Urgent health care clinics are becoming increasingly attractive options for patients discouraged by long wait times and difficulty securing appointments with their overwhelmed primary care physicians.

2. Stock Up On Lovely Rioja From Spain - Monday, March 19, 2012

Rush right out and buy a few bottles of this wonderfully appealing yet suitably serious example of Rioja, from Spain’s most renowned wine region. Burgo Viejo Reserva 2006, Rioja, was produced by a cooperative established by six families in 1987, since grown to 16 families.

3. Doctors Express Takes Waiting Out of Clinic Visits - Friday, June 10, 2011

Long waits at the doctor’s office might just be a thing of the past. Doctors Express, the nation’s first urgent care franchise, opened its first location in Memphis six months ago at 5475 Poplar Ave., and so far it is delivering on its goal to be an alternative to the lengthy delays associated with doctor’s office and emergency room visits.

4. Urgent Care Franchise Opens Memphis Location - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Doctors Express, the first national urgent care franchise, has opened a Memphis location at 5475 Poplar Ave.

5. Events - Friday, November 27, 2009

The Center for Southern Folklore will host a free performance by singer and guitarist James Bonner today from noon to 1 p.m. at the center, 123 S. Main St. For more information, call 525-3655.

6. Events - Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Open Microphone” Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

7. Local Artists Set Up Seasonal Cooperative - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Several local artists are kicking off a Winter Arts cooperative this week at 5475 Poplar Ave., just east of Bud Davis Cadillac.

8. Events - Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Open Microphone” Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

9. Events - Monday, November 23, 2009

The Tennessee Beta Unit of Parliamentarians will hold its monthly meeting and educational program today at 6 p.m. at the Poplar-White Station Branch Library, 5094 Poplar Ave.

10. Building Permit Brings Wally Joe Restaurant Closer to Reality - Tuesday, November 3, 2009

690 S. Perkins Road
Memphis, TN 38117
Permit Amount: $800,000

Project Cost: $800,000
Permit Date: Applied October 2009
Completion: Summer 2010
Owner: Wally Joe Realty LLC
Tenant: TBA
Contractor: Day Construction LLC
Architect: Doug Enoch

11. Events - Thursday, January 31, 2008

Volunteer Memphis and MPACT Memphis will host the fifth Annual Nonprofit Expo today from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. For more information, e-mail info@mpactmemphis.org.

12. Events - Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The Memphis Regional Chamber will present its Breakfast Forum '08 today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Memphis hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Tom Schmitt, the 2008 chamber chair and the president and CEO of FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, will present "Moving the Needle on Memphis!" The cost is $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. Reservations should be made by calling 543-3518 or e-mailing emilford@memphischamber.com.

13. Events - Monday, January 28, 2008

Rhodes College will present Dr. Nel Noddings, who will speak on "The Problems of School Reform," based on her book "When School Reform Goes Wrong," today at 7 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom of the Bryan Campus Life Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Patrick Shade at 843-3935.