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The Pig Returns To Memphis With Classic Hits

Flinn Broadcasting has relaunched the “Radio Pig” brand in Memphis, this time on 560 WHBQ/98.5 W253DF. This time featuring a 1970s through 90s based Classic Hits format, the move follows the early September move of WHBQ’s Sports format to 107.5 WHBQ-FM Germantown where it replaced CHR “Q107.5“. WHBQ-FM subsequently rebranded as “107.5 The Memphis Sports Hub“.

Memphis, TN · 4d
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A Diva-Filled Holiday Show

Forget silent nights. Friends of George’s is bringing holiday drama, Hollywood divas, and ABBA hits to the stage with Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again, a campy musical comedy making its Mid-South regional premiere November 6th to 21st at Evergreen Theatre. The production also marks a first for the Memphis theater company: its first-ever live musical, complete with singing and dancing.

Memphis, TN · 2d
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WREG

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‘Love Island USA’ seeks Memphis singles for upcoming season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Are you a Memphian who’s looking for love and ready to be whisked away to live in a Fijian villa with several others who are also seeking love? Well, look no further, because Peacock’s hit dating competition series “Love Island USA” is searching for Memphis-based singles to appear in its upcoming season! […]

Memphis, TN · 22h

Parade

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Elvis Presley Recorded a Forgotten 1969 Track in Memphis—And Turned It Into His Ultimate Comeback Anthem

A failed 1968 single was put on the back burner until the King of Rock and Roll recorded it during his legendary Memphis sessions

Memphis, TN · 4d

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Lakeland Gets Second Back Nine Golf Simulator Bar as Memphis Expansion Tees Off

Indoor golf simulators are multiplying across the Memphis suburbs, and The Back Nine Golf just staked its next claim in Lakeland. Founder Jeff Herman is preparing his second local facility at 4846 Village Market Lane in Lakeland Town Square, with a planned opening by December. The Lakeland site is currently...

Memphis, TN · 4d

Memphis Flyer

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Music Video Monday: “Schadenfreude” by Seize and Desist

Memphis punks Seize and Desist are back, and they’re pissed. The political punks who grew out of Negro Terror are for defending their neighborhood against neo-Nazi streamers in their new video. “The word ‘Schadenfreude’ is a German word that roughly translates to the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction...

Memphis, TN · 3d

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Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ to premiere at the Orpheum in March 2027

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Grammy- and Tony Award-winning musical Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen is set to premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in March 2027. The Broadway musical will run March 16-21 as part of the 2026-2027 Orpheum Broadway Season. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 6. For...

Memphis, TN · 3d

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Upcoming Events & Happenings: November 2026

Woman’s Exchange Christmas Shop: Christmas Boutique Nov. 1-Dec. 18, M-F 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 88 Racine St. “Time for Art” – Works by Barrie Foster: Nov. 2-25 at Gallery Ten Ninety-One. Artist’s reception Sat., Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m. Foster is a nationally award-winning artist and a children’s book illustrator. Since retiring as a museum director in 2020, she has been teaching veterans at the VA hospital, seniors through Creative Aging, to 4-H children, middle school students and artists at Memphis Botanic Garden. She also enjoys giving art history lectures. These works may be viewed at the WKNO Digital Media Center, 7151 Cherry Farms Rd., weekdays from 9 until 4, and online at wkno.org.

Memphis, TN · 5d

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This Tennessee Hobby Shop Is Packed With Treasures You Rarely See Anymore

Some stores sell stuff, and some stores hold memories. Mid-South Hobbies on Summer Avenue in Memphis is the second kind, a place stuffed with model kits, trains, RC cars, and paints that many towns lost years ago. Independent hobby shops like this one are getting harder to find, which makes a visit feel extra special.

Memphis, TN · 14d

WDAM-TV

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Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival returns, kicking off the holiday season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -The Memphis Zoo is getting into the holiday spirit with the return of the Lantern Festival on Nov. 13. The Zoo Lantern Festival will begin November 13 and run through February 14, featuring an entirely new collection of illuminated displays for all ages to enjoy. “We’re thrilled...

