Profiles
Young Farmers Growing in Memphis
story & photos by J.T. Stewart Who has four green thumbs and love to farm? Adam and Renée of Rolling Along Farms, that’s who. They are on a steadfast path to make food healthier and our community better. How? By practicing methods of farming that leave the land...
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Krystal Actis: Enjoying a Happy, True-Love Marriage to a Man Who Happens to Enjoy Drag
by Robin Beaudoin | photos courtesy of Krystal Actis (Above photo: Actis says that her husband Marcelo, shown here in drag as his alter, Katie Amor, is her best friend and life partner. Actis bought him his first set of cosmetics about five years ago after he showed...
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Community
The Beale Street Caravan BLOWOUT is almost here!
We’re a little over two weeks away from the best party of the year! Go to www.bsctix.com to get your tickets TODAY! Free valet parking! Open bar! Open buffet provided by local chefs. Silent Disco. Live music from...
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Wharton Charitable Fund Hosts 15th Annual Golf Classic to Benefit Local Youth
Proceeds benefit youth education scholarships in the Mid-South MEMPHIS – April 21, 2019 – AC Wharton, Jr. invites you to join him May 18, 2019, at The Links at Galloway Golf Course for the 15th annual Wharton Charitable Fund Golf Classic benefiting the...
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Beer & Bagel Run coming to Memphis
The BEER & BAGEL OFF-ROAD RACE is making its way to Memphis! This first-annual run event will feature a unique 4 (ish)-mile course on and off the Wolf River Greenway, starting from the Humphreys Boulevard trailhead. After the race, participants and spectators...
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Art & Culture
1984–Brain Matter(s)
by Kevin Shaw | photos by Bill Simmers When I was much younger (in the 1980’s), I used to fantasize about the future. Prince’s song “1999” seemed like an eternity away, but I just knew that by that time, we’d be flying around in our individual spaceships and science...
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Eli Townsend: Food for the Soul
by Robin Beaudoin Born and raised in Memphis, Townsend (dubbed the “Sage of Sustenance” by good friend Floridia Jackson) has graced many local kitchens with his creativity and positive presence. He can be seen in the likes of the Memphis Flyer, and the January issue...
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Travel
Little Rock: Way More Than a Cheap Flight Hub
by Jon Crawford (above photo: Villa Marre, the exterior used for the house in the ‘90s sitcom, Designing Women) Little Rock, Arkansas is not on most top ten lists of must-see gay destinations, but this laid back locale may just surprise you. The newly revived SoMa...
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Dollywood: The “Gay Mecca” in Tennessee’s Backyard
by Melinda Lejman | photos courtesy Dollywood I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don’t think we should be judgmental. Lord, I’ve got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else. —Dolly Parton If you’re...
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Discover Meeman Shelby Forest
story and photos by Diane Thornton The walls are closing in, the weather is wacky and your phone won’t stop pinging with alerts, reminders and texts. Welcome to Spring Fever whose symptoms include the need to get away, flee your house, and reconnect with the universe...
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