Michael Donahue
Commercial Appeal
Memphis, TN, United States
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The Last Blues Ball: Mission accomplished, says founder Pat Kerr Tigrett
Pat Kerr Tigrett's love of Memphis music dates to when she sang as a teenager in a quartet called "The Harmonettes" in Savannah, Tennessee. → Read More
Jerry Lawler's royal welcome
The King wrestled Derrick King in front of Lawler's newest establishment, King Jerry Lawler's Memphis BBQ Company. → Read More
Daniel Pujol says he's impressed by young Memphis bands
Daniel Pujol, lead singer of Nashville band Pujol, didn't just randomly put together a couple of opening bands to play with him March 15 at the Hi-Tone Cafe. → Read More
Fans from four NCAA teams flock to Memphis
Fans from Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA and Butler are descending on the Bluff City leading up to a basketball-filled weekend. → Read More
HEELS blends big riffs with love of comedy, wrestling
Wrestling is a big thing for Josh McLane and Brennan Whalen of HEELS. → Read More
Sidestreet Burgers' Fat Panda combines sweet, spicy
The sunny side of the street — or Miss. 178 — is the south side. That's where you'll find Sidestreet Burgers in Olive Branch. → Read More
Alpha Omega hosts inaugural Military Masquerade for veterans
Alpha Omega Veterans Services hosted its first Military Masquerade. → Read More
The 9:01: 'Sun'-ny side of the street
Only in Memphis can you walk down the street and run into Elvis, Bill Black and Scotty Moore. Not, the real ones, of course, but the guys who play these legends on the CMT series "Sun Records," which airs at 9 p.m. Thursdays. → Read More
Wanderlust guides Evan Robbins on musical journey
Evan Robbins writes songs about traveling. → Read More
The tasty green dishes stir up St. Patrick's Day spirit
"Wearin' o' the green" can refer to what's on your plate as well as what's on your back. → Read More
Actors dress the part at 'Sun Records' watch party
Dressed in black pants and a pink, black and white shirt, Darrian Kenney, 19, was among the guests dressed in 1950s-looking outfits at a watch party for CMT's "Sun Records" TV series, held Feb. 23 at Fox & Hound Sports Tavern. He was wearing basically the same outfit he wore as the stand-in for Drake Milligan, who plays "Elvis" in the series. The only thing missing from his outfit were the… → Read More
Best Bets: Rotisserie chicken at Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar
Here's the good news: Rotisserie chicken is back on the menu at Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar. → Read More
Teenage band Summer Avenue building a following
Summer Avenue was still called "Forklift" when the band played its first real show. → Read More
Memphis Black Restaurant Week expands range in 2017
Cynthia Daniels is a foodie with a mission: to get more people acquainted with black-owned restaurants in Memphis. → Read More
Famed wrestler opens King Jerry Lawler's Memphis BBQ
Restaurant in Cordova, Tenn., is decorated with photos from Jerry Lawler's wrestling career. → Read More
Best Bets: Honey cake at Interim Restaurant
Some of the best desserts I’ve eaten at a party were the ones made by Interim Restaurant & Bar executive pastry chef Franck Oysel at the recent Footprints in Motion Bourbon Derby at Memphis Botanic Garden. → Read More
Memphis in May poster artist Jared Small gaining attention with unique style
Jared Small wore a beret to school one day when he was in the second grade. “It was one of my mom’s hats,” he said. “I formed it into a beret. It was one of those things — career day — when you come dressed as your future profession." → Read More
Best Bets: Mezza Luna at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen
It wasn’t my birthday — I was buying someone else dinner for their birthday — but we both received a great surprise: a delicious pasta dish neither of us had ever tried. → Read More
Tina Santi Flaherty to share lessons from 'What Jackie Taught Us'
Tina Santi Flaherty was intrigued by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who lived two floors below her at her apartment building at 1040 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. They didn’t really know each other. “We had a nodding smile acquaintance,” Flaherty said. “It just piqued my curiosity to see her in the lobby.” → Read More
Caldo Tlalpeno at Maciel's Tortas & Tacos
One of his customers urged him to try “Caldo Tlalpeno,” a soup at Maciel’s Tortas & Tacos, said Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar chef/owner Josh Steiner. “He forced me down here with him,” Steiner said. → Read More