Lights, camera, action. In 1980 the United Negro College Fund launched the Parade of Stars telethon. It became a nationwide fundraising program raising millions of dollars for generations of students, and support for historically black colleges and universities. It became the largest one-day African-American special event in the country. It changed black history – and American history – creating an acknowledged culture of fundraising in the African-American community. America’s largest corporations became engaged. Small churches, teachers, sororities and fraternities became engaged. Donors and volunteers from across the country organized to support UNCF and celebrate black philanthropy.

2. Creative Aging Mid-South Honored by Huffington Post - Monday, July 30, 2012

Creative Aging Mid-South, an organization dedicated to promoting vital aging through the arts, is one of 10 arts-focused nonprofits across the country being saluted this month by The Huffington Post, in partnership with GreatNonprofits.org.

3. $7.5 Million Permit App Filed for Fieldstone Apts. - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

7986 Tournament Drive
Memphis, TN 38125

Permit Cost: $7.5 million

Permit Date: Applied May 2012

Owner: Fieldstone Apartments III Co.

Contractor: Patton & Taylor Construction Co.

4. Nonprofit Excellence Gears Up for Conference - Friday, April 22, 2011

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will offer the nonprofit community a full day’s worth of respected industry speakers, panel discussions, breakout sessions and networking opportunities during its sixth annual conference Wednesday.

5. Healing Haven - Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Trees provide solace and strength at the new $10 million Baptist Trinity Hospice House and Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief.

They form a changing landscape from every room, symbolize life in stained-glass depictions and offer a protected place for emotional healing.

6. Oldham Fills Top Sheriff's Positions - Monday, October 04, 2010

Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham has named William S. Cash as his chief deputy and Robert L. Moore as interim director of the Shelby County Jail.

7. Proceeds Of Book, CD To Help Uninsured Musicians - Monday, September 20, 2010

Jim Dickinson once said that the hardest nights for a touring musician were Christmas, Easter and Memphis.

For Memphis musicians, those hard times can last all year long.

8. Taking Care of Business - Monday, August 30, 2010

A diverse mix of Memphis businesses is defying the odds and finding success spanning multiple family generations. Grant & Co., Champion Awards, Jim’s Place East, Barden Stone and Broadway Pizza are among the Memphis institutions thriving under second- and third-generation ownership and management.

9. Ledbetter Joins UT Medical Group’s Dept. of Urology - Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Dr. Christopher K. Ledbetter has joined the Department of Urology at UT Medical Group Inc.

Ledbetter will care for patients at UTMG’s urology clinic at Methodist South Hospital and at Methodist University Hospital, where he focuses on minimally invasive robotic urological surgery.

10. Baptist, Methodist Go Forward With Hospice Homes - Wednesday, June 03, 2009

An unmet community need to provide a place where people can live their last days with dignity is being fulfilled.

Construction began earlier this year on the city’s first hospice home, and work on a second home is expected to begin in November.

11. Groups Line Up for Another Bailout - Monday, November 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - All aboard, there may be another bailout train leaving the station on Capitol Hill.

Talk of a $25 billion emergency loan package for the Big Three carmakers that could see a vote in a postelection session of Congress next week has a wave of business lobbyists clamoring for action – and a slice of the pie.

12. Democrats at Work to Tap Bailout for Automakers - Friday, November 14, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional Democrats are marshaling support for a rescue package to pump $25 billion in emergency loans to U.S. automakers in exchange for a government ownership stake in Detroit's car companies.

13. Events - Friday, April 04, 2008

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host its seventh annual Dean's Symposium today from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Dr. Marion Dugdale, professor of hematology, and Dr. Gabor Tigyi, professor of physiology, will be featured speakers.

14. Hospice House Embarks on $12M Project - Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Baptist Trinity Health Care & Hospice has received the green light to move ahead with construction of a $12 million project that allows for a new hospice house and a new facility for the Baptist Trinity Center for Good Grief on the campus of the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.

15. Peabody Place to Air Footage From Memorable Elvis Concerts - Monday, August 07, 2006

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The Mid-South chapter of the Alzheimer's Association presents "Introduction to Alzheimer's and Dementia" from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 3475 Central Ave. Admission is free. Call (800) 237-3225 or 565-0011 to register.

16. Feibelman Honored by American College of Trial Lawyers - Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Jef Feibelman has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Feibelman is an attorney with Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University.

17. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Holiday Inn Founder to Receive Legacy Award

Holiday Inn Founder to Receive Legacy Award

The late Kemmons Wilson, founder of Holiday Inn, was named the recipient of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Councils Legacy Award. The ...

18. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, January 05, 2005
The Memphis Orchestral Society has elected its officers for the 2004 fiscal year

Association of Fundraising Professionals Elects Board Members

The Association of Fundraising Professionals elected the following board members for 2005: Laurie Mc...

19. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Goldsmith Honored Posthumously with Lion Heart Award

Goldsmith Honored Posthumously by Youth Villages The late Elias J. E.J. Goldsmith was honored with Youth Villages 5K Lion Heart Award. Goldsmith, who served Goldsmiths stores, his family busine...

20. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, September 26, 2003
Les Pasees Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange Puts Own Spin on Trade

MEGAN CATHEY

The Daily News

It opened to the public one week ago, and business is now booming at the 17th annual Stock Exchange hosted by Les Passees, an 81-year-old volunte...

21. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 07, 2002
Calendar of events Sept

Calendar of events Oct. 7-Oct. 13

Oct. 7

Memphis Woman magazine presents Effective Marketing for Women business expo from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. The evening includes a din...

22. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 30, 2002
Calendar of events Sept

Calendar of events Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Sept. 30

Greater Memphis Arts Council, 8 S. Third St., Suite 300, will feature Michael J. Hildebrands mixed media paintings through Oct. 18. The Art Museum at the University of Memp...

23. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, June 21, 2002
Blood donations lifesaver for many

Blood recipient gets a lifesaving gift from a stranger

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

With local blood supplies at a critical low, Lifeblood, the Mid-South regional blood center, is urgently seeking donor...

24. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Arthur E Arthur E. Horne III joined the Memphis office of Stokes Bartholomew Evans & Petree as an associate. Before joining Stokes, Horne worked as an associate with Glankler Brown PLLC in Memphis. His areas of practice include litigation, enter...

25. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Edward L Edward L. Stanton III joined Armstrong Allen PLLC as an associate member. Stanton comes to the firm from the City of Memphis, where he served as assistant city attorney. Prior to his employment with the city, Stanton worked at the Charles C...

26. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, December 22, 1999
Glean out Memphians from this one Memos Yvette Sebelist and Shay Winebarger have joined the Nashville-based law firm of King & Ballow as associates. Sebelist, who received a bachelors degree from Rhodes College and a law degree from the Universi...

27. Archived Article: Graphic (divattys) - Thursday, December 02, 1999
Plaintiff attorney From courting to court More than 2,400 petitions for divorce have been filed in circuit or chancery courts in Shelby County for the first 10 months of 1999. Heres a look at the attorneys who handled the most cases for plaintiffs d...

28. Archived Article: Graphic (divattys) - Thursday, September 23, 1999
Most active divorce attorneys Most active divorce attorneys More than 2,000 petitions for divorce have been filed in circuit or chancery courts containing a plaintiff's address in Memphis or Shelby County during the first eight months of the year. O...

29. Archived Article: Graphic (divattys) - Thursday, August 12, 1999
Most active divorce attorneys Most active divorce attorneys More than 1,800 petitions for divorce have been filed in circuit and chancery courts since Jan. 1. While some choose to represent themselves in the proceedings, more opt to hire an attorney...

30. Archived Article: Graphic (divatty) - Thursday, May 27, 1999
Most active divorces attorneys Most active divorce attorneys Divorce attorneys have handled more than 1,200 cases since January, but a large number of plaintiffs have represented themselves. Heres a look at the most active divorce attorneys who have...

31. Archived Article: Graphic (divattys) - Friday, March 05, 1999
Most active divorce attorneys Most active divorce attorneys Plaintiffs most often represented themselves in divorce proceedings over the past 14 months, according to petitions filed in circuit or chancery court. When an attorney was involved, here's...

32. Archived Article: Graphic - Thursday, November 05, 1998
Most active divorce attorneys Most active divorce attorneys On the 3,531 divorces recorded in Shelby County through the first nine months of 1998, heres a look at the most active plaintiff attorneys. The majority of plaintiffs represented themselves...

33. Archived Article - Thursday, July 30, 1998
Email Template Most Active Divorce Attorneys* Circuit and Chancery courts - Jan. 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 Attorney Name No. of Cases Filed Julie D. Byrd 258 Michael D. Harrell 182 Sabrina D. Ball 175 Charles E. Rich 121 S...

34. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 22, 1997
Joe Labetti has been appointed managing director of the U Joe Labetti has been appointed managing director of the U.S. risk control consulting division for Sedgwick Inc. Labetti formerly was with Travelers Insurance Co. He has a bachelors degree fro...

35. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, September 17, 1997
NationsBanc Mortgage Corp NationsBanc Mortgage Corp. has announced several appointments: Christopher Brockman has been named an account executive. Brockman joined NationsBank in 1993 as a marketing associate for the merchant division in Norfolk, Va....

36. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 08, 1997
Sept Sept. 8 The Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Road Extended from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 685-0495. The Shelby County Republican Womens Club will meet at 11 a.m. at...

37. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, July 07, 1997
July 7 July 7 The Society for Technical Communication will meet at the Unicorn restaurant at the corner of Quince and Kirby. Social hour is at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Mark Satterfield, a technical writer for B...

38. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 07, 1997
April 7 April 7 The Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center will sponsor a workshop on documenting ISO 9000 through April 8 at State Technical Institute. The workshop is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The presenter is Charles A. Yacuzzo, president o...

39. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 24, 1997
Feb Feb. 24 The Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute and Memphis Area Association of Realtors will offer CI 101, "Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate," from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 28 at 6393 Poplar Ave...

40. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, February 05, 1996
01/05 Calendar Feb. 6 The 1996 Hazardous Waste Annual Report Workshop will be at State Technical Institute from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services at (615) 532-8657. The Tennessee Ba...