Work crews with ViktorHall Construction have been wrapping up some extensive site work needed to renovate the area of Overton Park that houses the Rainbow Lake Playground.

That work is nearly finished and will offer adventurous youngsters a new Overton Park-themed place where they can play.

2. April 26-May 2: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, April 27, 2013

1993: On the front page of The Daily News is a story looking at the formal opening on the Main Street Trolley, a project eight years in the making that remade what had been the Mid-America Mall. The Memphis Area Transit Authority offered free trolley rides the first two days of operation.

3. Shakin’ Up Beale - Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The newest addition to Beale Street is a Memphis music legend. Jerry Lee Lewis, the last living member of the Sun Records’ “Million Dollar Quartet,” is lending his name and personal items to a nightspot at 310 Beale St.

4. Local GOP Convention Continues Tea Party Effort - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

When Shelby County Republicans got together for the biannual party convention Sunday, March 24, in Bartlett, local party chairman Justin Joy counseled patience.

“There will probably be some moments when this will not appear to be a well-rehearsed wedding,” Joy said.

5. Hattiloo Theatre Ready to Rise at Overton Square - Thursday, March 21, 2013

Hattiloo Theatre is preparing to break ground on its build-to-suit facility at Overton Square in Midtown within the next 45 days, as it finalizes some last-minute financing and lines up subcontractors.

6. Brothers to Open Brewery on Broad - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

A new craft brewery is coming to one of Memphis’ up-and-coming areas – the Broad Avenue Historic District.

Wiseacre Brewing Co., a concept from brothers Kellan Bartosch and Davin Bartosch, has leased 13,000 square feet at 2783 Broad Ave. and is planning to open by late 2013. They chose the old warehouse for its “big open space” and the Binghampton neighborhood for its community appeal.

7. Events - Saturday, February 02, 2013

Nike Inc. will host construction symposiums for locally owned small, women-owned and minority businesses Thursday, Feb. 7, and Friday, Feb. 8, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the U of M Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. Attendees will learn about construction opportunities at Nike’s Memphis expansion. R.S.V.P. to Brenda Montgomery at bmontgomery@memphischamber.com or 543-3500.

8. Events - Saturday, January 19, 2013

Playhouse on the Square will present “Sunset Boulevard” Friday, Jan. 25, through Feb. 17 at Playhouse, 66 S. Cooper St. Visit playhouseonthesquare.org for times and tickets.

9. Events - Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Circuit Playhouse and Hattiloo Theatre will present “The Mountaintop” Friday, Jan. 18, through Feb. 10 at Circuit, 51 S. Cooper St. Visit playhouseonthesquare.org for times and tickets.

10. Events - Monday, January 07, 2013

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law will host student loan expert Heather Jarvis Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the school’s Wade Auditorium, 1 N. Front St. Jarvis’ seminar is part of a new comprehensive workshop to help students navigate their second and third years of law school. Visit memphis.edu/law for details.

11. Events - Saturday, January 05, 2013

WKNO-TV will host Downton Abbey Tea for Three to celebrate the show’s season three launch Saturday, Jan. 5, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the WKNO studios, 7151 Cherry Farms Road. The event will include a screening of the first hour of the new season and refreshments donated by John’s Pantry. Tickets are free, but seating is limited. Visit wkno.org or call 458-2521.

12. Events - Friday, January 04, 2013

POTS@TheWorks will present “The Left Hand Singing” Friday, Jan. 4, through Jan 27 at TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe Ave. Visit playhouseonthesquare.org for times and tickets.

13. CashSaver Trades Hands for $3.2 Million - Friday, December 28, 2012

The CashSaver in Midtown has traded hands. 

Kansas City, Kan.-based Super Market Developers Inc. bought the 69,017-square-foot building at 1620 Madison Ave. at Avalon Street from 1620 Madison LLC for $3.2 million. Fred Monks III, president/chief manager of 1620 Madison LLC, signed the special warranty deed.

14. Greenline to Keep Growing in 2013 - Thursday, December 27, 2012

In the coming year, the Shelby Farms Greenline could move a bit farther west from Tillman Street, where it now ends, to the Poplar Avenue viaduct with a goal of linking up with the Broad Avenue Arts District.

