1968: “I looked down at Martin’s face. His eyes wobbled, then for an instant focused on me. ‘Martin, It’s all right. Don’t worry. This is Ralph. This is Ralph.’ His eyes grew calm and he moved his lips. I was certain he understood and was trying to say something. Then in the next instant, I saw the understanding drain from his eyes and leave them absolutely empty.”

2. Food Delivery Search Engine Launching in Memphis - Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Memphians are enjoying a bumper crop of on-demand ordering apps and platforms, especially in the meals-to-go space. Uber Eats and Bite Squad are among the big-name food-ordering apps that give diners here the option – with just a few taps – to order meals that get sent straight to their door.

3. Archer Malmo, Y&R Memphis, Red Deluxe Big Winners at ADDYs - Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Results in the 2018 AAF Memphis American Advertising Awards competition show Memphis companies collected plenty of hardware, but the big winners were Red Deluxe Brand Development, Archer Malmo and Y&R Memphis, which all won “Best of” category honors and a total of 67 awards combined.

4. Outside Investors to Purchase Gibson Factory in Downtown Memphis - Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Investment firms in New York and Miami have purchased the Gibson Guitar Factory property in Downtown Memphis and an additional warehouse Gibson Brands Inc. owns in Nashville.

5. Commercial Appeal Will Seek New Office In Memphis With Digital Capabilities - Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The Commercial Appeal announced Monday, June 19, that it will be putting its iconic 495 Union Ave. property on the market and will begin the search for a new location.

6. Facilities, Football Fever Growing At the University of Memphis - Friday, June 16, 2017

Somewhere, in a long-ago Division I sports galaxy far away, an athletic director could catch his breath after his college baseball team made its last out and before his football team started practice. Not so much now.

7. Hundreds March In Memphis Day Without Immigrants Event - Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Several hundred people marched Monday, May 1, from Clayborn Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum Monday in a local Day Without Immigrants Rally.

The Memphis march was one of numerous May Day protests and marches across the country and the latest local event to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and plans for a wall at the U.S. border with Mexico.

8. Butler Snow Grows Commercial Litigation Group in Memphis - Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Memphis office of Butler Snow LLP has added three attorneys to its commercial litigation group.

Clifton Lipman, Robert Crawford and Michael Less are the latest attorneys to join the full-service law firm in recent months.

9. March 31- April 6, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, April 1, 2017

2016: A metal barrier goes up on the Overton Park Greensward, replacing orange cones used by the Memphis Zoo to mark its overflow parking area. Protesters opposed to the continued overflow parking quickly attach a homemade sign to the barrier reading “Iron Curtain” as Memphis Police keep watch over a busy day in the park for the zoo as well as on the greensward, where a reading flash mob and several rugby games are taking place.

10. March 24-30, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 25, 2017

2012: Guilty verdicts in the federal court trials of Clinton Lewis and Martin Lewis, the only two members of the Craig Petties drug organization to go to trial in the largest drug and racketeering case ever brought in Memphis federal court. Each is convicted of multiple drug conspiracy, racketeering and murder-for-hire charges and sentenced to life in prison.
The Lewises are relatively low-ranking members of a multistate drug organization whose center is the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis. They are assigned to kill rival drug dealers and those within the organization suspected of cooperating with authorities. The trial testimony paints a vivid picture of the larger organization and its disintegration.
Petties, along with his childhood friends, builds an organization that deals directly with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, importing tons of cocaine and marijuana into the city via truck trailers and sending millions of dollars in drug money back to Mexico. Petties flees to Mexico in 2002 after police discover him in a house with 600 pounds of marijuana. It puts Petties and his organization on the radar of federal drug agents. Petties runs the drug organization from exile for six years before he is captured in Mexico and returned to the U.S. as the cartel splinters violently.
A year before the trial, Petties pleads guilty to federal charges in a sealed court hearing and is later sentenced to multiple life sentences. His attorneys argue that Petties did offer some cooperation short of testifying. But prosecutors say he never provided any significant information they didn’t already know and that he feared for his life if he cooperated in any significant way.

