During the 2013 NBA Playoffs, I got a chance to try my hand at sportswriting while working the night desk at Action News 5. Grizzlies have a chance to make history The Memphis Grizzlies just keep making history. First came the franchise-high 56 regular-season wins. Then, the team rallied from an 0-2 hole against the […]
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Renaming three Memphis parks: my recommendations
Originally posted March 28, 2013 at jen-sized.net The City of Memphis’ Parks Naming Committee is hosting a public forum to discuss potential names for three Memphis parks. Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, Confederate Park, and Jefferson Davis Park were given new, temporary names in February because of their negative associations with slavery and the Civil War. […]
Memphis: so hipster even our water is underground
Originally posted March 13, 2013 at jen-sized.net I got an email yesterday about Movoto.com’s ranking of the least and most hipster cities in the country. Usually, I roll my eyes and think “Oh great, another one of these.” But this morning during yoga class, when I was supposed to be getting deep within myself, I couldn’t […]
Work pre-2013
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The Tao of Tony
An old favorite from my time at The Commercial Appeal, and a fun way to use Storify. [View the story “The Tao of Tony” on Storify]