Editorial Results (free)
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New Townhomes Slated for Vacant Midtown Lot -
Friday, September 7, 2018
A developer who has redeveloped 650 multifamily units in the Memphis area is planning to build 10 more units on a vacant lot in Midtown.
Amin Zaki, founder of Stella Maris Development, has plans to build 10 townhouse-style apartment units and a community courtyard at 1619 Monroe Ave.
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Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 -
Monday, January 2, 2017
Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.
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Rykhoek’s College Basketball Life Reborn at Memphis After Multiple Surgeries -
Friday, November 11, 2016
In November, before the first game of the season, a 23-year-old college basketball player should be talking about what he wants to accomplish in his last year. He should be talking about the best moments of his career to date, what he has learned in the 100 or so games that have come before, and how he wants to make a few more memories.
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Making the Needle Move: The Birth of the UNCF Telethon -
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Editor’s note: Part one of a two-part series. During its heyday (1980-1993), the United Negro College Fund’s “Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” was the largest African-American special event in the United States held on one day. It forever changed African-American philanthropy and how African-Americans are perceived as donors, volunteers and fundraising leaders.
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Data Warehouse Raises HealthCare.Gov Privacy Concerns -
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) – A government data warehouse that stores information indefinitely on millions of HealthCare.gov customers is raising privacy concerns at a time when major breaches have become distressingly common.
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States Told to Find Way to Clear Medicaid Backlog -
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A half-dozen states with backlogs for Medicaid enrollees were facing a federal deadline Monday to create plans for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.
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Events -
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Rhodes College will host Gary Schmitt, co-director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in the Frazier Jelke Science Center on campus, 2000 North Parkway. Schmitt will present “In the Wake of Edward Snowden: Security, Civil Liberties and American Intelligence.” Cost is free. Visit rhodes.edu.
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Events -
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, April 9, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. George Cogswell, publisher of the Commercial Appeal, will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.
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Events -
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Methodist North Hospital will hold a stroke support group meeting for survivors and caregivers Tuesday, April 8, at 2 p.m. in day room one at HealthSouth Rehabilitation, 4100 Austin Peay Highway. Physical therapist Melody Clayton will present “Moving Forward.” Visit methodisthealth.org.
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Bell Joins First State Bank as Commercial Loan Officer -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Jonathan Bell has joined First State Bank as vice president/commercial loan officer. Bell, who has more than 13 years of experience in the banking industry, will provide banking services for businesses in Collierville and the surrounding area.
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Events -
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Federal Bar Association Memphis Mid-South Chapter will hold its Memphis Trial Practice Summer Seminar Friday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the federal courthouse, 167 N. Main St. Speakers include jury strategist Jason Bloom; U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Diane Vescovo; and attorneys Mike McLaren and Les Jones. Email michael.mclaren@butlersnow.com.
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Events -
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Memphis Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 a.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Glen Vanderford, regional Rotary Foundation director, will speak. Contact Mark Edwards at medwards@bankofbartlett.com.
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Events -
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, June 5, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Neil White, author of “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts,” will speak. Cost is $18 per person. Email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org for reservations.
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‘Soul-ed’ Out -
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
On Saturday, March 31, as more than 800 guests entered The Peabody hotel’s Grand Ballroom for The MED fundraiser “A Soul Celebration,” the lyrics of “Imagine” hummed through the air. Attendees were soon treated to a video outlining the vision for “Tomorrow’s MED” and setting the theme for the evening.
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Soul Celebration to Benefit MED Foundation -
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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.”
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Pizza Eatery Expands Into Southaven -
Friday, December 2, 2011
A husband and wife team from Hernando is expanding its pizzeria business into Southaven.
David J. and Melissa A. Pippin, owners of Three Guys Pizza Pies, have signed a 3,050-square-foot lease in the Shops of DeSoto Center, 1046 Church Road.
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Events -
Friday, September 9, 2011
Literacy Mid-South, Memphis City Schools and The United Way will present an Advanced Tutor Training Brown Bag Lunch Series Friday, Sept. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memphis City Schools Teaching & Learning Academy, 2485 Union Ave. Dr. Beverly Cross, Lillian Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education at the University of Memphis, will speak on the topic “Building Effective Tutor/Student Relationships.” For more information or reservations, contact Marilyn Rabinowitz at mrabinowitz@literacymidsouth.org or 327-6000, ext. 1009.
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Villas at Cordova Complex Sells for $14.2M in Foreclosure -
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
8546 Prestine Loop
Cordova, TN 38018
Sale Amount: $14.2 million
Sale Date: May 11, 2011
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New Eateries Coming to Midtown -
Friday, July 15, 2011
Midtown has a reputation for one of Memphis’ most eclectic areas, adorned with vintage houses, international cuisine and funky entertainment venues.
In the coming weeks, it will broaden its portfolio even more with three Memphis eateries: Gigi’s Cupcakes, The Slider Inn and a yet-to-be named concept in Cooper-Young.
