VOL. 127 | NO. 60 | Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Beale Street’s former Pat O’Brien’s space is being replaced with a new concept from some of the street’s prime stakeholders.
Segway Experience provides unique way to see Memphis
Tourists and other guests in Downtown Memphis can always leisurely stroll past landmarks like AutoZone Park and FedExForum as they take in the sights and sounds of the city.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is taking up the key question in the challenge to President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul: Can the government force people to carry insurance or pay a penalty?
After a race to call special referendum elections in May, suburban leaders this week may be in a race to get to Chancery Court in a legal challenge of the Tennessee attorney general’s opinion that last week stopped the referenda move.
It wasn’t long ago that the Cherokee Arms Apartments complex in Midtown was on the market with a note of “in need of repair.”
There will be no fourth try at a redistricting plan by the Shelby County Commission. The issue will be decided by Chancellor Arnold Goldin probably sometime in mid-May.
The Four Tops, The Temptations Review, Thelma Houston, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. will bring their legendary brand of soul to The Peabody hotel’s Grand Ballroom Saturday, March 31, during “Med Night: A Soul Celebration.”
The verdicts are in, and the jurors have been polled and dismissed after more than a month of trial.
REAL ESTATE RECAP
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MC Ionic Solutions US Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. that will produce an electrolyte solution used in lithium-ion batteries, is moving ahead with its North Memphis headquarters and production plant.
LOCAL COLUMNISTS
Last week highlighted Porter-Leath, which is an organization empowering children and families to achieve a healthy, optimal, and independent lifestyle. This week let us discuss a nonprofit that is impacting the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf: The First Tee of Memphis.
NATIONAL BUSINESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Economists say a combination of higher taxes and lower spending is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring, but that the Fed’s existing policies will help boost economic growth.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats Monday unveiled a $26 billion temporary tax cut for businesses to boost their payrolls and encourage investment in new equipment.
HEALTH CARE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court plunged into debate Monday on the fate of the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system, and the justices gave every indication they will not allow an obscure tax law to derail the case.