11. March 17-23, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 18, 2017

1968: 16.1 inches of snow fall on the city of Memphis, cancelling plans for striking city sanitation workers to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the front of their ranks from Clayborn Temple to City Hall. King would return to the city to lead the march on March 28, a march that would end before it got to City Hall because of violence. The violent end would prompt King to return to the city to lead another march April 5.

12. Church Health Partners With Advance Memphis - Saturday, March 11, 2017

Church Health’s resource production team is now employing Advance Memphis graduates to manage its online orders, shipping and inventory of educational materials.

Church Health creates content and materials to educate, encourage and equip ministries as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to promote wellness in communities and congregations. Church Health Resources creates and distributes these publications, which includes the quarterly magazine Church Health Reader.

13. March 10-16, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 11, 2017

1835: A letter from Mayor Marcus Winchester reads in part: “We are involved in another lawsuit involving important interests in relation to the John Rice grant. You are aware that since 1828 a mud bar has been accumulating in front of this town. During last summer two warrants were located upon this bar, in the name of J.D. Martin, amounting together to 44 1/2 acres, for which a grant has actually been obtained from the state.”

14. Church Health Partners With Advance Memphis - Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Church Health’s resource production team is now employing Advance Memphis graduates to manage its online orders, shipping and inventory of educational materials.

Church Health creates content and materials to educate, encourage and equip ministries as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to promote wellness in communities and congregations. Church Health Resources creates and distributes these publications, which includes the quarterly magazine Church Health Reader.

15. March 7 Memphis City Council Agenda - Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.

16. March 3-9, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 4, 2017

1892: Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart were taken from their jail cell and killed by a white mob in a lynching that prompted Ida B. Wells, a Memphis schoolteacher and friend of one of the men, to condemn it in the Free Speech newspaper under the pen name Iola. An angry mob ransacked the newspaper offices while Wells was out of the city. It was the beginning of Wells' international crusade to call attention to lynchings. She never returned to Memphis.

17. Feb 24-March 2, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, February 25, 2017

1997: The grand opening of Wolfchase Galleria, which at 1.1 million square feet is larger than the other five Memphis malls open at the time: the Mall of Memphis, Hickory Ridge Mall, Raleigh Springs Mall, Southland Mall and Southbrook Mall. Wolfchase opens with more than 130 tenants, including an eight-screen movie theater, plus 6,000 parking spaces. By comparison, the Mall of Memphis has 885,627 square feet.

18. Last Word: The March & Crowd Estimates and Country Records in Memphis - Monday, January 23, 2017

Twice now in the last six months, very different protests have drawn thousands of people to the streets in the largest demonstrations we’ve seen since the 1970s – and more importantly, demonstrations that are an entry point for a new generation to many of these issues.

19. Graceland Announces March 2 Opening of 'Elvis Presley's Memphis' Complex - Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Graceland will open its $45 million 200,000 square foot Whitehaven entertainment complex March 2-5, the second opening in five months of an expansion of Graceland’s presence in Memphis.

The opening date for the complex of restaurants, museums, shops and performance venues was announced Monday, Nov. 21, by Elvis Presley Enterprises about a month after the opening of the $92-million 450-room Guest House at Graceland hotel and resort.

20. Coinsource Sets Up Bitcoin ATM In Memphis - Thursday, November 17, 2016

The self-styled “Wal-Mart” of the bitcoin ATM market has arrived in Memphis. Texas-based Coinsource, which co-founder Bobby Sharp says has ambitions of being as pervasive as the world’s largest retailer, has set up one of its machines at the Shell gas station at 967 Linden Ave.

21. Morris Marketing, Archer Malmo, DCA Take Top PRSA Memphis Honors - Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Morris Marketing Group, Archer Malmo and DCA took top honors at the 23rd annual Vox Awards hosted recently by the PRSA Memphis chapter at Visible Music College.

Morris Marketing Agency won Best in Show for Campaigns Brand Management/Reputation (more than $7,500) and for Special Events One Day (more than $7,500). Archer Malmo and DCA tied for Best in Show for Tactics, with Archer winning the Media Tactics: Press Conference category and DCA winning Print Tactics: Visual Elements.

