Willy Bearden is a local filmmaker best known for works such as his 2010 feature “One Came Home” and the Memphis Memoirs series on WKNO-TV.

He produced the video exhibitions for the Cotton Museum and has produced the New Year’s Eve telecast from Beale Street as well as the Blues Music Awards for the Blues Foundation.

2. Rediscovering the Past - Friday, March 15, 2013

High-rise office buildings surround it on two sides and even the multistoried rectory at St. Peter Catholic Church offers a downward view of the Magevney House on Adams Avenue, east of Third Street.

3. James Lee House B&B Granted Development Loan - Saturday, January 26, 2013

The conversion of the longtime vacant James Lee House into a luxury bed-and-breakfast inn is moving along in Victorian Village.

The Center City Development Corp., an arm of the Downtown Memphis Commission, granted developers Jose Velazquez and J.W. Gibson a $130,000 development loan for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Friday, Jan. 18, meeting.

4. James Lee House B&B Granted Development Loan - Thursday, January 24, 2013

The conversion of the longtime vacant James Lee House into a luxury bed-and-breakfast inn is moving along in Victorian Village.

The Center City Development Corp., an arm of the Downtown Memphis Commission, granted developers Jose Velazquez and J.W. Gibson a $130,000 development loan for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Friday, Jan. 18, meeting.

5. James Lee House Bed & Breakfast Granted 10-Year Tax Freeze - Thursday, January 10, 2013

The James Lee House redevelopment is moving along in Victorian Village. 

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp., a board of the Downtown Memphis Commission, approved a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Tuesday, Jan. 8, meeting. The PILOT benefit over the 10-year term is $309,778.

6. James Lee House B&B Granted 10-Year Tax Freeze - Wednesday, January 09, 2013

The James Lee House redevelopment is moving along in Victorian Village.

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp., a board of the Downtown Memphis Commission, approved a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement for The James Lee House Bed & Breakfast at 690 Adams Ave. at its Tuesday, Jan. 8, meeting. The PILOT benefit over the 10-year term is $309,778.

7. Battling Blight - Monday, January 07, 2013

The kickoff date to the Downtown Memphis Commission’s anti-blight initiative on April 1, 2011, is embedded in president Paul Morris’ memory.

8. Heritage Trail Plan Raises Concerns - Tuesday, November 20, 2012

While the focus of the Heritage Trail Community Redevelopment Plan is on public housing projects Cleaborn Pointe at Heritage Landing and Foote Homes, the 20-year plan has far reaching implications for Downtown stakeholders, especially real estate developers.

9. Mallory-Neely House Reopening Seen as Boon for Victorian Village - Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Thanks to a new roof and disability compliance, the Mallory-Neely House will be open to the public Fridays and Saturdays beginning Friday, Nov. 9.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located at 652 Adams Ave. in Downtown Memphis’ Victorian Village Historic District, the Mallory-Neely House retains most of the original historic interiors, furniture and artifacts.

10. Neely’s Has Plans to Revamp Jefferson Store - Thursday, October 11, 2012

Pat and Gina Neely, Memphis barbecue entrepreneurs and celebrity chef couple from “Down Home with the Neelys” on the Food Network, have closed the two Memphis Neely’s Bar-B-Que restaurants, FedExForum concessions and catering business.

11. Pera's Name Placed on Forum Lease - Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Memphis City Council Tuesday, Sept. 18, approved adding the name of the new owner of the Memphis Grizzlies basketball franchise to the lease on FedExForum.

The city and county own FedExForum and the NBA franchise leases the forum from both local governments.

12. Council Delays Anti-Discrimination Vote For Legal Opinions - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Memphis City Council amended an anti-discrimination ordinance covering city government to include banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

But the council then delayed a vote on the ordinance for a month after the city attorney and the council’s attorney raised questions about whether the addition amounts to a change in the city charter.

13. Forensic Center Case Study of Slow Process - Wednesday, September 05, 2012

When Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell cut the ribbon on the new West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center last week he motioned for Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. to join him.

