If an expansion of an assisted-living facility at Baylor and Brunswick roads stays on schedule with votes next month by the Memphis City Council, the planned development should win final approval less than a month before the area it is in is annexed by the city of Bartlett.

2. Bartlett Zoning Case Tops Commission Agenda - Monday, November 05, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners take up a proposed assisted living facility at their meeting Monday, Nov. 5, that doesn’t yet require approval from the city of Bartlett but which is in an area Bartlett is seeking to annex.

3. Chamberlain Joins MBI - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Jessica Chamberlain has joined MBI as a workspace consultant.

Hometown: Arlington, Tenn.

4. SBA Honors Graduates of e200 Program - Monday, January 02, 2012

The U.S. Small Business Administration recently honored new graduates of its Emerging 200 Initiative, or e200, at a ceremony at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

SBA identified 14 inner-city businesses from Memphis that demonstrated a high potential for growth. The agency then provided the small businesses with a free, six-month course of in-depth business education focused on organization management, growth strategies and management, market development and strategic planning.

5. Last Borders Shoppers Wistful, Looking for Deals - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – The scene this weekend at the last of the remaining Borders bookstores to close was more like a memorial service than a funeral. Shoppers reminisced fondly about their beloved bookseller rather than grieve its loss.

6. Emerald Apts. Suit Settled, Properties Resold - Thursday, August 04, 2011

A $28 million lawsuit involving a trio of apartment complexes in Southeast Memphis settled on undisclosed terms last week, around the same time the original owner bought the properties back through three multimillion-dollar warranty deeds.

7. There Goes the Neighborhood: New hope emerges in one of Memphis’ roughest areas - Monday, July 06, 2009

Hope and despair have co-existed for a long time along the stretch of Poplar Avenue between Danny Thomas Boulevard and Decatur Street. And for the past two years, the area has seen more change than just about any other inner-city avenue in Memphis.

8. Winchester Park/InTownMoves Closer to Redevelopment - Thursday, May 17, 2007
     A neighborhood that lies close to Downtown Memphis and includes parts of the city's emerging medical district - as well as various examples of blight and eyesores - continues inching toward redevelopment.
  

9. Quest to Shore up Downtown Medical District Marches Forward - Monday, August 14, 2006

To say that the stretch of Poplar Avenue approaching Downtown Memphis is not on anyone's list of local places to see is one heck of an understatement.

The struggling neighborhood and some of the Memphis Medical District that encompasses it is filled with unkempt lots, properties owned by absentee landlords, pawn shops and homeless missions.

10. Events - Thursday, July 20, 2006

The UrbanArt Commission and the University of Miami School of Architecture Knight Program in Community Building present "Creating Walkable Communities" today at noon at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 692 Poplar Ave. The lecture is being held in association with the Winchester Park/Intown charrette that will help with the redevelopment of the Winchester Park neighborhood on the northeast corner of Downtown. For more information, call 525-0801.

11. Collierville and Germantown Chambers Host Political Candidates Mixer - Monday, July 17, 2006

July 18

The Collierville and Germantown Chambers of Commerce Government Relations Committees host a "Political Candidates Mixer" from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. The event will provide an opportunity for attendees to meet and greet many of the candidates who will be on the Aug. 3 ballot in state and federal primaries and the general election for the county offices of mayor, county commission, sheriff, trustee, county clerk and state and county judges. For more information, call 853-1949 or 755-1200.

12. Events - Monday, July 17, 2006

The UrbanArt Commission and the University of Miami School of Architecture Knight Program in Community Building present "The Health Care Industry and Healthy Communities" Tuesday at noon at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 692 Poplar Ave. The lecture is being held in association with the Winchester Park/Intown charette that will help with the redevelopment of the Winchester Park neighborhood on the northeast corner of Downtown. For more information, call 525-0801.

13. Events - Friday, July 14, 2006

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Board Annual Dinner is Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. U.S. Attorney David F. Kustoff will be the keynote speaker. Tickets cost $65 per person and $500 for a table of eight. Contact Leah Prost at 678-4299 or lprost@memphis.edu for more information.

14. A Second Wind For Winchester Park - Friday, July 07, 2006

Architects, city planners, developers and regular citizens are gearing up for a six-day community and design planning process that could help the Winchester Park neighborhood on the northeast corner of Downtown.

15. Blount Rises to Vice President at Wachovia - Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Michelle Blount has been named vice president and senior community banker for Wachovia Bank in Memphis. She has 12 years of experience in the financial services industry and most recently served as vice president in commercial banking for First Tennessee Bank.

16. Mathews Named to New Post at FedEx Institute - Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Eric Mathews was named associate director of corporate research and development at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology. Mathews previously served FIT in temporary roles directing research and business development and was part of the institute's founding executive management. He earned a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and a master's degree from the University of Memphis.

17. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 29, 2005
ABWA Presents Business and Community Involvement Awards

Orchestral Society Names New Board Members

The Memphis Orchestral Society Inc. named Jeff Sanford chairman of its board of directors, effective July 1. Sanford, president of the Center Ci...

18. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, May 11, 2005
NovaCopy Exec Chosen for Whos Who

Memphis Architect Honored for Service to France

Memphis architect Metcalf Crump was named a Knight in the National Order of Merit by French President Jacques Chirac. The award was created in 1963 by President ...

19. Archived Article: Wright (lead) - Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Lorenzen Wright seeks beer license Beer permit on tap for Wrights sports cafe

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

A Memphis sports bar owned by a member of the NBA Grizzlies is driving toward a goal of serving alcohol.

The applicant, The Wright...

20. Archived Article: Standout (schoffner) - Friday, September 29, 2000
Meet the Red Adare of disaster restoration Picking up the pieces By MARY DANDO The Daily News Some might call Chuck Schoffner the Red Adair of disaster recovery services. Schoffner is vice president of Mid-South Restoration, a company offering 24-ho...

21. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 11, 1998
May 11 May 11 The Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Jane McGoldrick at 685-0495. Public Issues Forum will meet at th...

22. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 04, 1998
May 5 May 5 The Greater Memphis Association for Quality will hold its annual awards dinner from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Peabody. The cost is $40 per person. For more information, call Jim Lippy at 383-4611. May 6 The Greater Memphis Associatio...

23. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, December 08, 1997
Dec Dec. 8 Women of Achievement will host its annual forum, Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Then and Now, at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The panel will include Frances Dancy Hooks, a 1997 Women of Achievement...