22. Reward Offered in Fire at Baptist Church in Memphis - Wednesday, October 12, 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities are offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a Baptist church fire in Memphis.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, together with the Memphis Fire Department and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office, announced the reward Friday.

23. ATF Investigating Church Fire in Memphis - Friday, September 30, 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is investigating a church fire in Memphis.

Memphis Fire Department spokesman Wayne Cooke says crews put out a fire at New Salem Fellowship Ministries church at about 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cooke says no one was injured in the fire, which affected the rear of the church.

24. Traffic Rises 7.6 Percent At Memphis Airport in May - Saturday, July 9, 2016

May marked the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year traffic growth at Memphis International Airport, which saw a 7.6 percent increase in origination and destination (O&D) enplanements compared to 2015, the airport reported Thursday, July 7.

25. AP Sources: Memphis Lands Chandler Parsons for 4 Years, $94M - Saturday, July 2, 2016

Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that free agent forward Chandler Parsons has agreed to terms with the Memphis Grizzlies on a four-year deal worth $94 million.

The two sides came to agreement on Friday afternoon after meeting in Los Angeles. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be signed until July 7.

26. Strickland Adds Forces to Combat Rising Crime in Memphis - Wednesday, June 8, 2016

There is violent crime in Memphis and then there are the homicides – the murders.

Homicide is a violent crime.

But Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland made a distinction between it and other violent crimes Monday, June 6, in what looked to be the start of a more visible anti-crime strategy that will include the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

27. Available Class-A Office Space Scarce in Memphis - Saturday, May 28, 2016

ServiceMaster is looking to relocate its headquarters into a Class A office building, and Memphis just doesn’t have room.

“For the past two years, we’ve been using those phrases,” said Ron Kastner, senior vice president with CBRE.

28. Last Word: Encore In D, A Bus Every 10 Minutes and Marc Cohn in Memphis - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Encore in Nashville.
The state Senate’s state and local government committee meets again Wednesday to vote on the de-annexation bill it completed amending Tuesday.

This begins at 2:30 p.m. and we will be providing live Tweets of the action @tdnpols, www.twitter.com/tdnpols. So join us.
Because there was so much debate and parliamentary swordplay Tuesday, the Wednesday session will probably be pretty matter of fact by comparison.
Here’s our account of how it went down with the committee upping the percentage of voters signatures it takes to get a deannexation call on the ballot. And those who do vote to deannex can add payments for benefits liability to what they would also pay as their share of capital debt. There is also reaction from Greater Memphis Chamber president Phil Trenary.
Trenary had some choice words for Chattanooga state Senator Todd Gardenhire who called out Memphis specifically for what he viewed as trying to make the deannexed pay twice for benefits of city workers.
The looming question is what will the reaction to this be in the House which passed a very different version of this.
The proponents of the bill in the House and Senate have fundamentally different views that appear to be the kind of differences that would take some time to reconcile.

29. Commercial Drone Expo at University of Memphis - Saturday, March 26, 2016

The University of Memphis and the FedEx Institute of Technology will present a Commercial Drone Expo to be held at the U of M campus on April 9. The event will highlight the commercial applications of drone technology, showcase the uses for the general public and facilitate a dialogue on the positive applications of this emerging technology.

30. Commercial Drone Expo at University of Memphis - Friday, March 25, 2016

The University of Memphis and the FedEx Institute of Technology will present a Commercial Drone Expo to be held at the U of M campus on April 9. The event will highlight the commercial applications of drone technology, showcase the uses for the general public and facilitate a dialogue on the positive applications of this emerging technology.

31. Life Church of Memphis Moves on $15M Project - Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Life Church is improving its Collierville campus. A $15 million building permit application recently filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement lists a new sanctuary facility with associated site work and paving for 650 Houston Hill Road.

32. Life Church of Memphis Plans $15M in New Construction - Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Life Church is improving its Collierville campus. A $15 million building permit application recently filed with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement lists a new sanctuary facility with associated site work and paving for 650 Houston Hill Road.

