The state of Tennessee has withdrawn $316,680 from the city for a riverfront bike and pedestrian system due to inactivity, according to state officials.

“Sorry for the bad news but this project is very old and there was no movement and I could not get any information out of any one on why there was such a delay in getting the project constructed that Federal Highway Administration said they were pulling the funding,” Lisa Dunn, transportation planner with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, wrote in an email to Jim Reeder, project development coordinator for the Riverfront Development Corp.

2. Hollins Move Latest In New Grizz Plan - Friday, June 14, 2013

Lionel Hollins repeatedly said more than he should have. So it is only fitting that the end of Hollins’ tenure as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies was marked by deafening silence from franchise CEO Jason Levien and then, finally, a press release saying the franchise was going to “move in a different direction.”

3. Hollins Move Latest in New Grizz Plan - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Lionel Hollins repeatedly said more than he should have. So it is only fitting that the end of Hollins’ tenure as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies was marked by deafening silence from franchise CEO Jason Levien and then, finally, a press release saying the franchise was going to “move in a different direction.”

4. Hollins Out as Grizzlies Coach - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Lionel Hollins is no longer with the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA team’s front office announced Monday, June 10.

“After a thorough internal process, which included conversations with Lionel and his representatives, we decided as an organization to move in a different direction,” Grizzlies CEO and managing partner Jason Levien said in a written statement. “We have begun to identify our next head coach, who we feel can best move us forward.”

5. Beale Club Reopening About Timing - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The negotiations to reopen one of Beale Street’s busiest and most profitable nightspots were about not missing one of the busiest Downtown weekends of the year and how to handle the allegation that some employees of Club 152 either sold drugs or were complicit in drug sales in the club.

6. Summer Travel Forecast: Better, but No Blowout - Monday, May 27, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) – This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds.

The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n slides.

7. Grizz Game to Air on Outdoor Screens - Saturday, May 25, 2013

The sold-out Grizzlies-Spurs playoff game Saturday, May 25, at FedExForum will be seen on several large outdoor LED screens in the Downtown area including Beale Street.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the plans for the outdoor public viewings Thursday afternoon.

8. Events - Saturday, May 25, 2013

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will host free tours of the St. Jude Dream Home Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 45 Dalton Cove in Eads. The house will be raffled June 23; tickets are $100. Visit dreamhome.org.

9. Grizz Watch Party Planned for Saturday in Handy Park - Friday, May 24, 2013

The Memphis Grizzlies-San Antonio Spurs basketball playoff game at FedExForum Saturday, May 25, is sold out.

But the game will be broadcast on big LED television screens a block away in Handy Park, in the Beale Street entertainment district.

10. Saturday Grizzlies Game to Air on Outdoor Screens - Friday, May 24, 2013

The sold-out Grizzlies-Spurs playoff game Saturday, May 25, at FedExForum will be seen on several large outdoor LED screens in the Downtown area including Beale Street.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. announced the plans for the outdoor public viewings Thursday afternoon.

11. Events - Friday, May 24, 2013

David Lusk Gallery will host an opening reception for Pinkey Herbert’s Circuit exhibit Friday, May 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 4540 Poplar Ave. The show runs through June 22. Visit davidluskgallery.com.

12. Events - Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Peabody Rooftop Party will be held Thursday, May 23, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine will perform. Tickets are $10. Visit peabodymemphis.com or call 529-4000.

13. Talks Underway for Club 152 Reopening - Thursday, May 23, 2013

The owners of Club 152 on Beale Street and prosecutors with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office have been talking since the club was shut down a week ago as a public nuisance.

Both sides are due back before General Sessions Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter Thursday, May 21.

14. Events - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

15. Events - Monday, May 20, 2013

Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Tim Brown, president of Kroger’s Delta Division, will speak. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

16. Capital of ’Cue - Monday, May 20, 2013

Before the sizzle on the grill, the first sounds of the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest heard in Tom Lee Park are hammers and nail guns.

17. Events - Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be held Thursday, May 16, through Saturday, May 18, at Tom Lee Park, on Riverside Drive Downtown. Tickets are $9 at the gate. Visit memphisinmay.org.

18. Events - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Families of Incarcerated Individuals Inc. will host a rebranding event Wednesday, May 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. The organization will unveil its revamped programs and services. Call 726-6191.

19. Events - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

National Association of Women Business Owners Memphis chapter will meet Tuesday, May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3935 Galloway Ave. Lori Turner-Wilson, co-founder of RedRover Sales & Marketing, will speak. Cost is $25 for NAWBO members, $30 for nonmembers and $35 at the door. Visit nawbomemphis.org.

20. Events - Saturday, May 11, 2013

National Hispanic Professional Organization-Memphis will meet Thursday, May 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Speakers include Larry Jensen, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC, and representatives from Washington think tank Excelencia in Education. Cost is free for members and $20 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to info@nhpomemphis.us or 466-6476.

21. Editorial: Memphis in May Events Still Deliver - Saturday, May 11, 2013

Watching the evolution of the Memphis in May International Festival, it is easy to lose sight of who is in the crowds by the river with us.

It turns out a lot of them aren’t from Memphis, strictly speaking. The irony is for all of our more high-profile efforts to bring in visitors from the larger region, we have built quite the model for nearly 40 years while we were having what many of us regarded as our annual big party for ourselves by the river.

22. International Interaction - Saturday, May 11, 2013

Memphians and out-of-towners are gathering Downtown throughout this month to hear the stirring sounds of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, savor the product of competitive barbecue cooking and watch major touring acts rock the stages at Tom Lee Park.

23. Events - Saturday, May 04, 2013

In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Nate Silver’s book “The Signal and The Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t” Friday, May 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at lnlsignalnoise-rss.eventbrite.com.

24. Events - Friday, May 03, 2013

Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival will be held Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, at Tom Lee Park. Single-day tickets start at $35. Visit memphisinmay.org for a lineup.

25. Events - Thursday, May 02, 2013

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Memphis chapter will meet Thursday, May 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ballet Memphis, 7950 Trinity Road. Dorothy Gunther Pugh, founding artistic director and executive director of Ballet Memphis, will discuss relationship building and leadership. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Register at afpmemphis.org.

26. Beale Street Landing Eatery Search Resumes - Wednesday, May 01, 2013

There were some signs early on that finding a restaurant operator for Beale Street Landing might be difficult.

The date for the restaurant to open kept getting pushed back and the contract remained unsigned long after it was announced that Beale & Second Inc. had tentatively agreed to operate the restaurant.

27. Beale Street Landing Restaurant Stalls - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Riverfront Development Corporation is looking for a new contractor to operate a restaurant in Beale Street Landing.

28. Panera Trying New Pay-What-You-Want Experiment - Thursday, March 28, 2013

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide.

Three years after launching the first of five pay-what-you-want cafes, the suburban St. Louis-based chain on Wednesday quietly began its latest charitable venture that takes the concept on a trial run to all 48 cafes in the St. Louis region.

29. Food Truck Alliance Grows With Rodeos - Thursday, March 28, 2013

In 2011, the Memphis City Council passed a food truck ordinance drafted by council members Jim Strickland and Shea Flinn, which allowed self-contained mobile food preparation vehicles to operate in the city of Memphis.

30. Senate Set to Approve Huge 2013 Spending Bill - Thursday, March 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate moved ahead Wednesday toward a vote on a huge, bipartisan spending bill aimed at keeping the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month.

31. Riverfront Report Highlights Quick Fixes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

With a set of 20 Memphis riverfront plans and reports spanning several decades, urban planner and designer Jeff Speck’s mission wasn’t to add to the stack of documents, maps and renderings.

32. Speck Suggests Riverfront Remedies - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Urban planner and designer Jeff Speck has told city government leaders that the recently renamed Jefferson Davis Park is the “obvious next opportunity” for riverfront development plans and represents a “big bang in an important place.”

33. Now Showing: Memphis Rocks - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Last week we discussed the importance of crafting a legacy statement to help steer your life and priorities, while affording future generations something to cherish. This week, let us re-focus on our civic pride campaign, “Memphis Rocks,” which is now featured on thousands of T-shirts being worn around the Mid-South and in various cities around the globe.

34. Growing Concept - Wednesday, March 06, 2013

The winter months can be tougher on food truck vendors as cold temperatures often keep paying customers inside. But as spring approaches and nicer weather resumes, many local operators are getting set to ramp up operations.

35. Making an Impression - Tuesday, March 05, 2013

The firm redeveloping Overton Square considers its task at hand to be playing to its Midtown audience – not only in building construction, but also in incorporating art.

Loeb Properties Inc. is investing more than $20 million to revive the once-booming arts and entertainment district of the 1970s and 1980s. That includes adding new tenants to expand Overton Square’s footprint, redesigning existing structures and building new ones, and implementing a dozen or so multimedia art projects throughout.

36. Memphis in May Touts 68-Act Music Fest Lineup - Friday, March 01, 2013

The 37th edition of the Memphis In May International Festival’s Beale Street Music Festival features a 68-act lineup from Alice in Chains to ZZ Top.

The lineup of musical performers playing over three days from May 3 to May 5 was formally announced Thursday, Feb. 28, although much of the lineup had already been confirmed.

37. Tom James Moves Office to Lynnfield Building - Saturday, February 09, 2013

Franklin, Tenn.-based Tom James Co. recently relocated to a 2,858-square-foot office in Lynnfield Office Park Building A, 1255 Lynnfield Road, suite 150 – a result of an expansion in sales force in the custom clothier’s Memphis office.

38. Tom James Moves Office to Lynnfield Building - Monday, February 04, 2013

Franklin, Tenn.-based Tom James Co. recently relocated to a 2,858-square-foot office in Lynnfield Office Park Building A, 1255 Lynnfield Road, suite 150 – a result of an expansion in sales force in the custom clothier’s Memphis office.

39. 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.

40. AP IMPACT: Deficient Levees Found Across America - Friday, January 18, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states.

41. Victory Packaging Relocates to Memphis - Friday, January 18, 2013

Victory Packaging soon will relocate its entire Southaven branch operation to the Southeast Memphis industrial submarket.

The Houston, Texas-based industrial packaging supplier and distributor inked 158,333 square feet in Shelby Air Park Building 1, 4500 Malone Road. The 475,000-square-foot building also houses Terminal Warehouse Inc.

42. Events - Friday, November 30, 2012

Downtown Memphis Commission will unveil Memphis’ first marker on the Highway 61 Blues Trail Friday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. at Third Street and Gayoso Avenue. Visit downtownmemphis.com.

43. Memphis Rocks in Film Festival - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Last week we discussed Crosstown Arts, which is a local nonprofit working to cultivate the arts and revitalize the Sears Crosstown Building. This week let us refocus on “Memphis Rocks,” which recently was the subject of a reader-response series featuring your perspectives on what makes Memphis so unique and special. As a quick refresher, “Memphis Rocks” is a civic pride campaign that promotes our city and is designed as a give back, supporting the Memphis Police Department Fallen Officer Memorial. Now for the exciting news: Memphis Rocks will be a category at the 14th Annual Memphis International Film & Music Festival.

44. Panda to Build Restaurant On Winchester Outparcel - Monday, September 03, 2012

7525 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38125

Permit Cost: $791,345

Project Cost: N/A

45. Farm Subsidies, FBI, Air Controllers Face Big Cuts - Wednesday, August 15, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – Come January, be prepared for fewer air traffic controllers, FBI agents, border patrol officers and park rangers, as well as lower farm and winter heating subsidies. Less meat might get inspected. Furloughs will likely sweep across the government. Even the weather service could be affected.

46. Medicare Fraud Busters Unveil Command Center - Thursday, August 02, 2012

BALTIMORE (AP) – Medicare's war on fraud is going high-tech with the opening of a $3.6 million command center that features a giant screen and the latest computer and communications gear. That's raising expectations, as well as some misgivings.

47. Smartphone App Helps Memphians Stay in Shape - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Shelby Farms Park Conservancy has teamed up with Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. to launch a free wellness app called ShelbyFit, specifically designed to meet the health and fitness needs of Memphis-area residents.

48. Retail Transformation - Thursday, July 12, 2012

Two of Loeb Properties Inc.’s larger retail centers in East Memphis are in the midst of major transformations.

49. After the Flood - Wednesday, July 04, 2012

It was at about this time a year ago that the floodwaters had at last receded from the cluster of mobile home parks around the intersection of U.S. 51 and North Watkins Road in Frayser.

The flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries marked the highest river levels at Memphis since the 1937 flooding that set the record for river flooding in Memphis.

50. Building Blitz - Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Some of the city’s prominent homebuilders huddled up at McDonald’s on Winchester and Tchulahoma roads around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, June 4, trying to decide what the weather had in store for the first morning of the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis/Memphis Area Home Builders Association Home Builders Blitz.

51. Strike up the Band - Monday, May 21, 2012

For anyone who finds themselves in conversation with Mei-Ann Chen about the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, its big plans for the year and major guest performers who’ve been lined up, be prepared to get an earful on a topic about which Chen will evangelize, her smile broad and voice brimming with cheer.

52. Dimon Survives Votes on Pay, Chairmanship - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank.

53. Philippine Spotlight - Monday, May 14, 2012

Tourism is big business, but there are concerns about infrastructure.

New education reforms are going from the drawing board to the classroom.

Government corruption is recognized as a deterrent to economic development efforts.

54. Outdoor Sounds - Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Summer is nearly here. Partygoers have begun packing rooftops, while shoppers and restaurant diners also are keen on a little musical entertainment to help liven up predictable experiences.

And that means Memphis-based Resource Entertainment Group sees opportunity – literally – high and low.

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. 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.

58. Our River Reflects City’s Past, Future - Monday, April 30, 2012

For decades, redevelopment of the city’s riverfront has been an elusive goal. Look at it over the years and you can see moves toward a goal of a riverfront that is once again busy – but busy for reasons different than those when the cobblestones represented the gateway to a 19th century logistics hub.

59. Gather at the River - Monday, April 30, 2012

About a year ago Memphians were drawn to one spot in particular on the city’s riverfront.

At the foot of Beale Street, the Mississippi River had risen last May to a level where the muddy water covered the intersection of Riverside Drive and Beale, offering a view of an uninterrupted river stretching three miles from the intersection to the levees in West Memphis.

60. American Queen Makes Historic Comeback - Thursday, April 26, 2012

When the American Queen pulls into its Memphis home port Thursday morning, April 26, it will be the second time the world’s largest steamboat has stopped in the city.

The first time was 17 years and several lifetimes ago in the domestic overnight river cruise business.

61. Tom Lee Park Closes for MIM Prep - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tom Lee Park closed to the public Monday, April 23, with limited access to recreational users of the park as the Memphis in May International Festival began setting up for a month of events there.

62. U of M Adds Iconic Symbols to Campus - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

As workers began adding the platforms to the Beale Street Landing project on the city’s riverfront over the weekend, on the other end of the riverfront, workers prepared to move the Ramesses statue from the front of The Pyramid.

63. U of M Reunion to Feature Sculpture - Monday, April 09, 2012

The University of Memphis campus will feature a new icon later this month to be unveiled during the university’s centennial reunion weekend April 20-22.

The 100th anniversary of the university has been marked with various decorated versions of the school’s Tiger mascot at different locations across Shelby County.

64. Parallels for City Found in Spring - Monday, April 09, 2012

It seems as if we were walking between bare trees with our collars up just the other day. And now all is green and growing in our corner of the world.

That’s the way the seasons can change in Memphis. It’s also a good metaphor for how the civic movements and issues that are the backdrop for most of our lives rise up suddenly and are gone just as quickly only to return later when the skies again grow tentative.

65. River View - Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A river view alone isn’t enough for a restaurant to make a go of it on the Memphis riverfront.

And there are many examples to prove the point.

The old Harbor Landing restaurant on Mud Island has a beautiful view of the Memphis harbor and a slightly more distant view of the Mississippi River. There was once an old towboat on the cobblestones that offered the pleasures of dining on its decks. And One Beale Street also came with a view.

66. Memphians Take Plunge for Special Olympics - Thursday, February 02, 2012

Special Olympics athletes and their supporters will plunge into the chilly waters of the Mississippi River Saturday, Feb. 4, to raise money for the organization’s Greater Memphis chapter, which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

67. Biz Owners Find Value In Giving Back - Monday, January 30, 2012

There’s a growing breed of innovative for-profit entrepreneur that views positive social change as the foundation of business.

Rather than garnering donations or applying for grants as a nonprofit entity, social enterprise entrepreneurs are generating revenue and reinvesting profits in the community by providing services or manufacturing products.

68. 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.

69. Ohio Firm to Develop Olive Branch Ind. Park - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Columbus, Ohio-based The Pizzuti Cos. has been selected to serve as development adviser for a proposed large-scale industrial park development in Olive Branch.

Blue Ocean Ventures LLC of Boca Raton, Fla., has engaged Pizzuti to develop the master plan for the park, initiate development due diligence and begin marketing efforts for the proposed 256.45-acre Willow Creek Park of Commerce.

70. Clearing a Path - Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The nonprofit group assembling a plan to restore parts of and add Shelby County connections to the Mississippi River Trail for bicycles and pedestrians talked about old unmarked roads and attractions at a Monday, Dec. 12, hearing in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park.

71. Coming Soon: Something Better - Monday, December 12, 2011

Toothpaste tops tell it all. All of them used to be twist-off. Then came the flip cap, arthritis cap and even a pump if caps stressed you out.

This would all seem trivial if there were not millions of dollars of toothpaste sales at stake. Stay with twist-tops at your peril. “What, you still making me twist off my caps? I‘m walking.”

72. Can't Sell? Become 'Rentrepreneur' - Monday, December 05, 2011

You may have tried to sell off some of your unused stuff without success or deciding it wasn’t worth it. That does not mean you can’t do better renting out things you are not using much.

73. Memphians Observe World AIDS Day - Monday, December 05, 2011

A procession of red rice paper sky lanterns delicately floated into an orange sky over Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis Thursday, Dec. 1, as the sun descended on the Mississippi River.

74. Wilkinson Follows Road Less Traveled - Thursday, November 03, 2011

During his 50-year tenure in real estate, Dan Wilkinson helped establish the Memphis office of Colliers International as one of the dominant industrial real estate companies in the local market and has been involved in more than $1 billion in sales in Memphis and North Mississippi.

75. State Official: Police Can't ‘Baby-Sit’ Protesters - Monday, October 31, 2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state troopers cleared out Wall Street protesters from the state Capitol grounds early Friday because they didn't have the resources to "babysit" the overnight encampment, the state's safety commissioner said.

76. ServiceMaster, Other Cos. Support Habitat Mission - Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis has a busy couple of weeks ahead as it closes its books on the fall building season.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, marked the dedication of The ServiceMaster Co. home at 3477 E. Oak Side Drive in Trinity Park, the first all-green neighborhood being developed by Memphis Habitat. The will be the Memphis-based home and commercial services company’s fifth sponsorship home with the nonprofit.

77. Continental Shift - Monday, October 17, 2011

After a 15-year transformation from a government operated east-west railroad network to a privately owned company with a North American reach, Canadian National Railway Co. is positioning itself as a logistics “enabler.”

78. National Parking, Part 1 - Thursday, October 13, 2011

West Yellowstone, Mont. This hamlet of 1,000 residents is said to have 4,000 motel rooms. But I don’t have time to count. There’s a park to be explored.

It’s our first trip to the world’s oldest national park (established 1872), a rectangular tract of some 3,500 square miles that, at first blush, appears to be wholly in Wyoming. However, small chunks of it are in Montana and Idaho.

79. Unions Give Wall Street Protesters Some Oomph - Thursday, October 06, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – A diverse group of powerful unions joined demonstrations near Wall Street on Wednesday, lending focus, credibility and potentially hundreds of participants to a group that started out with a few college students camping out in lower Manhattan.

80. Back into the Fold - Monday, October 03, 2011

Before there was South Bluffs, there was French Fort.

Before the Hernando DeSoto Bridge was built and city zoning regulations placed more distance between commercial, industrial and residential areas, this neighborhood by the trio of older Mississippi River bridges south of Downtown survived in one of the most historic and isolated parts of the city.

81. St. Jude Hosts 24-Hour Team Cycling Event - Friday, September 23, 2011

“St. Jude Give thanks. Ride.” is Friday, Sept. 23, Downtown.

The 24-hour, relay cycling event will team bicyclists of all ages together in the fight against childhood cancer, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

82. $5.1 Million in Deeds Filed for Schnucks Fuel Ctr. Sales - Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Six sale deeds totaling $5.1 million have been filed as part of Schnucks’ sale of fuel centers to a subsidiary of The Kroger Co.

83. EDGE Board Holds Inaugural Meeting - Friday, August 19, 2011

The new Economic Development Growth Engine approved its existence Wednesday, Aug. 17, while also addressing some confusing technicalities.

“The president is selected by both mayors – this seems cumbersome,” former Shelby County Commissioner and EDGE director Deidre Malone said at the organization’s inaugural meeting at City Hall. “Having worked in the private sector and for an organization with a similar structure, I think it’s very interesting.”

84. New Economic Development Board Gets Started - Thursday, August 18, 2011

The new Economic Development Growth Engine approved its existence Wednesday, Aug. 17, while also addressing some confusing technicalities.

“The president is selected by both mayors – this seems cumbersome,” former Shelby County Commissioner and EDGE director Deidre Malone said at the organization’s inaugural meeting at City Hall. “Having worked in the private sector and for an organization with a similar structure, I think it’s very interesting.”

85. County Commission Reviews City Buyout of Convention Center - Thursday, August 18, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners reviewed Wednesday, Aug. 17, the city of Memphis’ plan to buy out the county’s share of the Memphis Cook Convention Center for $75 million.

The 6-1 vote in committee is a recommendation of the resolution that goes to the full commission Monday, Aug. 22, for a vote.

86. Living on the Edge - Thursday, August 18, 2011

In 2008, something was brewing in the area near Cleveland and Watkins streets south of Poplar Avenue in Midtown.

A developer, Tom Marsh, working with Florida-based WSG Development, had unveiled plans for a mixed-use development to include small and large retail, including a Target store, condominiums, apartments and medical offices, along with all-around improvements to the neighborhood known as Crosstown.

87. WKNO/Channel 10 to Host ‘Local Color’ May 26 - Thursday, May 26, 2011

“Local Color,” hosted by Mamie Shannon, this week features Elizabeth Cawein with the Memphis Music Foundation, Melissa Petersen of Edible Memphis, Liz Phillips of gowithfamily.com and Chris Davis with the Memphis Flyer.

88. Sunset Symphony to be Held in Tom Lee Park - Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Memphis in May Sunset Symphony will be held May 28 in Tom Lee Park.

Festival organizers announced Wednesday the symphony concert that ends the month-long series of events would be held in the park as it normally is.

89. Avaniel Perfect Companion for Barbecue Meal - Friday, May 13, 2011

The Ribera del Duero wine region lies north of Madrid in Castilla y Leon on either side of the Duero river. In fact “Ribero del Duero” translates to “the banks of the Duero,” indicating how important that waterway is to grape cultivation in north-central Spain. In Portugal, the Duero becomes the Douro, which flows through the steep hillside vineyards of Port country. The red wines of Ribero del Duero, based primarily on the tempranillo grape, tend to be hearty, robust and flavorful, making them ideal to drink with – barbecue!

