Medical device manufacturer Olympus celebrated the grand opening of its $12 million expanded Bartlett campus at 2937 Appling Road on Tuesday, March 6. The state-of-the-art facility expands Olympus’ existing R&D and surgical manufacturing building on Appling Road, which has operated in Bartlett since 1984.

2. Century Mark - Saturday, June 17, 2017

During a visit to Memphis in April, Andrew Young was talking with reporters about his lengthy public history – being part of Dr. Martin Luther King’s inner circle, a congressman, mayor of Atlanta, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. It was as he talked about King’s death in Memphis that Young, without any prompting, talked about a trio of Memphis attorneys – Benjamin Hooks, Russell Sugarmon and A. W. Willis – that were the key to his and King’s efforts to get things done in Memphis and the surrounding region.

3. Events - Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Common Table Health Alliance will hold its inaugural annual meeting and Community Improvement Gala Tuesday, May 23, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. A panel of four local experts will address the theme “The Community Impact of Social Determinants on Women’s Health in Memphis, TN,” followed by a call to action by actress Lynn Whitfield. General admission starts at $100. Visit commontablehealth.org for details.

4. Events - Monday, May 22, 2017

Germantown Community Library will hold an Estate Planning Basics workshop Tuesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. at 1925 Exeter Road. Explore the fundamentals of successful estate planning from Lansky Law Firm. Pre-registration required; call 901-757-7323.

5. Events - Saturday, May 20, 2017

Memphis Botanic Garden will host the four-legged-friendly Dog Day at the Garden Sunday, May 21, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Enter contests, keep cool in the Hot Diggity Dog Kiddie Pool and visit the Doggie Expo for resources on raising a happy, healthy pup. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers at the gate. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com for details.

6. Bartlett Opens Greenway; Ghost River Natural Area Grows - Friday, April 21, 2017

The city of Bartlett has 29 parks, and every one of them has a walking trail. But the path that formally opens to the public Friday, April 21, at a trailhead at Santa Valley Road and U.S. 64 is Bartlett’s first venture in a full-fledged greenway.

7. Chuck Berry's Influence on Rock ‘n’ Roll Was Incalculable - Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Rock n' roll was more than a new kind of music, but a new story to tell, one for kids with transistor radios in their hands and money in their pockets, beginning to raise questions their parents never had the luxury to ask.

8. U of M to Host Lecture on Media, Race and Trump - Monday, February 27, 2017

Keith Woods, National Public Radio’s vice president for diversity in news and operations, will be the guest speaker for the sixth annual Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture at the University of Memphis. The lecture will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. in the University Center River Room. The event is free and open to the public.

9. Looks Like 10-2, SEC Title Game, Orange Bowl for UT - Monday, September 5, 2016

Editor’s note: Nashville sports correspondent Dave Link has been accurate in predicting season outcomes for the Tennessee Vols in recent years. His 2016 season predictions, released just before press time, culminates with an SEC Championship appearance. Here’s his take on the season…

10. Crazy About Triathlons Or Just Crazy? - Friday, May 6, 2016

Nikki Balderson is a 38-year-old wife and mother of three young children – ages 2, 5 and 7. So if you want to make her fit into a tidy little demographic profile, you can do that. From afar.

Up close? Not really who she is. Or more accurately, not only who she is.

11. Outbid on Your Dream House? Just Wait for Deal to Fall Through - Saturday, August 8, 2015

The real estate market remains frenzied with every passing week, with multiple-offer scenarios on numerous listings. As has been noted in this column, these spontaneous sales have often led to buyer’s remorse and, as a result, more terminated contracts than ever before.

12. No Place Like Home - Thursday, April 16, 2015

The 33rd annual Memphis in May Triathlon Weekend is again a little closer to truth in advertising.

After several years of holding the triathlon in Tunica, Miss., the event returns this May to Edmund Orgill Park in Millington.

13. Prep Coaches, Players Sold on Jones the Recruiter - Saturday, September 20, 2014

Nothing surprises Murfreesboro Blackman High School football coach Philip Shadowens when it comes to college recruiting.

Shadowens has seen it all – including the flurry of activity created by Blackman senior quarterback and safety Jauan Jennings, rated the No. 18 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com.

14. Cohen Prevails, Incumbents Dominate - Friday, August 8, 2014

Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen held off Thursday, Aug. 7, the most serious electoral challenge he’s faced since winning the Congressional seat in 2006, in the form of attorney Ricky E. Wilkins.

15. ‘Teacher Town’ - Saturday, March 23, 2013

There was a time not too long ago when teacher residency programs in Memphis were exercises in isolation. The new teaching recruits in and out of those programs often talked of being overwhelmed in their new school and career environments. But in the larger maelstrom of changes to the face of local public education, the residency programs are growing across all the different types of public schools emerging in advance of the August merger of city and county schools.

16. LGSTX Services Expands Local Warehouse - Friday, October 19, 2012

LGSTX Services Inc. is relocating and expanding its Memphis warehouse operations. The Wilmington, Ohio-based firm, which specializes in aviation support and facility services, has leased 184,680 square feet across two facilities in the Southwide Distribution area at 363 Burma Road and 410 Burma Road.

