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11/03/22

Upcoming November Holidays and Where to Celebrate in Memphis

By: Ariel Taranski Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look forward to until Thanksgiving! November is chock full of fun holidays, and Memphis is the best place to celebrate. (And no, we’re not biased.) Add these dates to your calendar so you can celebrate, give back, or explore the 901 in…

Food & Drink

08/03/22

Food Holidays in August and Where to Celebrate in Memphis

By: Ariel Taranski Though kids may be going back to school soon, summer still isn’t quite over! And what better way to beat the Memphis heat than by celebrating some delicious holidays in August? Memphis is every foodie’s dream city, so let’s see which food and drink holidays are coming up and the best spots…

Culture

06/17/22

Celebrate Juneteenth in the 901 This Year!

By: Brianna Smith-Herman After years of talking about Juneteenth, last year, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on June 17, 2021, recognizing Juneteenth as an official federal holiday after the House passed legislation that establishes June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteenth celebrates the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the…

Culture

03/24/22

Women’s History Month: Women Are Changing The Face Of The Once Male-Dominated Funeral Industry

By: Brianna Smith-Herman The funeral service industry has long been a male-dominated one, but times are changing as more women are entering into the profession and breaking down stereotypes. While still not yet considered female-dominated, the fresh infusion of death-positive philosophy, life celebration, and death doulaship by women is changing the face of the death…

Food & Drink

11/18/21

Thanksgiving in Memphis: Dining Guide 2022

By: Ezra Wheeler While Thanksgiving in Memphis has many things in its favor (reuniting with friends and family,  throwing dietary concerns to the wind, drinking wine at noon), it also comes with plenty of headaches, such as a grueling cooking schedule and even more burdensome after-meal cleaning. With that in mind, there are plenty of…

Music

10/28/21

Spooky Season Sounds: Live picks for Halloween

By Zachary Corsa Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year for many red-blooded Americans, but, for the rest of us, it’s Halloween that has us shivering in otherworldly joy. As the weather cools and the leaves tumble down, as skies go gray and the rich smell of burning fields begins to curl…

Music

10/25/21

Tommy Wright III on “Devil’s Night” at Black Lodge

By: Ezra Wheeler Beginning in the early 1990s, Memphis has been at the epicenter of a subgenre now commonly known as “horrorcore,” a downright terrifying brand of hip-hop that is marked by its lo-fi sound, wickedly profane lyrics, triple time flows, and samples pulled directly from horror movie scores. From that crop of early horrorcore…

Activities

10/12/21

It’s Spooky Season!: 2021 Halloween Guide

By: Ezra Wheeler From family-friendly fun to more adult-oriented activities, this October has something for everyone looking to partake in some spooky season shenanigans. In fact, there are so many great options in the Bluff City over the next few weeks that we had to whittle our list down to just 10 of the most…

Culture

06/23/21

Celebrating Juneteenth: Miles Thomas – Black Boy Joy 

By: Kirstin Cheers  Miles Thomas always knew there was something special about him. A creative, he admires the genius of Kanye West and Chance The Rapper, but not just for their lyrics and production, but their involvement in multiple venues.   After transferring back home to Memphis from Belmont, Miles knew he had some work to…

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