Jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, spiderwebs…oh my!  Get out your costumes and prepared to be scared!  Halloween is just around the corner.  From spending time at Memphis Zoo Boo or going through a haunted maze; there is something for all ages to enjoy! Halloween is an ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain.  It was originally to mark the transitions between Fall and Winter where many believed this transition was a bridge to the world of the dead (History Channel Online). Today this holiday has…

There is no doubt that the biggest new trend are micro-breweries and local wineries.  Forget traveling over 2,000 miles to go to Napa or Portland (Travel & Leisure Mags #1 location for beer drinkers), all you need is to take a less than an hour DAY TRIP to one of this regions wineries and breweries. At a brewery, make sure and take a tour, even if you’ve been on another brewery tour, they’re all different.  You get to learn what makes…

The weather is cooling, the leaves are turning, Starbucks line is hoping (more than usual)…it’s fall, or as some know it…Pumpkin Everything Season!  Pumpkin: spiced lattes, bread, muffins, cookies, pies, shampoo, facials, beer, candles, popcorn, soup, ravioli, and so much more. With pumpkins comes fun fall activities: pumpkin carving and painting, hayrides, corn mazes, bonfires, pumpkin patches, apple picking, and apple cider tasting.  Grab your kids, family, and friends and get outside to enjoy these fun activities.  West Tennessee has…

West Tennessee is blessed with so many opportunities to see live theater.  Yes, it probably costs more to go watch a performance live, but the talent these performers have is totally worth it.  They don’t have 700 takes to get it right…just 1.  As Neil Patrick Harris said in the opening of the 2013 Tony Awards, “See on Broadway we don’t need extreme close-ups to prove we are singing live.  We sing live 8 shows a week, check it.” (yep,…

Where were you on September 11, 2001 at 8:46AM? I was moving from math to history class in 8th grade, when I walked by the large TV as the 2nd plane crashed into the 2nd World Trade Center Tower.  It’s something I’ll never forget.  Where were you? This day comes around every year. Every year we are all hustling to reach deadlines and often forget about that tragic event that took place 13 years ago. However, when we sit at…