20.
Cupcake Economics -
Friday, September 24, 2010
The products have names like Prozac, Pucker Up and Pumpkin Dream Supreme.
Their presentation ranges from the simple, with a basic swirl of frosting on top, to the lavish, with multiple layers of cookies, chocolate and candy.
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Cohen Keeps Tabs On VA Hospital Admin Search -
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who requested a federal probe into the firing of a popular psychologist from the Memphis VA Medical Center, is now communicating with top officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the agency searches for a new administrator for the hospital.
22.
Stewart Bros. Hardware Offers Nostalgia With Service -
Monday, November 17, 2008
Stewart Bros. Hardware deals in more than nails, nuts and bolts or hinges.
It’s the kind of place where one still can get a pair of overalls and buy candy cane by the stick. It might seem more like going back in time here, but it won’t be trudging through in slow motion.
23.
Democrats Head for Bigger House Majority -
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats reached for a blowout at the polls Tuesday in heavy early congressional balloting that could add more than 20 seats to their House majority.
Long lines formed as polls opened before daybreak in about a dozen Eastern seaboard states. Democrats were counting on heavy turnouts to capture more than 15 GOP seats, and they had a good chance to wrest away another two dozen seats. Republicans had fewer than a dozen Democratic targets they had any hope of defeating.
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Events -
Friday, October 10, 2008
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a program titled “Impact of International Information Sharing” today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Tennessee building, 165 Madison Ave. on the M level. The program will feature William F. Baity, deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The program and lunch are free. For more information, contact Esther Stone at 577-8125 or estone@bakerdonelson.com.
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Le Bonheur Fundraiser To Feature Dancing Docs -
Friday, September 12, 2008
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and Dancesmith’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio will host its second Dancing with the Docs fundraiser Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St.
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Baptist Hospital Family Instrumental In Christensen's Later-Life Legal Career -
Thursday, July 19, 2007
To use her own words, Laurie L. Christensen grew up "in a small town in the middle of the ocean."
That description of her hometown on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, could serve as a metaphor for Christensen's career. She started out working as a secretary for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. After meeting several people there who would become her mentors, she eventually became a paralegal and, ultimately, at the age of 37, decided to enter law school.
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Swarovski Crystal Shop To Open at Wolfchase -
Thursday, April 19, 2007
The retail chain famous for its line of
merchandise bedecked with shimmering crystal - and which boasts a world-renowned brand name - is opening a store in Memphis next month.
Swarovski, which traces its corporate history all the way back to an inventor working in the Austrian village of Wattens at the end of the 19th century, is opening a roughly 1,200-square-foot retail space inside Wolfchase Galleria May 4.
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MATCU Banks on Judy Conrad as VP of Lending -
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Judy Conrad has been named vice president of lending at Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union (MATCU). Conrad previously served as vice president and manager of BankTennessee in Ripley. She has worked in the financial industry for almost 40 years.
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Has Cordova Maxed Itself Out? -
Thursday, June 8, 2006
For 15 years, starting in 1988, Earl Huffman ran a lunchtime eatery near Brooks Road and Airways Boulevard called Bluff City Deli.
He kept customers coming back by offering quality and bargains such as the winter special he once ran, a hot soup and sandwich for $2.89. When business began drifting east, he dutifully uprooted his deli and followed customers to a new spot in Cordova.
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Loeffel Eyes County Clerk Post -
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Shelby County commissioner Marilyn Loeffel, R-Dist. 1, filed a petition to run for county clerk Monday in light of Jayne Creson's impending retirement. Creson was first elected to the post in 1994. Loeffel, who also serves on the Center City Commissi31.
Archived Article: Law Focus -
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Law Rhodes Law Institute Examines Ethical Dilemma
LANCE ALLAN
The Daily News
Understanding the difference between right and wrong might seem as basic as anything learned in the first grade.
But on the corporate front, especially durin...
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Archived Article: Benchmark -
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid Oracle boosts PeopleSoft takeover bid
Oracle Corp., the No. 2 U.S.-based global software maker, Wednesday sweetened its hostile cash bid for PeopleSoft Inc. by 22 percent to about $6.3 billion, the latest ...
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Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, March 10, 2003
Calendar of events March 10-March 16 Calendar of events March 10-March 16
March 10
The International Association for Administrative Professionals monthly meeting features Pat Row, IAAP Tennessee division president, at 6 p.m. at the Holiday ...
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Archived Article: Lawpanel (lead) -
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Panel explores wall between religion, state Panel explores wall between religion, state
By ANDREW BELL
The Daily News
While the topic at last years Institute on the Profession of Law was post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorism law and its threat to...
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Archived Article: Comm Briefs -
Friday, August 16, 2002
The Mid South Chapter Memphis Regional Office of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for volunteers to help dur The Germantown-Nonconnah Exchange Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday for breakfast at the Crescent Club. The Memphi...
