GET IT TOGETHER. Cooper is on fire. From the cougars in the zoo to the cougars in Alchemy, the viewing is best at feeding time. From the lions at the zoo to the lyonnaise salad at 1912, this is a stretch to strut in.

2. Garage Demolition First Step for Downtown Project - Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Downtown parking garage attached to the 147 Jefferson Ave. building is being demolished, the first of many steps the property owner is taking to redevelop its adjacent 12-story masonry office building for a proposed mixed-use facility.

3. ‘More the Merrier’ - Thursday, September 06, 2012

Following a shaky last few years for Overton Square, the area has finally seen tangible evidence of change in recent weeks and the area’s long-term tenants appear to be waiting in anticipation of its new neighbors.

4. Dressing Up Dinner - Friday, May 06, 2011

The emergence of the Broad Avenue Arts District as a hub of arts, culture and community continues to take shape, and the latest focal point is a former abandoned gas station at Broad and Tillman Street.

5. First Lady Tours Miss. Schools to Tout Health - Thursday, March 04, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama visited Jackson, Miss., Wednesday and watched children play on swings and a jungle gym at a school whose programs have been lauded for fighting obesity by keeping kids active.

6. Gus's World Famous Chicken Finds Way to DeSoto County - Monday, October 01, 2007

Gus's Fried Chicken, the first of which was opened in Mason, Tenn., in the 1950s and has become a world-renowned eatery since, has made headway into North Mississippi.

Joe and Belinda Webb opened Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken Family Restaurant on Airways Boulevard in Southaven Sept. 5.

7. 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.

8. Square Foods Bids Farewell to Overton Square - Thursday, March 30, 2006

Jeanice Blancett's Midtown health food store is not your typical grocery, where super-sizes, square footage and self-service checkout lines reign supreme.

Along the way, Blancett's Square Foods Natural Market at 2094 Madison Ave. has become a popular gathering spot. At the center of the 7,200-square-foot store she opened in 2002, customers park on bar stools to chat, unwind and enjoy selections from a specially prepared deli menu.

9. 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.

10. Vive La France and Broad Avenue Corridor! - Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The next phase of bringing Memphis and Shelby County's development codes up to date hearkens back to the 19th century, when proctors at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris are said to have circulated a cart or charrette into which students would place their artwork.

11. Overton Square Rises Again with New Developments - Monday, January 09, 2006

Once the entertainment epicenter of Memphis, Overton Square is using several new developments to further its increasing upswing. The latest involves restaurateur Earl Farrell trying to inject some new energy into an old hotspot.

12. Archived Article: Lead - Tuesday, April 12, 2005
By Andy Meek

Airport Readies to Roll Out More Changes

Terminal to fully showcase citys flavor by years end

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

For many of the 11 million annual travelers at Memphis International Airport, hectic flight schedules ...