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Steve Jobs Secret Sojourn in Memphisnew
In 2009, Steve Jobs came to Memphis for a liver transplant that would give him two more years of life. This is the story of how it happened, and those who kept it secret from the world's media.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-13-2011 |
Features
Memphis' Media-Friendly Floodnew
The Mississippi River flood of 2011 went viral over the weekend, with television reporters for all of the major networks donning waders to report from low-lying areas in Memphis. That caused a combination of amusement and exasperation for local officials as the river passed 47.7 feet on the Memphis gage, one foot below the all-time record set in 1937.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2011 |
Disasters
Lost Horizon: Hey Capital One, What's In Your Wallet?new
The Horizon is the $67 million, brand-new, almost finished, red-and-tan building that bookends the southern end of the downtown skyline. It is, as its backers predicted, the gateway to downtown, if you're coming from the south.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
When it Comes to Banking, Bigger Might Not be Betternew
As a voter, investor, and reporter, I feel like this whole bailout bill (or "rescue bill" as some were calling it) and financial crisis is a huge mismatch, and I'm scrambling but not catching up.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-20-2008 |
Economy
Gas Crisis Hits the Memphis Area Transit Authority Like a Runaway Busnew
For most Memphis motorists coping with $4-a-gallon gas, mass transit is unfortunately not really an option. Now a near-doubling of the price of diesel will likely bring higher fares and reduced services at a time when MATA already is criticized for a lackluster effort to boost its efficiency and ridership.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston and Mary Cashiola |
06-27-2008 |
Transportation
Tennessee Fords' Legal Troubles Continuenew
In the long-running epic series The United States v. The Fords of Memphis, John Ford is about to reclaim the starring role.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-06-2008 |
Politics
Finding Herself in Cajun Countrynew
Journalist Rheta Grimsley Johnson writes a long love letter to her adoptive home in Louisiana's Cajun Country.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-06-2008 |
Nonfiction
With Prices Up and Employment Down, Food Pantries Get More Visitsnew
There has been a 5 percent increase in the number of food-stamp recipients in Tennessee this year, and more than twice as many Memphians are visiting the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association to pick up food vouchers that entitle them to get a five-day supply of groceries four times a year from one of the group's food pantries.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2008 |
Economy
The Dubious Merits of Being America's Civil Rights Citynew
How many times can a city review a man's life and rededicate itself to his ideals before inviting apathy, hucksterism, and self-indulgence instead of activism? Memphis has become America's racial guilt trip and America's civil rights city. Less would be more. Share the guilt. Atlanta, Detroit, and New York don't have racial histories?
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
04-11-2008 |
Race & Class
Disarray and Memphisnew
Times are tough now, but new leaders will move the city forward.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
01-18-2008 |
Commentary
'Monetizing Content' at The Commercial Appealnew
News meets NASCAR as sponsors gain foothold at Memphis' daily paper.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Memphisnew
Interim City Councilman Henry Hooper faces nearly $400,000 in federal tax liens -- so why didn't he volunteer this information and explain it to the council, and why didn't members ask him about it?
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-29-2007 |
Politics
Fired Federal Prosecutor Bud Cummins Talksnew
Cummins said he is not questioning the right of the president and attorney general to replace federal prosecutors, but he resents the way it was done.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
03-08-2007 |
Politics
The Repo Man and the Poetnew
In different ways, two prolific bloggers hope to influence local news.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
01-19-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Classroom Confidentialnew
Seven first-year teachers tell what it's really like to teach in Memphis City Schools -- their stories will surprise you.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
12-18-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
