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10 commandments of cell phone use

10 commandments of cell phone use

(WMC-TV) - I can help you if you're looking to rocket to the top of your little world's 'public enemy' list.

Just leave your cell phone's ringer on at church, in a movie theater or during a company meeting. That'll work.

Actually, don't do that.

More boats headed to Beale Street Landing

(WMC-TV) - Move over American Queen, more boats are headed to Beale Street Landing!

The Memphis Business Journal reports three more boats are headed for the landing this fall.

Each will carry 75 to 100 passengers and the docking fees could raise $20,000 for the Riverfront Development Corporation in the first year of operation.

You can read more from the MBJ by clicking here.

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RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing

Riverfront Development Corp. is preparing for the next phase of Beale Street Landing: development of a riverfront park.

All aboard the Soul Train

All aboard the Soul Train

(WMC-TV) - If you’re up for exploring Memphis this summer but hoping to avoid the sticky southern heat then look no further! When it comes to saying, “Hello fun,” Electric Bicycle Memphis has the tool just for you, an electric powered bike (obviously!)  So Join Soul Train Tours in some environmentally friendly and perfectly breezy excitment.

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Hardeman County antiquities group presents historic tour in Bolivar

Information provided by the Hardeman County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities

Step back with us to "Places in Time - Circa 1862-1920 Historic Tour" in Bolivar, TN.  On May 5th and 6th, The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) will be conducting The APTA Annual Historic Tour.  Bolivar is located only about an hour east of Memphis and 30 minutes south of Jackson, TN.  With over 150 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it has a lot of history, just waiting to be told.

Off-Leash areas around Shelby County

Off-Leash areas around Shelby County

Now that the weather is warmer, local pet lovers want somewhere to run around with their pups. If you don't want to stay in your own backyard, go to one of the off-leash dog parks in the area.

There are several locations throughout the Mid-South where dogs can enjoy the freedom of being off-leash and owners don't have to fear their furry friends running out into the street.

Safe, fenced-in areas are available to the public, and the only necessity for most is that the dog be up-to-date on vaccinations.

1. Shelby Farms Dog Park: The most well-known and largest in the area. The park has recently finished updates to the area which includes water, a wooded area and large fields. There is a separate entrance for the dog area, located off of Trinity Road at Gate 12.

University of Memphis "Canstruction"

University of Memphis "Canstruction"

Ten local high schools will be participating in a fundraising event for the Mid-South Food Bank. The University of Memphis College of Engineering Administration Building will hold the event in their second story lobby. It is sponsored by the West Tennessee Branch American Society of Civil Engineers Younger Members Group.

Each high school will have three hours to construct a sculpture made entirely out of full cans. Every school will have a professional civil engineer as well as a civil engineering student to offer advice and answer questions throughout the "Canstruction."

Bartlett, Collierville, East, Harding Academy, Kingsbury, Ridgeway, St. Bennedict at Auburndale, St. Agnes Academy, St. MAry's and Whitestation are among the participating high schools.

This year's event will mark the sixth year of the competition.