by Joan Allison, Focus Mid-South Managing Editor The Focus family of magazines has joined the PrintReleaf program to replace trees that are used to print the magazines. PrintReleaf, which tracks
Since 2005, STF has been receiving reviews like these from clients all over Middle Tennessee. From small, informal gatherings to large social celebrations, STF provides unique menus and event plans to fit your style and budget.
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Opening Summer 2020, the NMAAM is the only museum of its kind dedicated specifically to multiple genres of African American music throughout the ages. It’ll feature several galleries dedicated to different eras alongside the prevalent music styles, significant events and the legends behind them.
story & photos by Joan Allison (photo above: The Thacker-Rhodes pose with one of their Gypsy Cob horses, Moonshine. Gypsy Cobs were bred to pull the family wagons of the
by Joan Allison | photos from Invisible Histories Project [Above right: Early 1900s ‘chapbook’ written by a young man from Central Alabama. In the photo is almost certainly the diarist
photos by Joan Allison | recipes from delish.com Christmas feasts are typically carb fests. From the breads to the five kinds of potatoes to the desserts, here comes diabetes. Some
(photo above: An historic marker to commemorate the 1969 Miss Memphis Review (later called the Miss Gay Memphis Pageant) will look similar to this one. It will be unveiled on
story and photos by Chellie Bowman If you’ve ever woken up early Saturday morning, grabbed your reusable tote bag and headed to the Cooper Young Farmer’s Market then you’ve no
PERIOD, a global youth-run non-profit, will be hosting the first-ever National Period Day (NPD) on October 19, 2019! In celebration of NPD, PERIOD is organizing rallies across the COUNTRY! The
Planned Parenthood and OUTMemphis Press Conference What: During a joint press conference, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi (PPTNM) and OUTMemphis will be making a special announcement about an
story by Joan Allison, Focus® Mid-South managing editor (image above: Jayne Atkinson as Della Bedford, photo by Virginia Sherwood) MEMPHIS—Sept. 10 2019 — What’s quirky about Memphis? I asked this
