A Friday Night in Nashville
After a day of research on my thesis in the Tennessee State Archives, I decided to enjoy my Friday night in Nashville. I headed first …
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A Rainy Night in the New Nashville
I drove up to Nashville on a Thursday night so that I could spend Friday in the Tennessee State Archives doing research for my masters’ …
Gourmet Pizza Comes To Bartlett at Pizza Social
Do-it-yourself pizza boutiques using the “Subway” model have become all the rage recently, and they seem to be popping up everywhere in and around Memphis. …
Oak Street, New Orleans, Sunday Afternoon on Mardi Gras weekend
Although New Orleans is my favorite city, and it was Mardi Gras weekend, we were in town primarily for a Duwayne Burnside concert that I …
Live Jazz on Sundays at Midtown Crossing Grill
Jazz is not an immensely popular music style in Memphis, so opportunities to hear authentic jazz in our city are few and far between, but …
Artisan Wood-Fired Pizzas At Little Rock’s Raduno
https://goo.gl/photos/j9BBm2p3v3mzriid8 https://goo.gl/photos/Wbf6kkPEy9M8rfFU9 https://goo.gl/photos/PAy3idLHUPwY1JPk8 https://goo.gl/photos/ritbb3NizF9jb5CY8 https://goo.gl/photos/VQVqvxzk1APXLtah6 https://goo.gl/photos/AGfZq7hkjzUG6p3h6 The Italian word “raduno” refers to a gathering, and everyone knows that pizzas are a favorite party food. So …
A King Biscuit Daybook: Mookie Cartwright & Friends on Cherry Street
https://goo.gl/photos/w34m6QvuMjU8dPwMA https://goo.gl/photos/Lnit72kbk1cEs7yo9 https://goo.gl/photos/EeSTdb2Xo113dqyXA https://goo.gl/photos/XZtWPZkc8VaUMEYV9 https://goo.gl/photos/cTian7SpWxZQSNvj7 https://goo.gl/photos/aCfSR1B99BMaKjpy6 https://goo.gl/photos/idzhhDcW6giMZBS99 After the Rebirth Brass Band performance, I walked back through the crowds on Cherry Street in downtown Helena. …
Hipness, Great Food and A Celebration of Sun Ra in Birmingham’s Avondale District
Prior to 2015, I had never heard of the Avondale neighborhood in Birmingham, but on my way to Atlanta for Thanksgiving, I noticed that the …
Grambling Homecoming 2015: And The Rains Came
When I got up early for breakfast on Grambling’s Homecoming Day, the weather was grey, but it wasn’t raining, so I was hopeful as I …
“Won’t Bow Down On That Dirty Ground”: The Mardi Gras Indians Uptown
When I left the North Claiborne Avenue area, it was dark and I was hungry. I thought about heading on to find something open for …