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By Mike Hughlett, TRIBUNE REPORTER -- Chicago Tribune , July 9, 2009 Thursday Chicagoland Final Edition A Burger King franchisee confirmed Wednesday that the company has asked franchisees to consider temporarily dropping the price of their double cheeseburger to $1, a move likely aimed at igniting a burger battle with McDonald's Corp.

Memphis label Goner Records has given the world some amazing garage rock over the years, including Jay Reatard and Jack Oblivian.

I was in the fifth grade when New Kids on the Block performed in Memphis for the first time.

This composite photo shows Apple CEO Steve Jobs' dramatic weight loss between the time of a June 2008 appearance and an appearance in January 2005.

Next year the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct its 25th class of musicians.

After President Obama's Cairo speech, one of the more bizarre memes to emerge from the Magical Dungeon of Nonsensical Anti-Obama Talking Points was the notion that Obama's words were somehow harshly critical of Israel.

Is Memphis finally paying the piper for hiring Calipari? By Geoff Calkins Memphis Commercial Appeal Originally published 07:48 p.m., June 4, 2009 Updated 07:48 p.m., June 4, 2009 Go Tigers? Really? That's what the University of Memphis has to say about Saturday's date with the NCAA in Indianapolis? "To all Tiger fans, please know that we will ...

Geoff Calkins: Are Tigers finally paying the piper for hiring John Calipari? By Geoff Calkins , Memphis Commercial Appeal Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Go Tigers? Really? That's what the University of Memphis has to say about Saturday's date with the NCAA in Indianapolis? "To all Tiger fans, please know that we will represent you well on June 6," wrote ...

Without a doubt, one of the best voices in contemporary soul and R &B music is the infamously cool Anthony Hamilton.

Booker T. Jones likes to write songs with pictures in his head, as heard on "Native New Yorker." Potato Hole is Jones' first solo album in 20 years.

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Henderson Chapel Baptist Church will host a tent revival May 11 to 16 featuring two prominent evangelists.

Two of the seven remaining finalists on TV's "American Idol," Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai, were sent home on Wednesday when fans cast the fewest votes for their performances during the hit talent show's disco-themed week.

Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 16:39. The casting call for opera productions of yore often meant the diva would be a dude.

Lil Rounds of "American Idol" fame was supposed to hook up with me this weekend, but - as you can imagine - she is really busy and did not get a chance to make the call.

Ace Hardware Corp. is opening a store in Quince Station. ACE Hardware Corp. has re-entered the Memphis market as local ownership group Memphis Ace Hardware 1 LLC and signed a 10-year lease in the former Blockbuster and Martha's Manor spaces at Quince Station shopping center.

A new, federally funded "mass casualty incident trailer" allows Collierville firefighters and paramedics to perform triage, treat for injuries and prepare for transport up to 150 patients, Fire Chief Jerry Crawford said Tuesday.

After years of political shell games on Capitol Hill, yet another push to unleash Mexican trucks across the United States has been quashed.

Local Sports Xavier Henry was set to join his brother C.J. at Memphis, but when Tigers coach John Calipari left for Kentucky, everything changed.

Dunavant flexes its development muscles; Building luxury hotel, condos in Destin, Fla.