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Oct 8
8 min

Mary Connor Jones

Bartender Mary Connor Jones of Ecco on Overton Park shares her story of family, cocktails and confidence. “ Food has always been a very b...

Sep 12
9 min

The Memphis Zoo

Photos by Houston Cofield Since opening over a century ago, the Memphis Zoo has housed tens of thousands of different animals from all ov...

Sep 1
9 min

Chef Tam's Underground Cafe

For the past three years Texas native Tamra Patterson has been serving reimagined soul food to hungry Memphians.

Aug 19
10 min

Bailey Bigger

Tiptoeing the line between Americana and ‘Old’ Country, Bailey Bigger’s songwriting, told through her haunting southern voice.

Apr 25
4 min

Adele Winn

Adele Winn is a Louisiana-born photographer, designer and visual artist who moved to Memphis to attend the Memphis College of Art.

Apr 25
5 min

Church of the River

The architectural beauty exhibited by the Church of the River continues to leave members and visitors in awe.

Apr 23
9 min

Yellow Fever

Whether by family folklore, public education or kitschy ghost tours, you probably have been bombarded with stories of yellow fever in Memphi

Apr 23
7 min

Daykisser

Indie-rock quintet Daykisser is fresh off the release of their debut album ‘Selfhood,’ a 10-song collection of feel-good tunes and self-real

Apr 23
12 min

901 Wrestling

Since being rebranded as 901 Wrestling in January of 2019, Chris Thompson and his roster of wrestlers have been on a mission to bring Memph

Apr 23
9 min

Lucky Cat Ramen & High Noon

General manager Paul Gilliam has been with Lucky Cat since they opened on Broad Avenue. Gilliam and bar manager McKenzie Nelson since create

Apr 21
17 min

Aldo Dean

For the past 29 years Aldo Dean, owner and operator of Bardog Tavern, Slider Inn, Aldo’s Pizza Pies and Momma’s, of has been behind the bar,

Apr 19
11 min

Currently Quarantined: Louise Page, Morgan McKinney, Frances Berry, Claire Faulhaber

Life as we know it has come to a halt over the past few weeks. The words “quarantine” and “social distancing” have become sewn into our dail

Mar 21
4 min

Bad Timing

Bad Timing is a vintage store in the heart of Crosstown that specializes in t-shirts, memorabilia and other relics of past-culture. The shop

Jan 8
17 min

Bernhard Meck

Bernhard Meck is an environmental sculptor, a term the German-born artist created to describe his unique work,.

Jan 8
6 min

Art Bar

Up the spiraling red stairs of the Crosstown Concourse and through an unsuspecting alley between walls is one of the most popular, and certa

Jan 8
10 min

Hustle & Dough

The self-proclaimed only openly-enthusiastic sourdough baker in Memphis Tennessee.

Jan 8
7 min

The Coliseum

Coliseum Coalition President Roy Barnes and spokesperson Marvin Stockwell guided a Memphis Current envoy through an illuminating tour of the

Jan 8
5 min

The Memphis Trouser Affair

An Aussie prime-minister, an unsavory motel and a misplaced pair of pants all perfectly combined to deliver a forgotten piece of local myth

Jan 8
4 min

The Wolf River

The Mississippi River may be the most important facet of Southern culture and American lore, but Memphis also exists because of the Wolf.

Oct 5, 2019
4 min

David Hacking

For David Hacking, the act of balancing the artistry of craft cocktails and maintaining a highly efficient service is one of his favorite as

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