THE place to be on Saturday, September 17 Memphis’ hipest and hippiest street Festival is happening this Saturday. The 24th Annual Cooper Young Festival kicks off at 9 AM and runs until 7PM, with epicenter, of course, at the corner of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Hundreds of artists, vendors, and non- profits have […]
So you want to buy a foreclosure?
The sub-head, Couple dismiss Realtor’s warning, sees potential in foreclosure, probably made some of my colleagues cringe, but the Commercial Appeal real estate feature last Sunday reported an owner-occupant foreclosure purchase success story. My clients got a good deal on a solid house, and overcame the obstacles I had warned them about. Many home buyers […]
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Sifting through the layers
I’ve been siftin’through the layers Of dusty books and faded papers; And they tell a story I used to know, One that happened so long ago. Kate Wolf I was talking with Memphis film maker Willy Bearden the […]
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Photos – Machine Gun Kelly homes in Memphis
Image via Wikipedia These days when I hear Machine Gun Kelly, one of my favorite Memphis Roller Derby divas comes to mind. The original Machine Gun Kelly (George Kelly Barnes) was an infamous bank robber bootlegger and kidnapper during the prohibition era. He grew up in Memphis, attended Mississippi State for a while, picked up […]
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Memphis home sales for July up from last year
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors has released MLS sales results for July, 2011 and year-to-date. 987 Units were sold in July, a 21% increase from 2010. Average sale price and median sales price also rose. Year-to-date unit sales still lag 8% behind 2010 with a total of 6,417 units sold so far. The sales […]
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Distractions can make keeping your blogging schedule difficult
I know, excuses, excuses. There are lots of factors I can blame for not blogging as often as I have in the past. It’s not bad enough that it has been so hot his summer that brains left outdoors too long fry and synapses fail, but other things seem to rob the parts of my […]
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In a Real City (revisited)
Still no progress on collapsed building at 118 Madison On July 5, I posted In a Real City addressing the 3 month closing of Madison Avenue in the heart of Downtown. This is a 7/5/11 photo taken of the progress of repairs on 118 Madison. To the casual observer, little, if any, progress has been […]
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Citizens Police Academy taking applications for fall classes
All the Memphis Police precincts offer the Citizens Police Academy in the fall. The 9 week course is free. You will be introduced to a wide variety of police operations, and get a chance to ride on patrol. No, it’s not Police Academy! It is informational presentations only – no strenuous training, or firearms. […]
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