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Dixie Beer: The Story Behind NOLA’s Iconic Brew
On television, investigative journalists are never shown wasting most of their time on leads that go absolutely nowhere — but it happens. A lot. Back in 2015, I was in New Orleans chasing down what...
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Park + Cherry’s Phillip Dewayne Is Cooking — Thanks to “Dad”
Chef Phillip Dewayne and Aaron Bertelsen host the Garden to Table dinner February 20th. Phillip Dewayne had no desire to be a chef when, as a teenager, he landed a job washing dishes at The Peabody....
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Crosstown’s No Meat Meet-Ups: for Vegans and Veg-Curious
Crosstown Arts hosts monthly vegan potlucks. Bianca Phillips has been organizing vegan events in Memphis since 2004. Phillips says that, for her, it started as a moral issue rather than one of diet....
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Beers for Beasts to Benefit Australian Bushfire Recovery
The event will be held at Memphis Made Brewing Co. this Saturday. Earlier this winter, bushfires devastated much of Australia's mainland, killing one-third of New South Wales' koalas and burning 14.6...
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This Weekend’s Laurelwood 15K Raises Funds for Local Organizations
Run the 901 Race Series hosts the event Sunday, February 16th. Run the 901 Race Series hosts Laurelwood 15K, its third of four races this year, this Sunday to benefit local organizations Church...
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MEMernet: ‘I Hit People with Coffee Pots,’ Fox13’s Darrell Greene’s in Time-Out
A roundup of Memphis on the World Wide Web."I hit people with coffee pots" Nextdoor user Larry Sides unleashed this amazing, blazing chaos in a post last week titled, "Joe woods response to my...
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The Love Issue 2020: Confusion, Revelation, Incarceration, Separation, and...
For Valentine's Day, we asked Flyer readers for stories of how they met their true loves. We hope you're inspired by these tales of confusion, revelation, incarceration, separation, and Radiohead....
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Come Go With Me: The Complete Staple Singers on Stax
In 1968, Stax was bouncing back from having lost its back catalog to Atlantic, even as the entire African-American community was bouncing back from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Enter...
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Make MATA Free: Improve the Lives of Thousands of Memphians
Last spring I found myself in a position of unimaginable privilege. For the first time in my adult life, I had a car that worked and was paid off. No weird rattles, squeaking brakes, bald tires. I...
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Birds of Prey
Margo Robbie stars as the beloved Batman bad-girl in this technicolor romp. Ah yes, the first superhero movie of the year. It's like the sighting of the first robin of spring, only with more tedious...
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Ballot Bombshell: Election Machine Issue Becomes Moot
Some drama was expected, but nothing like the more-than-audible gasp that exuded from the audience at Monday's meeting of the Shelby County Commission, when Tami Sawyer articulated what was suddenly...
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The Four Primary Colors
By the time you're reading this, the all-important New Hampshire primary vote will have been completed. We'll all know whether the old white finger-pointing guy beat the young white gay guy who acts...
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New Dining Options — and Maybe Alcohol — at Memphis Zoo this Year
Memphis Zoo Food & Beverage Director Eric Delmez is planning to roll out a variety of new dining options at the zoo later this year. Delmez joined the zoo staff in 2019 after previously working...
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TEP Finalizes "Slate of Hate" Bills for 2020
With the filing deadlines passed for both the Tennessee House and Senate this year, the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) has unveiled the final version of its “Slate of Hate,” bills targeting the...
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Gene Phillips, Swedish Jam Factory, Caritas Dinner, Incognito!
Gene Phillips celebrated his birthday — and the birthday of every guest who is an Aquarian — at his Germantown home. The party, which was held February 10th, included a red-and-white iced cake bearing...
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Cincinnati 92, Tigers 86 (OT)
The Tigers' diminishing chances for an NCAA tournament berth took a cruel hit Thursday night in Cincinnati. The Bearcats scored eight of the first nine points in overtime to pull away and complete a...
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The Triumph of Melting Pot: Reevaluating Booker T. & the MGs’ Swan Song
Booker T. & the MGs, Booker T. Jones, Stax Records, Craft Recordings, Memphis Masters, Al Jackson Jr., Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper It's safe to say that Memphis loves Booker T. & the MGs. For...
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Road-Rage Woman Waves Gun, Impersonates Cop, Busted By Cop
Pro tip: If you're going to impersonate a police officer, make sure you're not doing it in front of a real police officer. Pro tip 2: Memphis police officers can be found at the buildings at 201...
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Health Department Has Monitored 20 Returned from China for Coronavirus
There are still no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Shelby County, but health officials said late Friday that 20 people who have recently returned to Shelby County from China have been...
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Cohen Defends Former Opponent Hart Against Trump Attack
It is now generally known that former Memphian Tomeka Hart, now senior program officer of the Gates Foundation, was foreperson of the jury that convicted presidential crony Roger Stone of various...
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