Original Memphis: Burke’s Book Store
story & photos by Tricia Dewey Burke’s Book Store, founded in 1875, has been nothing if not resilient over the
Tricia Dewey
June 4, 2020
Culture
Exploring and discovering the culture that shapes us through arts+entertainment, law+ethics, and news that affects the community throughout the Mid-South.
Orpheum Announces Virtual Summer Camp
Orpheum Announces Virtual Summer Camp Programming for June Sessions UPDATE FOR MENDING HEARTS CAMP MEMPHIS, TN – The Orpheum Theatre Group
Focus Mid-South
May 19, 2020
Bill Kendall: The Man Who Brought Gay Films to Memphis
by Vincent Astor | photos from the Memphis Public Library Collection edited by Joan Allison and Chris Reeder-Young The late
Vincent Astor
May 18, 2020
Spirituality Profile: Peter Gathje
by Chris Reeder-Young Peter Gathje. Pronounced ‘GET-key.’ Professor, activist, Manna House partner, family guy and a lighthouse of sanity on
Chris Reeder-Young, M.A.
May 15, 2020
Pop Culture Staff Picks May + June 2020
by Chellie Bowman & Ray Rico QUIBI TV Gayme Show is an LGBTQ competition series on the new short-form streaming
Facundo Valdez
May 8, 2020
Faith Leaders Release Statement on COVID-19
Memphis, Tenn. April 28, 2020. Today a group of fifteen clergy, representing major dioceses and congregations in West Tennessee, together
Focus Mid-South
April 28, 2020
Congressman Cohen Urges Constituents to Meet Filing Deadline to Claim Supplement Payments for Dependents
Deadline is noon on Wednesday MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today sent email notifications to constituents to ensure they
Focus Mid-South
April 22, 2020
Cazateatro April Virtual Events
(Memphis, TN) April 16, 2020: Cazateatro is the first bilingual theatre group in Tennessee and the group is formed by
Focus Mid-South
April 16, 2020
MAM Expects to Serve 1,000th Family at Mobile Food Pantry Today
Memphis Athletic Ministries expects to serve its 1,000th family through a mobile food pantry event later today. MAM has already served almost
Focus Mid-South
April 9, 2020
Congressman Cohen Announces Trump Administration Will Partially Correct Misguided Rules for Distributing Economic Impact Payments
Social Security recipients no longer required to file a tax return to qualify MEMPHIS — Over the past several weeks,
Focus Mid-South
April 3, 2020
Memphis in May Announces Fall 2020 Event Dates
Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Great American River Run all rescheduled for October 2020 Memphis, Tenn.,
Focus Mid-South
March 30, 2020
100,000 in Deaf Community Need Live ASL Signing to Understand Coronavirus Updates
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are more than 100,000 people in the Mid-South who are Deaf or hard of hearing. DeafConnect,
Focus Mid-South
March 27, 2020
