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Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Checking a Memphis contractor with public records instead of reviews (biggerpockets.com) — If you're hiring a contractor in Memphis or Shelby County, this guide explains how to protect yourself using public records instead of online reviews. It walks you through checking state licenses and limits, liens, permits, and insurance, plus what those records can't tell you, so you can better judge who's really reliable to work on your home.
2. Reharvest Memphis 2026: Chefs Turn Rescued Ingredients Into Something Delicious (choose901.com) — Tonight's Reharvest Memphis fundraiser at Crosstown Concourse turns surplus food into creative small bites from a roster of Memphis chefs and a mixologist. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., guests 21 and up can sample dishes, vote in a Chopped-style challenge, bid in a silent auction, and enjoy included drinks while supporting Project Green Fork and Clean Memphis' sustainability work.
3. Indie Memphis Film Festival returns with 50 feature films over 4 days (commercialappeal.com) — Memphis film lovers get four packed days of Indie Memphis screenings Nov. 5-8 at the Halloran Centre and Malco Powerhouse, plus encore showings Nov. 9-10 in Midtown. With 50 features, visiting filmmakers, and a hometown-focused opening and closing, the festival marks a big comeback for the city's independent film scene and offers plenty of in-person Q&As and special events.
4. The Early Word: Mystery retailer buys Ikea, and Audubon's clubhouse tees off (dailymemphian.com) — Memphis readers get a quick rundown of big local stories, from a public interview with new Shelby County Mayor Mickell Lowery and looming changes at the Brooks Museum to a mystery buyer for the former Ikea building. The brief also flags new crime-stat analysis, e-bike rules in Collierville, a clubhouse renovation at The Links at Audubon, and fresh movie options.
5. Steps Toward Tomorrow: Army Veteran adapts, moves forward after life-changing spinal cord injury (va.gov) — An Army veteran is rebuilding his life after a spinal cord injury, with intensive rehabilitation at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis. Therapists there are helping him regain strength, mobility, and independence, while adaptive equipment, home modifications, and VA sports programs support his long-term goal of walking more confidently again.
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