about "sustainable fashion," we soon realize that there are many forms of it. Many of us have...
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Meet Kalena Bovell: New Assistant Conductor for MSO
Bovell takes the baton for Memphis Symphony Orchestra. It's a wonder anyone makes a career conducting an orchestra. It's competitive, requires musical skills and education beyond most mortals'...
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Jeff Lewis Is Cooking up Something Special at Beauty Shop
From subs to seafood: He's a natural wherever he’s cooking. Jeff Lewis can whip up a mean plum coconut curry soup. But that's when he's at work as a cook at The Beauty Shop Restaurant. A native...
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EMERGENCY DRINKING BEER. Why not?
As a former advertising guy, I'm something like the fabled eunuch in the whorehouse when it comes to the charms of most marketing gimmicks. I'm fairly immune. Don't get me wrong, I do love a creative...
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What I Learned From Working on the Memphis City Election
Perhaps the least exciting fact I can now share about myself is that I think that early voting is the bee's knees. I've lived in Memphis for more than 15 years, and while I'm not eligible to vote and...
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MEMernet: Memphis from Space, Elvis Looks Different, and Better than Chicken
A round-up of Memphis on the World Wide Web.Feeling Seen? If you felt like someone was watching you last month, maybe they were. On September 6th, an astronaut took this image of Downtown Memphis from...
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Pro Pronouns
Gender identity expression popping up in the workplace. Eagle-eyed emailers have likely noticed something new in some email signatures: pronouns. Now, along with the sender's name, title, company,...
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901 FC Loss to Indy Puts a Crimp in Playoff Hopes
The trip to Indianapolis held so much promise: 901 FC's recent string of results positioned it to take a crack at playoff qualification down the home stretch. And with the Indy Eleven having lost its...
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Beer for the Wiesn at Crosstoberfest Saturday
Can't make it to Munich for Oktoberfest? Head to Crosstown. Can't make it to Munich for Oktoberfest but still want to celebrate? Don't fret. You'll be able to sample German-style beers at Crosstown...
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Pink Palace Crafts Fair Returns this Weekend
More than 200 craftspeople will be on site offering wares and demonstrations. More than 200 craftspeople offering pottery, glasswork, jewelry, and more will flock to Audubon Park this weekend to take...
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Alix Brown: DJ With Memphis Connections Makes Good in NYC
Make no mistake, Memphis is a town of vinyl lovers, as was evidenced by the fine new and vintage music being played between bands at Gonerfest 16. It turns out that many who thrive in our local DJ...
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Joker
Joaquin Phoenix stares too long into the abyss in Joker. Hollywood legend has it that during the heyday of the studio system there was a sign over the water fountain in the Warner Brothers writers...
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Post-Election Thoughts
One of the decisive factors in the recent city election proved to be the lack of organized public debates involving the mayoral contenders — a fact owing to realpolitik on Mayor Jim Strickland's part...
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After the Deluge ...
Sunday, the rains came — in a measurable amount for the first time since early August. September had seemed like an extension of summer dog days, with the heat lodged in the mid-90s under cloudless...
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LGBTQ+ Group Urges Blackburn: 'Represent All of Us'
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn does not think federal employment protections extend to the LGBTQ+ community, according to a court document, but advocates are asking her to change her mind. Several...
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