33. March 4-10, 2016: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 5, 2016

1966: On the front page of The Daily News, Memphis State University begins season ticket sales for the Tigers’ 1966 season with 5,000 more prime seats available.
The student section at Memphis Memorial Stadium is moved to the east side of the stadium from its former location on the same side as the season ticket holders.
Season tickets at a rate of $20 per ticket – $3 less than buying individual tickets to the five home games – can also be bought for the first time through Dixiemart and Corondolet stores, along with 200 other retailers, by using the charge accounts for those stores.
And there is the “Tiger Note” method through the big three local banks – First National, National Bank of Commerce and Union Planters – as well as Murdock Insurance Corp. Tickets can be ordered on credit through the four institutions and paid later with no interest or carrying charges.

34. March 1 Memphis City Council Agenda - Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, March 1, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.

35. AP Sources: Clippers Trade Stephenson to Memphis for Green - Friday, February 19, 2016

The Memphis Grizzlies traded forward Jeff Green to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in exchange for guard Lance Stephenson and a future protected first-round draft pick.

The deal confirmed by the Clippers hours after the NBA trade deadline passed reunites Green with Doc Rivers, who coached him in Boston from 2011-13.

36. International Real Estate Firms Find Purchase Potential in Memphis - Tuesday, January 26, 2016

International investors and developers are increasingly looking to Memphis because the market is stable and the returns are high, according to a variety of real estate professionals doing business locally.

37. ARCpoint Labs Opening First Memphis Location in January - Monday, December 14, 2015

Maria Stevenson has been passionate about clinical laboratory science for much of her life, and now she’s preparing to bring a franchise location of full-service national laboratory company ARCpoint Labs to Memphis next month.

38. The Right Fit - Saturday, December 12, 2015

It was the middle of the season and the Tigers were rolling along at 7-0. They had climbed to No. 16 in the national polls and Paxton Lynch was being talked about as potentially the best quarterback in next spring’s NFL Draft.

39. Search Underway For New Memphis Football Coach - Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Justin Fuente is officially the new football coach at Virginia Tech, and at the University of Memphis the search for his successor has officially begun.

40. Arcade Restaurant, a Memphis Fixture Since 1919, Still Thriving - Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Situated at the corner of South Main Street and G.E. Patterson Avenue, at the intersection of tradition and quintessential Memphis culture, a diner that beckons guests with a retro sign over the door and similarly old-fashioned decor inside has found a way to endure.

41. Archer Malmo Continues Growth in Memphis, Austin - Saturday, October 17, 2015

Archer Malmo has announced eight recent new hires in its Memphis office and seven in its recently acquired office in Austin, Texas.

The agency now employs 185 people.

New hires in Memphis, in alphabetical order, include:

42. Archer Malmo Continues Growth in Memphis, Austin - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Archer Malmo has announced eight recent new hires in its Memphis office and seven in its recently acquired office in Austin, Texas.

The agency now employs 185 people.

New hires in Memphis, in alphabetical order, include:

43. Pastner, Always True to Self, Is Still Doing Things His Way - Friday, September 18, 2015

Expectations. That’s the word that drives all sports narratives. Remember the record of Josh Pastner’s first University of Memphis team, the ragtag bunch that was left over after John Calipari exited for Kentucky?

44. Editorial: Church Health Center has Potential to Change Memphis - Saturday, August 29, 2015

As the Church Health Center prepares to move to Crosstown Concourse, it is worth looking at how aspirations meet needs in Memphis.

To be sure this is a volatile combination. In Memphis, the sheer size of a need can prompt a frenzy of agencies and efforts to meet it. But those groups still can fall woefully short, despite their big, broad efforts.

45. Marc Gasol: Leaving Memphis Not An Option in Free Agency - Wednesday, July 15, 2015

All-Star center Marc Gasol says he’s sorry if Grizzlies’ fans worried over how long it took to learn that he wasn’t leaving Memphis, though they never had a reason to fret.

Gasol said Tuesday he already knew he wasn’t going anywhere else.

46. Marc Gasol of Memphis Is Already Right at Home - Thursday, July 2, 2015

He appreciates a fine wine, but at least symbolically does so with a dab of barbecue on his chin.

He attended Lausanne High School while his big brother was both amazing and frustrating Grizzlies fans. And now we hear from Zach Randolph, via Craig Brewer’s best film to date, “Marc Gasol of Memphis,” that he was listening to Three 6 Mafia all along.

