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RealtyTrac: Memphis foreclosures fall in May

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Published June 10, 2010 at 11:49 a.m.

Memphis’ May foreclosure rate fell compared to a year ago and the previous month, according to a report released Thursday by RealtyTrac Inc ...

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Wamp's Controversial Med Proposal Steals a March on Gubernatorial Rivals

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JB Wamp with commissioners at last week's press conference Nothing so far has shaken up the 2010 gubernatorial race in Tennessee like Chattanooga congressman Zach Wamp’s pledge in Memphis last Wednesday that, as governor, he would return to the Regional Medical Center all federal funds received as a direct result of uncompensated medical care rendered by the Med ... In other words, if — as in the last fiscal year — the Med should provide some $90 million worth of charity medical care,

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Best Friends: Driving Miss Daisy opens at Theatre Memphis

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Published April 30, 2010 at 4:41 p.m.

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Kevin Turner and Jo Lynne Palmer ... I can't fib. I'm really not thrilled at the thought of sitting through yet another Driving Miss Daisy ... On the other hand, Theatre Memphis' production, which opens this weekend, has two things going for it, that have me at least somewhat interested. The director, Bo List, tends to do intriguing work. And I'm genuinely curious to see what Jo Lynn Palmer will do with Ms. D ... The place is the Deep South. 1948, just prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Daisy

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In Tunisia, tradition, modernity coincide in harmony

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Published May 6, 2010 at 10:10 a.m.

Amid the rock music and the championship barbecue, the annual Memphis in May International Festival devotes a series of events to an annual honored country. Tunisia takes the spotlight tonight at the Orpheum with a performance by Tunisian violin player and composer Walid Gharbi and the Sybel Ballet Theatre. During intermission, chef Rafik Tlati will give audience members a sample of authentic Tunisian cuisine ...

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Exhibits trace Tunisia's eclectic cultural legacy

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Published May 7, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Tunisia may be much smaller than its neighbors Libya, to the southeast, and Algeria, to the west, but as a crossroad of civilizations for 12,000 years, its rich cultural heritage could rival even the largest country. The North African republic is the honored country for this year's Memphis in May International Festival. The monthlong event includes exhibitions that highlight Tunisian culture in terms of art, music, religion, nature and the role of women in the nation's long history ...

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News in the Arts: Initiative takes global look at cinema

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Published May 1, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.

Recent feature films from Iran, Algeria, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, India, Vietnam, Uruguay, Serbia and China will be screened at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through July when the "Global Lens" series debuts May 13 ...

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Not wet yet: Music Fest kicks off under dry skies

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:16 p.m.

A funny thing happened on the way to the deluge. When Memphis rap icon Al Kapone and band took the Budweiser Stage at the Beale Street Music Festival about 6 p.m. Friday night, pieces of the sunny sky, as seen through the scattered clouds, were as blue as the polka dots on many of the young women's fashionable yet practical boots. “I feel blessed after all this crazy rain talk. We have defied the forecasts,” said Al Kapone, whose son and fellow performer, Young AJ, was making his third

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At Music Fest: 'Music Walk of Fame' honors local performers

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Published April 30, 2010 at 9:33 p.m.

When the Academy Award-winning rapper Al Kapone opened the Beale Street Music Festival on Friday afternoon, he continued a tradition of Memphis musicians giving props to the city that help made them famous. Those with both long and short-term festival memories can learn more about the performers who put Memphis (and Memphis in May) on the map in a new informational display near the Cellular South stage ...

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Performers shimmy and strut, fans shout at festival on the river

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Published April 30, 2010 at 10:45 p.m.

An eclectic lineup on the Beale Street Music Festival’s Budweiser Stage Friday night delivered a variety of sounds but shared one common goal: To get Memphis In May 2010 started with a high-energy blast of feel good music. Though New York alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, whose punk-tinged hits include such moody numbers as “Iris,” threatened to bring down the mood with their night-closing set, the stage’s other two bands put a premium on light-hearted, upbeat fare ...

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Forecasts worse than weather for Beale Street Music Festival

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Published May 2, 2010 at 9:16 p.m.

Dodging bullets. That's how Memphis in May officials described the challenges that beset this year's Beale Street Music Festival, a three-day event fraught with severe weather and band illnesses. "It's disappointing to everyone involved," said Jim Holt, president of Memphis in May International Festival. "I've never seen anything like this. We made the best decisions we could, and always kept the safety of our patrons in mind." ...

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