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LIFESTYLE LETTER

August: Pets, Family & Back to School August in Memphis is a time of transition: moving from summer activities, such as family vacations, reading for pleasure and cooking a meal using garden vegetables, to full back-to-school mode. In all these activities, we are striving to enjoy time with our families, including our beloved pets. Savor the last days of summer: try a new recipe like River City’s own peach chutney, play pickleball at one of our local parks, or leash up Fido and walk around the lake at Shelby Farms. As one of our most famous Memphians and Graceland resident once said, “It is most important to try to surround yourself with people who can give you happiness.” With temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, River City Lifestyle magazine salutes the dog (and cat) days of summer with our parade of pets, sponsored by East Memphis Pet Hospital & Resort. Thank you to all who sent photos of your wonderful pets. Many of you included fun stories about your furry friend(s), such as an adorable dog named Monkey, who ironically loves everything but bananas, and a cat named Kendrick, who is described as the real owner of ZupMed, but he apparently doesn’t make it in to work much! Back-to-school time presents an opportunity to help your children get ready for the academic year ahead, but it is also a time for parents to look forward to some much-needed time for themselves. We have a bit of advice on how to spend that free time, including dancing, skateboarding and lifelong learning. This may also be a good time to hire a professional organizer to help you de-clutter and create a home system that enables your family and pets to thrive! Whatever your passion, make the most of this period of transition. There are endless opportunities to spend time with loved ones right here in our River City. Try something new before the summer ends and get ready to “be at your best” for the upcoming school year.

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A variation on tennis, ping pong and badminton, pickleball was invented in 1965 and has more recently become America’s fastest-growing racquet sport according to reports by Sports Illustrated, CBS and NPR. Even with a goofy name, pickleball is a serious sport that appeals to all skill levels and age groups with interest accelerating during the pandemic. According to the United States Pickleball Association, 4.8 million Americans played pickleball in 2021. With courts going up all over town in public parks, schools, clubs and driveways, this fun and social game is wonderfully accessible with a low-entry level compared to other racquet sports. Much of the enthusiasm in the River City is the work of Taylor H. Taylor, a former tennis instructor at The University Club and The Racquet Club and a highly regarded junior tennis player. Taylor picked up pickleball five years ago and saw great potential for the game. She is an accomplished competitor, participating in national pickleball tournaments, but she has bigger plans for the game. In 2019 she founded the non-profit organization, PickleMania to provide pickleball programming for under-resourced children, families and communities. With support from the Boys & Girls Clubs, charter schools and donors,

PickleMania has more than 250 kids participating in pickleball camps this summer with plans to grow. The camps have multiple facilities with their own equipment and trained staff. Taylor even created her own curriculum, Pickleball With Purpose, to teach skills on the court and beyond. This course is intended to build confidence and teach life lessons such as communication and impulse control. “Through Pickleball with Purpose, everyone, regardless of age, race, size, level of experience and/or athletic ability, is able to come together for a meaningful, social, healthy experience,” says Taylor who also has a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Tennessee School of Social Work. “The learning curve is so small,” Taylor says. Of course, mastery is another issue, but PickleMania can teach someone to play in two hours. In fact, the scoring is probably the hardest part of the game for beginners. Taylor believes that this “mental and physical activity” can even be therapeutic. As her campers, their families and volunteers will attest, Taylor’s enthusiasm is infectious, but she is just getting started. “I want to share my love of pickleball with everyone on the planet,” she says.

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Pictured: The winners of our River City Lifestyle Pet Parade contest, dog category. Thank you to our Pet Parade sponsor, East Memphis Pet Hospital & Resort. In addition to a professional photo shoot with Izabella Sandoval, each of our top three winners received a basket of pet products from East Memphis Pet Hospital & Resort. Ghost Gryskwicz - Klauss Siberian Husky/ German Shepherd mix / (rescue) Photo credit: Izabella Sandoval

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In living with and interacting with our dogs, we get to know them well. Despite their inability to talk, we often understand their emotions based on their body language. Scientists now know what dog owners have suspected all along. Dogs experience a wider range of emotions than scientists once thought. The dog brain is substantially smaller than the human brain when accounting for body size, so it isn't as complex as our brain. Yet, MRI studies reveal dogs' brains aren't much different from humans. MRIs have shown the same sections of both the human and dog brain light up based on various types of stimuli, according to a board-certified neurologist, Dr. J.P. McCue, at New York City's Animal Medical Center, reported in "Dog Brain Facts: Understanding Canine Cognition.” It's also been found that dogs produce oxytocin, the neurotransmitter and hormone that creates the emotion of love in humans. In fact, research reveals that when our dogs stare into our eyes, it activates oxytocin, creating a bond similar to that between a mother and infant. David Grimm reports on the research of this phenomenon in his article, "How dogs stole our hearts," at sciencemag.org.

