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...
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+...
Community
Where is God Amid Evil and Suffering?
by Peter Gathje …I know this is not simply an intellectual question… the response (not the answer) comes in how I live, in my journey of faith, hope, and love in continuing openness to God. “When is the virus going to be over?” My four-year old regularly...
Roshun Austin: Solving Memphis’ Food Desert Problem, One Oasis at a Time
by Chris Reeder-Young | photos courtesy of The Works (Above photo: In this video screenshot from ‘The Guardian,” Roshun Austin visits a South Memphis convenience store. Convenience stores are often the source of ‘meals’ for neighborhood families. Austin and The Works...
Ask Allie: Learning About Inclusivity
Dear Allie,We need to talk. You seem like a really nice lady, but I’ve got to call you out on something. In this culture, failing to actively include the perspective of queer folx perpetuates heteronormativity; failing to actively include the viewpoints of women...
Art & Culture
Pop Culture Staff Picks
BOOKMe and White Supremacy An amazing anti-racism tool by Layla F. Saad which helps readers understand their White privilege so that they may begin the necessary process of unlearning White supremacy and doing the work it will take to create social change. Purchase at...
Pop Culture Staff Picks May + June 2020
by Chellie Bowman & Ray Rico QUIBI TV Gayme Show is an LGBTQ competition series on the new short-form streaming platform Quibi. Queer comedians Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni host the show, where straight contestants are paired with celebrity life partners and...
Memphis in May Announces Fall 2020 Event Dates
Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Great American River Run all rescheduled for October 2020 Memphis, Tenn., March 27, 2020 – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, and following the guidelines and...
Travel
Travel: Shelby Farms Park
story & photos by Tricia Dewey Every great city has its great park and for Memphis that park is Shelby Farms. More than five times larger than New York’s Central Park with 4500 acres, and one of the few urban parks that is home to a herd of buffalo, Shelby Farms...
Original Memphis: Burke’s Book Store
story & photos by Tricia Dewey Burke’s Book Store, founded in 1875, has been nothing if not resilient over the course of its 145-year history. As one of the oldest small businesses in Memphis and one of the oldest used bookstores in the country it has endured good...
Original Memphis: The Charitable Organizations of Memphis
story by Tricia Dewey Almost immediately after publication of the March-April Focus “Money” issue the entire global economy began to change drastically, not an exaggeration. The nonprofits featured in the Original Memphis story had to quickly adjust to the new...
