Who knew drinking tequila could help encourage volunteerism in Memphis?

Dressed in a skeleton suit and a colorful skull mask, Miguel Coeto insisted there was nothing ghoulish about his attire.

"We don't dress to scare people. We dress to enjoy the dead, and enjoy the day," said the 44-year-old Memphian who grew up in Central Mexico.

Happy Friday Memphis, here are the five things you won’t want to miss this weekend. (The photo is from Best Memphis Burger Fest, which is Saturday! Go to burger fest for some samples and fun before you hit up MEMPHO!)

Stay up to date on Memphis events with StyleBlueprint. We keep you informed about fun things going on in the city such as concerts, trunk shows, food festivals and more. The best part is, all of these events are available on the FREE SB App, now available on the App Store HERE.

With all the great things going on in the 901 these days, have you ever been overwhelmed with choices? Well, you’re in luck! Every week we curate The Weekender, a post filled with a handy schedule to help you hit some of our best bets for an amazing weekend.

You can follow this schedule to a T, or use it as a launching point to plan your own adventure! The Weekender is not meant to be exhaustive, but will include our suggestions to help you plan the weekend ahead. 

A frightfully Spaytacular Mempho weekend of events is crawling your name.

Here are more than 20 restaurants and food trucks to satisfy your taco craving in Memphis.

This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, just a few favorites that have been featured on the blog. If you have suggestions for additions, leave ’em in the comments. The magical thing about The Internet is that we can always add to the list! The places are in no particular order.

What Memphis restaurants have opened lately? Where will the new Jerry’s Sno Cone be? Is Hattie B’s hot chicken ever going to open in Memphis? These are the questions we will answer – and much more – in today’s Memphis Food News.

A guide to Memphis Events in October 2017.

See what's happening in Memphis in October.

October is upon us, and the promise of cooler temperatures and changing leaves has us feeling festive and ready to hit the town! A brisk, new fall energy has brought Memphis to life, and the month of October is filled with food, drink, art, dance, music and fun — not to mention the start of basketball season … Go Grizz! Enjoy the change of seasons, as well as our curated list of the best happenings around town!

With all the great things going on in the 901 these days, have you ever been overwhelmed with choices? Well, you’re in luck! Every week we curate The Weekender, a post filled with a handy schedule to help you hit some of our best bets for an amazing weekend.

You can follow this schedule to a T, or use it as a launching point to plan your own adventure! The Weekender is not meant to be exhaustive, but will include our suggestions to help you plan the weekend ahead.

Kristina and I rarely take advantage of Overton Square, which is just minutes walking from where we’ve called home since Teach For America’s summer institute ended. With all the high energy of restaurants with live music, like Lafayette’s, and packed seating areas like Babalu with their infamous waiting times (but it was worth it, right?), Overton Square might not always be what we want after a day of being in rooms with 20 voices talking at once sometimes.