Back in the 'Hi' Life -- Memphis Institution Thriving Under New Management

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Of all the improvements he's made at The Hi-Tone Cafe in recent months - new kitchen, rebuilt stage, an eye-catching paint job - Jonathan Kiersky is perhaps most proud of the pizza.

A native of the New York area with a background in the restaurant business, Kiersky missed the tastes of home since moving to Memphis and had long "hoped to open my own gourmet New York-style pizza shop, just so I could have some."

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Back in the 'Hi' Life -- Memphis Institution Thriving Under New Management

But it was almost by accident that Kiersky ended up as general manager of The Hi-Tone, one of the city's most popular live music venues.

Late last year, the 31-year-old was attempting to sell a pair of magazines, The Press and DivingIn2Memphis, when his b...

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