14. Council Could Dissolve Coliseum Board - Monday, September 03, 2012

Memphis City Council members take another step Tuesday, Sept. 4, toward an emerging new push for redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds by Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration.

The council meets at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

15. Council Approves Lee House Transfer - Thursday, August 23, 2012

Memphis City Council members approved the transfer of the James Lee House in Victorian Village Tuesday, Aug. 21, to a developer who will convert the antebellum home into a five-suite bed-and-breakfast inn. Jose Velazquez and his company plan to invest $2 million in private funding in the restoration of the house.

16. Council Approves Cut of City Funding For Vehicle Inspections - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, Aug. 21, to end city funding for vehicle inspections at the end of June 2013.

The 10-2 council vote followed months of discussion among council members about Shelby County government or the state of Tennessee assuming responsibility for the car and truck inspections.

17. Lee House Development Could Propel District - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

In the 19th century, Victorian Village was home to Memphis’ elite.

Nowadays, the 10-square-block area in Downtown Memphis has one of the highest concentrations of historic structures in the city, with 24 properties on the National Register of Historic Places within four blocks.

18. Council Mulls Funds for Fairgrounds - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Memphis City Council members take a step closer to redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds Tuesday, Aug. 21, with $1.7 million in sales tax revenue generated in the Tourism Development Zone that includes The Pyramid.

19. City Council Committee Approves Lee House Transfer - Thursday, August 09, 2012

The Economic Development, Tourism and Technology Committee of the Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Aug. 7, the $1 transfer of the James Lee house in Downtown Memphis’ Victorian Village from the city of Memphis to The James Lee House LLC, a corporation led by local developer Jose Velazquez.

20. B&B Could Spark Victorian Village - Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Following years of due diligence, the James Lee House in Downtown Memphis could soon be the centerpiece of the Victorian Village master plan.

21. B&B Development Could Spark Victorian Village - Monday, August 06, 2012

Following years of due diligence, the James Lee House in Downtown Memphis could soon be the centerpiece of the Victorian Village master plan.

22. Bell Ringer - Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Bricks are not normally seen as a sign of age. But walk past Downtown’s Calvary Episcopal Church and the weathered bricks on the church’s north side begin to tell the story of the oldest public building in Memphis still in continuous use.

23. City Council Approves Pink Palace Agreement - Thursday, February 23, 2012

Memphis City Council members approved on Tuesday, Feb. 21, the terms of a $20 million multiyear renovation of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum

The contract approved by the council with Memphis Museums Inc., a private nonprofit group, would require MMI to raise $10 million – half of the total – from private sources.

24. Council Approves Pink Palace Renovation and Elvis Presley Blvd Funding - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday, Feb. 21, the terms of a $20 million multi-year renovation of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and advanced $16 million in funding over two fiscal years starting this June for improvements along Elvis Presley Boulevard in Whitehaven.

25. Design 500 Finds Passion Preparing Museum Exhibits - Monday, January 02, 2012

Scott Blake’s home office in a historic building at 671 Jefferson Ave. is clearly the abode of a man with a deep love of art, history and design.

26. Lunchtime Provides Gateway to the Sublime - Monday, December 12, 2011

Iwouldn’t have reviewed and written about restaurants for 23 years if I didn’t like eating out, but what I really love is dining out for lunch.

Eating dinner in a restaurant has an air of the official about it, of preparation and planning, of rituals that must be attended to, while lunch feels more spontaneous, almost illicit in its manner of getting us out of the office and away from people feverishly wolfing down food from a paper sack at their desks.

27. Memphis – With a Bow On Top - Friday, December 09, 2011

GIVE MEMPHIS TO SOMEBODY YOU LOVE. Put a polar bear and a panda under the tree. But walk them first. You really don’t want all that on the living room rug. Do this yourself; don’t ask Santa. Polar bears make reindeer skittish.

