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Memphis Voted a Favorite American City!

July 25, 2011

The results are in on Travel + Leisure magazine's 2010 America's Favorite Cities survey, and Memphis made the cut! This summer, fans ranked 35 U.S. cities on their culture, shopping, restaurants, nightlife, and more. Memphis won the top spot for best barbeque, came in the top 10 for best live music, and was voted in the top 20 for being an affordble getaway destination.

From Elvis Presley's Graceland to the action on Beale Street - Memphis has a lot to offer visitors. Start planning your trip today!

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Visitors check out the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum’s newest

exhibit, the “The Beatles Hidden Gallery,” during a preview party last week.

Memphis is the second North American city to host the exhibit.

 (Photo: Lance Murphey)



British Invasion:  Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum unveils Beatles exhibit

By Andy Meek

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Right before visitors to the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum enter a hallway at the end of the tour that takes them past a guestbook and leads into the gift shop, they’ll walk past a collection of black-and-white photos.

TCB Band Member John Wilkinson Visits Graceland

John Wilkinson, rhythm guitarist for Elvis Presley and original TCB Band member, visited Graceland on Thursday, April 14. Wearing the TCB gold necklace given to him by Elvis, John shared wonderful memories of his friendship with the King of Rock 'n' Roll. John first met Elvis when he was only ten years old and snuck backstage at a concert Elvis was featured in. Years later, the two re-united when Elvis handpicked John to be a part of his TCB Band.  Read more...

Chamber Preps Red Carpet for Mitsubishi

By Andy Meek - Feb. 10, 2011

The Greater Memphis Chamber has begun sending out invitations to an event Monday at The Peabody hotel at which a significant announcement will be made.

The invitations include the names of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell. The invitations, which also suggest Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay will be in attendance, were sent out to public and private sector leaders Tuesday.

It's true: Homicides, crime down in Memphis

Lt. Mark Miller breaks down the Memphis Police Department's

tracking of homicides for 2010. With 93 crime killings recorded

through the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the city is on track to

have its lowest number of victims since the late 1970s.


By Kevin McKenzie - December 31, 2010
The Commercial Appeal 

Perhaps for the first time since the late 1970s, the number of criminal homicides in Memphis in a year will not reach 100.

On Friday afternoon, New Year's Eve, the number of victims for 2010 stood at 93, according to Memphis police.

That's a dramatic drop -- 31 percent -- from a total of 135 crime killings in 2009.