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Southern Illinois State Representative Terri Bryant offered a resolution on the House floor Tuesday to honor Mike Mills, the barbecue champion and owner of 17th Street bar and Grill.
The 79-year-old died December 29 from non-COVID related health issues.
Mills was a three-time grand champion at Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, the so-called Super Bowl of Swine.
He s the co-author of two books,
Peace, Love, and Barbecue and
Praise the Lard: Recipes and Revelations from a Legendary Life in Barbecue.
Mills was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Memphis in May announces 2021 dates with no Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis in May announces 2021 dates with no Beale Street Music Festival By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 18, 2020 at 1:17 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 4:10 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Organizers of the Memphis in May International Festival announced plans for the 2021 event Friday, and Beale Street Music Festival is not part of the schedule this year.
The 2020 MIM was first rescheduled, then canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
MIM organizers attribute ongoing effects of the pandemic as reason for BSMF taking another year off and continuing in 2022.
“The move is due to the nature of the event, gathering tens of thousands of fans in front of stages and the event falling earlier in the calendar year,” reads a news release from festival organizers. “Large scale music festivals and concerts remain deeply affected by the pandemic across the globe, Memphis is no exception, and it may not
Memphis in May announces 2021 dates with no Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis in May announces 2021 dates with no Beale Street Music Festival By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 18, 2020 at 1:17 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 4:10 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Organizers of the Memphis in May International Festival announced plans for the 2021 event Friday, and Beale Street Music Festival is not part of the schedule this year.
The 2020 MIM was first rescheduled, then canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
MIM organizers attribute ongoing effects of the pandemic as reason for BSMF taking another year off and continuing in 2022.
“The move is due to the nature of the event, gathering tens of thousands of fans in front of stages and the event falling earlier in the calendar year,” reads a news release from festival organizers. “Large scale music festivals and concerts remain deeply affected by the pandemic across the globe, Memphis is no exception, and it may not
Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest tickets on sale Monday
A limited quantity of General Admission Tickets to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will go on sale March 29, 2021 at 10 AM. No tickets at the gate. Author: Memphis in May News Release Published: 1:07 PM CST December 18, 2020 Updated: 1:47 PM CDT March 25, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. UPDATE 3/25/2021 - Tickets are set to go on sale Monday, March 29, 2021 for the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
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(FROM MEMPHIS IN MAY) - Changes to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (WCBCC) and Great American River Run (GARR) are planned to accommodate the expected COVID19 restrictions that will be in place at the time of each event.
Memphis River Parks Partnership CEO says Tom Lee Park renovations have been long-awaited
Tom Lee Park redevelopment now underway By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 9, 2020 at 5:23 PM CST - Updated December 9 at 5:41 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A plan three years in the making to redevelop Tom Lee Park kicked off Wednesday.
Dozens of city leaders and Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP) Visionaries gathered for the virtual groundbreaking of the $60 million renovations for Tom Lee Park.
Memphis River Parks Partnership President and CEO Carol Coletta says this has been a long time coming.
âOnce we complete it in 2023, we will have for Memphis, 18 blocks of transformed riverfront in less than five years,â Coletta said.