In an experiment by Takefumi Kikusui, an animal behaviorist, and his colleagues, dogs and their owners gazed into each other's eyes. Their gaze ranged from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. The researchers found in those dogs and owners who stared longer, the oxytocin levels rose 130% and 300%, respectively. This adds to the growing body of research that supports dogs can feel love and attachment. Just like in humans, dogs' brains develop as they grow. In humans, the brain reaches full development around the age of twenty-five. But dogs' brains are fully developed around the age of 6 months. At this point, dogs' emotional development is equivalent to a two-and-a-half-year-old human, according to researchers. To gain perspective on what that means in regards to dogs' range of emotions, Stanley Coren charts the emotions of a two-and-a-half-year-old child in "What Emotions Do Dogs Actually Experience?" These include joy, love and affection, contentment, excitement, shyness and suspicion, fear, disgust, distress, and anger. At that age, however, children don't experience feelings that require self-consciousness, such as pride, shame, guilt, and contempt. CONTINUED > AUGUST 2 0 2 2 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM / R I V E R C I T Y

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HOW TO READ YOUR DOG'S FEELINGS Here are some of the ways dogs express different emotions. Joy. Dogs often express this when a family member comes home, or a familiar guest comes to visit. Dogs often run and jump, wag their tails, and lavish kisses. They also express joy when playing by barking or giving a playful bow. Love and affection. When dogs are feeling affectionate, they might nudge you with their nose, make loving eye contact (as opposed to the threatening eye contact of an unknown dog), or softly groan and sigh while lying next to you. Some dogs will lean their bodies up against you while sitting or standing. They also express their love through kissing, jumping, and rolling onto their backs with a wagging tail. Shyness, suspicion, fear. These emotions are often quite evident. Dogs might flatten their ears, avoid eye contact, tuck their tail under, cower, pant, or shake. They can also have dilated glassy eyes. Pacing, hiding, whining, barking, sneering, nipping, or submissive urination can also be signs of fear or shyness. Distress. When dogs are depressed, they can experience changes in appetite, behavior, sleep patterns, and reduced activity levels.

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Emotionally distressed dogs also show this in their posture with downcast eyes and a low-bent neck. They might also lick or shed excessively. Anger. If your dog has ever ignored you or given you the cold shoulder, there's a good chance it's mad at you. But if you're doing something that makes your dog particularly angry, the signs may be more prominent. Your dog might take a rigid posture, bark loudly in your direction, or make sharp or short barks. This is a warning to stop whatever you're doing that's making your dog angry. If your dog begins growling, repeatedly howling with a rising pitch, or showing teeth, it's prepared to attack.

WHAT ABOUT HACKLES? People often think raised hackles indicate a dog is angry or showing aggression. Sometimes that's the case. But raised hackles are an involuntary reaction and most often caused by a host of other emotions. These include excitement, arousal, fear, shyness, defensiveness, or being startled. That said, dogs can bite out of fear, not just anger. The best way to know the meaning behind the raised hackles is to look at other body language that indicates what the dog is feeling.

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Pictured: The winners of our River City Lifestyle Pet Parade contest, cat category. Thank you to our Pet Parade sponsor, East Memphis Pet Hospital & Resort. In addition to a professional photo shoot with Izabella Sandoval, each of our top two winners received a basket of pet products from East Memphis Pet Hospital & Resort. What does it mean when your cat yowls nonstop or scratches up your furniture? Cats actually have darn good reasons for their behaviors.

Oreo Morris (rescue) Photo credit: Izabella Sandoval

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FELINE VOCALIZATION When your cat meows, it’s usually asking for something or saying ‘hello.’ If the meowing is continuous, particularly after trying to satisfy your cat’s needs, it may be sick or injured. Nonstop yowling can be a sign of discomfort, illness or worry that their territory is threatened, or a desire to mate. Cats even yowl when they’re bored. Purring usually signifies contentment but can mean they’re worried. Hissing, snarling, or growling is a clear warning to back off–or else.

TAILS TELL A TALE When a cat sweeps its tail widely, it’s annoyed. If a cat is agitated or frightened, its tail movement is intensified and sweeps back and forth rapidly. If your cat’s tail puffs up with its ears erect and whiskers pointed forward, the cat’s usually happy or having fun. But, when a bristled tail points straight up or down, possibly coinciding with an arched back and flattened ears, the cat is fearful. When the fur on a cat’s whole body puffs up, the cat is very angry.

THOSE DESTRUCTIVE CLAWS Cats scratch things to shed the dead frayed layers and sharpen their claws. It’s also one of the ways cats mark their territory. Finally, it’s a natural part of feline play and stretching. To combat the problem, give your cat a scratching post. Also, keep your cat’s claws trimmed. When your cat scratches on other objects, clap loudly, so the cat stops. The American Association of Feline Practitioners recommends against declawing. The procedure is much more invasive than most people realize.