15. Midtown Momentum - Saturday, December 22, 2012

The Midtown real estate market has long been an anomaly compared to its Bluff City counterparts, with fundamentals as diverse as its demographics.

“The types of real estate that you’ll find in Midtown can be some of the most expensive or some of the most modest when it comes to prices and facility,” said Gary Myers of Gary Myers Co. “Retail in particular.”

16. MemShop Latest Boon for Overton Square - Wednesday, December 05, 2012

A year ago, Loeb Properties Inc. was granted the green light from Memphis City Council for the funds necessary to construct a parking lot and detention pond west of Cooper Street – the last component in the more than $30 million public/private partnership to revitalize the once thriving Overton Square district.

17. Bike Lane Boost - Monday, November 26, 2012

A year ago, city roads crews were wrapping up the installation of dedicated bike lanes on the two-mile stretch of Madison Avenue between McNeil and Cooper streets – the culmination of an extensive debate that included those radically for or radically against the two-wheeled route that entailed a major road diet and on-street parking.

18. Aging With Grace - Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Overton Park’s combination party and fundraiser this past weekend celebrated a milestone birthday for the park.

But in addition to serving as a way for supporters to tip the hat in honor of the park’s 111th anniversary and enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, music and dancing in the park’s “formal gardens,” the “Magical Night at Overton Park” event Saturday, Nov. 10, was something more. Tina Sullivan, executive director of the Overton Park Conservancy, said the event was the group’s first major fundraiser.

19. Bar Louie Moves Forward in Overton Square - Friday, October 19, 2012

Addison, Texas-based Bar Louie is one step closer to its new Memphis space at 2125 Madison Ave. in Overton Square, Midtown’s once thriving entertainment district being redeveloped by Loeb Properties Inc.

20. Get Spooky for Overton Park - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Last week we shared a heartwarming story that featured a number of everyday heroes from various organizations and companies, like ServiceMaster and SeniorBsafe, who helped an elderly couple out of a dire situation. This week let us spotlight the Overton Park Conservancy and share a fun way we can support their efforts by attending a Halloween party.

21. Grassroots Effort - Thursday, October 04, 2012

Approaching the second anniversary of “New Face for an Old Broad” and the Historic Broad Avenue Business Association’s painting of its own bike lanes, the Binghampton district has seen activity increase exponentially on several fronts.

22. Why Memphis Rocks: Part 2 - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Last week we started sharing some of your responses to the question, “Why do you think Memphis Rocks?” Since your perspectives articulate it best, this week let us continue with more artful narratives and feedback.

23. Planning Continues for Broad, Binghampton - Thursday, August 23, 2012

As after-school traffic made its way north and south on Tillman Street last week, a crossing guard whistled children across one of the narrow streets by Lester Community Center.

The traffic was mostly cars, but the occasional bicycle from the nearby western terminus of the Shelby Farms Greenline whizzed by as well.

24. Government Turns Heat on Employers Over Job Bias - Friday, August 17, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – It started with allegations of hangman's nooses, graffiti and racist comments targeting a handful of black workers at a trucking company warehouse in Chicago Ridge, Ill.

25. Loeb Closes On $7M Purchase Of Overton Square - Monday, July 23, 2012

Loeb Properties Inc. has closed its $7 million acquisition of Overton Square, after many months of negotiations with former owner, Denver Colo.-based Overton Square Investors LLC.

26. Loeb Closes on $7M Purchase of Overton Square - Friday, July 20, 2012

Loeb Properties Inc. has closed its $7 million acquisition of Overton Square, after many months of negotiations with former owner, Denver Colo.-based Overton Square Investors LLC.

27. Bar Louie Signs Deal at Overton Square - Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Bar Louie, an Addison, Texas-based neighborhood restaurant and bar franchise, is the latest retail tenant that has signed on for Overton Square.

Bar Louie will occupy 5,650 square feet of the curved building at 2125 Madison Ave., on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper Street. The store will be Bar Louie’s 11th franchised location and will be operated by Tony De Salvo and partners.

