It’s not a done deal yet. But there is at least the framework of a plan for the city’s tallest building. The city has signed a letter of intent with the current owners to convert the 100 North Main Building to a convention center hotel with retail, meeting space and a parking garage with a timeline to have this built and open for business by the end of 2022 – two years after the $175 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center is to be completed.

2. December 15-21, 2017: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, December 16, 2017

1970: Elvis Presley takes a commercial flight from Memphis to Washington, D.C., without telling anyone on either end of the trip. At the White House gate, he leaves a note saying he would like to meet with President Richard Nixon. After some phone calls back and forth with White House aides, Presley meets with Nixon in the Oval Office.

3. Speedway Terrace Seeks Historic District Status - Thursday, November 23, 2017

Located along a shady stretch of North Parkway, Speedway Terrace has all the look and feel of a classic Midtown Memphis neighborhood – historical homes, ties to the early days of the city, and an abundance of bungalows.

4. After More Than 70 Years, Colliers Continues to Pay it Forward - Saturday, May 6, 2017

In 1946, a small real estate company called Wilkinson & Snowden Inc. took root in Memphis as many of the city’s post-war expansion projects were just getting started. And though the names and faces have changed several times over the years, the culture of the company largely has remained intact for more than 70 years.

5. Last Word: Saturday In The Park, Lipscomb's Successor and Fred's Looks Up - Monday, March 28, 2016

Quite the Easter weekend on the Overton Park Greensward.
Greensward partisans planned a Saturday Easter Egg hunt, Memphis Zoo parking crews found the eggs and a crowd of several hundred people blocked overflow parking briefly that afternoon.

6. Trezevant Hires Resident Services Head - Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Kimberly O’Donnell has joined Trezevant as director of resident services. In her new position, she will be responsible for managing a variety of programs and functions while serving as liaison to the residential community.

7. Proposal Surfaces for Ashlar Hall - Saturday, July 26, 2014

Ashlar Hall could get new life as a help center for military veterans, according to a recent report.

A team that includes Jerome Hardaway, owner and operator of Frago, a nonprofit startup that takes an active approach to veteran transition, is exploring turning the vacant Midtown mansion into a facility offering veteran-based transition classes, according to a post at Choose 901.

8. Proposal Surfaces for Ashlar Hall - Friday, July 25, 2014

Ashlar Hall could get new life as a help center for military veterans, according to a recent report.

A team that includes Jerome Hardaway, owner and operator of Frago, a nonprofit startup that takes an active approach to veteran transition, is exploring turning the vacant Midtown mansion into a facility offering veteran-based transition classes, according to a post at Choose 901.

9. Ashlar Hall Owner Hopeful for Building’s Rehab - Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The owner of Ashlar Hall says he would like to pursue renovation of the Midtown mansion and hopes he can find multiple tenants to fill the rehabilitated building, which would help offset the cost of repairs.

10. Comic Convention Drops Ashlar Hall Plans - Friday, May 16, 2014

The Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention says it no longer wants to be part of Ashlar Hall’s future under terms proposed by the building’s current owner.

Joe Thordarson, founder of the fantasy convention, said disagreements over how much Ashlar Hall’s current owner, Kenny Medlin, wanted to charge in rent led him to withdraw from the process.

11. Real Estate ‘Titans’ Share Industry Advice - Monday, May 12, 2014

In the 1980s Dan Wilkinson and Robert Snowden were deeply involved in developing Memphis International Airport Center.

12. Cates, Kornegay Look to Future While Honoring Colliers’ Past - Monday, April 21, 2014

The memory is scorched in Andy Cates’ mind.

It was 2005 and Cates, just 29 years old at the time, was being made a partner at Colliers International Memphis, the commercial real estate firm.

13. 2 Brokers Take Majority Stake in Colliers Memphis - Saturday, April 19, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

14. 2 Brokers Take Majority Stake in Colliers Memphis - Monday, April 14, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

15. Cates, Kornegay Take Majority Stake in Colliers’ Memphis Office - Friday, April 11, 2014

Two longtime members of Colliers International's Memphis office have taken a majority stake in the real estate company.

Andy Cates, executive vice president of brokerage, and Brad Kornegay, CEO of Colliers Management Services LLC, are now the majority shareholders in the two legal entities that make up the Memphis office.

