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Outdoor art projects underway at Overton Square

Outdoor art projects underway at Overton Square

Now that the holiday season is over, the pop-up shops that hit Overton Square last month are gone and Loeb Properties is taking the next step for renovations.

Many outdoor art projects are underway - an initiative led by Loeb Properties Executive Vice President Asset Management Louis Loeb and local artist, public art consultant Carol DeForest. The following projects are expected to appear:

Christmas tradition ends as Snowglobe plays last Hi-Tone Christmas show

Christmas tradition ends as Snowglobe plays last Hi-Tone Christmas show

For a decade, many have walked into the Hi-Tone Café at its holiday best, with strands of lights lining the walls, on Christmas night to see local pop band Snowglobe.

It's a Christmas tradition with different intentions, some meet at the venue in need of a recharge after a day with the family, to meet up with a friend in town or just to have a good time.

Either way - Tuesday was most likely the last year many were able to meet up at a Snowglobe show.

"Yeah, it will be the last show that Snowglobe plays at the Hi-Tone, we just don't get to play a lot these days," said drummer Jeff Hulett.

The Hi-Tone is set to close at the end of February, and the band doesn't plan to switch to another club in the area like The Young-Avenue Deli.

But venue space is not the only reason why Snowglobe may not play another Christmas show again.

Hulett said some band members, including himself, have kids - which makes it a little more difficult to do the show every Christmas.

Overton Park prepares to break ground for playground renovations

Overton Park prepares to break ground for playground renovations

Every thing's coming up rainbows in Overton Park these days as the Overton

Literacy Mid-South moving from Cooper-Young, students and tutors to meet in public libraries

Literacy Mid-South moving from Cooper-Young, students and tutors to meet in public libraries

After 15 years in Cooper-Young Literacy Mid-South is moving, changing the way they do business and making other progressive improvements.

The Adult Learning Program is getting a complete overhaul, and the Smart Memphis Coalition will be working in an even deeper, more comprehensive way with more than 125 education and literacy providers in the Mid-South, according to the organization's latest newsletter.

Little Free Libraries appearing around Memphis with more to come

Little Free Libraries appearing around Memphis with more to come

Little cases shaped like tiny houses are popping up all over town, and from a distance some could even mistake it as a birdhouse - until you look closely and see it is filled with books.

There are 15 Little Free Libraries in the state of Tennessee, and five of those are in Memphis.

Based on a "take a book, leave a book" concept, anyone could walk up to a Little Free Library and grab something to read.

Traffic Delays: St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend

Mid-South drivers are encouraged to plan ahead as more than 18,000 runners and walkers take to the streets of downtown and Midtown Memphis for races benefiting St. Jude.