47. Council Impasse Panel OKs 3 Percent Memphis Police Pay Hike - Thursday, May 21, 2015

A panel of three Memphis City Council members meeting Thursday, May 21, unanimously approved a 3 percent pay raise for Memphis police officers in the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The council impasse committee approved the last best offer of the Memphis Police Association over the last best offer of the administration of Mayor A C Wharton Jr., which was for no pay raise.

48. Larger Aircraft, More Flights for Memphis - Tuesday, May 12, 2015

More Memphis International Airport passengers can travel to Miami, Denver, Chicago and Houston starting this month, thanks to larger aircraft and an expected increase in flight frequency.

While the larger aircraft won’t bring new destinations, they will increase the number of seats available on flights to those destinations. The larger planes, coupled with some expected added frequencies to those destinations, will add an average of about four flights, or 407 seats a day, for Memphis passengers once the changes are complete.

49. Editorial: Meetings and Marches Won’t Fix Memphis Violence - Saturday, April 18, 2015

Lanetta King never had a chance. She walked out the doors of Hillcrest High School near the end of the school year just as a gunfire erupted between two groups of rival gang members.

Her name might sound familiar to you. Or perhaps you’ve never heard of her before.

50. Marco’s Pizza Eyes More Memphis Locations - Saturday, March 21, 2015

With one Germantown location under his belt, Marco’s Pizza owner Peter Morgan is eyeing at least three more locations in the Memphis area.

51. Marco’s Pizza Franchisee Eyes More Memphis-Area Stores - Friday, March 20, 2015

With one Germantown location under his belt, Marco’s Pizza owner Peter Morgan is eyeing at least three more locations in the Memphis area.

52. March 17 Memphis City Council Agenda - Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, March 17, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.

53. March 6-12: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 7, 2015

2014: The Germantown Municipal Schools board voted 3-0 to rescind its tuition requirement for open enrollment of students living outside Germantown. The decision affected high school-aged students in Collierville who had attended Houston High School in Germantown under the old Shelby County Schools system that had included all of Shelby County outside Memphis.

54. Sources: Target to Seek Incentives for Memphis Project - Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Target will seek incentives from Memphis and Shelby County as early as next week for an industrial project that could create up to 600 jobs, according to multiple sources.

The Minneapolis-based retail giant has explored sites in DeSoto County and Memphis for a distribution center and is in the process of finalizing a lease for the 900,000-square-foot building at 5461 Davidson Road in Southeast Memphis. In addition to the 600 jobs, Target is expected to make significant capital improvements to the property, which was formerly occupied by Hamilton Beach.

55. Earthquake Research Center in Memphis Gets Grant - Saturday, November 29, 2014

The U.S. Geological Survey is awarding a $2 million grant to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis.

The university says the three-year grant will help the center continue to monitor earthquakes in the central and southeastern United States.

56. Earthquake Research Center In Memphis Gets Grant - Wednesday, November 26, 2014

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey is awarding a $2 million grant to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis.

The university says the three-year grant will help the center continue to monitor earthquakes in the central and southeastern United States.

57. Transportation Workforce Center Coming to Memphis - Saturday, October 18, 2014

The University of Memphis says it has been awarded a federal grant to host the Southeast Regional Surface Transportation Workforce Center.

The university said Tuesday that its Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute received the four-year grant by the Federal Highway Administration.

58. AP Source: Vols Adding Memphis Transfer Woodson - Friday, August 22, 2014

KNOXVILLE (AP) – Dominic Woodson is transferring from Memphis to Tennessee, a source close to the situation said.

Woodson should be in class at Tennessee's Knoxville campus on Thursday, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Tennessee hasn't announced the move.

59. Former Tigers Head Man Finds Simpler Life at MTSU - Friday, August 15, 2014

In nine years as the head coach, Tommy West provided the University of Memphis with much of its football lore: five bowls – there have only been seven – and 49 wins (third-most all time).

60. Freshman Class Up 12 Percent at University of Memphis - Tuesday, August 12, 2014

When the academic year at the University of Memphis begins Aug. 25, the number of first-time freshmen at the school will increase over the previous year for the first time in three years.

