If there's one thing that I can say, it's that I commend Tim Smucker for announcing the closing 3 years in advance in order to give the employees a chance to regroup and move or find a new job if possible. Granted, many aren't too thrilled to be losing the quick preserve pick up from the plant when the stores are out of your favorites. I happen to absolutely... [Read more...]

Favorite Sesame Street character: Cookie Monster, hands down. Why? Because we share the same love of chewy, portable, on-the-go treats: cookies. :) I have a couple of favorites. Chocolate Chip holds the highest honor (as long as they are chewy, and not crunchy. Who wants to eat a chocolate chip potato chip?), while sugar (Great American Cookie), white chocolate... [Read more...]

Who's ready to jam?! The Beale Street Music Festival is coming up, so get ready to rock out, sit back, and enjoy some good music! The festival is set to begin on April 30th and will keep the music rocking until May 2nd at Tom Lee Park in Memphis. The full lineup for the festival was released yesterday. The festival will include names like: The Flaming Lips,... [Read more...]

Needing a lift following a depressing, one-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers the night before, the Memphis Grizzlies got what they were looking for in a 99-94 victory over the Washington Wizards in the Verizon Center on Wednesday night. When asked what it was that pushed the Grizzlies to this victory: "The key was our bench," Griz center Marc Gasol said.... [Read more...]