Profiles
Mr. Lincoln’s Costume Shoppe
story and photos by Robin Beaudoin Odds are, you’ve passed by it, seen it on Florence in Overton Square while hopping into Maggie’s Pharm, Gould’s, or Memphis Pizza Café. You may have even rented a costume at Mr. Lincoln’s Costume Shoppe- I have, in 1995 for my senior...
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Q&A: Michael Traynor of Bluff City Mafia
Bluff City Mafia (BCM), the independent supporter’s group for Memphis 901 FC, in June named the Focus® Center Foundation their first ever ‘Prideraiser’ beneficiary. Prideraiser is the coalition of independent soccer supporters that raise money for a local LGBTQ+...
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Community
Q&A: The Thacker-Rhodes Family
story & photos by Joan Allison (photo above: The Thacker-Rhodes pose with one of their Gypsy Cob horses, Moonshine. Gypsy Cobs were bred to pull the family wagons of the Romany Gypsies of Great Britain) Who was Thacker and who was Rhodes? Jeremy Thacker &...
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Cazateatro Presents Tia Pancha, a Christmas Story
(Memphis, TN) November11, 2019: “Cazateatro Bilingual Theater Group” announces their upcoming play, Tia Pancha, a Christmas Story at Evergreen Theatre, located at 1705 Poplar Ave. Tia Pancha run two weekends, December 6, 13, 14 at 7:30pm, and December 8 & 15 at...
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And the Teens Shall Lead Them: Teens Lead Their Congregation to Install Rainbow Flags
story & photos courtesy of The Church of the River (caption above photo: Four representatives of The Church of the River youth group pose with the pride flag they procured for the church. They are (l. to r.) Jillian Maxwell, 15; Riley Pearson, 15; Rylie Duke, 16;...
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Art & Culture
Keto Kristmas
photos by Joan Allison | recipes from delish.com Christmas feasts are typically carb fests. From the breads to the five kinds of potatoes to the desserts, here comes diabetes. Some staffers at Focus magazine headquarters are cutting carbs with keto diets. But will...
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Book of Mormon Star Puts His Faith in Laughter
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Orpheum Theatre If you haven’t seen The Book of Mormon, you ain’t seen nothing yet! It’s perhaps the bawdiest, shockingly hilarious show I’ve seen in my 45 years attending the theatre. It’s the story about Mormon missionaries who...
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Cats is a Jellicle Ball: A Review by Kevin Shaw
My daughter LOVES cats! Her entire life, she’s been obsessed with them. She has posters of cats, calendars with cats, countless books about cats, etc. When she was 6 years old, she got a kitten and I couldn’t get her to stop licking the cat (she just wanted to give...
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Original Memphis : The Peabody Hotel
story by Tricia Dewey | photos courtesy of The Peabody Hotel Nothing says holiday season in Memphis like the fabulously festive seasonal atmosphere of the Peabody Hotel. This year the Peabody is celebrating 150 years since the opening of its first hotel on the corner...
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Original Memphis: Cooper-Young Festival
story by Jesse Davis | photos courtesy of Cooper Young Business Association Tucked away between Central Gardens on the north and Glenview to the south is Memphis’ Cooper-Young neighborhood, the city’s largest historic district, and a thriving hub of arts and...
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Fall Pride Festivals
The origins of gay pride here in the United States date back to the Stonewall raid on June 28, 1969. On this day, police in New York City staged a raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. A year later, as reported by NBC News, the...
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