VOL. 128 | NO. 34 | Tuesday, February 19, 2013
A new craft brewery is coming to one of Memphis’ up-and-coming areas – the Broad Avenue Historic District.
Former vice president promotes his new book in Memphis
Years off the campaign trail haven’t diminished the typical features of an Al Gore speech.
Memphis City Council members get a look Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the latest plan for renovation of the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
The countywide school board voted down two attempts to add resolutions to its agenda Monday, Feb. 18, including one seeking a year’s extension of the Aug. 2013 schools merger start date and another seeking to slow movement but not stop it toward the merger date.
The J.M. Smucker Co. is staying put in Memphis.
The application period is now open for ZeroTo510, a local accelerator program in Memphis designed to help start-ups bring medical device products and services to market.
Funeral services for Shelby County Criminal Court Judge and Memphis mayoral contender Otis Higgs were pending and being planned Monday, Feb. 18, just days after his unexpected death.
When investor/developer Phil Woodard sells his warehouse at 138 St. Paul Ave. in the South Main Historic Arts District to nonprofit ArtSpace this year for $850,000, he’ll be handing over $3,500 from his proceeds to the federal government.
The schools merger issue is moving again on several fronts less than six months before the first school year of the consolidation begins.
GOVERNMENT AGENDA
The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.
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LOCAL COLUMNISTS
Let’s focus on a new form of mentorship, aimed at talent development and retention, with the University of Memphis’ LEAD program: Professional Connection Lunches.
If you have an office lease and you’ve ever received an invoice for a property tax and operating expense pass-through, you’ll want to read this article to make sure you understand the process. You may be paying more than you should.
REGIONAL
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – Ameristar Casino's protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oc. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The top Republican in the House says lawmakers are planning to bring in a consultant to look at the state's Medicaid program.
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Conventions coming to Tupelo this spring should bring hundreds of visitors to Tupelo, tourism officials say.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo.
NEW YORK (AP) – The parent company of Reader's Digest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than four years, saying it needs to cut its debt so it can keep restructuring.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.