16. Potter Upholds Ashlar Hall Transfer - Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter, reversing a previous decision, upheld a 2013 transfer of Ashlar Hall from Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges to an acquaintance who wants to turn the stately but decaying property into a home for military veterans.

17. Judge Approves Transfer of Ashlar Hall - Saturday, March 1, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter, reversing a previous decision, upheld a 2013 transfer of Ashlar Hall from Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges to an acquaintance who wants to turn the stately but decaying property into a home for military veterans.

18. Competing Bidders Emerge for Ashlar Hall - Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Two people that had once considered teaming up to acquire and renovate crumbling Ashlar Hall are going their separate ways.

Joe Thordarson, founder of the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention, and Ty Cobb, founder of the nonprofit Have a Standard Foundation, said this week that they are now pursuing separate plans to gain control of the Midtown mansion.

19. Court Invalidates Ashlar Hall Transfer - Monday, January 27, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter has invalidated Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges’ November transfer of Ashlar Hall to acquaintance Kenny Medlin, after Medlin did not produce a plan for rehabilitating the property.

20. Competing Claims - Thursday, January 16, 2014

The future of Ashlar Hall has become nearly as unpredictable as its eccentric former proprietor, Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges.

A Monday, Jan. 13, hearing before Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter did little to clear the air surrounding a November transfer of the 1397 Central Ave. property and competing claims over its future.

21. Intel Agency Lawyers Urge Retention of Secret Data - Tuesday, November 5, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration's top national security lawyers on Monday rejected the idea that the government should stop collecting copies of every American's telephone records every day, telling an independent oversight board that it would lose valuable time if each time it launched a terror investigation it had to seek the private billing records from individual phone companies.

22. Europe Mulls Sanctions Against US Over Spying - Tuesday, October 29, 2013

BERLIN (AP) – The United States could lose access to an important law enforcement tool used to track terrorist money flows, German officials said Monday, as Europe weighs a response to allegations that the Americans spied on their closest European allies.

23. Colliers Continues Role as Major Commercial Real Estate Player - Saturday, August 17, 2013

Wilkinson & Snowden Inc. helped lead the industrial warehouse revolution in Memphis at a prescient time.

24. Teaching New Dogs Timeless Tricks - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

You might say that I’m a veteran in the real estate industry. A half a century in the business probably earns me that title. Much has changed since my uncle Russel Wilkinson and partner Robert Snowden founded Wilkinson & Snowden in 1946, the predecessor company to today’s Colliers International office in Memphis. In fact, Russel and Bob were the first to develop industrial real estate of any consequence here. Today there are more than 220 million square feet of industrial space in the Memphis metropolitan market.

25. Chisca Rebirth - Friday, April 26, 2013

“Memphis: The Musical” meets the real life setting Friday, April 26, for the fictional story of a Memphis radio announcer in the 1950s.

Actor Bryan Fenkart will walk about a block on South Main Street from The Orpheum Theater to the old Chisca hotel to perform at the project’s launch party. The party in the hotel’s garage space kicks off the $24 million renovation of the hotel as an apartment building.

26. Lynch Looks Ahead to Chisca’s Possibilities - Thursday, April 11, 2013

When the cast of “Memphis: The Musical” opens its run at The Orpheum Theatre later this month, they will include an extra performance the afternoon of April 26.

Cast members will sing several selections at the formal opening of the redevelopment of the old Chisca hotel, the real-life setting for the story of a Memphis disc jockey that is the basis for the fictional story line.

27. Council Approves Non Discrimination Ordinance, Adds Resolution - Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Memphis City Council members approved on third and final reading an ordinance Tuesday, Oct. 16, that forbids the city from discriminating in hiring, firing or promotion based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

28. City Council to Vote on Discrimination Ordinance - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

With a legal opinion from City Attorney Herman Morris in hand, Memphis City Council members on Tuesday, Oct. 16, again take up an ordinance that would ban the city from discriminating in hiring and promotions based on sexual orientation.

29. Pinnacle Awards To Honor City’s Best in CRE - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Amid the lukewarm commercial real estate climate, a little recognition goes a long way.

That’s why the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council is well under way in planning the 11th annual Pinnacle Awards ceremony, a night dedicated to showcasing commercial real estate industry professionals in the Memphis area.

30. MIFA Names New Executive Director - Friday, February 11, 2011

After a three-month search, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association has named Sally Jones Heinz as the organization’s new top executive.