28. City Council Approves Overton Park Deal - Thursday, December 08, 2011

Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday, Dec. 6, a contract between the city and the Overton Park Conservancy for the private, nonprofit group to run and maintain the city park.

The council vote was unanimous.

29. Council Passes Amended City Bonus, Rejects Water Rate Hike - Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Memphis City Council members approved a $750 flat bonus for all full time city employees Tuesday, Dec. 6, and a flat bonus of $200 for part time city employees.

Just as the Shelby County Commission did Monday for county employees, the council departed from the mayoral administration’s plan for a bonus as a percentage of pay.

30. Victorian Village to Host Day of Fun, Race - Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Victorian Village Inc. will host A Day of Fun in Victorian Village Oct. 22.

The daylong event will kick off with a 9 a.m. road run on a course that begins at Juvenile Court, 616 Adams Ave.

31. Events - Friday, August 19, 2011

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, Aug. 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Scott Blake, executive director of Victorian Village Inc., will speak about historic sites in Memphis. Cost is $20 for nonmembers. To register, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

32. Events - Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Downtown Memphis Commission will hold a public-sector focus group meeting as part of the Downtown Memphis Design Guidelines and Sign Code update Thursday, Aug.18, at noon in the DMC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0540.

33. Events - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Center City Development Corp. board of directors will meet Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. in the DMC conference room, 114 N. Main St.

34. Renewed Vision - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Victorian Village Inc. executive director Scott Blake has spent the past five years diligently working to revitalize the neighborhood he calls home, and a slew of recent projects indicate Victorian Village could be on the cusp of a renaissance.

35. District Lines Up in Air as Races Near - Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The fields for the 13 Memphis City Council races on the October ballot are forming ever so tentatively with about six weeks to the filing deadline.

And the tentativeness is partially a result of the uncertainty about where the council district lines will fall.

36. City Seeks Funding Swap for Loan Programs - Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Two loan funds that are part of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration’s move to a broader minority and small-business development program are on Tuesday’s agenda at a City Council committee meeting.

37. Bearden’s Legacy Project Archives Present-Day Memphis - Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Memphis & Shelby County Room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library is a treasure trove of information about the area and its people.

Among the library’s catacombs of flat files, cabinets, boxes and shelves are hundreds of thousands of newspapers and magazine articles, maps, oral histories, school yearbooks and pamphlets.

38. Council Finishes Year with Look Ahead - Thursday, December 23, 2010

Memphis City Council members took their first detailed look at the terms of the move by Electrolux to the Frank Pidgeon Industrial Park in southwest Memphis.

City Chief Administrative Officer George Little walked council members through the paperwork of the 2012 move by the Swedish home appliance manufacturer from Montreal to Memphis. The move will bring over 1,200 jobs to Memphis.

39. Council Marks Year’s End With Full Agenda - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Memphis City Council members end their year Tuesday with an agenda that includes final approval of the Power Center planned development in Hickory Hill.

The council meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

40. City Council Kills Nondiscrimination Ordinance - Monday, November 29, 2010

With no debate or discussion, a nondiscrimination ordinance for city government died on the second of three readings.

The Memphis City Council voted down the proposal, which would have banned city government from discriminating in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. It got six votes, one short of the seven necessary to pass, on second reading.

41. Council Wants Mediation of MCS Funding Dispute - Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mediation is the latest direction in a complex school funding morass that is getting more complex by the day.

Memphis City Council members Tuesday voted to have their attorney file a motion in Chancery Court seeking non-binding mediation on how and how much the city should pay the Memphis City Schools (MCS) system in a two-year funding dispute.

42. School Funding Mediation on Table for Council - Tuesday, November 23, 2010

As Memphis City Council members close out the third year of their current four-year term of office, the 13-member body continues to deal with the fallout from one of the first major actions the council approved.

43. Housing History Needs an Update - Friday, October 29, 2010

We have the key to history. Open the doors.

Together, they are home to more than 300 years of Memphis.

