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December 29th, 2017 - 7:56 pm § in Memphis, Memphis BBQ

What Leonard’s Pork Volcano Taught Us About Being “Memphis Famous”

Leonard’s Pit Barbecue is one of the oldest and “top” spots in one of America’s barbecue capitals, but it has very little national hype. We went to find out why.

Tags: BBQ, craftsmanship, Craig Meek, Memphis, Memphis Famous, MEMPHQ

November 13th, 2016 - 10:06 am § in Near South

Culture Where You Least Expect It: Urban Planning Lessons from the MALL of Cookeville, TN

We see the MALL of Cookeville, TN as an authentic, local reinvention of a place that the corporate world forgot. Perhaps it can offer urban planning lessons to other communities stuck with abandoned big boxes.

Tags: big-box development, burgers, cities, Craig Meek, I-40, malls, MEMPHQ, sprawl, urban planning

April 30th, 2016 - 2:29 pm § in Memphis, Photo Essays

Our “Memphis” Portfolio, Spring 2016 Edition

"Memphis" is an evolving portrait of an American city’s people, places, creative energy, and how each shapes the others over time.

Tags: Memphis, MEMPHQ, MEMPHQ2014, Photo Essays, Portfolios

August 26th, 2015 - 4:11 pm § in Memphis, Memphis BBQ

Tops Bar-B-Q: Home of the Barbecue Cheeseburger (Memphis, TN)

We like barbecue. We like cheeseburgers. In Memphis, the Tops Bar-B-Q franchise is known as the place to go for a barbecue cheeseburger.

Tags: BBQ, hamburgers, Memphis, MEMPHQ

June 18th, 2014 - 5:51 pm § in Memphis

Memphis Dive Bars: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Guide to Drinking in Memphis

The Memphis dive bar scene is legendary, but not many people know that. We went out every night, and something zany or insane happened every night.

Tags: alcotourism, dive bars, drinking, Memphis, Memphis Dive Bar Adventures, MEMPHQ, Up All Night

June 18th, 2014 - 5:50 pm § in Memphis, Music

Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Wild Bill’s, The Last Real Place in Memphis

The night was far younger than we realized. Someone invited us to have a drink at Wild Bill’s, which a local would later call “the last real place in Memphis.”

Tags: alcotourism, blues, dive bars, drinking, Memphis, Memphis Dive Bar Adventures, MEMPHQ, music, Up All Night

June 18th, 2014 - 5:48 pm § in Memphis, Memphis BBQ

Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Bar-B-Brawl at the Bar That Never Closes

It was about 3 a.m. and time to eat dinner again. Even before leaving the Northeast, we’d labeled the ribs at Alex’s Tavern one holy grail of our Memphis quest.

Tags: alcotourism, BBQ, dive bars, Memphis, Memphis Dive Bar Adventures, MEMPHQ, Up All Night

June 18th, 2014 - 5:46 pm § in Memphis

Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Down by Sundown

The P&H, or Poor & Hungry, Cafe looks both poor and hungry. The whole building looks like it would be the first thing to blow away in a tornado.

Tags: alcotourism, dive bars, drinking, Memphis, Memphis Dive Bar Adventures, MEMPHQ

June 18th, 2014 - 5:43 pm § in Memphis, Memphis BBQ

Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Perfect Ribs at 3 a.m.

The Ribs. Succulent, platonically moist, fall-aparty, infused with Memphis-style charcoal smoke, served with a dusting of finishing-spice and a side of sweet house sauce. In other words, perfection.

Tags: alcotourism, BBQ, dive bars, drinking, Memphis, Memphis Dive Bar Adventures, MEMPHQ, Up All Night

June 18th, 2014 - 5:39 pm § in Memphis

Memphis Dive Bar Adventures: Ghost Mustang & The Magic Skillet

Maybe it was the way she said patty, but the patty melt won. We asked if she could cut ours into thirds. She smiled. I wondered how long she’d worked there and been forced to listen to stupid shit like this.