Christopher Blank has joined WKNO-FM, the Mid-South affiliate of National Public Radio, as news director. Blank, who has produced feature stories for the station since 2011, will oversee local news production for “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”

2. Hospital Billings Vary Widely in Memphis - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Government data released for the first time last week showed that hospitals across the nation bill Medicare widely different amounts for the same procedures.

St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y., charged $29,637 for patients who received a respiratory system diagnosis and remained on a ventilator more than 96 hours, while Stanford Hospital in Stanford Hospital, Calif., charged $929,119.

3. Arkansas House Panel Rejects School Employee Gun Bill - Friday, March 01, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas House panel on Thursday rejected a proposal that would have allowed some school employees to carry guns in schools after completing an active shooter training course.

4. 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.

5. Filling the Voids - Saturday, February 02, 2013

Last year was a banner year for adaptive reuse projects in Midtown and Downtown.

Developers announced plans for the Sears Crosstown building, Overton Square, Hotel Chisca, James Lee House and old United Warehouse in the South Main Historic Arts District. Construction began on The Pyramid, turning it into a 220,000-square-foot mega-Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World, and Memphis in May moved into its new headquarters at 56 S. Front St., a 14,600-square-foot building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

6. Roth Forges Own Path with Alchemy in C-Y - Monday, August 01, 2011

Ben Vaughn has some advice for Karen Roth:

7. New Eateries Coming to Midtown - Friday, July 15, 2011

Midtown has a reputation for one of Memphis’ most eclectic areas, adorned with vintage houses, international cuisine and funky entertainment venues.

In the coming weeks, it will broaden its portfolio even more with three Memphis eateries: Gigi’s Cupcakes, The Slider Inn and a yet-to-be named concept in Cooper-Young.

8. Bike Lane Decision Expected by July 30 - Friday, July 15, 2011

Four lanes or three lanes – the shared use of a lane in each direction of Madison Avenue by cars and bicycles or a separate lane for bicycles.

That is the general choice a group of architects and planners must now make for the two-mile stretch of Madison Avenue between Cleveland and Cooper streets.

9. Square Deal Undone - Monday, January 18, 2010

A facelift has been in the works for about a year for a Midtown landmark that long ago succumbed to the real estate equivalent of jowls and wrinkled skin. But after months of planning, it now appears the proposed nips and tucks for Overton Square, a roughly 10-acre hodgepodge of shops, restaurants and a movie theater, won't be happening after all.

10. Conwood Buys Hickory Hill Facility For Planned $133 Million Expansion - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

5106 Tradeport Drive
Memphis, TN 38141
Sale Amount: $19.3 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 5, 2009
Buyer: Conwood Co. LLC
Seller: Chickasaw and Goodman Realty Holding Co.
Details: Conwood Co. LLC on Nov. 5 formally acquired the 787,500-square-foot facility at 5106 Tradeport Drive in Hickory Hill South for $19.3 million. Conwood earlier this year announced plans to buy the building, where it will expand its manufacturing operation of the smokeless tobacco products Kodiak and Grizzly.

11. FHFA Names Interim Replacement for Lockhart - Friday, August 07, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac named Thursday an interim replacement for its director, who is stepping down at the end of the month.

Edward DeMarco, chief operating officer of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is being picked as acting director, replacing James Lockhart, who confirmed his resignation. The Obama administration has not chosen a permanent replacement.

12. Housing Agency Chief Lockhart to Step Down - Thursday, August 06, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the federal agency that regulates mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is stepping down.

The timing of James Lockhart's departure from the Federal Housing Finance Agency is not yet certain and a successor hasn't been named, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the announcement was not yet formal.

13. Frank Says Gov't Should Stop Fannie, Freddie Bonus - Monday, March 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - A key lawmaker is calling on the federal government to cancel retention bonuses for hundreds of employees at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac amid public outrage over payouts to executives at companies receiving federal bailouts.

14. Recession, Bailout, Stimulus: US Security Threats? - Friday, February 27, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trillions of dollars in government spending might stabilize the economy, but for now it may have weakened some U.S. security interests abroad and hampered the nation's ability to respond financially to an attack at home.

15. AP Study Finds $1.6B Went to Bailed-Out Bank Execs - Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Banks that have their hands out in Washington this year were handing out multimillion-dollar rewards to their executives last year.

The 116 banks that so far have received taxpayer dollars to boost them through the economic crisis gave their top tier of executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses and other benefits in 2007, an Associated Press analysis found.

16. Rasberry Lobbies To Build On 'Underground' Lot - Tuesday, April 08, 2008

To longtime Memphians, the lot on the northeast corner of McLean Boulevard and Cowden Avenue is known as the "underground house" because of its architecture. That's even though the strikingly modern house surrounded by mounds and bushes and shrubs has been just a memory for two years and counting.

