The Memphis City Council delayed to its first meeting in February a committee discussion about a proposal by council member Myron Lowery to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park to include the name of Ida B. Wells, the anti-lynching crusader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

2. Council Delays Forrest Park Discussion - Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Memphis City Council delayed to its first meeting in February a committee discussion about a proposal by council member Myron Lowery to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park to include the name of Ida B. Wells, the anti-lynching crusader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

3. Council Preps for Late Summer Sales Tax Hike Referendum - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A referendum on a half percent city sales tax hike to fund a city pre kindergarten expansion and roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents would happen in August or September instead of May.

4. Toyota's Mississippi Auto Plant Plan Draws UAW Ire - Monday, June 21, 2010

Toyota's announcement that it will resume construction of a car factory in Mississippi was a much-needed piece of good news for both the state struggling with persistent unemployment and the automaker trying to recover some goodwill after a recall crisis bruised its reputation.

5. Imperial Lanes Set for Retail Makeover - Friday, June 04, 2010

A deal appears to be in the works to transform the old Imperial Lanes bowling alley at 4700 Summer Ave. into a new retail property.

6. MCS Funding Raises Flags for City Budget Audit - Friday, February 05, 2010

Resolving the legal spat between the Memphis City Council and Memphis City Schools that’s put millions of dollars at stake probably won’t blow a hole in the city’s budget.

That’s the opinion former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton’s administration and the city’s legal counsel shared with the independent auditors who reviewed the city’s books during the fiscal year that ended June 30. The auditors noted the city’s opinion in their just-released review of the city’s financials.

7. Tick Tock - Thursday, January 04, 2007

Memphis International Airport's biggest milestone in 2006 might have been its eye-catching new rotunda in Concourse B, transformed over the past year along with nearby corridors into a Memphis-themed mini-mall.

8. Bowled Over - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Imperial Lanes at 4700 Summer Ave. soon will meet the same fate as a set of pins after a perfectly rolled strike.

A real estate deal is in the works to sell the property on which the bowling alley sits, a place that's become a Memphis landmark since it opened in December 1958. The details haven't been finalized, but the project apparently would involve knocking down the 48-lane bowlers' hotspot and putting up a retail strip center, according to sources close to the deal.

9. Arts Organizations Host State Legislators' Reception - Monday, August 22, 2005

Aug. 23

Memphis City Council member Carol Chumney hosts Coffee with Carol Chumney at 11 a.m. at Formosa Restaurant, 3735 Summer Ave. Call 576-6795.

The Center City Commission Downtown Parking Authority meets at 3 p.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540.

10. Archived Article: Job P.2 - Monday, October 30, 2000
State jobless rate up for September State jobless rate up for September Tennessees unemployment rate for September was 3.8 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point over August, said Commissioner Michael E. Magill, Tennessee Department of Labor a...