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Cadence Bank and Cintas announce community shred day events in Germantown, Midtown, and East Memphis

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Monday, April 18th, 2011, 3:24pm

Cadence Bank and Cintas announce community shred day events in Germantown, Midtown, and East Memphis

(Information provided by Cintas)

In an effort to combat the growing problem of identity theft and fraud while helping to preserve our environment, Cadence Bank and Cintas® Document Management will sponsor their fifth-annual Community Shred Day. Memphis residents and businesses are invited to bring old and unwanted documents to Cadence Bank locations, where they will be securely destroyed free of charge.

Days and times are listed below:

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Pastner's lucky St. Jude tie goes on auction block

Submitted by Terresa Lewis, News Producer

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011, 1:54pm

Pastner's lucky St. Jude tie goes on auction block

Dubbed as a lucky charm for him during their C-USA and NCAA tournament runs, the University of Memphis head basketball coach, Josh Pastner has donated his Fireworks of Hope tie to help raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

He autographed the tie, “This tie was our good luck charm. Go Tigers!”

Tigers fans can own a piece of history while helping fight childhood cancer. To access the auction, click here.

The auction ends Sunday, April 10.

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Good deals abound at Highland Clothing Sale

Submitted by Tammy Phillips on Wednesday, March 30th, 3:26 pm

If you are looking for a great deal on spring clothes, skip the mall and head straight to the Highland Clothing Sale.

This year's spring sale offers hundreds of gently used dresses, dress pants, spring sweaters, pjs and play clothes. If a child wears it, you will find it at this sale. The best news is cosignors discount their items from 1/3 to 1/4 of what they paid for them. This year's sale includes items from Gymboree, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Children's Place and hundreds of other name brand stores. You can also find loads of baby furniture, bedding and even toys.

The sale is located at the Highand Church of Christ at 400 Houston Levee Rd. in Cordova. Friday shopping begins at 9 a.m. and goes until 6 p.m. Saturday is half-price day. Shopping begins at 9 a.m. and goes until 1 p.m. Organizers take cash, checks and credit cards.

You will find hundreds of deals this weekend at the Highland Clothing sale.

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Crowds pack Urban Outfitters on opening day

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, March 24th, 2011, 6:15pm

Crowds pack Urban Outfitters on opening day

Shoppers flocked to the city’s first Urban Outfitters after the store opened Thursday.

Bands, playing in the store’s parking lot, welcomed people to the store Thursday evening. The store is donating 10 percent of its sales over its first three days to the Memphis Music Foundation.

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Urban Outfitters opens Thursday

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Tuesday, March 22nd, 4:04 pm

The wait will soon be over.

Urban Outfitters is scheduled to open to the public Thursday, March 24 at 10 a.m.

Local bands are scheduled to perform at the store from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.

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Get your Gulf seafood

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Friday, February 18th, 5:20 pm

Fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico will soon be arriving at the Midtown Farmer's Market on Union Avenue.

You can even preorder some of the stuff - like shrimp, crawfish and crab.

To place your orders in advance - call 901-726-1031.

The Midtown Farmer's Market offers fresh soup, gumbo, and red beans and sausage everyday in the cafe.

The address - 1632 Union Avenue.

Happy eating!

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Sleds, shovels selling fast

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 3:23pm

There are two winter rites of passage for people in snowier areas than the Mid-South - shoveling and sledding.

If you’re interested in taking part in either of these activities, you need to act fast. Because while the Action News 5 Storm Tracking Team says the snow isn’t going away anytime soon, you might have a hard time finding either a sled or a snow shovel.

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