DIEGO WINEGARDNER SHOWCASES HIS HOMETOWNBy: Sandi Butler HughesPhotography courtesy of Mempho Music FestivalMemphis music and Shelby Farms Park are two incredibly unique assets for the Bluff City. When you pair the two, you have the foundation for an outstanding opportunity and so began the Mempho Music Festival. Diego Winegardner, founder of Mempho, grew up in Memphis, and traces his love …
Origami in the Garden²
By Lesley Harris ColvettPhotography courtesy of the Memphis Botanic Garden The beauty of origami will be boldly displayed at the Memphis Botanic Garden as a part of the Origami in the Garden travelling exhibit. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures, and this exhibit, Origami at the Garden2, is presented by International Paper, Speer …
For The Kingdom
By Sandi Butler HughesPhotography by Mark O. RamirezCourtesy of For The KingdomThe musicians who helped make Memphis famous for its music would make the trek to this expansive hideaway now known as For The Kingdom Camp. The property in Raleigh was once owned by STAX Studio’s founder Jim Stewart, and while it was only about 30 minutes away from the …
Carnival Memphis 2018
By Lesley Harris ColvettPhotography by Keith Renard/Skipworth PhotographyHIP HIP HOORAY! The 87th Anniversary year of Carnival Memphis was another great success,raising money for the community and having fun doing so. Led by the organization’s first female President, Ginger Collier. King Jim Taylor and Queen Ellen Horn presided over a Royal Court consisting of thirty Princesses, including Ladies of the Realm …
Local Grilling Inspirations
The Memphis Recipe for a Great Summer Cookout!By Sandi Butler Hughes and Lesley Harris ColvettParadise SeafoodParadise Seafood’s owners Ted Perkins and Don Willadsen have a passion for fresh seafood and providing their customers with fresh, wild-caught seafood. Sold at the Agricenter Wednesday through Saturday, plus other locations throughout the city, Paradise offers a variety of fresh seafood, fresh jumbo lump crab meat, …
901 Superhero & 201 Kings of Grit
By C.J. Kirkland“We have core values. We use teamwork. We show grace and we teach each other.”James Lancaster I don’t know much about most superheroes’ back stories, which can be quite annoying for whomever I’m watching the latest superhero movie with. “Is this a DC Comic character? Marvel? Why does that one hate the other so much? How did she …
4Weddings Featured Photographer Mary Kate Steele
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Toward Justice
A City-Wide Upstanders’ Project By Lesley Harris Colvett Photos submitted by the Memphis Jewish Community Center An inaugural event will be held in Memphis, May 1-31, and while it is a month-long event, the impression will last a lifetime. “Toward Justice: A City-Wide Upstanders’ Project,” presented by the Memphis Jewish Community Center (MJCC), is a free event open to the …
Inspired Shopping
by Sandi Butler HughesPhotography by Alex GinsburgWhen shopping for a “happy” to celebrate a friend, choosing the ideal gift for a special occasion, or finding a unique keepsake to welcome a newborn, locals know More Than Words is the place to find just the right thing. This month marks 20 years of providing unique gifts; and for shop owner Lee …