In one, a pioneering schoolteacher lived and raised a family, holding the new city’s first Catholic mass in the tiny drawing room. In the other, several of the city’s first and foremost families held court in 25 rooms, standing on parquet floors beneath soaring, elaborately decorated ceilings.

44. Events - Friday, October 01, 2010

The Memphis Central Rotary Club will meet Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Shelby County Election Commissioner Brian Stephens will speak about Rebuild Government. Cost is $25 for guests. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

45. Event Marks Juvenile Court Centennial - Thursday, September 09, 2010

Law professionals will celebrate the 100th birthday of the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County later this month with events that include a 5K run, a continuing legal education seminar and a documentary about the court’s storied past.

46. Council to Vote on Fate of Lee House - Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Sometimes, a classic is allowed to gather dust indefinitely on the shelf, its value and artistic worth in danger of being forgotten.

That’s the fate historic preservationists have been trying to reverse for the Lee House at 690 Adams Ave. And now, after months of planning a new future for the home, they’re close to having a reason to celebrate.

47. Nonprofits Launch Anti-Child Abuse Web Site - Thursday, March 25, 2010

A group of local not-for-profit organizations and government agencies have launched a new Web site, www.MemphisStopsChildAbuse.org, and an accompanying campaign, Memphis Stops Child Abuse, in observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

48. CASA Seeks Saturday Volunteers - Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Memphis CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) is seeking volunteers to help plant stakes with blue ribbons in the Victorian Village Park Saturday at 10 a.m. for an annual display to raise community awareness about an unmet legal needs for children.

49. Back to Life - Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A new chapter is about to be written in the story of a historic Memphis neighborhood once populated by statesmen, land barons and wealthy cotton merchants.

Area stakeholders have several projects in the works to breathe new life into Victorian Village.

50. Victorian Village CDC Receives $18K Grant - Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Victorian Village Inc. Community Development Corp. has been awarded an $18,000 grant from the University of Memphis, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and United Way of the Mid-South.

51. Victorian Village Restaurant Seeks CCDC’s Aid - Friday, July 10, 2009

Memphis restaurateur Karen Blockman Carrier has applied for a $50,000 retail forgivable loan from the Center City Development Corp. in an effort to revive Mollie Fontaine Lounge, the restaurant she runs out of an historic Victorian Village home.

52. 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.

53. City Launches Effort To Reopen Historic Homes - Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Two of the most historic structures in the city shuttered several years ago because of budget cuts are one step closer to reopening.

The city of Memphis is looking for a private management entity to operate and market the Mallory-Neely House, a 25-room mansion at 625 Adams Ave. built in 1852, and the Magevney House, a small clapboard cottage at 198 Adams Ave. built in the 1830s.

54. Events - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Greater Memphis Chamber Humana Health Series will be today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Crescent Club, Poplar Ave., Suite 909. The speaker panel will include Craig Becker of the Tennessee Hospital Association, Bob Gordon of Baptist Memorial Health Care and Dave Archer of Saint Francis Hospital. For reservations, contact Angela Michaels at 543-3546 or amichaels@memphischamber.com.

55. Concerted Preservation Effort Needed to Save Historic Properties - Monday, June 08, 2009

Our efforts at historic preservation resemble our efforts to chronicle our history – scattered in different places.

We’ll leave the history books to historians and wait for the massive Memphis tome to come.

56. Decaying Heritage: Historic preservation reaches ‘tipping point’ - Monday, June 08, 2009

Historic Memphis is rotting faster than the deteriorating economy.

Tight credit markets, long foreclosure lists, frequent mortgage flipping and financially struggling property owners have proven to be bigger threats to the city’s landmark structures than bulldozers. Demolition by neglect is rampant, and preservation leaders don’t yet know what to do about it.

57. Victorian Village Leader Honored for Preservation - Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Victorian Village Inc. Community Development Corp.’s executive director, Scott Blake, has been given the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Historic Preservation Medal.

58. CASA Calls for More Juvenile Advocates - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Volunteers waded through soggy grass and braced against a brisk wind Saturday morning as they erected 3,000 stakes to symbolize the number of abused and neglected children who went through the court system last year without a volunteer advocate.

