Jon W. Sparks
Senior Editor at Inside Memphis Business
Arts Reporter at Memphis Flyer
Senior Editor at Memphis: The City Magazine
Santa Claus, reporting, entertainment, imagery, performance, nonsense.
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1 week ago |
memphismagazine.com | Michael Finger |Abigail Morici |Frank Murtaugh |Jon W. Sparks
For more than a decade, Memphis Magazine has celebrated a group of CEOs every year, recognizing visionaries and executives who go above and beyond to elevate their companies and their community. And every year, we gather these leaders at a sponsored awards breakfast to honor them in front of their peers and the community. The challenge is in deciding which of them should receive the honor.
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1 week ago |
memphisflyer.com | Jon W. Sparks
In a moment that left her breathless, Cecelia Wingate, a force of Memphis theater, learned she would receive the prestigious Eugart Yerian Award for lifetime achievement at the Ostrander Awards this year. The news came unexpectedly, delivered a few weeks ago by Jeff Posson outside Theatre Memphis where Wingate was heading into a rehearsal for Silent Sky. “It knocked the wind out of me,” she said.
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3 weeks ago |
memphismagazine.com | Jon W. Sparks
I recently conducted a survey that shows Memphis is ranked No. 1. And I want to assure you that my intentions are pure, my methodology proven, and my results guaranteed. I call it Ranking Madness, and it’s clearly (according to surveys) a function of a society that is compelled to measure and rate and sort, which is probably a defense against the evil forces of imponderables, abstractions, uncertainty, and life. All within a margin of error, naturally. Why do we so love rankings?
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2 months ago |
memphismagazine.com | Jon W. Sparks
In his day job as president of Peabody Hotels & Resorts, Douglas Browne strives for perfection. He wants you to have the best possible experience in his luxury hotel. Those who know him from his work with The Peabody, or his stint as chairman of the Greater Memphis Chamber, might not be aware that he also works to choreograph maximum achievement … on the dance floor. His need to give it a whirl started early. “My love for dancing started as a child.
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2 months ago |
memphismagazine.com | Jon W. Sparks
It’s everywhere: Technology has become an integral part of our lives in the twenty-first century, providing the tools for something as simple as sending a message to a friend, or as complex as keeping track of an international logistics route. And Memphis is home to many companies and professionals in the technology field who strive to find innovative and cutting-edge solutions to any problem.
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