28. Loeb Inks Overton Square Deal With Bar Louie - Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Bar Louie, an Addison, Texas-based neighborhood restaurant and bar franchise, is the latest retail tenant that has signed on for Overton Square.

Bar Louie will occupy 5,650 square feet of the curved building at 2125 Madison Ave., on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper Street. The store will be Bar Louie’s 11th franchised location and will be operated by Tony De Salvo and partners.

29. Square Again Abuzz With Entertainment Options - Monday, July 16, 2012

After three years of culinary success Downtown, owner Jeff Johnson is looking forward to taking his popular restaurant and bar Local Gastropub to the next level.

30. Urban Farms Expands Outreach to Low-Income Seniors - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Three farms are partnering with Urban Farms Market, 2977 Broad Ave., to offer seniors an additional central Memphis location to redeem vouchers from the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) vouchers.

31. Another Round - Monday, July 09, 2012

The revitalization of Overton Square can perhaps be best summed up with a famous quote often attributed to Mark Twain: “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

The history of the Midtown entertainment district dates back to late 1970, when T.G.I. Friday’s opened its first franchised location on Madison Avenue near Cooper Street following the passage of a referendum vote allowing liquor by the drink citywide a year prior.

32. Overton Park Conservancy Meets Milestone With Dog Park - Tuesday, June 05, 2012

The Overton Park Conservancy counted 150 dogs of all sizes for the formal opening Saturday, June 2, of the Overton Bark dog park and more humans than that, also of all shapes and sizes.

It is those holding the leashes that the conservancy hopes to hold the attention of through the first summer the park has been under the control of the nonprofit group. Since December, the conservancy has operated the park under a contract with the city of Memphis.

33. Dog Park at Heart of Overton Park Changes - Friday, June 01, 2012

Overton Park Conservancy leaders formally open a dog park Saturday, June 2, with a corporate sponsor paying for the undertaking, a new executive director on the job for about a month and plenty of maintenance work under way in other parts of the Midtown park.

34. Loeb Makes Progress on Square Plan - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The blue banner that hung until recently at the curved building at Cooper Street and Madison Avenue and read “Returning in 2012” will soon ring true for Overton Square and its developer, Loeb Properties Inc.

35. City Moves Forward With 25-Square Blight Strategy - Wednesday, May 09, 2012

The city started a pilot program last year to clean up blight by utilizing a 25-square-block strategy.

Due to the program’s success, the 25-square strategy is being implemented as the strategy for neighborhood improvement going forward. The program entails crews working in predetermined “target zones” to mitigate grass and weed overgrowth, abandoned and dilapidated houses, litter and debris, impassable sidewalks, congested alleys, potholes and vacant lots.

36. Local to Open Second Locale in Overton Square - Wednesday, May 02, 2012

After having a popular Downtown presence for more than two years, Local Gastropub has inked its second location in Overton Square.

Local Gastropub will open in the former Yosemite Sam’s at 2126 Madison Ave., at the northwest corner of Madison and North Cooper Street. The 100-year-old, 5,826-square-foot, two-story building housed Yosemite’s Sam’s for 39 years before Loeb Properties Inc. acquired the property from Faye Pannell in August for $350,000.

37. Local Gastropub Picks Overton Square for 2nd Locale - Monday, April 30, 2012

After having a popular Downtown presence for more than two years, Local Gastropub has inked its second location in Overton Square.

Local Gastropub will open in the former Yosemite Sam’s at 2126 Madison Ave., at the northwest corner of Madison and Cooper. The 100-year-old, 5,826-square-foot, two-story building housed Yosemite’s Sam’s for 39 years before Loeb Properties Inc. acquired the property from Faye Pannell in August for $350,000.

38. Local Gastropub Picks Overton Square for 2nd Locale - Tuesday, May 01, 2012

After having a popular Downtown presence for more than two years, Local Gastropub has inked its second location in Overton Square.