59. Victorian Village to Hold All Saints’ Day Event - Wednesday, October 22, 2008

A unique celebration of All Saints’ Day will be held in and around Victorian Village Nov. 1, with events including everything from a traditional Irish wake to gospel music for the public to enjoy.

Advance tickets are $50. The evening will begin at 7:30 with choral music at St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. A bagpipe procession then will make its way to the Woodruff-Fontaine House, where – among other things – guides will tell stories from the yellow fever period of Memphis history and will tell ghost stories.

60. Victorian Village Documentary To Premiere in August - Wednesday, July 09, 2008

A new documentary about an iconic Memphis neighborhood by local filmmaker Willy Bearden will premiere on WKNO next month. Bearden’s film, “The View From Adams Avenue: 19th Century Memphis,” tells the story of Victorian Village, a historic district that harkens back to an era when statesmen, land barons and rich cotton merchants occupied the neighborhood’s stately homes.

61. Victorian Village Stakeholders Look To Reshape Park - Friday, April 18, 2008

The six-acre park at Poplar Avenue and Manassas Street has two basketball courts, two playground areas, a medium-size pavilion - and a bad reputation.

Area stakeholders say Morris Park, which covers an entire city block, regularly attracts drug dealers and homeless people. Recent crime data are similarly unflattering. More than 100 criminal incidents were reported within a half-mile of the park in the past month alone, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

62. Bearden Film PremiereScheduled for May - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
     Local filmmaker Willy Bearden's documentary about the 150-year-old Memphis neighborhood known as Victorian Village is scheduled to premiere next month.
     That event, to be held on the law

63. Victorian Village DesignatedPreserve America Community - Thursday, April 10, 2008
     The Victorian Village neighborhood has been designated a Preserve America Community, an initiative led by first lady Laura Bush that directs national recognition and grants, among other things, toward strengthening the c

64. Events - Monday, March 24, 2008

The Memphis Public Library and Information Center will host photographer, author and historian Willy Bearden, who will present a photo archive of the historic Victorian Village district, today at 5:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 415-2700.

65. Events - Friday, March 21, 2008

Team in Training will host the first Wedding Crashers fundraiser event to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of the Mid-South Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Jay Etkin Gallery, 409 S. Main St. Guests will get to eat wedding cake and dance to wedding songs. Door prizes and a silent auction will be available. Tickets are $50 and can be bought by calling Chris Albonetti at 825-1159.

66. Filmmaker to DonateVictorian Village Archive - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
     Memphis filmmaker, photographer, historian and author Willy Bearden will turn over an extensive photo archive of the historic Victorian Village neighborhood to the Memphis Public Library & Information Center Monday. His

67. County Commission AgreesTo New Forensic Center Site - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
     The Shelby County Board of Commissioners has seconded the idea of a new Regional Forensic Center on part of the Juvenile Court parking lot. County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the site last week after a three-year sea

68. County Commission Back Morgue Site, Prepares To Talk Spending Cuts - Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Shelby County commissioners gave their blessing Monday to a site for the new Regional Forensics Center. The resolution approved at Monday’s session refers generally to county-owned land between Poplar Avenue and Washington Street that is now parking for Juvenile Court.

69. County Commission Back Morgue Site, Prepares To Talk Spending Cuts - Monday, February 25, 2008

Shelby County commissioners gave their blessing today to a site for the new Regional Forensics Center. The resolution approved at today's session refers generally to county-owned land between Poplar Avenue and Washington Street that is now parking for Juvenile Court.

70. Bearden to Chronicle Memphis Starting With Victorian Village - Friday, January 25, 2008

Willy Bearden is a prolific filmmaker and author whose projects over the years have tackled local subjects as diverse as Memphis' garage band scene, Elmwood Cemetery and the importance of King Cotton.

