Memphis Most is all about the best of our city, and as these pages prove, there are more amazing things about our town than there are secret barbecue sauce recipes. Yet a group of advisers to Mayor A C Wharton recently wondered who sells Memphis to Memphians. The notion of ...
(continue)Who knew that Mayor Wharton was a crooner? When he strode into B.B. King’s Blues Club, he was handed a “Lucille” guitar and immediately broke into a Bobby Bare hit, singing “Last night I went to sleep in Detroit city...,” then he jumped on the folk classic “She’ll Be Coming ...
(continue)Mayor Wharton was quick to make note of a recent study that rated cities on their variety of food. “Memphis ranked high,” he noted, “from seafood to barbecue to Chinese to traditional cuisine. To prove the point, the mayor visited Corky’s, winner of Best Barbecue BBQ Sandwich, where he insisted ...
(continue)Who has time for misery in Memphis when you have sea lions, fierce roller derby women, grand hotels and great places to stay? Mayor Wharton accentuated the positive at the Memphis Zoo – winner of the Best Memphis Attraction category for its 3,500 animals plus its educational and conservation programs ...
(continue)Memphis Most voters know what they like. And that means good services keep them coming back. Gould’s Day Spa is a previous Memphis Most winner that once again has been chosen as Best Day Spa. But what does a chief executive choose when faced with so many relaxing choices? “Let’s ...
(continue)There’s a whole lotta shopping going on in Memphis and the favorites have been crowned. Mayor Wharton took a trip to the Easy Way (Best Produce Store) on Mount Moriah to celebrate its award, but also for a couple of bags of goodness. “I need some apples,” he said, which ...
(continue)When it comes to getting fit and staying healthy, Mayor Wharton leads the charge. Long a champion of physical activity, he has pushed the battle against childhood obesity, touted bike-to-work days and is adding 55 miles of bicycle lanes to city streets. Don’t be surprised to see him jogging or ...
(continue)You may not be able to control your destiny, but you can call the shots on your environment — inside and out. Mayor Wharton dropped in on the Best Garden Store in Memphis, Midtown Nursery, and inspected the flora. “I’ve got four bags of fertilizer in the trunk of my ...
(continue)There are some strong personalities in Memphis, and our readers made some strong choices. Victory was in the air when Mayor Wharton visited coach Josh Pastner as part of the 2010 Memphis Most tour, celebrating University of Memphis Tiger Basketball (Best Memphis Sports Team) plus Elliot Williams (Best College Athlete), ...
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