Local Gastropub will open in the former Yosemite Sam’s at 2126 Madison Ave., at the northwest corner of Madison and Cooper. The 100-year-old, 5,826-square-foot, two-story building housed Yosemite’s Sam’s for 39 years before Loeb Properties Inc. acquired the property from Faye Pannell in August for $350,000.

39. Marohn: Cultivate, Don’t Hunt Growth - Monday, April 30, 2012

It clearly wasn’t something done professionally. Chuck Marohn called the pavement markings in the Broad Avenue Arts District “guerilla art.”

“They went out with a bucket of paint,” he said as he showed a slide last week of the bicycle lane markings and parking space markings. “It looks like maybe my daughter did it. I love it. You have this labor of love out there by people who live there. … And all of a sudden you have businesses starting to open. Commerce is starting to take place.”

40. Muddy’s Inks Space on Broad - Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Muddy’s Bake Shop will soon bring some of its “lovin’ from the oven” to Binghampton.

The local bakery has inked a 3,000-square-foot lease at 2497 Broad Ave. in the Historic Broad Avenue Arts District.

41. Muddy's Bake Shop Inks New Lease on Broad - Monday, February 13, 2012

Muddy’s Bake Shop will soon bring some of its lovin’ from the oven to Binghampton.

The local bakery has inked a 3,000-square-foot lease at 2497 Broad Ave. in the Historic Broad Avenue Arts District.

42. Pinnacle Making Strides In Comeback Effort - Friday, February 10, 2012

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. reached another important milestone this week in its comeback effort with another interim contract agreement, this time with one of the global air carriers the Memphis-based regional carrier works with.

43. New Dishes - Thursday, December 29, 2011

Memphis’ eyes were bigger than its stomach in 2011, but in a good way.

Some local restaurateurs launched completely new concepts; others entered new submarkets with additional stores. Even a handful of national retailers entered the Memphis market after having locations elsewhere in Tennessee for years.

44. Loeb Unveils Ambitious Plan For Renewed Overton Square - Friday, October 14, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. hopes to capitalize on Midtown’s recent successes with a $31 million revitalization plan for Overton Square.

45. Loeb Properties Reveals Theater Arts District for Overton Square - Thursday, October 13, 2011

Loeb Properties Inc. is hoping to capitalize on Midtown’s recent successes with a $31 million revitalization plan for Overton Square.

46. Unemployed Seek Protection Against Job Bias - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – After two years on the unemployment rolls, Selena Forte thought she'd found a temporary job at a delivery company that matched her qualifications.

But Forte, a 55-year-old from Cleveland, says a recruiter for an employment agency told her she would not be considered for the job because she had been out of work too long. She had lost her job driving a bus.

47. Keep Napkins Nearby - Monday, October 03, 2011

The second in an occasional series, “The Anatomy of a Sandwich.”

Most sources agree that the Cuban sandwich, or the Cubano, came to Florida in the 1860s with Cuban cigar makers who settled in Key West and later, in the 1880s, in Ybor City, a neighborhood of Tampa noted for its cigar factories. The sandwich received a boost in Miami from the influx of Cuban exiles and expatriates who fled their island home after the success of Castro’s revolution in 1959.

48. Council Approves $500,000 for Overton Square Garage - Thursday, September 08, 2011

The Memphis City Council Tuesday, Sept. 6, approved a $500,000 allocation for design and engineering work on the Overton Square garage project. The garage, on the south side of Madison Avenue would provide parking as well as a water-detention basin for the area in and around the entertainment district.

49. City Council Gives Final Nod to Schools Consolidation Settlement - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

With no debate, Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Sept. 6, gave the final approval necessary for the schools consolidation settlement to become a consent decree.

The council voted 12-0 to approve the settlement worked out by all sides in the federal lawsuit over schools consolidation. The settlement emerged from mediation sessions in court last month.

50. Yosemite Sam’s Set to Close, Sell to Loeb - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Yosemite Sam’s, the longest-running existing business in Overton Square, will close Aug. 27, according to the owner, Faye Pannell.

51. Yosemite Sam’s to Close Aug. 27 - Monday, August 15, 2011

Yosemite Sam’s, the longest-running existing business in Overton Square, will close on Aug. 27, according to the owner Faye Pannell.

