Someone who didn’t know Ryan Watt can already tell a lot about him and his work by the title of the Memphis-based production company dedicated to producing mostly local, Southern independent films he and a friend started in 2009.

2. Divorce Guide Hits Silver Anniversary - Thursday, September 06, 2012

This year marks the silver anniversary of Memphis attorney Larry Rice literally writing the book on divorce law.

3. Elvis Presley Blvd. Center of Council Talks - Thursday, February 23, 2012

For decades what is now Elvis Presley Boulevard was the road to Memphis for those from Mississippi, whether they were coming to stay or coming to visit.

Much has changed since Elvis Presley moved into a home on a hill already named Graceland in the mid-1950s when Whitehaven was a country road not yet a part of the city of Memphis.

4. Google's Patent Play: $12.5B for Motorola Mobility - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion deal to buy cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is aimed at giving the Internet search leader more legal firepower as it battles Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to gain the upper hand in the increasingly important mobile computing market.

5. Paper Moon Prepares To Shoot in Memphis - Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Production gets under way this week on “The Romance of Loneliness,” the third feature film from Memphis-based production company Paper Moon Films.

It’s about a young woman from a traditional Southern family, her journey of self-discovery and the misfits and memorable characters she encounters along the way.

6. Mortgage Modifications Daunting for Homeowners - Tuesday, January 11, 2011

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Laverl "Nick" Nicholson used to look out of his kitchen window at the weeping willows that mark the burial place of two of his daughters. Then a debilitating car wreck left him unable to pay the $220,000 he owed on his northwestern Montana home.

7. Kitchens Unlimited’s Kassen Wins TriStar Award - Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Karen Kassen of Kitchens Unlimited has won a TriStar Award for Residential-Singular Space in the 2010 Tennessee American Society of Interior Designers Design Competition.

Work Experience: I began working at Kitchens Unlimited as an intern in 1992, and purchased the business with my family in 1998. So, I have worked at the same firm for the last 18 years.
Family: Husband, Joe, who is involved in our business. Two sons: Hays, 11, and Wynn, 8.
Why did you pursue a career in kitchen design? Although I began school in architecture, a kitchen designer friend got me interested in the specialization. While kitchen design involves a very technical side of interior design, I still get to work with finishes, materials, decorative arts and architectural planning. It is the best of both worlds.
What does winning the TriStar Award from ASID mean to you? I was very proud to share this award with a talented interior designer, Julia Finnell. She and I collaborated with an involved and passionate client to create a winning kitchen in a home that had been contemplated for years. There is no better confirmation than having someone in your profession praise your work for being the best.
What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments? I am the only designer in Memphis to achieve the certification of Master Kitchen and Bath Designer, and one of only three people in the state of Tennessee. Last year, I was selected by National Kitchen and Bath Association and HGTV to be featured with one of my kitchen projects in a short story commercial that aired on HGTV and DIY network.
What do you most enjoy about your work? I get to be creative every day. I love that designing a kitchen or bathroom can be so impactful on the lives of my clients. It’s so rewarding to see a project transform from a sketch to real working and functioning space. Best of all, I enjoy the collaboration of working on projects with other designers, architects and my colleagues.

8. Rice Honored as a ‘Rising Star’ for Innovative Work - Friday, November 26, 2010

Lawyers recognized as “rising stars” have generally been practicing for 10 years or less, but Nick Rice’s experience goes back further than that.

9. Indie Spirit - Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Indie Memphis Film Festival opens for its 13th season this weekend, running Thursday through Sunday at the Playhouse on the Square, the Studio on the Square and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

10. Business Leaders Back Consolidation Charter - Monday, September 27, 2010

Several dozen of the best known corporate leaders in the city turned out Friday afternoon to go public with their support of the consolidation charter.

The “Charter Means Business” campaign includes Gary Shorb, CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, philanthropist and AutoZone founder J.R. “Pitt” Hyde, Leigh Shockey, chairman and CEO of Drexel Chemical and Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones as well as 65 others.

11. Mass. Senate Delays Debate on Kennedy Interim Bill - Monday, September 21, 2009

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Republicans temporarily blocked Senate debate Friday on a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy.

12. Rosa Becomes GM at Holiday Inn-Wolfchase - Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Chris Rosa has been named general manger of the Holiday Inn and Suites Memphis-Wolfchase. Rosa will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the property. He previously served as vice president of operations for Equity Estates, general manger at the Sheraton Meadowlands and area manger of the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta. Rosa also has been named General Manager of the Year by Patriot American Hotels and Hotelier of the Year by the Connecticut Hospitality Association.