71. Victorian Village EffortsHelped by $10K State Grant - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
     A nonprofit group that's working to build interest in the historic Memphis neighborhood known as Victorian Village has been given a $10,000 community enhancement grant from the state of Tennessee.
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72. CDC Forms To Preserve Victorian Village - Monday, September 18, 2006

It's going to take a village to shore up - a village.

That's apparently the sentiment driving a group of people who want to breathe new life into Victorian Village, the historic cluster of stately mansions, 19th century homes and small businesses on the eastern edge of Downtown Memphis.

73. Bioscience Sector Proliferates Subtly but Powerfully in Medical District - Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Elvis was a patient there, not to mention the vast number of babies who have been born in the hospitals of the Memphis Medical District.

But while several hospitals still operate in the Downtown district - including some that are undergoing major expansions and renovations, such as Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center - the face of the medical center is changing.

74. Memphis LandmarksFace Uncertain Future - Monday, June 12, 2006
    The Tennessee Preservation Trust recently released its annual list of the top 10 most endangered historic places in the state, and several Memphis landmarks were featured.
    The Harrison-Goyer-Lee Hou

75. Events - Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Memphis Heritage presents "Victorian Village: Memphis' Silk Stocking Suburb" as part of its 2006 Preservation Series today from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church, 447 N. Evergreen St. Registration for the four-part series is $60. Call 529-9828 or visit www.memphisheritage.org.

76. Events - Monday, March 06, 2006

Memphis Heritage presents "Victorian Village: Memphis' Silk Stocking Suburb" as part of its 2006 Preservation Series today from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church, 447 N. Evergreen St. Registration is $60. Call 529-9828 or visit www.memphisheritage.org.

77. Events - Friday, March 03, 2006

The Memphis Area Home Builders Association presents the 2006 Vesta Home Expo from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Sunday at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. For additional information, call 756-4500.

78. Preservation Series Almost Here - Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Today, Memphis neighborhoods like Annesdale-Snowden, the charming, tree-lined community surrounding Lamar Avenue and Bellevue Boulevard, are symbols of another time.

In the 1850s, Dr. Samuel Mansfield built a 200-acre estate there on the outskirts of Memphis, which he later sold to a Col. Robert Brinkley. Brinkley gave the property's Italianate mansion to his daughter as a wedding present, and her son, Robert Brinkley Snowden, later built a home of his own in the area.

79. Memphis Heritage Seeks New Funding - Tuesday, December 13, 2005

When city leaders gathered at Pat O'Brien's on Beale Street Friday to examine plans for a new hotel near FedExForum, there was the usual applause for all the new development occurring throughout Downtown.

80. Downtown Developers Look Beyond South End - Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Ten years ago, few people could have imagined the growth taking place in the South Main Arts District in Downtown Memphis. Five years ago, observers probably couldn't see past the distressed neighborhoods and run-down Hurt Village and Lauderdale Courts public housing projects to envision the revitalization that is now under way in Uptown.

81. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, March 15, 2005
By Andy Meek

Museum Weathers Storm, Eyes Future

Pink Palace looks past budget woes, seeks master plan

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The Memphis Pink Palace Museum, in the words of director Stephen Pike, has always been a cabinet of curiosi...

82. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, March 01, 2005
By Andy Meek

Victorian Village Readies for Rehab

New homes go up in historic, but neglected, neighborhood

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

New homes are becoming more common in Victorian Village, the Downtown Memphis neighborhood known for it...

83. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Cherokee Center Property

Cherokee Center Property

Sells for $6.8 Million

Memphis Sharpe Investors LLC has purchased two parcels at 1720-1730 Cherokee Blvd. in Cherokee Commercial Center for $6.8 million, according to The Daily News Public R...

84. Archived Article: Events - Friday, October 15, 2004
The Historic Properties of the Pink Palace Family of Museums presents the Victorian Village Walking Tour from 2 p

The Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program, LeMoyne-Owen College and the Sierra Club Chickasaw Group co-sponsor Achieving Environ...