University president David Rudd said the 2,250 first-time freshmen this year is up 231 students, or 11.6 percent, from the previous year.

61. March 21-March 27: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 22, 2014

1994: Pearl Jam at the Mid-South Coliseum with Kings X opening.

1974: On the front page of The Daily News, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at Memphis State University was seeing indications of the national recession with a “mixed” set of indicators from January in the form of a continuing decline from a year earlier in new car sales. Durable goods employment showed a loss of 200 jobs. Manufacturing employment was unchanged. The local unemployment rate was 2.9 percent.

62. March 18 Memphis City Council Agenda - Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.

63. March 14-March 20: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, March 15, 2014

2013: Executives of Bass Pro Shops went back to the drawing board for their signage on The Pyramid after renderings of the signage and details prompted concern from citizens and the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board. The new proposal that would surface later was approved by the review board.

64. March 4 Memphis City Council Agenda - Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The Memphis City Council will meet Tuesday, March 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council chambers in City Hall, 125 N. Main St. Click on the meeting icon for an agenda.

65. Faith and Football - Friday, September 6, 2013

The four men had parked themselves in lawn chairs under a tent outside Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on a Saturday with no Tigers football game. Yes, there was Fan Fest and soon enough a “mock game” would begin inside the stadium as Tiger players ran around in helmets, jerseys and shorts.

66. March 29-April 4: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 30, 2013

2012: Pinnacle Airlines Corp. filed for federal bankruptcy reorganization after months of trying to reorganize the Memphis-based regional air carrier to compensate for a shift in the airline industry and a move away from the smaller capacity jets used by Pinnacle. It was a dramatic reversal for a company that in October 2010 became the anchor tenant of One Commerce Square. The reorganization plan was later scrapped for another reorganization plan that included Pinnacle moving out of Memphis effective May 2013.

67. Hugs All Around After Tigers Season - Friday, March 29, 2013

Only Josh Pastner could utter the word “Lamborghini” on the occasion of his contract extension and a pay raise that likely pushed his annual salary north of $2 million and come across as grateful, gleeful and humble.

68. March 22-28: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 23, 2013

1968: 16.1 inches of snow fell on the city of Memphis, cancelling plans for striking city sanitation workers to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the front of their ranks from Clayborn Temple to City Hall. King would return to the city to lead the march on March 28, a march that would end before it got to City Hall from Clayborn Temple because of violence. The violent end of that march would prompt King to return to the city to lead another march April 5.

69. March 15-21: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 16, 2013

1993: Construction on the $9.1 million Wonders cultural series exhibit on Napoleon was under way at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, opening to the public in April. The construction was on the settings for 175 objects from the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte.

70. March 8-14: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 9, 2013

2012: E. Hunter Harrison, the former CEO of Canadian National Railway Co. spoke to the first class of the leadership academy of the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. A month later, Harrison was named CEO of rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., sparking a legal battle between the two rail giants for the next year over Harrison’s no-compete agreement. The battle ended last month with CP agreeing not to hire a group of more than 100 CN employees until the end of 2016.

71. Family and Divorce Firm Opens East Memphis Office - Saturday, January 19, 2013

The family and divorce law firm of Divorce Inc. has opened a new office in East Memphis.

One month after opening its third office in Clarksville, Tenn., the Jackson, Tenn.-based firm has relocated its Collierville office to the Forum I building at 6750 Poplar Ave.

72. Family and Divorce Firm Opens East Memphis Office - Friday, January 18, 2013

The family and divorce law firm of Divorce Inc. has opened a new office in East Memphis.

One month after opening its third office in Clarksville, Tenn., the Jackson, Tenn.-based firm has relocated its Collierville office to the Forum I building at 6750 Poplar Ave.

73. Highpoint Church Buys Briarcrest’s East Memphis Campus - Friday, November 9, 2012

After seven years of leasing space for its worship services, Highpoint Church has acquired Briarcrest Christian School Systems Inc.’s property at 6000 Briarcrest Ave. for $7.25 million.

