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…
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Original Memphis
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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…
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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…
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Original Memphis: The Legendary Sun Studio
story & photos by Tricia Dewey Sun Studio was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock and roll…
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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…
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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…
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Original Memphis: Lichterman Nature Center
story and photos by Tricia Dewey Where in the world is Lichterman Nature Center, otherwise known as the hidden gem of Memphis nature areas? Actually, it’s smack in the middle…
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Original Memphis: Memphis Botanic Garden
story by Tricia Dewey | photos courtesy of Memphis Botanic Garden Memphis is lucky to have a number of places within city limits to wander in beautiful, green surroundings and…
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Original Memphis: Memphis in May
story by Robert Griffin and Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos courtesy of Memphis in May You may have heard that the Memphis in May International Festival will break tradition in…
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Original Memphis: Mid-South Coliseum
story by Nick Lingerfelt As a building, she’s not old, but as a venue, she’s seen better days. But oh what happy days they were. Consider that the Mid-South Coliseum…
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