By Emily on May 11, 2011
As our community celebrates Peabody’s 100th anniversary here at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, three moms of Peabody students reflect on the school’s past, present, and future. Peabody Past By Lisa Lumb Peabody Elementary has been an anchor for the neighborhood since 1910 when the current building at 2086 Young was constructed. Parts [...]
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By on May 28, 2010
By Aaron James Southern Longleaf, Pitch, or Old Growth are all synonyms for the very popular Heart Pine. Given the name because of the high content of heartwood, Heart Pine is different from other pine species due to its tight ring pattern and unique amber color. The history of Heart Pine began in the Old [...]
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By on March 28, 2010
By Leslie Thompson In 2003, I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in Memphis. This was not my first trip to the Bluff City. I had visited once as a child, but the only thing I can recall from that trip is a hazy memory of the “Jungle Room” at Graceland. On my second trip, I spent [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, Events | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, arts, Community News, events, history, Trestle |
By on January 30, 2010
Memories of Libertyland prevail as the park fades into the past By Aaron James 1976 was a banner year for Memphis. It was the year I officially became a teenager, Elvis played what was to be his final Memphis concert at the Mid-South Coliseum, the Lawler-Dundee feud was at its zenith, and President Ford presided [...]
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