A new twist on the old phrase “where the rubber meets the road” occurs Wednesday evening on Madison Avenue.

The rubber will be from bicycle tires as an architecture and planning firm hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration closes out a trio of public hearings to shape a more comprehensive plan for the Madison roadway between Cleveland and Cooper streets.

2. Second Madison Meeting Maps Out Bike Lanes - Friday, July 08, 2011

A group of more than 100 citizens got a chance to do more than just look at maps of Madison Avenue on Wednesday, July 6.

In the second of three public hearings on proposed bicycle lanes for the two-mile stretch of Madison between Cleveland Avenue and Cooper Street, those at the Minglewood Hall meeting got a chance to mark up the maps with what they would like to see.

3. Maps Marked Up At Second Madison Bike Lane Meeting - Thursday, July 07, 2011

A group of more than 100 citizens got a chance to do more than just look at maps of Madison Avenue Wednesday evening.

In the second of three public hearings on proposed bicycle lanes for the two mile stretch of Madison between Cleveland Ave. and Cooper St., those at the Minglewood Hall meeting got a chance to mark up the maps with what they would like to see.

4. Unions Frame Bargaining as Civil Rights Issue - Monday, March 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Labor unions at the heart of a burning national disagreement over the cost of public employees want to frame the debate as a civil rights issue, an effort that may draw more sympathy to public workers being blamed for busting state budgets with generous pensions.

5. Elmwood Cemetery: Where History Never Dies - Friday, August 13, 2010

Memphis. Forever and ever.

Turns out Boss Crump and Ben Hooks were closer to each other than you might have thought – about 25 feet.

6. Thornton Receives Glankler Pro Bono Award - Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Laurie M. Thornton of Glankler Brown PLLC has received the second annual Frank J. Glankler Jr. Pro Bono Award given by James S. Gilliland and the Glankler Brown law firm.

7. Holder to be Tenn. Supreme Court's First Woman Chief Justice - Friday, May 02, 2008

The next chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court will be Memphis Justice Janice Holder - who will be the state Supreme Court's first woman chief justice.

Holder will replace William M. Barker, who announced this week he will retire effective Sept. 1. Barker told his fellow justices two years ago that he would retire soon, Justice Gary R. Wade told the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Wade said the justices selected Holder as the new chief justice then and there.

8. Justice Barker to RetireFrom State Supreme Court - Thursday, May 01, 2008
     First a vacancy on the state court of criminal appeals for West Tennessee, now a vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
     Chief Justice William M. Barker of Chattanooga announced Tuesday

9. Ray of Hope Offered Through Man Up Mentoring - Friday, April 18, 2008

Mike Arnold didn't have to wonder who or where his father was when he was a little boy. Arnold said he was a fortunate child, one who grew up with his father in the home, doing the things boys do with their dads such as playing catch or just having those conversations only a dad and son can have.

10. Siegal-Robert Inc. Selects CEO - Wednesday, March 07, 2007

David M. Gilchrist has been selected as chief executive officer of Siegal-Robert Inc. and Siegal-Robert Automotive. Most recently, Gilchrist was the president and CEO of Jackson Products Inc. in St. Louis, a highway and personal safety product manufacturer. He also has held supervisory positions with Mid-South Industries and VP Buildings Inc.

11. City Struggles With Franchise Fee Issue - Thursday, December 15, 2005

If the city of Memphis' finance team and a handful of attorneys are successful, one step toward solving the city's crippling budget dilemma could come from an unlikely place: the utility wires and equipment used by phone companies.

12. Riverfront Development Corp. Elects New Officers - Wednesday, July 06, 2005

The Riverfront Development Corp. named the following members to its board of directors: Kemp Conrad, Tomeka Hart and Dan Turley. The following members were elected as officers: Rick Masson, chairman; Greg Duckett, vice chairman; John Farris, secretary; Angus McEachran, assistant secretary; Bill Taylor, treasurer; and John Pontius, assistant treasurer.

13. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, August 13, 2001
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: Aug. 13-Aug. 19 Aug. 13 The International Association for Administrative Professionals will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Holiday Inn East. Members attending the recent IAAP international co...

14. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, August 09, 2001
Summer School at the University of Memphis continues today with Wills and Estates from 4 p "Ethics 2001: Are You Ready for the Challenge?" sponsored by the American Law Institute-American Bar Association, will be shown by tape delay at 9:3...

15. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 27, 1999
AutoZone Inc AutoZone Inc. has announced the following promotions: Bill Rhodes, previously vice president of finance, was promoted to senior vice president of finance. Mike Broderick, previously regional manager, was promoted to vice president-store...

16. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 07, 1999
Super Bowl Running Back Joins Super Avron B. Fogelman, founder of the Avron B. Fogelman Scholars Program, which provides college scholarships to graduates of local public schools, received the Tennessee Education Associations E. Harper Johnson Award...