Remembering Lisa Michaels
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | scrapbook photos from Facebook At 6’3” and always with a head of bright violet hair, Lisa Michaels was hard to miss and impossible to ignore.…
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Robin Beaudoin Ownby
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Native to Memphis, Robin is a parent to two great kids, an LGBT advocate and volunteer in the Memphis community.
Opinion: Is Time Up for TikTok?
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby They say that Facebook makes you hate the people you love and TikTok makes you love people you will never meet. Nothing could be truer. In…
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Out of the Woods: A New Animal Rescue
story and photos by Robin Beaudoin Ownby (Above: Left, Harvey holding resident opposum, George Jones. At right, a baby squirrel laps up formula as he’s syringe fed.) Wildlife rescues and…
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Oothoon’s: Retail Magic
story by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photos by Beverly Love “I never would have thought back then, this is what I’d end up doing. It’s hard to leave the store…
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Doody Divas: Smells like Success
story by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photos courtesy of Hannah Eans Dog owners agree, backyard picnics and pool days are no picnic when invaded by flies or smelly waste. “My…
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DRU’S BAR: Updates for a New Era
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photos by Demarcus Bowser Photography Dru’s Bar suffered an extended closure due to the pandemic immediately after going nonsmoking, building a new deck at the…
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March + April Calendar
by Robin Beaudoin and Joan Allison March 8 BLACK & BLUE TEA DANCE HOIST MEN OF LEATHER & FETISH GROWLERS1911 POPLAR AVENUE, MEMPHISJoin Midsouth Kink & Leather sir 2019 for…
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The Corner Provides HIV Prevention Meds PrEP and PEP for Everyone
story by Diane Duke and Robin Beaudoin | photos courtesy of The Corner On November 4th, Friends For Life opened a clinic in the Cooper Young District that provides same-day…
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Jan + Feb Calendar
January 10MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDCHURCH HEALTH, 8AM – 5PM1350 CONCOURSE, MEMPHIS, TN 38104Church Health Behavioral Health is offering this 8-hour course. During this training, you will learn a 5-step action…
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Allysun Wunderland: Everyone’s Favorite Queen
by Robin Beaudoin | photos by Andrew Stanford + Kevin Reed “I don’t have any tragic stories. It’s kind of been idyllic,” says Stephen (Steve) Cossitt, alter-ego of the beloved…
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