17. Wolf River Bluffs ItemComes Before City Council - Tuesday, July 24, 2007
     A resolution approving the final plat of the first phase of the Wolf River Bluffs development in Frayser will be heard by the Memphis City Council today at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.
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18. Three Cheers for Frayser - Tuesday, May 01, 2007

A $60 million residential development on about 115 acres on the north side of James Road near North McLean Boulevard soon will change the face of the blighted Frayser community.

Frayser is perennially beleaguered by high foreclosure rates, low property values and crime.

19. Forces Gather To Revitalize Blighted Frayser Community - Thursday, April 26, 2007

Denesa Segrest calls the 38127 ZIP code in Frayser the "good secret that people don't know about" - at least not yet.

"They don't know about the good quality of housing, they don't know about the good schools. ... There's a lot that's going on that they just don't know," she said.

20. Rich With History - Tuesday, February 13, 2007

In 1906, Edward Boyle, a member of the well-known Memphis family of developers, helped fashion a grand boulevard through the Central Gardens neighborhood.

Scores of influential Memphians have lived in the Midtown community's bungalows, foursquares and Tudor estate homes, including former Memphis City Council member Florence Leffler and federal judge Julia Gibbons.

21. Tucker's Nonprofit Work Mirrors Architectural Career - Friday, October 06, 2006

Riding a bike or pushing a metal grocery cart, Jimmie Tucker delivered copies of the Memphis Press-Scimitar to about 100 South Memphians every afternoon from 1965 to 1968.

A sixth grader who enjoyed drawing and listening to Memphis soul music from the local recording mecca, Stax Records, Tucker learned the aesthetic nuances of his neighborhood as he made his way down cracked sidewalks on his daily route.

22. Events - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

The Memphis Regional Chamber holds an orientation meeting Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at 22 N. Front St., Ste. 200. Contact Sally Minor Cook at 543-3546 or scook@memphischamber.com for reservations.

23. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, October 04, 2004
MBA Presents the Irving Younger Video Series

Shelby County Mayor Hosts Town Hall Meeting

Oct. 4

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Multi-Million Dollar Club sponsors Professional Standards in the 21st Century from 9 a.m. to noon at Ge...

24. Archived Article: Library (lead) - Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Midtown embraces transition of library to new homes

Midtown Readies for New Neighborhood

Residents welcome new homes on old library site

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

One of the largest Midtown residential developments built in recent me...

25. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, December 15, 2003
Infill projects demand complex balancing act

City Deals With Increase in Infill Development

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Central Gardens Association president Alan Catmur vaguely remembers opposition to a plan to build about 20 new homes j...

26. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 24, 2003
First round of homes on tap for old library site

First round of homes on tap for old library site

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Bringing new life to the site of the former main library at Peabody Avenue and McLean Boulevard has been ...

27. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 25, 2002
A new residential development planned for the former site of the old main library at Peabody and McLean has drawn praise from

New guidelines will likely govern Peabody Green

By DAVID LYONS

The Daily News

The Peabody Green Planned Develop...

28. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 18, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Old library site now vacant but not for long By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Friends and families have gathered at the old main library at the corner of Peabody and McLean for almost 50 years. Now, its gone. As structural demoli...

29. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, February 08, 2002
Memphis Tax Assistance Program, a non-profit service, will offer free tax assistance during February to working families with The Dutch Treat Luncheon is 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Audubon Cafe, 4002 Park Ave. The guest speaker is State Rep. Larry M...

30. Archived Article: Library (lead) - Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Main Library building to be demolished Redevelopment on tap for library By MARY DANDO The Daily News What was once a quiet oasis for many of its patrons will soon ring to the sound of the wrecking ball as the former central library building at the c...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Judge Judy Broffit, Kenneth May, William C

Judge Judy Broffit, Kenneth May, William C. Menkel and William S. Reeser were appointed board members of Youth Villages. Broffit is a judge of General Sessions, Division 9 and the Frayser Community Court...

32. Archived Article: Focus (tour) - Tuesday, March 13, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY Home tour puts Evergreen District on display By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News A unique blend of five old and new homes with distinctly European characters will be featured on the 2001 Evergreen Historic District Home Tour. The to...

33. Archived Article: Attorney Graph - Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Attorney Attorney Judgments Amount ------------------------------------------------ ----------- -------------------------- Gordon & Feldbaum 226 $220,174.79 Baer Baer & Baer 220 $348,622.30 Mccullough Law Firm ...

34. Archived Article: Buckman (bott) - Tuesday, January 12, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Buckman Laboratories begins renovations By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Tearing down the walls and letting in the sunshine are the objectives of a laboratory renovation project currently underway at Buckman Laboratories. Plans for...

35. Archived Article: Majestic Comm Lj - Wednesday, August 20, 1997
By LAURIE JOHNSON Company seeks rezoning for tower "office park" By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In anticipation of an increasing demand for radio tower space from Memphis growing number of wireless carriers, a local company is seeking to...