17. Cohen-Hart in Congressional Race at Filing Deadline - Friday, April 6, 2012

The chairman of the countywide school board, Billy Orgel, was effectively elected to his District 7 school board seat without opposition at the Thursday, April 5, filing deadline for candidates on the Aug. 2 primary and general election ballot in Shelby County.

18. Early Voting Barely Eclipses 3 Percent - Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Votes approached the 13,000 mark through the last weekend of the early voting period in advance of the March 8 Election Day for the schools consolidation referendum.

Early voting across the city in the referendum and a one-candidate special election race for District 98 state representative ends Thursday evening.

19. YMCA Buys Former Cordova Athletic Club - Tuesday, December 7, 2010

7950 Club Center Drive
Cordova, TN 38018
Sale Amount: $2 million

Sale Date: Dec. 1, 2010
Buyer: YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South
Seller: Cordova AC LLC
Loan Amount: $4.7 million
Loan Date: Dec. 1, 2010
Maturity Date: n/a
Lender: Regions Bank and Regions Equipment Finance Corp. (together, the beneficiary)

20. State Files Permit to Replace Oakhaven Driver Service Center - Tuesday, April 20, 2010

3200 E. Shelby Drive
Memphis, TN 38118
Permit Amount: $2.6 Million

Project Cost: $2.6 million
Permit Date: Applied April 2010
Completion: End of 2010
Owner: State of Tennessee
Tenant: State of Tennessee Department of Safety
Contractor: Mayer Construction Co. Inc.
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.

21. Residential Building Heats Up in November - Friday, December 11, 2009

Arlington is back in the news, although this time it has nothing to do with Mayor Russell Wiseman posting remarks on his Facebook page about President Obama and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” television special.

22. A River Runs Through Us: Memphis’ once and future connection with the Wolf - Monday, September 7, 2009

A cottonmouth slithers through the marsh. A wolf spider clings to a cypress tree. A white heron soars above the bottomland forest.

Paddle a canoe down the Ghost River section of the Wolf River in Fayette County and you’ll travel through multiple, distinct ecosystems teeming with wildlife. But while animal sightings convey the true spirit of the Wolf, only one creature – the elusive “river rat” – can verbalize why this river and its wetland corridor are so important.

23. Mixed Signals Abound, But Economy Remains Weak - Monday, April 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - A flurry of better-than-expected bank earnings reports this week, coupled with some tentatively encouraging economic data, suggest the economy and the financial system might not be quite as sick as many had believed.

24. Y and Where - Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Officials at YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South are looking to move the 150-year-old organization's metropolitan offices back to Memphis.

One of the possible locations for the headquarters is a 2.3-acre lot adjacent to the Ric Nuber YMCA at 5885 Quince Road in East Memphis.

25. Realtors Harness Satellite Technology To Pinpoint Plats, Parcels and Plots - Tuesday, May 16, 2006

The eye-in-the-sky view is becoming a more common tool for land brokers and rural real estate agents - so much so that the Tennessee chapter of the Realtors Land Institute (RLI) is bringing a Global Positioning System class to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) at 6393 Poplar Ave. The class is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 13 and 14.

26. St. Jude Researcher Earns National Recognition - Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Scientific American named Dr. Robert G. Webster, the Rose Marie Thomas chair at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as a research leader in the 2005 Scientific American 50 - a list compiled by the magazine that recognizes outstanding acts of leadership in science and technology from the past year.

27. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, September 9, 2003
1089 Vollentine Ave

Investment Trust Finances Land Near Raines Two tracts in

Raines developments

Cost: $12.5 million

Borrower: US Industrial REIT, a Texas real estate investment trust

Lender: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. 28. Archived Article: Church (lead) - Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Expansion infuses new energy into Binghamton area

Expansion infuses new energy into Binghamton area

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

With a 27,000-square-foot expansion underway, First Baptist Church-Broad Avenue plans to enhance its ou...

29. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, July 15, 2002
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Calendar of events July 15-July 21

July 16

The Memphis Bar Association hosts Obtaining a Patent and Litigating Patent Infringement for the Non-Practitioner from noon to 2 p.m. in the Memphis Bar Association conference...

30. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, July 12, 2002
A Buddy Up Fore Kids golf tournament is July 19 at the Links of Whispering Woods golf course, 11300 E

A Buddy Up Fore Kids golf tournament is July 19 at the Links of Whispering Woods golf course, 11300 E. Goodman Road, in Olive Branch, Miss. This...

31. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, July 8, 2002
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Calendar of events July 8-July 14

July 9

Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer a community seminar, "Journal Keeping" from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., for four Tuesdays beginning thi...

32. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, July 5, 2002
A Buddy Up Fore Kids golf tournament is July 19 at the Links of Whispering Woods golf course, 11300 E

A Buddy Up Fore Kids golf tournament is July 19 at the Links of Whispering Woods golf course, 11300 E. Goodman Road, in Olive Branch, Miss. Proc...

33. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, May 17, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Festival organizers know, the secrets in the gravy By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News For some people, its the fresh oregano. Others think its that pinch of sugar, or shot of red wine. But, regardless of the many secret ingredients...