Chris McCoy

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Editor's Note: Community leaders gathered at Memphis Botanic Garden on May 7th to honor the 2025 CEOs of the Year, honoring five business leaders who are making the best kind of impact on the Mid-South: Boo Mitchell with Royal Studios, Brett Batterson with the Orpheum Theatre Group, Laurie Powell with Alliance Healthcare Services, Dr. Stewart Burgess with the Children’s Museum of Memphis, and Ted Townsend with the Greater Memphis Chamber.

2 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

By the time we got to the Malco Summer Drive-In, a crowd of cars had already gathered at Screen 4. That was not unusual for a monthly Saturday night dedicated to the Time Warp Drive-In series. What was unusual was that we were there two hours before showtime because it was the last weekend of the drive-in. The first drive-in opened in New Jersey in 1932. The concept spread to Memphis in 1940. After World War II, their popularity exploded.

2 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

This week’s music video is a cross-country collaboration between a group of Memphis expats. Adam Poor, who now resides in Denver; Melissa Goodwin Shepherd in Arizona, Chris Weary in New York City, and friend of MVM Jeff Hulett play Western-tinged country/folk together as Restless Townies. “Strange New World” is about “having to wink at the absurdity of all the tumbleweeds and grit life throws at you,” says Shepherd, who directed this lyric video for the song.

3 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

Talkin' 'cue, and much more! Chris McCoy Join Toby Sells and Chris McCoy as they talk about the Barbecue Issue. Plus, the troubling verdict in the state trial of the police officers who killed Tyre Nichols, and Central High School brings the world jazz band championship trophy home to the 901. Support the Memphis Flyer The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents.