If all goes well, The Blues Foundation will be raising the roof on a new Blues Hall of Fame at 421 S. Main St. in six months.

2. International Blues Challenge Brings Acts to Memphis - Monday, January 28, 2013

The 29th annual International Blues Challenge, the world’s largest gathering of blues acts, will convene in Downtown Memphis from Tuesday, Jan. 29, through Saturday, Feb. 2.

Blues acts will compete in Beale Street clubs and bars for a chance to perform in the finals on The Orpheum Theatre’s stage Saturday afternoon. The Blues Foundation, based at 421 S. Main St., hosts the yearly competition.

3. 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.

4. St. Louis Blues - Friday, December 02, 2011

HEY, ST. LOUIS, YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME? If you don’t think we’re in a fight, you probably don’t realize you’re bleeding.

The first blow came more than 20 years ago – a big, upriver uppercut after a series of negative articles in The Commercial Appeal on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The hospital hollered, another big river town heard them, and we were one feint away from losing St. Jude to St. Louis. We didn’t go down, rallied as a city and won the hospital’s decision to stay.

5. Blues Foundation Moves Into New Home - Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Memphis-based Blues Foundation has moved into its new home at 421 S. Main St., suite 104.

The move, which happened July 5, puts the foundation into a space most recently occupied by Public Storage. The foundation bought the retail portion of the Hotline Lofts three-story condo in December.

6. Blues Foundation Receives 2011 Gov. Arts Award - Thursday, March 10, 2011

Next month, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam will present The Blues Foundation with the Governor’s Arts Award, Tennessee’s highest honor in the arts.

The award will be presented in a special ceremony produced by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

7. Blues Foundation Settles into South Main HQ - Tuesday, December 14, 2010

After more than 30 years of working out of temporary spaces, The Blues Foundation will finally have its first permanent home, the organization announced Monday. The space will serve the mission of Blues music preservation, celebration and education.

8. Events - Wednesday, September 05, 2007

The Mid-South Real Estate Investors Association Inc. (REIA) will meet today from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Al Chymia Shrine Temple, 5770 Shelby Oaks Drive. The meeting topics will be "How to be a Successful Landlord" and "Landlord Legal Issues." For more information, including registration, call 458-2600 or e-mail info@midsouthreia.org.

9. Events - Tuesday, September 04, 2007

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive today from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. For more information, call 501-614-4400.

The Memphis City Council will meet today at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

10. Self-Storage Comes of Age - Wednesday, August 09, 2006

For the longest time, it was perhaps the runt of the litter in the field of commercial real estate.

But the 120,000-square-foot, climate-controlled, state-of-the-art self-storage facility that H. Keith Russell is building in Horn Lake is a strong example that the entire self-storage industry has grown up.

11. Archived Article: Events - Monday, February 14, 2005
The Center City Development Corporation meets at 8:30 a

The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 125 N. Main St., first floor. Call 576-6786. The Center City Development Corp. meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Center Ci...

12. Archived Article: Events - Friday, February 04, 2005
The Memphis Bar Association presents Update from the Chapter 13 Trustees Office from noon to 1 p

The Memphis Bar Association presents Update from the Chapter 13 Trustees Office from noon to 1 p.m. today at 200 Jefferson Ave., sixth floor. Call 52...

13. Archived Article: Villager (lead) - Thursday, July 26, 2001
SCO to buy Villager Lodge building SCO eyes Villager Lodge building By SUE PEASE The Daily News The Southern College of Optometry has made an offer to buy one of the four buildings owned by Villager Lodge at 1220 Union Ave., formerly the Admiral Ben...

14. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, March 16, 2001
The Memphis Shelby County Public Librarys Book Circle will meet at 7 p The Memphis Shelby County Public Librarys Book Circle will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in Main Library Meeting Room A, 1850 Peabody Ave. The March selection is "Cosmos" by Ca...

15. Archived Article: Loft Apts (lead) - Monday, March 13, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Loft apartment project begins on South Main By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News For developer Gary Garland, tranforming the old Hot Line Building at 421 S. Main St. into loft apartments is the right thing to do. The design of the ...

16. Archived Article: Gov't (ccdc) - Thursday, August 19, 1999
CCDC grants extension, CCDC grants extension, balks on two loan requests By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News To grant or not to grant, that was the question before the Center City Development Corp. at its meeting Wednesday. Seven items relating to devel...

17. Archived Article: Gov't (ccdc) Lead - Tuesday, August 17, 1999
CCDC to consider CCDC to consider four Downtown projects By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Two new projects and two lapsed applications to be considered at Wednesdays Center City Development Corp. meeting have one common thread they all involve a sing...

18. Archived Article: 1qapts - Monday, April 12, 1999
Apartment construction Apartment construction surges in Downtown By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Although the first quarter of 1999 lagged behind its predecessor in the number of permits filed for new apartment construction, several projects could m...

19. Archived Article: Graphic - Friday, February 05, 1999
Romance for the ages Romance for the ages Midtown recorded the lowest average age of grooms and brides in 1998 for ZIP codes where more than one couple settled, according to marriage licenses filed in the Shelby County Clerk's Office. ZIP code No...

20. Archived Article: Gov't (ccdc) - Thursday, December 17, 1998
Two development loans that will assist with complete renovations of two Downtown buildings were approved by the Center City Development Corp Loans will help renovate two Downtown buildings By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Two development loans that w...

21. Archived Article: Gov't (drb) - Friday, December 04, 1998
Gary Garland is excited about Downtown redevelopment Downtown projects offer retail, apartment space By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Gary Garland is excited about Downtown redevelopment. The head of the Garland Co. Inc. has three projects in the wor...

22. Archived Article: Lj Wall St - Monday, October 09, 1995
10/6 lj wall st Wall Street Deli loses Memphis location By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In an effort to eliminate financial and fiscal strain, Wall Street Deli will close 11 of its 128 stores throughout the country, including one location in Memphi...