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Mama Rosa (sorta) knows best
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dining Duo are a couple of foodies who enjoy eating out and sampling the local cuisine in the Mid-South. To ensure the reviews are unbiased and that the duo remain anonymous, their identities are masked behind their favorite comic book heroes. Mama Rosa. 6542 Goodman Road.
Powerball lottery ticket won in South Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Someone claimed a winning prize from a Powerball lottery ticket in South Memphis. On Monday, a person won $100,000 by matching four numbers plus the Powerball and using the Power Play option. The winning ticket was sold at Minute Mart on 2196 South Third Street in...
TN Powerball winning ticket sold in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - We have a winner! The lucky person of the $100,000 TN Powerball ticket was sold in Memphis. The Powerball player won last night on June 10. The winner matched all four numbers plus the Powerball and used the Power Play option. Minute Mart on 2196 South Third...
Shrimp and grits and Miss Lou worth a visit to 2 Crazy Fellas
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dining Duo are a couple of foodies who enjoy eating out and sampling the local cuisine in the Mid-South. To ensure the reviews are unbiased and that the duo remain anonymous, their identities are masked behind their favorite comic book heroes. 2 Crazy Fellas. 6518 Goodman...
Civil Rights Icon James Lawson dies at 95
Civil rights pioneer Reverend James Lawson Jr. has died at 95. Known as the leading theorist of nonviolence by Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson shaped the sit-in movement and organized the strike that brought Dr. King to Memphis.
WATCH: It's showtime! Free Spring Outdoor Movie Series continues tonight
It's showtime! Free Spring Outdoor Movie Series continues tonight. The free Spring Outdoor Movie Series will have another showing tonight, this time at Ghost River Brewing Company with "Ms. Doubtfire."
MAS director introduces Pet of the Week, describes toll of shelter work
Memphis Animal Services Director Ty Coleman introduces Atalie as today’s Pet of the Week. Found pregnant at a construction site, she gave birth and with her puppies adopted, Coleman hopes she too will find a forever home. Adopt Atalie here.
New ‘immersive’ attraction coming to closed museum on Mud Island
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Mud Island will soon have a new tenant. The old Mississippi River Museum will soon be renovated and reimagined into an all-new immersive experience dubbed “Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time.”. The founder of Baron Von Opperbean (BVO) said the attraction will be...
901 Now: Young musicians expand skills at annual Memphis Jazz Workshop
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Day one kicked off this week for the Memphis Jazz Workshop summer camp, where hundreds of Memphis students are polishing up their musical skills. Gabby Cain is a vocalist and pianist. She’s one of many of the Bluff City’s most talented young people diving into the world of jazz.
WATCH: Push to save and restore Mud Island Amphitheater underway
Push to save and restore Mud Island Amphitheater underway. A push to save the amphitheater, which is housed inside Mud Island Park near Downtown Memphis, is underway. Jerred Price, who is leading the effort, started a Facebook group and created a website for the movement.
for “Once More & Again (Our Mourning)”
Memphis rapper Lawrence Matthews has recruited Idi X Teco for a new single entitled “Once More & Again (Our Mourning),” which comes alongside a video that Matthews co-directed with his brother, Martin Matthews. On the track, a chopped vocal sample provides some Tennessee flair for Matthews, who coolly spits over guitar chords and head-nodding drums. “Sometimes it feel like death is the truth and everything else is a lie,” Teco spits, emphasizing the track’s morose nature. Dark, but true!
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