85. Archived Article: Preservation (lead) - Tuesday, July 27, 2004
By Andy Meek

Preservation Key to Downtown Rebirth

Historic buildings find new life as hotels, condos, restaurants

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

With nearly $2 billion in development projects either finished, under way or planned for the ar...

86. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 23, 2004
St

St. Georges School

Buys Poplar Property

St. Georges Independent School has purchased property at 8250 Poplar Ave. in Germantown from St. Georges Episcopal Church for $5.5 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www....

87. Archived Article: Multifam (lead) - Thursday, June 03, 2004
The Living is Easy Downtown

In Downtown Memphis, the Living is Easy

Myriad housing options bring more residents Downtown

TERRE GORHAM

The Daily News

It wasnt all that long ago that when someone asked, Whats available in Downtown livin...

88. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, May 10, 2004
CRIMINAL LAW SOCIETY MEETS AT U OF M

National President Addresses Women Business Owners

May 10

The Criminal Law Society meets from noon to 1 p.m. at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 3700 Central Ave. Call 678-3217...

89. Archived Article: Medical (lead) - Tuesday, April 27, 2004
While most of the public can identify with the vacant, former Baptist Hospital at the corner of Union Avenue and Dunlap Street

Medical Center Takes on New Life Variety of projects will reshape the Downtown district

ANDREW BELL

The Daily New...

90. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, April 12, 2004
JOURNALIST ROBIN WRIGHT TO SPEAK AT RHODES COLLEGE

Philanthropist Discusses Financial Empowerment for Women

April 12

Rhodes College presents award-winning journalist Robin Wright, staff writer for the Washington Post, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mc...

91. Archived Article: Uptown (lead) - Monday, March 22, 2004
Uptown

Hurt Village Transformation Under Way

Construction begins on Uptown Village Apartments

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Revitalization efforts in the Uptown community are pushing forward. Work began last week on Uptown Village Apartm...

92. Archived Article: Village (lead) - Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Mansion style offices, more homes planned for Village

Victorian Village Plans Gain Momentum

Ideas for district include mansion-style offices, more homes

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Plans to reconfigure and revive Victorian Village are ...

93. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, November 03, 2003
Headline

This Week in Memphis Nov. 3-9 Community Foundation Hosts Charity Update

November 3

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis presents The Year for Charities in the Courts, Treasury and the IRS from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the ...

94. Archived Article: Vv (lead) - Thursday, October 23, 2003
The Center City Commission has narrowed its selection for an urban planner for the Victorian Village area to four choices

Plans in Works for Victorian Village

CCC to name urban planner for the historic area

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

...

95. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, October 06, 2003
Childrens Museum holds golf fund-raiser

Childrens Museum Hosts Golf Fund-Raiser

Oct. 6

The Childrens Museum of Memphis Golf Tournament is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at Memphis Country Club. The tournament benefits the Yes, EVERY Child...

96. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 09, 2003
Calendar of Events June 9-June 15

Calendar of Events June 9-June 15 June 11

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosts Business Before Lunch at 11:15 a.m. at the Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave. Cost is $11. For information, call Kathy ...

97. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, June 06, 2003
MIFA and area businesses are sponsoring

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association and area businesses are sponsoring an Empty Plates program through the end of June. Proceeds buy meals for senior citizens.

MIFA/Blockbuster Empty Plates can be p...

98. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 02, 2003
Calendar of Events, June 2-8

Calendar of events June 2-June 8

June 2

The 17th annual Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.s golf tournament begins with registration at 10:30 a.m. at Southwind. Golfers will receive a box lunch. A recept...

99. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 19, 2003
Calendar of events May 19-25

Calendar of events May 19-May 25

May 19

Memphis Investors Group hosts Shelby County Commissioner David Lillard at 7 p.m. at the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, 776 N. Germantown Parkway. Lillard will dis...

100. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, April 25, 2003
The Buckman Center

Looking Good, Feeling Good runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Lou Adams of the Plastic Surgery Group will discuss current plastic surgery techniques for a variety of procedures.

The seminar is part of the Dr. Sam ...