52. Advocates Push Overton-Greenline Link - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

When the group of architects and planners working on a bicycle-pedestrian path connecting the Shelby Farms Greenline with Overton Park went beyond the end of the Greenline onto Tillman Street recently, they had a Memphis Police bicycle escort.

53. French Village Apartment Complex Sells for $2.8M - Thursday, July 07, 2011

Arlington-based Grahamwood Place Apartment Community LLC has bought the 244-unit French Village Apartments at 4055 Summer Ave. from French Village Apartments LP for $2.8 million.

54. A Bridge to Cross - Monday, March 28, 2011

Martyrs Park sits atop the Chickasaw Bluff and overlooks the Mississippi River, its lone modern sculpture a memorial to victims of the 19th century Yellow Fever epidemics that devastated Memphis from the 1850s through the 1870s.

55. Broad Possibilities - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Back when Broad Avenue was the terminus of the Interstate-40/Sam Cooper Boulevard corridor, car traffic was a big problem.

56. Farm to Table Conference Slated for Monday - Friday, February 04, 2011

Farmers, other food producers and chefs gather Monday for a half-day session to discuss emerging issues as the number of farmers markets in the city grows.

The Urban Farms organization is hosting the Farm to Table Conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Service Over Self, 2505 Poplar Ave.

57. Broad Ambitions - Thursday, November 18, 2010

Its title may sound like a Woody Allen movie, but an innovative, two-day street festival in a resurging Midtown neighborhood may draw in new businesses via bike traffic.

“A New Face for an Old Broad,” to be held from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, will temporarily exhibit Broad Avenue as a connector between the terminus of the Shelby Farms Greenline and Overton Park.

58. Volunteering Rewards Immeasurable for Kiwanian of the Year Cooper - Friday, October 22, 2010

Running the Midtown dry-cleaning and laundry business Mercury Valet Service is a full-time job for owner and operator Mike Cooper.

59. Cut Tuition Could Make Way Back to City Budget - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Memphis City Council members will consider restoring a tuition reimbursement program cut from the city budget this past July when it meets Tuesday.

The resolution on Tuesday’s council agenda would restore $902,211 in funding, which was the level the city funded the program at in the current fiscal year.

60. 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.

61. Section of I-40 in Tenn. Named After Isaac Hayes - Monday, August 23, 2010

MEMPHIS (AP) – A section of Interstate 40 in the Memphis area now honors late soul musician Isaac Hayes.

62. Binghampton Farmers Market Prepares for Sept. 4 Opening - Friday, July 30, 2010

The Binghampton Development Corp. needs volunteers to help prepare for the opening of the city’s first farmers market linked to a commercial-scale, community gardening enterprise.

63. Bari Ristorante Owners To Open Diner on Broad Ave. - Monday, June 28, 2010

Jason and Rebecca Severs launched Bari Ristorante in November 2002, and almost eight years later, the restaurant and bar – the bar next door opened in 2005 – run with the smoothness of chocolate sauce across the pastry of a warm profiterole.

64. Renaissance Avenue - Monday, June 28, 2010

When Larry Schmitt bought a two-story building on the corner of Broad Avenue and Collins Street in 1993, he knew the place needed some TLC.

65. Farmers Markets Planned for Under-Served Areas - Thursday, June 10, 2010

Two nonprofit organizations will be seeking government approval Thursday to open farmers markets in Binghampton and South Memphis as part of an effort to make city residents healthier.

St. Andrew AME Church and the Binghampton Development Corp. are on the agenda for the 10 a.m. meeting of the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board.

66. Former Memphian Changes Haiti’s Future, One Child at a Time - Thursday, June 03, 2010

Patrick Moynihan had it all. A six-figure salary. A comfortable home.

He’d come to Memphis in the early 1990s to work as a trader for Allenberg Cotton Co. The job left him so well off he was soon paying in taxes what he once earned as a high school math teacher in Connecticut.