31. MIFA Names New Executive Director - Thursday, February 10, 2011

After a three-month search, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association has named Sally Jones Heinz as the organization’s new top executive.

32. EMHC Moving to Appling Farms, Doubling in Size - Friday, December 17, 2010

Emergency Mobile Health Care is more than doubling the size of its Memphis corporate headquarters.

EMHC has signed a 14,200-square-foot lease at 6972 Appling Farms Parkway. EMHC currently occupies 6,900 square feet at 5071 Wilfong Road, and also has an office in Jackson, Tenn.

33. Elmwood Cemetery: Where History Never Dies - Friday, August 13, 2010

Memphis. Forever and ever.

Turns out Boss Crump and Ben Hooks were closer to each other than you might have thought – about 25 feet.

34. Annesdale Mansion Listed for $1.2 Million - Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Annesdale, commonly referred to as the Snowden Mansion, is on the market for $1.2 million.

Ed Beasley of Sowell & Co. Realtors has the listing, which includes the Italianate villa built in 1850 and seven acres of landscaped grounds. The mansion at 1325 Lamar Ave. is across the street from the University Club.

35. Snowden Mansion Contents Sold, Home’s Future Uncertain - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The contents of Annesdale, commonly referred to as the “Snowden Mansion,” were sold this weekend in an estate auction, but plans for the 1850s-era house and surrounding property have not been disclosed.

36. York Elected President Of Memphis Tri-State Fence Association - Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Bill York, vice president of sales and marketing for Dillard Door and Entrance Central, has been elected president of the Memphis Tri-State Fence Association, a chapter of the American Fence Association (AFA).

37. Commercial Real Estate Could Weather Economic Storm - Monday, January 7, 2008

Memphis is among the few cities whose commercial real estate market should remain stable in 2008 amid a sluggish U.S. economy, according to a report released last week by Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis Co.

38. Southaven Destination - Monday, December 24, 2007

Sam Mitchell probably would be the first person to say commercial success in DeSoto County isn't limited to Goodman Road. The business lineup at Town Square at Snowden Grove in Southaven proves it.

39. Memphis Industrial Market Experiences 'Flat' 3rd Quarter - Monday, November 19, 2007

One large and lingering transaction resulted in a poor showing for Memphis' industrial leasing market during the third quarter of 2007.

Carrier Corp. formally vacated the 500,000 square feet it once occupied in the Southpoint Distribution Center in South Memphis to move to Holly Springs, Miss., in Marshall County.

40. Supply-Chain Slowdowns Could Spell Big Business for Warehouses - Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Can Memphis benefit from a nationwide economic slowdown? Probably not, but the city dubbed America's Distribution Center might be better situated than most cities to weather the ferocious storm ahead.

41. Super-Terminal Dream Still Alive - Wednesday, May 16, 2007

It wasn't just one wakeup call that inspired Memphis City Council member Dedrick Brittenum Jr. to revisit the concept of a rail "super terminal" at Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park.

No, wakeup calls occur every night when trains rumble past his Midtown home.

42. Wally Joe Joins the Brushmark - Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Chef Wally Joe has joined the Brushmark Restaurant at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art as executive chef. Joe began his culinary education as a child in a restaurant owned by his family, KC's Restaurant in Cleveland, Miss. He also owns Memphis-based Wally Joe Restaurant, which he will continue to run. Chef Joe and his chef de cuisine Andrew Adams will take over operations for the museum's food and beverage services beginning in November.

43. Commercial Advisors' Jensen Voted Commercial Broker of the Year - Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Larry Jensen has received the 2005 Pinnacle Award for Commercial Broker of the Year from the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Commercial Council. Jensen is president and CEO of Commercial Advisors LLC. He has more than 30 years of experience in real estate.

44. Preservation Series Almost Here - Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Today, Memphis neighborhoods like Annesdale-Snowden, the charming, tree-lined community surrounding Lamar Avenue and Bellevue Boulevard, are symbols of another time.

In the 1850s, Dr. Samuel Mansfield built a 200-acre estate there on the outskirts of Memphis, which he later sold to a Col. Robert Brinkley. Brinkley gave the property's Italianate mansion to his daughter as a wedding present, and her son, Robert Brinkley Snowden, later built a home of his own in the area.

45. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 7, 2004
YOUTH VILLAGES NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBER

UT Bowld Hires Transplant Services Director

Barry Marshall joined UT Bowld Hospital as administrative director of transplant services. Marshall previously worked with Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati ...

46. Archived Article: Standout (jones) - Friday, November 17, 2000
Dottie Jones For the people, by the people By MARY DANDO The Daily News As a native Memphian, Dottie Jones has a true pedigree. A member of the Snowden family, a graduate of Central High School and holding a MBA from the University of Memphis, she i...

47. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, June 6, 2000
A new U Colo.com signed a lease for 28,000 square feet of office space in Parkway Place, a $24 million, 260,000-square-foot office and retail development in Cordova. The Brisbane, Calif.-based company will use the space to enable its customers, whic...

48. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, May 2, 2000
Trammell Crow Co Trammell Crow Co. represented three tenants in recent office lease transactions. Norwest Mortgage signed a lease for 12,085 square feet at 1775 Pyramid Place in Nonconnah Corporate Center. The office will be the headquarters for Nor...

49. Archived Article: Back - Monday, November 15, 1999
Kansas investor buys southeast Memphis property Kansas investor buys southeast Memphis property A Texas brokering firm announced it has closed on the sale of two Memphis properties. Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. announced the sale of an indu...

50. Archived Article: Superterminal Lj - Thursday, October 29, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Super Terminal ready for railroad agreements By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News After almost three years on the drawing board, Memphis proposed Super Terminal intermodal yard may be ready to make the leap from dream to reality. Agree...

51. Archived Article: Gov't (bott) - Tuesday, October 6, 1998
A full slate of items faces the Memphis Landmarks Commission during a regular meeting Wednesday Commission to consider Annesdale, Evergreen requests By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Projects in the Annesdale-Snowden and Evergreen historic neighborhoo...

52. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 18, 1998
May 19 May 19 Memphis World Trade Club will meet at noon at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be Robert Milner of Wilkinson and Snowden who will provide an update on the Memphis Joint Intermodal Terminal. The cost is $16 per per...

53. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 11, 1998
May 11 May 11 The Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Jane McGoldrick at 685-0495. Public Issues Forum will meet at th...

54. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 4, 1998
May 5 May 5 The Greater Memphis Association for Quality will hold its annual awards dinner from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Peabody. The cost is $40 per person. For more information, call Jim Lippy at 383-4611. May 6 The Greater Memphis Associatio...

55. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 27, 1998
April 27 April 27 The League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. at the Poplar-White Station Public Library, 5094 Poplar Ave. The topic is an overview of available affordable housing, and the speakers will be Benjamin Davis of the Department of Hous...

56. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 20, 1998
April 21 April 21 The Society for Human Resource Management will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. The speaker will be U.S. Navy Capt. Ann E. Rondeau. The cost is $25 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Eloise McGee at 375-5...

57. Archived Article: Miac - Tuesday, March 17, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Work begins on additional warehouse at MIAC Office Park Building will provide 62,300 square feet of new space By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Foundation work is about to begin on an addition to the Memphis International Airpor...

58. Archived Article: Corporate Park Chg - Tuesday, December 17, 1996
By CAMILLE H Corporate Park sold to St. Paul company DEC. 17, 1996 -- The real estate investment arm of a St. Paul, Minn.-based insurance company has purchased Corporate Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution complex located on Knight Road in ...

59. Archived Article: Prime Properties - Tuesday, April 9, 1996
04-09 prime properties Dial plant 1554 N. Thomas For sale The Dial soap plant in North Memphis is for sale, with an asking price of $700,000. The plant, which occupies just over 5 acres of property, has 135,594 square feet of space. The current 90,5...

60. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 20, 1996
03-20 memos Anthony Culver has joined the Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care as its community education/media relations coordinator. Culver previously was communications director for the Home Builders Association of Memphis. He has a masters in c...

61. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, January 12, 1996
01/12 Govt analys Needed: A Charter Convention By BERJE YACOUBIAN Special to The Daily News For nearly 30 years, the city of Memphis has been governed under laws outlined in the City Charter of 1879 as amended in August 1966. This Home Rule Amendmen...

62. Archived Article: Jts Preservation Plan - Friday, October 27, 1995
10/27 jts Preservation Plan City to draw up comprehensive preservation plan By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News Looking for a vision that will maintain Memphis heritage well into the future, the city is drawing up a Comprehensive Historic Preservation Pl...