74. Inspection Finds Overcrowding at Memphis VA's ER - Thursday, August 16, 2012

MEMPHIS (AP) – Chronic overcrowding in the emergency department of the Memphis Veterans Affairs hospital led to some patients waiting up to 14 hours to be admitted or transferred to another hospital, according to a new inspection report released Wednesday from the VA Inspector General.

75. FedEx Donates $2.5M for Liberty Bowl Work - Wednesday, May 2, 2012

FedEx has donated $2.5 million to the University of Memphis to complete renovation of the video scoreboard and sound system at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The school said in a news release Monday there is an August deadline for the project, in time for the Tigers’ first home game Sept. 1 against the University of Tennessee-Martin.

76. Nicest AD In the World Steps Down - Friday, April 27, 2012

Sixteen years ago R.C. Johnson became the University of Memphis athletic director and he started the tradition of an annual media appreciation luncheon. John Calipari, among others, would have choked on the idea.

77. Warner’s Managerial Climb Comes Full Circle in Memphis - Friday, April 6, 2012

The new Memphis Redbirds manager needs one of those veteran leaders, a guy who will willingly play multiple positions, a tough-nosed player between the lines, and a laid-back leader outside the lines who can discreetly take a young player aside.

78. Archaeology Conference to be Held in Memphis - Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Society for American Archaeology’s 77th annual meeting will be held April 18 to 22 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St.

79. Air Force Chief Says C-17s To Memphis In 2013 - Thursday, March 15, 2012

Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz confirmed Wednesday, March 14, that eight C-17 aircraft will replace the C-5A fleet at the Tennessee Air National Guard base in Memphis in fiscal year 2013 which begins July 1.

80. Honors Continue For Architect Of Memphis Sound - Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Memphis music icon Willie Mitchell was honored on what would have been his 84th birthday last week with a Tennessee state historical marker at his Royal Studios.

81. U of M Lands Big East Invitation - Thursday, February 9, 2012

It got done. Not on the timetable originally envisioned and not without much angst along the way. But that’s old news overtaken by better news:

As of July 1, 2013, the University of Memphis will officially be a competitor in the Big East.

82. AP Source: Big East Moving Toward Adding Memphis - Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A person familiar with the talks says the Big East is in discussions with Memphis about the Tigers joining the conference in all sports.

The Tigers likely would join in 2013 when Houston, Central Florida and SMU from Conference USA already are set to join the Big East.

83. Crye-Leike Commercial to Auction Memphis Sites - Thursday, January 26, 2012

Crye-Leike Commercial Auction Services will conduct an auction for multiple properties in the Memphis area Feb. 23 at noon at Crye-Leike’s headquarters, 6525 Quail Hollow Road.

84. University of Memphis Statement on Bartow’s Death - Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Gene Bartow, the legendary college basketball coach and a native of Browning, Missouri, who led the 1973 Tiger basketball team to the NCAA National Championship Game against UCLA, has lost his long battle against cancer. Bartow, age 81, died on January 3rd at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.

85. Vandy Proves That Winning Is Possible - Friday, December 30, 2011

Hope has come to town in the form of the Vanderbilt football team and its first-year head coach James Franklin.

Vanderbilt, where the academic requirements are a bit steeper than at the University of Memphis. Vanderbilt, where competition in the SEC is a tad tougher than in Conference USA. Vanderbilt, often called the hardest college football coaching job in America.

86. Memphis to Introduce TCU’s Fuente as Football Coach - Thursday, December 8, 2011

The University of Memphis has confirmed it has named TCU co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Justin Fuente the Tigers’ head football coach.

It is the first head coaching job for the 35-year-old Tulsa, Okla., native, who has spent the past five years on TCU’s staff under Horned Frogs’ head coach Gary Patterson. Before being named co-offensive coordinator in 2009, Fuente was the team’s running backs coach.

87. Holiday Cheer Has New Meaning in Town - Monday, December 5, 2011

Christmas came early for Memphis sports fans. It arrived the weekend after Thanksgiving.

First, the NBA announced it had resolved its labor dispute and would resume Christmas Day. The next day, the University of Memphis fired football coach Larry Porter, whose two-year tenure included just three victories.