67. Fountainhead Transforms Binghamton Home by Home - Monday, May 17, 2010

When Carrie and Braxton Brady decided to build their dream home, they realized the dream was more about the neighborhood than the house.

In 2004, the Bradys built a modest, three-bedroom, shotgun-style home in Binghamton, a neighborhood at the western end of Sam Cooper Boulevard between Poplar and Summer avenues, which has seen its share of hard times, including well-publicized crime and derelict properties.

68. Midtown Nursery Expands in Time for Green Season - Monday, March 01, 2010

A nursery in Midtown whose owner likes to jump at opportunities will spread its green thumb to two new locations in time for planting season this year.

By temporarily taking over two well-known sites of now-closed nurseries, Mike Earnest, owner of Midtown Nursery at 2120 Central Ave. at Cooper Street, hopes to cross-promote his permanent location.

69. Crichton College Sale Closes To California Entrepreneur - Tuesday, January 05, 2010

255 N. Highland St.
Memphis, TN 38111
Sale Amount: $5.3 Million

Sale Date: Dec. 1, 2009
Buyer: SignificantPsychology LLC
Seller: Crichton College
Loan Amounts: $4.3 million and $1.1 million
Loan Dates: Dec. 1, 2009
Maturity Dates: N/A
Lenders: SunTrust Bank and Crichton College

70. Crichton College Sold for $5.3 Million - Monday, January 04, 2010

Less than a year after entering into a definitive agreement to form a strategic alliance with SignificantPsychology LLC, the board of directors at Crichton College has formally sold the Christian liberal arts college at 255 N. Highland St. to the California company for $5.3 million.

71. Broad Avenue District To Host Art Walk - Monday, November 30, 2009

The Broad Avenue Arts District will host its first holiday-themed art walk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.

Works by more than 20 artists will be featured.

George Hunt will have an exhibit of new paintings inspired by Broad Avenue titled “Blues on Broad.” Lisa Williamson will have an informational exhibit about plans for the proposed “Junkyard Museum.” Metal Works will celebrate the opening of its retail gallery space.

72. Artists, Events Announced For Broad Avenue Art Walk - Monday, September 21, 2009

The Historic Broad Avenue Arts District has announced the lineup for this year’s Art Walk, which will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 2.

The event will take place in the area bounded by Sam Cooper Boulevard and Broad Avenue, between Hollywood and Collins streets.

73. Local Bridges to Be Reinforced Soon - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Six structurally deficient bridges in Shelby County will be replaced or repaired during the first year of the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s four-year, $350 million Better Bridges Program approved by the Legislature earlier this year.

74. Broad Avenue Works to Become Biz Hot Spot - Friday, July 24, 2009

While vacancy signs pop up like weeds in many commercial areas, they are gradually coming down in the Broad Avenue Arts District.

This area of old storefronts and warehouse space just to the east of Overton Park is experiencing renewal despite a prolonged recession. Businesses are relocating to the neighborhood, artists have been setting up studios there and people are coming out at night.

75. Events - Thursday, July 16, 2009

Christian Brothers University will present the fourth session of its Family Business Enrichment Series today from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Spain Auditorium in Buckman Hall. The topic of the lecture is “Integrating Closely Held Businesses Into Personal Financial and Investment Strategies.” For reservations, call 321-3999 or e-mail rsvp@cbu.edu.

76. Events - Friday, March 20, 2009

MemphisInvest will hold a property-buying conference today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at its in-house training center, 130 Timber Creek Drive. The conference is free and seating is limited. To register, call 751-7191 or e-mail cjwhenderson@yahoo.com.

77. City to Recognize Broad Ave. Arts Area - Monday, March 02, 2009

Business owners and volunteers who have worked to showcase the artists of Broad Avenue are looking forward to Tuesday’s meeting of the Memphis City Council.

City Council member Jim Strickland is sponsoring a resolution to officially recognize the Broad Avenue Arts District.

78. Harrison Wholesale Provides Wealth of Roofing Experience - Monday, February 23, 2009

Whether a building is flat, sloped or steep, be it shingled or rubberized, Harrison Wholesale has the materials to roof it.

