The Nation is Talking About Memphis

After going to film festivals for more than a decade, Memphis-based filmmaker Chassidy Jade Woods has now created one of her own, and her goal is to bolster the number of Black and brown creatives in the entertainment ranks. Enter Woods’ Crown Me Royal Film Festival, which takes place Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July…

When we spoke to Andrew Arbogast, he was in the midst of a journey that had him driving to Tupelo, Mississippi, to pick up a refrigerated truck and then driving that truck to Humboldt, Tennessee, to pick up 1,000 pounds of cheese from a cheese factory, and then back to Tupelo to deliver said cheese. It’s…

I grew up in Memphis. I love the city for all its strengths, weaknesses and quirks. But I’m sorry, Memphis: I arrived last weekend with a preconceived, incorrect notion about your (and Hyatt’s) newest hotel. When I got the assignment to check out the Caption by Hyatt Beale Street Memphis — the first location in the…

A camp that uses music to expose underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design made its Memphis debut this week. Madison, Wisconsin-based architect Michael Ford’s Hip Hop Architecture Camp was held Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15, at Connect Music Group in Downtown Memphis. Since 2016, Ford’s camp has been hosted in cities…

All White Affair! Thousands of people gathered at Mud Island River Park in Memphis on Saturday evening for one of the city’s annual marquee parties. The attire was varied from T-shirts to dresses, but all the guests had one thing in common — they wore all-white attire. That’s a mandatory rule for admission to the…

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with CARD, the lifestyle personal finance leader to bring you 16 new debit card designs – straight from Memphis, the epicenter of Soul! Now you can show off your Memphis pride every time you pay at the register.    Choose your favorite Memphis image or mark…

A Memphis-based ballet organization has just been named a “Southern Cultural Treasure.” Because of that designation, Collage Dance Collective will receive up to $300,000 in general operating grants — distributed over three years — and a project grant of up to $7,500 from nonprofit regional arts organization South Arts. Collage and 16 other organizations located…

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently received two separate, national-level accolades for its health care and nonprofit services. On June 1, U.S. News and World Report identified St. Jude as the second-best pediatric cancer care hospital in the country; and then on June 17, Morning Consult ranked St. Jude as the most trusted nonprofit in…