Why does The Peabody hotel have ducks? Or, as Chico Marx said to Groucho in "The Cocoanuts" (1929): "Why a duck?" The routine, rife with typically convoluted Marxian wordplay, is motivated by Chico's ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Peabody opened its Union Avenue doors in 1925 — built for $5 million, nearly $90 million in today’s dollars. Back then, rooms cost just a few bucks a night with meals included.

What do you want to know about Memphis? Know Your 901 is a new initiative launched by the know-it-alls at The Commercial Appeal that seeks to answer your questions about the Bluff City and the Greater ...