This Binghampton business at 2680 Broad Ave. specializes in shingles and anything else needed for a roof, including some guidance for the do-it-yourselfers.

79. Cooper Tire to Close Albany, Ga., Plant - Thursday, December 18, 2008

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - With tax incentives and worker concessions, four cities in four states vied to keep their Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plant open after the Ohio-based company said the weakening economy would cause it to shutter one of its U.S. plants.

80. Events - Friday, October 03, 2008

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will hold an Education Summit today at 9 a.m. at the Fogleman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive.

MPACT Memphis will hold a meet and greet with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., today from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Majestic Grille, 145 S. Main St. For more information, e-mail Andre Gibson at andregibson@gmail.com.

81. Events - Thursday, September 18, 2008

The MemphisConnect Program will hold forums today from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Pavilion on the campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The forums will allow newcomers to the Memphis marketplace to ease the transition into their new homes and jobs. All participants must R.S.V.P. to gain entrance onto St. Jude property. Those interested in attending should contact Didi Crandall at 527-4625, Ext. 10 or dcrandall@leadershipacademy.org.

82. Events - Thursday, August 21, 2008

Women on the Move will hold a luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. Stefanie Barrett of Barrett Creative will share tips on how to market your business. For reservations, call 684-1010.

83. Eastview Blight Lawsuit Could Be Settled - Thursday, July 24, 2008

A relatively obscure Tennessee state statute is being used to put some legal muscle behind an effort to reverse one Memphis neighborhood’s decline.

Settlement discussions are under way in a Shelby County Chancery Court lawsuit filed by a property owner in April who lives near the blighted Eastview neighborhood. Jan Rowe, a homeowner who lives a few streets over from Eastview Drive, filed the suit to argue that the neighborhood’s public scars – which include blighted homes and duplexes, trash-strewn lots and unkempt properties owned by out-of-town investors – are creating negative ripple effects in her own neighborhood.

84. Midtown Apartment Complex Owner in Default - Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Harbinger Holdings LLC is in default on payment for debts and obligations on a 44-unit multifamily complex at 456 Tillman St., according to a first-run Notice of Substitute Trustee’s Sale filed against the company this week.

85. Events - Friday, April 11, 2008

Lakeside Behavioral Health System will host the 2008 Employee Assistance Program Conference today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the main Lakeside campus, 2911 Brunswick Road in Bartlett. The conference is provided as a service to regional behavioral health professionals at no cost. For more information or to register, call 377-4700, Ext. 267.

86. New School to Provide Affordable, Private, Christian Education - Thursday, February 21, 2008

Parents soon will have a new educational choice for their children as the Collegiate School of Memphis - an independent, urban, Christian college preparatory school - prepares to open this fall.

Anonymous donors have funded the creation of the school, which will be housed on the site of Highland Heights Baptist Church, 675 National Ave., in the Berclair neighborhood.

87. Can Chumney Out-Shark 'King Willie' in Mayoral Race? - Friday, May 04, 2007

She was only an undergraduate student in her 20s at the time, but Carol Chumney still wanted to do something.

Her belief that the University of Memphis could improve its campus security came from the lack of safety she sometimes felt while walking around school.

88. Chumney Receives SupportIn Run for Mayor's Office - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
     Memphis City Council member Carol Chumney, who also is one of a handful of challengers to Willie Herenton in this year's city mayoral election, has quickly racked up a batch of campaign endorsements.
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89. Events - Friday, February 23, 2007

MusiCares offers a free health fair for registrants of the 2007 International Folk Alliance Conference through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day at the Cook Convention Center, 255 S. Main St. Free services such as massage therapy, foot exams, spinal exams, cholesterol tests and other procedures will be offered along with workshops. Contact Morgan Bracy at 615-327-0050 or morganb@grammy.com for information.

90. Events - Tuesday, February 06, 2007

The David Lusk Gallery presents "John Torina: Path Into the Wilderness" through Feb. 24 at 4540 Poplar Ave. For more information, call the gallery at 767-3800.

