Voices of the South calling for writers for long-term workshop opportunity

Memphis-based theatre company Voices of the South is hosting its first creative writing workshop program. The ten-month long Mid-South Writers’ Lab endeavors to help cultivate up and coming Southern writers […]

East Memphis office space filling up, submarkets getting heat

Available office space in the East Memphis submarket is nearly spent. Increased activity in class B properties and in the 385 corridor is promising.

Parents as first teachers: The cornerstone of a healthy society

Porter-Leath, best known for its Head Start Preschool programs, is addressing the needs of Memphis children long before they enter their first Pre-K classroom. Through Cornerstone, a home visit program that educates parents in high risk areas, they are impacting children from conception to age three.

How to give back: Upcoming volunteer opportunities
Memphis cleans up nice
Star Runners--a group of runners of all levels--gathers before the 2013 Cooper-Young Festival Friday
Memphis named on Buzzfeed’s ‘Cities Every Runner Must Visit’ list
Crystal Shrine Grotto
You have to see this: 10 obscure local sites

You've taken the tour of Graceland, walked the river replica on Mud Island, and enjoyed the tulips at the Dixon Garden. But if you think you've seen all of Memphis' notable sites, we have news for you. In celebration of local adventures in nice spring weather, here is our list of obscure Midsouth locations.

Planting a neighborhood: Halting the cycle of decline starts at Carnes Teaching Garden

Mary Baker is setting up roots in an overlooked Carnes neighborhood. The Carnes Teaching Garden, established in an abandoned lot near a local school, is reinstating confidence and attention to the area.  

The Grizzlies Bongo Lady in the national spotlight
Local record store named one of the five best in the South

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