Memphis, TN · 3d

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Join us for Clara & the Nutcracker!

At 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 5 and 2pm on Sunday, December 6 at the Rose Theater at the University of Memphis, the Tennessee Ballet Theater will present their holiday classic Clara & The Nutcracker. The performances are sponsored by Country Club Moving, Tiffany Benitone Hale and David Hale, and Alliance Health Care.

Memphis, TN · 5d

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Memphis Fire Department hosting Halloween trick-or-treating at participating fire stations

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department (MFD) is inviting families to celebrate Halloween with firefighters Saturday night. The department is hosting a citywide trick-or-treating event at participating fire stations on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. According to a Facebook post from MFD, families are...

Memphis, TN · 5d

The Commercial Appeal

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Bordello, bathhouse, Elvis lore. Memphis hotel has stories to tell

There is something fitting about a bar called The Dame opening its doors inside a building that has spent more than a century collecting stories. At 69 E. Pontotoc Ave., just off South Main Street in Downtown Memphis, the Hotel Pontotoc has never been an ordinary address. Built in 1906, the historic building has passed through a colorful succession of identities, including a bordello, a Turkish bathhouse and a nightclub. It also carries a particularly intriguing piece of Memphis lore: the rumor that Elvis Presley lost his virginity there in 1953. Naturally, this is the first question we asked the hotel and bar owner Joey Lewis. “That’s what I hear,” he said, with a laugh. “Dan Rather even reported on it once. You can find it on YouTube." DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS: State of Downtown talk highlights growth, upcoming projects in Memphis A building with a colorful past For the 42 years leading up to Lewis' plans for the property, the building had served as a private residence, with a family living there for decades. It was during this period, a few years back, that Lewis began imagining what the old building could become: his own boutique hotel and bar. First, there

Memphis, TN · 8d

Memphis Flyer

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Library Workers Advocate For Civil Service Protections Ahead of Election Day

Library workers hope the public will support their request for civil service protections ahead of Election Day. Memphis Library Supporters have canvassed neighborhoods to advocate for referendum 5966. The grassroots organization is hoping Memphians vote “yes” to the ballot measure on November 3rd. The initiative comes months after...

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Memphis Public Library Career Opportunities – Apply by November 6

We currently have several career opportunities available within the Memphis Public Libraries system. If you are interested in advancing your career or exploring a new opportunity, we encourage you to review the current openings and submit your application before the deadline. Current Open Positions:. Senior Library Manager – Business Science...

Memphis, TN · 8d

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106.5 The Wolf Adds Mo & StyckMan For Afternoons

Melissa ‘Mo’ Turner & Greg ‘StyckMan’ Owens will continue to host mornings at “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP Memphis and afternoons at “US 101” WUSY Chattanooga as they have since 2018, and “Big 98.5” WRXL-HD2 Richmond VA along with the overnight show on all of Audacy’s other Country stations. StyckMan had previously hosted evenings at WUSY from 2012 to 2017 after 15 years at WGSQ Cookeville TN.

Memphis, TN · 8d

Country Now

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Country Artists Reflect on Life-Changing Visits to St. Jude at 36th Annual Country Cares Event

“It's been life changing to get to visit St. Jude for the first time," Mae Estes told us. The post Country Artists Reflect on Life-Changing Visits to St. Jude at 36th Annual Country Cares Event appeared first on Country Now .

Memphis, TN · 8d

memphismagazine.com

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Rhodes College Creative Writing Professor Receives Poetry Prize

Dr. Caki Wilkinson, Rhodes College professor of English and director of the creative writing department, whose 2021 poetry collection The Survival Expo was lauded by such monumental publications as The New York Times and, that’s right, Memphis Magazine, was honored last week at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Wilkinson received the 2026 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry and was honored with a celebration at the college last week. The event included lectures on Wilkinson’s poetry by writers Alice Bolin and Daniel Hornsby.

Sewanee, TN · 8d