The Eclectic Eye in Midtown presents "Life As I See It," an exhibit by Tom Clifton, through March 1 at 242 South Cooper St. For more information, call 276-EYES (3937).

91. Kicking the Starbucks Habit Looks to be Rough Ride - Friday, February 02, 2007

I don't have many pet peeves in life (or at least not as many as some people), but two of them do loom awfully large.

The first runner-up is pettiness for the sake of pettiness.

What a waste of time, breath and energy. Say what you mean, mean what you say and just get things done with minimal fuss. Anything else is superfluous.

92. A Broader Vision - Wednesday, November 08, 2006

On the big screen, the conventional wisdom is that sequels rarely improve on the original.

But in the real world, urban planners, business owners, residents and city officials are working to produce exactly the opposite result for a poverty-scarred Memphis neighborhood.

93. Broad Avenue Area Paints Its Future in Broad Strokes - Monday, June 26, 2006

It's one of the most blighted, poverty-scarred stretches of Memphis, but even Binghamton isn't immune to the winds of change.

Four months after planners, businesspeople and neighborhood residents mapped out the area's future at a public forum, members of First Baptist Church at 2849 Broad Ave. have created the Broad Avenue Community and Economic Development Corp. The civic group takes its name from Broad Avenue, the major roadway in the Binghamton area near Sam Cooper Boulevard.

94. Shred Shop Promotes Security by Destroying Sensitive Documents - Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Olympian Shaun White shreds on his snowboard and musician Eddie Van Halen shreds on his electric guitar, but the hottest form of shredding these days has nothing to do with snowy slopes or rockin' riffs.

95. The Great American Roller Coaster: - Friday, April 14, 2006

The Memphis real estate market has been on a slight roller coaster ride over the past three years, with mortgage filings dipping and cresting.

Now, the market is back on an upswing.

In the first quarter 2006, there were 14,613 residential and commercial mortgage filings, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. That was up from the 13,072 filings in the same period in 2005, but down from the 16,592 filings in the first quarter of 2004. These numbers include first and second loans.

96. Effort to Overhaul Unified Development Code Continues - Friday, March 31, 2006

When Lee Einsweiler's children were growing up, he was often the parent who made the dinner runs to fast food joints like Wendy's, Burger King and McDonald's. With three kids, that usually meant orders from three different restaurants, which meant three trips and - most important - three parking lots to navigate.

97. Real Estate Auctions Popular in 'Microwave World' - Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The parking lot of Roebuck Auctions overflowed Thursday as almost 300 people packed into the large hall at 5932 Park Ave., trying to get the best deal on 33 Midtown properties.

John Roebuck, who started the business in 1973, talked a mile a minute. His employees roamed the aisles, shouting bids to him from investors in the back of the room.

98. Archived Article - Wednesday, February 22, 2006

TDN: When Sam Cooper was extended to East Parkway, what did that do to the Broad Avenue business community?

DI: Before they changed the expressway, our business was absolutely booming. We were packed. Since they changed that, not only did it affect our business, but a lot of the local businesses have closed down. We've been here 30 years, but some of the other businesses that were here - like the silk-screening place that was nearby, it's gone.

99. Binghampton: A Model Project - Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The city's model design project for the Broad Avenue area represents a major opportunity for the residents and businesses of Binghampton. The Broad Avenue area has suffered from the flight and blight experienced across the inner-city, but was made worse by the extension of Sam Cooper Boulevard in 2002 and the resulting isolation of the Broad area. However, redevelopment efforts, new artist owners, an active business association and a new elementary school all offer hope that the revitalization of the Broad Avenue area can take hold and improve the surrounding Binghampton community.

100. Full Steam Ahead - Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Road projects often are lauded by civic leaders as catalysts for community development. But don't tell that to citizens in the Broad Avenue corridor.

Residents and business owners in the area have faced myriad problems over the years that were brought about by roadway decisions. First, the Interstate 40 project that was abruptly halted in the 1970s literally split the community. More recently, the extension of Sam Cooper Boulevard shifted traffic from Broad Avenuen in 2002, essentially cutting off the Binghampton neighborhood's livelihood.