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In her search for well-made, classically Southern clothing for her two sons, Micah Legens found the need for a “boy-heavy” clothing store in Memphis. Her discovery also reignited one of Micah’s life-long sources of joy—connecting with, uplifting and caring for children. She listened to these cues and creatively engaged her professional background and personal interests to pursue the idea of opening a children’s clothing business. In September of 2018, she left her full-time job as the manager of the Cedar Hall wedding venue to start a business and, in turn, build a new Memphis-based brand. Micah, a native Memphian, is successfully filling a need for parents of young children, especially boys,

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throughout the River City and beyond. In fact, when we arrived for our interview, she was boxing up a package on its way to a family in New York! Micah’s love for children began far before the establishment of Porcelain Bunny. Being an older sister herself and having volunteered extensively with Royal Kids Family Camp, a program for abused and neglected children in the foster care system, Micah admits that she has always had a strong maternal instinct. This passion for children certainly spills over into Porcelain Bunny’s welcoming environment. The fusion of creativity, style, and organizational skills needed to run a retail business are difficult to find in a single person. Yet, Micah’s degrees in art and marketing from the University of Memphis made her the perfect candidate. She purchases clothes for both boys and girls ranging from infant to 6-year-old sizes and says that she sells twice as many boys’ clothes as compared to girls. Indeed, she often hears from customers that Porcelain Bunny is “the only place to go for boys’ clothes.” Porcelain Bunny exclusively carries many girls’ and boys’ clothing brands and baby gear items within the city, including gear brands such as UPPAbaby and Doona. Her charming store combines hard-to-find trends in Southern fashion with elevated style and sophistication. More importantly, she consistently builds her brand with the mantra, “We buy clothes to wear clothes.” Porcelain Bunny carries stylish yet practical clothes, and Micah is typically on a first-name basis with her customers and their children. To elevate the shopping experience for all involved, she has put extra time and energy into making Porcelain Bunny a kid-friendly environment with toys stacked against the wall for children to play with while their parents shop. Micah is one of Memphis’ newest entrepreneurs, and Porcelain Bunny, located in Chickasaw Oaks Village, is a place where parents can build a wardrobe for their young children that offers not only a hint of uniquely Southern appeal but also a refreshing return to the traditional quality our youngest generation deserves.

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Store Credit – Back to School (for big kids!) What's that they say about idle hands? Start pottery classes at Belltower. It doesn't matter if you have only worked with your kid's playdough. The instructors will get you started on clay—and get you a seat on the potter's wheel. You'll learn the basics of "wheel-throwing" in the intro class. Instructors can take you through month-long intensives as well. If you have just one free night, you can make your own coffee mug (and even attach a handle).

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Joe’s Wino’s Wine Club This is an extracurricular that goes well with your book club. Sign up at Joe’s Wine and Liquor for their wine club. For $35, you’ll get two bottles (typically a white and red). With picks that are new and unusual, it’s a great way to explore new varietals. A geography lesson as well, you’ll discover wineries from all over—Corsica, Portugal, Slovenia, France, Italy and stateside. Membership also includes a discount on all wine purchases. JoesW ineA ndLiquor.com

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Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning Enroll in night school at Rhodes College at The Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning. Taught by Rhodes faculty, this semester’s courses range from Language of Sports to Causes of the American Civil War. Your semester won’t be too packed— most classes only meet for two to four sessions. Sign-up begins in September; class will be in session starting in October. Grab a friend and save some seats. Rhodes .edu

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Society Skate Park Looking for an afterschool activity or channeling the skater boy persona you never achieved in high school? Sign up for private lessons at Society Skate Park. Rental equipment includes a board and all the safety gear. We recommend private lessons—even better a date night or a back-to-school event for parents. They also have one of the best coffee and espresso bars in Memphis. You’ll be doing a “50/50 Grind” and an “Ollie” before too long. Societ y M emphis .com

Ballet Memphis Join the beginner Adult Ballet classes at Ballet Memphis. You don’t have to add a recital to your calendar or purchase pink tights. You can wear comfortable exercise clothes while training in the basics of classical ballet. They also offer a Flamenco and Latin dance class, taught in Spanish. Book it with friends and this can count as your PE credit. You may find yourself sitting up a little straighter too! BalletM emphis .org

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Our dynamic duo, interns Virginia Tabor and Nell Rainer, share what they love most about our River City. ARTICLE BY CHRISTIAN OWEN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIM THOMAS

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We asked our interns, two solid citizens of a younger generation, to reflect on the current state of Memphis after working with River City Lifestyle this summer. Nell Rainer attends University of Alabama and is majoring in English and Communications. She also applied her creative talents to a part-time job at Garden District during the summer break. Virginia Tabor returns to University of Georgia this fall following a study-abroad experience at the University of New Orleans in Innsbruck, Austria. At Georgia, she studies marketing, design, and media. Both young ladies have been wonderful ambassadors for Memphis and River City Lifestyle.

