Beginning May 28, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Memphis Zoo's will be reopening their immensely popular Birds & Bee's exhibit. This is an exhibit that any animal lover will appreciate.  It's also a great way to expose kids to what nature has to offer.  This seasonal exhibit is designed to highlight the current struggles facing North American... [Read more...]

Guys, you ever hear women refer to themselves as a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda or my favorite, a Samantha?  You can learn so much about a person when you see who they compare themselves to.  I gues I'm a Mr. Big.  What about you? At the risk of losing my 'Man Card', I have to admit that I'm looking forward to Sex and the City 2.  It opened opening up... [Read more...]

Let's face it, Meadows residents.  No one likes to do all of their chores.  Sure, some don't mind washing dishes.  But those same people probably HATE doing laundry.  Take our latest poll (in the right column) and let us know which TWO chores you least look forward to doing. Read More →

Years ago , we never really heard about low-calorie cooking!  When it started to become popular, I thought, "nah, it's just another fad."  Boy was I wrong!  Low-calorie cooking has become its own global phenomenon.  There are cookbooks, recipes designed specifically for low-cal meals.  I used to think that using low-calorie ingredients would mean that there... [Read more...]

New Redbox DVD releases for the week (available Tuesday) include: Avatar, Extraordinary Measures, Enemies Among Us, The Spy Next Door The closest Redbox kiosks to The Meadows are at Walgreens (5828 Summer Ave and 5080 Stage Rd), Kroger (5995 Stage Rd) and Exxon Mobile (1369 Sycamore View Rd). The Meadows: DVD Pick of the Week Extraordinary Measures Fate... [Read more...]

It's not too late to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day (which was actually Sunday, May 15).  But hurry!  Here is what you must do for the holday: 1.) bake these cookies, 2.) enjoy half the batch for yourself, 3.) wrap up the other half and drop them off at the office for "Chris".  Complete these steps and you will be celebrating the holiday in the correct... [Read more...]

Ok, here is the question of the week. Imagine that you're stranded on deserted island with no apparent way to get back home. You have plenty of food and water, so starvation isn't a concern. You also have an iPod and a new solar powered iPod battery charger. If you can choose any TWO artists and have their complete musical catalog on loaded on your iPod,... [Read more...]

I just watched this trailer Splice and I have to admit that I was a little horrified.  Not often does a movie give me the chills, and for that reason alone I have to feature it as part of my Summer Movie Preview series. Splice hits the big screen on June 4.  If haven't heard about it yet, I'll let Yahoo.com give you the breakdown... When two young geneticists... [Read more...]

When it comes to sports, let's face it...Memphis is a college basketball town.  Am I wrong?  Memphians would probably choose to watch a Memphis Tigers basketball game over a Memphis Grizzlies game.  Wouldn't you agree? So why do they insist on playing such a week schedule?  According to the May 2  Commercial-Appeal... "The Memphis Tiger basketball team... [Read more...]

Time is winding down!  There are only a couple days left until Mother's Day and you haven't even thought about what to get her.  Guess what, you're not the only one.  I love my mother dearly but I'm terrible at shopping for gifts.  I always wait until the last minute and I never know what to get.  But this year I did some "web surf research" and f0und some... [Read more...]

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