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Archived Article: Marketplace -
Monday, June 3, 2002
Having a baby Budgeting for baby hits bank account before birth This is the first of a four-part series on the cost of raising children in this area from pre-natal care through college. Next weeks topic is the cost of raising a child without the con...37.
Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, January 24, 2002
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY The Federalist Society Memphis Lawyers chapter and the University of Memphis law school student chapter present a panel discussion from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on the use of military tribunals in the war on terrorism. Pane...38.
Archived Article: Real Focus -
Tuesday, September 7, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Central Gardens Home Tour 99 This years tour features eclectic collection of architectural styles By LAURIE JOHNSON Take a peek into seven very different houses and some beautiful gardens on Sunday, Sept. 12, when the Central Garde...39.
Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, February 18, 1999
Mid-South Terminal Co Mid-South Terminal Co., a Memphis-based partnership owned in part by Belz Enterprises, pleaded guilty last week in federal district court to illegally discharging scrap metal into the Mississippi River during January and Februa...40.
Archived Article: Law (e-commerce) -
Thursday, February 11, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Untangling the Web Rhodes College seminar offers attorneys, business people insight into the legal and ethical issues surrounding online commerce By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News New technology that allows the buying a...41.
Archived Article: Focus Graphic Info -
Friday, October 9, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER 1997 Race for the Cure Grant Recipients Baptist Cancer Institute project director, Maureen Smith Hereditary Breast Cancer Outreach Program that extends genetic counseling and testing services to economically disadvantaged citize...42.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, August 5, 1998
SCB Computer names officer Jeffrey Cobb has been named chief operating officer and Michael Hirschey named executive vice president of outsourcing and enterprise resource planning services at SCB Computer Technology Inc. Cobb joined SCB in 1983 and s...43.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, July 13, 1998
July 13 July 13 Public Issues Forum will meet at 7 p.m. at Memphis Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave. The topic will be the 1998 election, and the speakers include Irma W. Merrill and Marilyn Loeffel, the candidates for Shelby County Commission, ...44.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, July 6, 1998
July 8 July 8 The Consumer Credit Counseling Service will offer a free seminar on financing a childs education from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2158 Union Ave., Suite 400. For reservations, call 323-4909, Ext. 1007. Mensa will meet at the Unicorn restaur...45.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, June 29, 1998
June 29 June 29 Consumer Credit Counseling Service will offer a free seminar on budgeting and credit for two from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2400 Poplar Ave., Suite 510. For reservations, call 323-4909, Ext. 1007. June 30 Mid-South Environmental Forum w...46.
Archived Article: Real Briefs -
Tuesday, March 24, 1998
Re/Max of Kentucky/Tennessee has announced its top office sales associates and new Re/Max sales associates for January and February Re/Max of Kentucky/Tennessee has announced its top office sales associates and new Re/Max sales associates for Januar...47.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, January 28, 1998
State Technical Institutes corporate center has added three assistant directors to its staff: State Technical Institutes corporate center has added three assistant directors to its staff: Jane Sipes is the new assistant director of distance learning...48.
Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, January 8, 1998
The Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning at Rhodes College will offer its 11th continuing legal education seminar on Jan The Meeman Center for Lifelong Learning at Rhodes College will offer its 11th continuing legal education seminar on Jan. 26 in th...49.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, April 16, 1997
Walter L Walter L. "Butch" Rice III has joined Gill Properties as a Realtor-associate. He formerly was a senior financial analyst with Parts Inc. Rice received his undergraduate degree from Furman University and his masters degree in busin...50.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, January 13, 1997
Jan Jan. 13 The Sales Forum will meet at noon at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. For reservations or information, call Lucy Formby at 323-4304. Jan. 14 Shoestring Enterprises Inc. will offer a half-day course at the Ridgeway Inn on issues sm...51.
Archived Article -
Monday, January 6, 1997
Jan Jan. 8 The Institute of Certified Financial Planners will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin St. The speaker will be C.T. Fitzpatrick, portfolio manager of the Longleaf Partners Realty Fund. Continuing education credits will ...52.
Archived Article -
Monday, December 30, 1996
Jan Jan. 8 The Institute of Certified Financial Planners will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin St. The speaker will be C.T. Fitzpatrick, portfolio manager of the Longleaf Partners Realty Fund. Continuing education credits will ...53.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, December 23, 1996
Jan Jan. 8 The Institute of Certified Financial Planners will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin St. The speaker will be C.T. Fitzpatrick, portfolio manager of the Longleaf Partners Realty Fund. Continuing education credits will ...54.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, August 21, 1996
Chuck Freedman, chief operating officer for Kelman-Lazarov, has been elected president of the Memphis chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. Other officers include Larry Crowder, president elect and vice president of administration; Phy...55.
Archived Article: Inv. Briefs -
Monday, June 17, 1996
At the 1996 Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Annual Convention, recently held in Nashville, the group elected its board of directors. James Beaty, president of Fogelman Beaty Mortgage Co. in Memphis, was elected president-elect. Samuel Allen, vice preside...