Art for Adults
Recently, Condé Nast named Memphis one of the “23 Best Places to Go in 2023,” highlighting its downtown revitalization, music, and culinary art scene. But there is also a vibrant
January 30, 2023
Tricia Dewey
Is a longtime Memphis transplant, who has grown to admire the ‘grit and grind’. She is also a mom, wife, runner, reader, recovering lawyer, tree hugger, and ally.
Andrew Stanford: Photographer + 3D Maker
by Tricia Dewey | photos by Andrew Stanford By day Andrew Stanford makes ad content and is a videographer and photographer for a tool manufacturing company; otherwise he’s working and
November 3, 2022
Discover T.O. Fuller State Park
T.O. Fuller State Park, the only state park within Memphis city limits, is tucked into a corner of South Memphis bordering the Mississippi River bluffs and floodplains on the West
May 23, 2022
Feeding the Hungry for Hope: Community Organizations Respond to Food Insecurity in Memphis During the Pandemic
Many Bible stories, including Jesus twice feeding the thousands, lend a spiritual reference to any story about feeding the hungry. Instead of sending them back to their villages to eat,
April 20, 2022
Pandemic Puppies & Kittens
by Tricia Dewey The pandemic brought about a profound change to daily life, and for those of us who already had pets, more time at home was a silver lining–I
December 28, 2021
Memphis-Area Rescue Groups
by Tricia Dewey Pet adoption groups, including shelters, humane societies, and rescues, abound in Memphis and the Mid-South because of the overwhelming need for dog and cat rescues. In 2020,
December 16, 2021
Religions’ Responsibility to Social Justice
by Tricia Dewey | photos provided by Wohlner, Mathes, Cornish; Earle Fisher photo by Tricia Dewey It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, “Let justice roll down
September 27, 2021
OUTMemphis’ New Director of Community Services, Neal Holmes
story and photos by Tricia Dewey I want to make impactful touch points in the community for people to see our organization as ‘the go-to place’ for LGBTQIA+ resources in
September 11, 2021
Filmmaker Chris O’Conner
by Tricia Dewey | photos by Amelia Moore This May, Chris O’Conner’s television, film, and animation production company, Prodigi Arts, together with PBS, Alabama Public Television, and Longleaf Studios (Jacksonville
June 3, 2021
Trees: Memphis’ Cherished Crown
story and photos by Tricia Dewey (she/her) Turning one’s gaze to the landscape of Memphis in springtime, the greening panorama of trees is a lovely sight. Trees are everywhere– throughout
March 29, 2021
Josh Wallis
story & photos by Tricia Dewey (she/her) Josh Wallis did not come to the legal profession immediately after college, but he did turn to it eventually, as many do, to
March 22, 2021
Martha Hample
story and photos by Tricia Dewey When she heard this Focus issue was themed “Sheroes,” Martha Hample said, in typical understated fashion, “I’m not sure entrepreneurs are sheroes.” But in
January 28, 2021
