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Celestial Connections: Exploring the Memphis Soulful Food Truck Festival’s Magnetic Atmosphere of Community and Culture
The Soulful Food Truck Festival on Tiger Lane possessed its own gravity. At the heart, was the stage, a beaming sun, with hundreds of “planets” orbiting around it in the form of joyful attendees. The food trucks were culinary constellations, dotting the festival like stars in the sky, shining brightly with their own distinctive smells…
Home-Cooked Comfort: Mustard Slaw and Pulled Pork
Living in Memphis, the sweet smell of barbecue never escapes your nose— it’s carried in the wind. It makes up the wind. It should for real be a part of our weather forecast. But seriously, I’m thankful for that smell. That smell is home.
Art Studio After Dark
Late afternoon sun lit the studio. It shone through old square windows. The soft light revealed a layer of dry clay dust on the floor. The art studio came to life as the sun began to set.
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2 Blankets + Scissors + Thread = Hoodie
Kelvin Johnson, 26, is the CEO and designer of his fashion brand called, “Cop What You Want.” It means get what you want. He does custom and original designs. Johnson creates clothing and accessories, mainly using thrifted materials like blankets.
PASSION TO PURPOSE: ADHD Coach Helps People Flip Perspective
He didn’t know why he was different from others. He couldn’t find the missing piece to his puz-zle. The puzzle was his brain.
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Why did he go through 11 corporate jobs in 22 years? Why did his brain move faster than those around him? Why did everything get so boring so fast?
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ART : ALTRUISM & AUTHENTICITY
Muralist, painter, designer, tattoo artist, DJ and creative David Yancy III found himself in a hole. In 2010, Yancy spent a year home-less in California, battling with addiction. He sent himself to rehab and rekindled his love for art.
KE Why do you think street art is important for our city?
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DY3 Man, street art is so important because most of the artists aim to put out artwork that sparks a conversation. And that conversation deals with society. How can we make society better? Then, you have art that’s just beautiful....
Californian artist plans on painting future Tyre Nichols mural
After Tyre Nichols was brutally murdered by the Memphis Police Department, Californian artist Lourans Mikhail prepares to visit Memphis and paint a mural in remembrance in the next few weeks on a wall at Juice Orange Mound.
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Memphians say no to Right to Work amendment
While Tennessee passed the Right to Work amendment by 70 percent, many Memphis voters at the Second Baptist Church in East Memphis said no to the amendment this past election day. “I don’t agree with it,” said Darcy Thomas, a reporter at FOX13. “It shuts out unions, and when it comes to the ability to work, sometimes you need support which is the point of a union.”
Food Diary
9 a.m. “Radar” by Apple invaded my ears. It’s the iPhone’s default alarm sound. It's repulsive. I woke up, sighed, and shut it off as quickly as I could. I reached for my water bottle and chugged the water. It felt like I had been dehydrated for days.
Food Mini Stories
In a world of sweet little treats, there’s a special cookie for everyone. Maybe your special cookie is shaped like a star, or maybe you like it because it tastes like cinnamon.
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But Professor P. prefers a classic cookie with a little twist. “It's a cookie most people know,” she said.
Saving Our Plates
We are destroying our soil. The topsoil we rely on for 95% of our agriculture can only be found on 7.5% of Earth’s surface but that number is decreasing.
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Soil is its own ecosystem, made up of 50,000 living organisms, all working together to keep their environment healthy. Each of these environments is a different type of soil. And the slim amount that can be used for food is being destroyed by human activity with the biggest threat being intensive farming.