NAME A FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF GROWING UP IN MEMPHIS? Nell: Visiting the Memphis Zoo. When I was younger we had a membership and on Saturday mornings my parents packed up my siblings and me for a fun day with the animals. Virginia: When all my cousins would come in town for a week every summer. Thirteen kids squeezed into two bedrooms. We would go to the Red Birds games with our handmade posters, Billy Hardwicks, and Mud Island.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM MEMPHIS IN COLLEGE, HOW DID IT FEEL TO COME HOME WITH A FRESH, BROADER PERSPECTIVE? Nell: Coming back home has made me more appreciative of the creativity and culture that exist in Memphis. The diversity of people and ideas in this city is incredibly unique. Virginia: I think leaving has opened my eyes to the reasons why I love coming home. It’s not so much about the city; instead, it’s more about the people. There are no other people quite like Memphis people. I love the pride we all have. Even though Memphis gets a bad rap in the media, Memphians are always proud to tell people where we’re from.

WHAT DO YOUR NEW COLLEGE FRIENDS WHO ARE FROM OTHER PLACES SAY ABOUT MEMPHIS WHEN THEY VISIT YOU AT HOME? Nell: They always mention how cute the neighborhoods are and they all think that Memphis would be a good place to settle down and raise a family. Also, everyone who visits will usually comment on how narrow the roads are on Poplar Avenue! Virginia: Most of my friends live too far away to visit, but they definitely want to come! I think they’re curious why I love it so much because people who’ve never been to Memphis often don’t understand it.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE CHANGE LOCALLY IN MEMPHIS, AND DO YOU SEE A PATHWAY FOR THAT CHANGE? Nell: I would like to see the quality of life for many Memphians improve. I believe that our city has so much to offer. Memphis has such a rich history that needs to be honored by how we maintain our city today. I want to see this city flourish to its full potential. Virginia: I’d like to see a change in the portrayal of Memphis as such a dangerous place. I am not sure how, but I believe it is possible. I also want to see Memphis continue to grow. I wish we had more direct flights, too!

WHAT ARE MEMPHIS’ BEST QUALITIES? Nell: Its grit. It's often difficult to articulate, but I love that Memphis is made up of equal parts beauty and resilience. Virginia: I love Memphis’ unity and soul. Everything in Memphis has character and I think all of Memphis comes together around this quality. Memphians are proud and we stick together. We are caring, helpful, fun people. The city itself is just a really cool place with staying power. Our city is a hidden gem.

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From th e River City Kitchen Peach chutney is the perfect summertime appetizer that cleverly balances sweetness and spice. Add this spread to a charcuterie board to impress guests at a dinner party or simply enjoy at home.

PEACH JALEPENO CHUTNEY prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 40 minutes ready in: 50 minutes yields: 1 cup INGREDIENTS • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 small yellow onion, minced • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste • 2 small jalapeño peppers with ribs and seeds, minced • 1 1/2 pounds fresh peaches, peeled and chopped • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar • 1/4 cup raw cane sugar • Grilled bread and aged cheddar cheese, for serving METHOD 1. Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and kosher salt. Cook until onions have softened, about 5 minutes. 2. Add jalapenos, peaches, cider vinegar and raw cane sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to maintain a low simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened. Season to taste with more kosher salt. 3. Serve at room temperature on grilled bread with aged cheddar. Or chill in an airtight container.

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Mid South Therapy Dogs and Friends “Not all medicine comes in a bottle!” ARTICLE BY LINDSEY TONKIN

Those of us with pets already know the inexplicable healing power the company of a furry companion brings. Mid South Therapy Dogs and Friends is a local nonprofit providing all people with the opportunity to experience the magic of the human-animal bond. The organization has been providing animal-assisted interactions in health care facilities, schools, libraries, and youth facilities throughout the River City since 1999. Beyond the professional animal-assisted activities/ animal-assisted therapy (AAA/AAT) services offered in health care facilities, the nonprofit also consults with the groups they serve to assist with the development

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of a Therapy Animal Program. Certified evaluators and instructors train and evaluate aspiring therapy-handler-animal teams to provide these life-changing services throughout the Mid South. "Kids are drawn to the therapy animals because they don’t tell them what to do,” says Angela HamblenKelly, Director, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief. "Campers tell the animals their secrets. Some cry to the animals. They also help some of the campers who are disengaged; they are more drawn to the animals. And somehow, the animals just know who needs them," she says.