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A Welcome Change, the Memphis welcome sign is coming down:

Heading east over the Hernando De Soto Bridge, the Memphis welcome sign is one of the first sights drivers notice: "Memphis: Home of the Blues, Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll." But within the next year, that sign will be coming down. The sign went up in 1999 as part of the "Millennium Projects."  According to Kevin Kane, president and CEO of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, repairing the letters is no small task.  Kane hopes to use this opportunity to put up a new sign, more in line with current technology.  To continue reading, click here.