13. Rice Receives Rare Family Law Inclusion In Mid-South Super Lawyers - Thursday, January 15, 2009

Larry Rice, the senior member at Rice, Amundsen and Caperton PLLC, has been chosen for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers. Rice is the only certified family law specialist selected for the honor.

14. Gwendolyn Smith Took Lie Detector Test, Latest Info Reveals - Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Over the past several days, the investigation into a blackmail plot against Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton drew to a close. And in the waning days of that criminal probe, the woman who went public last year with details of the plot was given a polygraph exam, The Daily News has learned.

15. No Wrongdoing By Clark In Herenton Blackmail, Prosecutor Says - Monday, March 31, 2008

The attorney for a developer accused by Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton of being part of a blackmail effort against the mayor has been told by the special prosecutor investigating the case that the developer did not do "anything illegal."

16. Attorney: Clark Cleared In Herenton Blackmail Probe - Friday, March 28, 2008

The attorney for a developer accused by Memphis mayor Willie Herenton of being part of a blackmail effort against him has been told by the special prosecutor investigating the case that he did not do “anything illegal.”

17. Attorney General To Defend Strip Club Ordinance - Thursday, March 20, 2008

Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper will help defend the Shelby County ordinance governing Memphis strip clubs in U.S. District Court.

Cooper's office filed a motion Monday to intervene on the side of the city and county in the case filed by seven strip club owners. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the ordinance as well as the state law on which the ordinance is based.

18. Prosecutor Nears End Of Herenton Sex Plot Investigation - Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Back in July, the special prosecutor investigating an alleged blackmail plot against Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton insisted in an interview with The Daily News that he'd get to the bottom of things.

19. Rice Finds Family Success In Practice and Home - Thursday, August 23, 2007

In just a few weeks, Memphis attorney George Lawrence "Larry" Rice III and his wife, Joy, will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary, an accomplishment in its own right. It might be even more impressive considering Rice is a family law attorney and author of the books "Divorce Practice in Tennessee," "The Effective Ethical Lawyer" and "The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice: Forms and Procedures for Lawyers 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions."

20. Tangled Web Snags Ford and Lee, Both Indicted for Bribery and Other Offenses - Friday, July 13, 2007

The newest corruption charges against Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford include not only a new codefendant, former Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLGW) President Joseph Lee. They also include a case that appears to be built in large part on Ford's public record as an elected official.

21. Germantown Man Linked to Terrorist Organization Also Embroiled in Divorce - Friday, July 13, 2007

The wife of a Germantown man known to his neighbors as a car salesman and quiet family man - and who was arrested in February for making a false statement on an immigration document - has filed for divorce from her husband of five years.

22. Middle Tennessee DA In Thick of Memphis Mayoral Controversy - Friday, July 06, 2007

His law office is part of the picturesque town square of Franklin, Tenn. A lifelong resident there, he's a member of the vestry at the local St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and his family has lived in the town for more than 175 years.

23. Rice Makes Personal Donation For Katrina Relief in Mississippi - Thursday, July 27, 2006

Larry Rice of Rice, Amundsen & Rogers PLLC has made a career of helping people through his work in divorce and family law.

In that vein, the senior partner is donating a portion of the proceeds from his recent lecture series to the Mississippi Bar Association's Katrina Relief Fund, a personal contribution of more than $3,000.

24. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, June 10, 2004
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38 Acres Near Byhalia

Purchased for $1.9 Million

Nick Clark Business Trust No. 1 has purchased 38.4 acres of undeveloped land near Byhalia Road and Shelby Drive from Hearthstone Investments LLC for $1.9 million, according to The Daily Ne...

25. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, September 11, 2003
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County Seeks Major Government Conference

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The Daily News

In the end, John Fowlkes Jr. believes all it will take is one visit, maybe aided by a slab or two of ribs and a filet of catfish.

Fowlkes, chief administrative of...

26. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, April 06, 2000
By Stacey Wiedower Federal funding in works for Memphis AIDS patients By Stacey Wiedower The Daily News Politicians are striving to formulate a solution for meeting the care and support needs of AIDS and HIV patients in Memphis, and theyre finding o...

27. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, May 21, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON High-tech trials Lawyers are able to use technology to make their cases clearer to juries By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News The image of law office support staff hauling in box after box of documentary evidence is familiar to mo...

28. Archived Article: Real Focus Lj - Tuesday, April 15, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Haunted Houses Realtors can find themselves in a sticky situation when trying to sell a home with an unsavory reputation By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Lately, several high-profile tragedies, such as the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpso...