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Michael Donahue

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
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Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Memphis Flyer
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael Donahue

    John Beifuss Retires - Memphis Flyer (opens the original)

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    After a 45-year-newspaper career in Memphis, John Beifuss retired October 1st from The Commercial Appeal (CA), where he worked most of those years. He covered everything, but he was mostly known for his movie coverage, which included reviews of commercial films as well as Indie Memphis and other local and area film-related events. For many years, CA readers tried to out-predict him on who was going to win the Academy Awards that year for the “Beat Beifuss at the Oscars” annual feature. Beifuss l

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michael Donahue

    Of Souls and Soul Burgers - Memphis Flyer (opens the original)

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    There’s a lot going on at Earnestine & Hazel’s, the home of the “Soul Burger.” And that includes those departed souls in the nightspot at 531 South Main Street. The building housing E&H was built in 1906. During its lifetime, it was a church, a brothel, and a pharmacy. Then Earnestine Mitchell and Hazel Jones opened the original E&H there, which has occasionally hosted bands over the years. Nowadays the bar is holding outdoor concerts through October 19th in the patio area at 529 South Main Stre

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Michael Donahue

    King Bee - Memphis Flyer (opens the original)

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    Like bees humming inside a honeycomb, human beings flit about the new location of Hive as they bring pastries, sandwiches, and bagels to their tables or cars. “The crowd is busy,” Josh Steiner says. “It’s fun. It’s entertaining. Electric. They’re out the door for sure. They’re past Huey’s.” Steiner, owner of both Hives, opened his second location this August 29th at 585 Erin Drive in East Memphis. It’s been almost exactly three years since he opened the first location downtown at 276 South Front

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Michael Donahue

    Behind the Stove, Not the Wheel - Memphis Flyer (opens the original)

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    Not many chefs will tell you painting an automobile is the same as preparing a dish, but Jeff “Chef Jeff” McCraw says just that. “Mixing paint is the visual version of building a recipe,” says McCraw, 55, who spent more than 35 years in the automobile collision repair business before moving across the street to become executive chef at his girlfriend Whitney Fullerton’s restaurant, Chef Jeff’s, at 1825 Vanderhorn. McCraw feels the area needed a restaurant. “We’re right at Covington Pike. You’ve

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Michael Donahue

    WE SAW YOU: Fingerboard Fever - Memphis Flyer (opens the original)

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    Nobody worried about cushioned high-impact socks or heavy-duty shoes with reinforced toes for better gripping at Summer Slam, which was held August 9th at Flyway Memphis. These athletes were using their bare index and middle fingers to propel the three-and-a-half-inch or so “fingerboards” on miniature ramps. “It’s basically miniature skateboarding,” says fingerboarder Henry Marrs, 15. It’s all about finger placement. “It’s like ballet or learning how to sing. You learn different positions and tw

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