88. Memphis Hires Search Firm to Help Find New Coach - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The University of Memphis has hired Eastman and Beaudine Management Consultants to help the search committee find a new football coach.

The university announced Tuesday, Nov. 29, that U of M President Shirley Raines and the search committee picked the sports firm to help identify candidates for the job that opened up when Memphis fired Larry Porter on Sunday, Nov. 27, after going 3-21 in his two seasons.

89. U of M Hires Search Firm to Help Find New Coach - Tuesday, November 29, 2011

MEMPHIS (AP) – Memphis has hired Eastman and Beaudine Management Consultants to help the search committee find a new football coach.

The university announced Tuesday, Nov. 29, that President Shirley Raines and the Search Committee picked the sports firm to help identify candidates for the job that opened up when Memphis fired Larry Porter on Sunday after going 3-21 in his two seasons.

90. U of M Seeks Football Coach, AD - Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The University of Memphis finds itself searching for not only a new football coach but a new athletic director as well now that the Tigers football season is over.

University president Dr. Shirley Raines said the school’s goal is to hire a replacement for fired Tigers football coach Larry Porter “as soon as possible” and begin the process of picking a replacement for retiring athletic director R.C. Johnson by the spring semester.

91. Tigers To Talk Football Future Monday - Monday, November 28, 2011

University of Memphis officials hold a noon press conference Monday, Nov. 28, to talk about “the future of the Memphis athletic program and a plan for having a new football coach named as quickly as possible.”

92. Tigers’ Dreadful Season Finally Coming to End - Thursday, November 24, 2011

The Memphis fan walked up the tunnel and into Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, looked at the scoreboard, saw 13:43 remaining in the first quarter and a “7” under “Herd,” and he cussed.

“They scored already?” the man complained to a bystander, then added with a sigh, “That’s Tiger football.”

93. Parish Nurse Resource Center Moves to Memphis - Wednesday, October 19, 2011

It’s been a landmark year for the Memphis-based Church Health Center, which provides access to quality health care for the city’s vast population of uninsured citizens.

From the release of founding executive director Dr. Scott Morris’ book, “Health Care You Can Live With” – which saw him giving print, radio and television interviews with media outlets from Los Angeles to New York – to a CBS national news feature spotlighting the nonprofit’s mission to serve the working poor, Americans from coast to coast have become familiar with the Church Health Center’s work.

94. Events - Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, July 19, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. R.C. Johnson, University of Memphis athletic director, will speak. Cost is $18 per person. Advanced reservations are required. For reservations, email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

95. Events - Monday, July 18, 2011

Visible Music College, in partnership with the Cooper Young Business Association, will continue its music series Visible Live Monday, July 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the corner of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. The Sunday Traffic Brass Quintet will perform. The event is free and open to the public.

96. TVA Pair Honored for Boiler Research Near Memphis - Monday, March 21, 2011

CHATTANOOGA (AP) – Two Tennessee Valley Authority project managers have been honored for research on a new way to identify potential problems in steam boiler units at fossil power plants.

97. Haslam Pushes Research Consortium Funding During Memphis Visit - Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam told members of the Memphis Research Consortium that his decision to include $10 million in funding for the effort wasn’t a gift but an investment in the city’s future as a biomedical research center.

98. Research Consortium Tops Haslam’s Memphis Visit - Wednesday, March 16, 2011

With his first state of the state address delivered to the Tennessee Legislature Monday, Gov. Bill Haslam now takes the message on the road this week with a series of stops including one Thursday on the University of Memphis campus.

99. Popular Burger Chain Moves Into Memphis - Friday, March 11, 2011

After years of Five Guys Burgers and Fries having a presence in the Nashville and Knoxville areas, the chain is setting up shop in one of Memphis’ most densely populated areas.

Jubilee Restaurant Group LLC, owner of the franchise, signed a 2,882-square-foot lease in Primacy Place, 1615 Ridgeway Road.

100. Bearden’s Legacy Project Archives Present-Day Memphis - Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Memphis & Shelby County Room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library is a treasure trove of information about the area and its people.

Among the library’s catacombs of flat files, cabinets, boxes and shelves are hundreds of thousands of newspapers and magazine articles, maps, oral histories, school yearbooks and pamphlets.