Dick Hackett News Today

Photographer Leland Kent, has given a behind-the-scenes look inside the Mid-South Coliseum, the citys first racially desegregated public building.

The pair started with no money and just a few participants on Main Street.

Where the Devil Don’t Stay is available now

For this months "Memphis Memories" quiz, we dip into the archives of Old Reliable, more formally known as The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper that in one form or another enlightened, challenged, frustrated and delighted readers for more than 180 years.  The format is different, and, I think, fun: Each question contains a passage pulled from a story in the newspaper. So this quiz celebrates not just Memphis history but Memphis writers and words. This is the sixth of a series of seven m...