90. Business of Barbecue - Friday, May 13, 2011

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is moving its celebration of a fine plate of pork from its established home in Tom Lee Park to Tiger Lane at the Mid-South Fairgrounds this year.

91. Flooding Forces Firm To Redesign BBQ Locale - Thursday, May 12, 2011

Following last Monday’s announcement that the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is moving from Tom Lee Park to the Mid-South Fairgrounds, planners had less than 48 hours to turn around the new design at Tiger Lane.

92. Disaster Recovery on Minds of Some Businesses - Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Gayle Rose isn’t a storm-chaser nor does she work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but natural disasters are her territory.

93. Festival Relocation to Impact Local Businesses - Wednesday, May 11, 2011

When historic flooding forced a venue change for Memphis in May’s 34th annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Downtown and Midtown businesses began bracing to make the best of the sudden switch.

94. Flood Scenario Become More Specific As River Crest Nears - Monday, May 09, 2011

The rise of the Mississippi River at Memphis continued Sunday to within a few inches of a crest of 48 feet.

And emergency responders Sunday locked in on dealing with a 48 foot crest sometime early Tuesday morning.

95. Dodging the Deluge - Friday, May 06, 2011

The last time the Memphis river gauge was this high, Memphis was a much different place. In 1937 when the Mississippi River at Memphis topped 48.7 feet, Mud Island was really an island with no levee connecting it to the city and the Wolf River flowing between it and the city proper. Parts of the city were still rural as was the county outside Memphis. Today’s suburban development was a long way off, and Millington was still a few years away from getting the Naval Air Station.

96. Trolley Sets Record on 1st Night of Music Fest - Friday, May 06, 2011

The Memphis Area Transit Authority set a new ridership record for the trolley system on April 29.

The night was a busy one for the Downtown territory covered by the Main Street Line, the riverfront loop and The Madison Avenue Line. It was the opening night of the Beale Street Music Festival in Tom Lee Park. A Memphis Grizzlies playoff game was under way at FedExForum, and it was the night of the monthly South Main Art Trolley Tour.

97. Go With the Flow - Friday, May 06, 2011

Lord knows the creek did rise. The last time the Mississippi was lapping at the top of Tom Lee Park, I’d been lapping at a number of things for a couple of days myself.

98. Special Coverage: Mid-South Flooding - Friday, May 06, 2011

DeWitt Spain Airport Inundated With Water

General DeWitt Spain Airport was inundated with flood waters early Thursday morning. Reports said around midnight, part of a berm washed out as well as part of North Second Street, which had already been closed because of rising water. A broken water main contributed to the high water.

99. Special Coverage: Mid-South Flooding - Thursday, May 05, 2011

Coverage of the rising waters in the Memphis area

Shuttle Prep Made For Barbecue Fest Attendees
Following Monday’s announcement that the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is moving from Tom Lee Park to Tiger Lane at the Mid-South Fairgrounds, the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau is busy making preparations for shuttle services to accommodate out-of-town attendees and teams staying in Downtown hotels.
The dates of the event will remain the same, May 12 to 14. All other aspects of the event, but the location, will be as scheduled.
Low-cost transportation will run on a continual loop from four Downtown locations to the barbecue contest from late Wednesday afternoon through Saturday evening. The shuttle locations are not yet decided but will be hotel-centric.
“We hear your requests and will definitely make our best efforts to accommodate everyone,” the Memphis In May website reads.
“We are working on shuttle transportation for those of you staying Downtown.”
For more information, visit www.memphisinmay.org.

100. East Side of Mud Island in Crosshairs - Thursday, May 05, 2011

Mud Island should still be accessible as the Mississippi River at Memphis moves toward a 48-foot crest on May 11.

But those with homes on the east side of the island, by the Wolf River Harbor, could be the first to evacuate Downtown.