What began in 2017 as a Slack messaging channel for digital creatives turned into a limited liability company with the goal of improving Memphis’ digital design industry through education, community and solidarity. Now, the group has a physical co-working and retail space in Downtown Memphis.

2. Facebook Faces a Day of Reckoning, at Least on Wall Street - Friday, July 27, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a scratch in Facebook's Teflon coating.

The social network's user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as the company grappled with privacy issues, sending its stock tumbling after hours.

3. Last Word: Kiwanis Debate, Haslam on the Gov. Race and Street Work - Thursday, June 14, 2018

For the last couple of days there has been this brewing story that Kim Kardashian West was on her way to the city to meet with Alice Marie Johnson, the convicted drug dealer sentenced to life in prison who was pardoned by President Donald Trump last week after serving 21 years in federal prison. And that is just what happened Wednesday – almost. The meeting was in Southaven. And, according to People, it included lessons in how to use Snapchat. The meeting included an interview with the Today show that will air Thursday morning.

4. Tentative Tom Lee Park Plan Adds Trees and Festival Infrastructure - Tuesday, June 12, 2018

There is a plan to add more trees to Tom Lee Park and other amenities and still keep the park as the home of the Memphis In May International Festival with some of the festival infrastructure becoming permanent.

5. Tennessee Group Hopes to Plant 250K Trees This Month - Tuesday, February 13, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee organization is working on a statewide event to oversee 25,000 volunteers planting 250,000 trees later this month.

The Tennessee Environmental Council says its Tennessee Tree Project was created to plant 1 million native trees across the state. The intention is to help repopulate trees in Tennessee. So far, the organization has planted more than 360,000 trees since 2007.

6. Boyd Completes Statewide Trek at Beale Street Landing - Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The finish line was uphill Tuesday, Nov. 7, as Republican contender for Tennessee governor Randy Boyd completed a 537.3-mile run across the state that began in August at the Tennessee-Virginia state line in Bristol.

7. Trump Says Tax Overhaul Will 'Bring Back Main Street' - Thursday, August 31, 2017

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that his push to overhaul the nation's tax system would "bring back Main Street by reducing the crushing tax burden," offering a populist appeal to a still-forming tax plan that would heavily benefit corporate America.

8. Parking at Crux of Cooper Street Plan - Wednesday, August 23, 2017

It’s no secret that adding density in core areas like Midtown and Downtown has become one of the city’s more high-profile developmental goals, which is why more plans for multifamily projects have been popping on the agendas of governing bodies recently.

9. Last Word: Rachel Heck, Beale Street's Cover and The Old Peabody - Monday, July 17, 2017

The “fifth wave” of judicial appointments by President Donald Trump, as The White House termed them, are already causing some political ripples here primarily from state Senator Mark Norris’s appointment to the federal bench.

10. Council to Shore Up Budget Loose Ends, Talk Beale Street, DROP and UrbanArt - Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Memphis City Council members have done most of the heavy lifting and taken votes on the major items that end the budget season at City Hall.

But they still have a few loose ends to wrap at their Tuesday, June 20, session.

11. Majestic Grille Owners to Take Over Beale Street Landing Restaurant - Monday, May 8, 2017

The owners of The Majestic Grille will take over operations of the restaurant at Beale Street Landing starting in June, the Riverfront Development Corp. announced Monday, May 8.

Deni and Patrick Reilly plan to operate the restaurant from June through Oct. 31 as a pop-up restaurant called “The Front Porch.”

12. Defunct Beale Authority Seeks Exit From Beale Street Bucks Lawsuit - Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Two weeks after the Memphis City Council voted to abolish the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority, the organization’s attorney has filed a motion to dismiss it from the complex federal lawsuit over the use of a cover charge with rebate coupons on summer weekend nights in the entertainment district.

13. Tennessee Senate Passes Bill to Punish Protesters Who Block Streets - Friday, March 24, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill that would punish protesters who block traffic and obstruct emergency vehicles from responding to an emergency.

Under the bill, protesters who block emergency responders would be charged with a misdemeanor and fined $200. The measure was sponsored by Sen. Mike Bell, a Republican from Riceville.

14. Last Word: Haslam To Talk Gas Tax, Rallings Talks Protesters and Beale Street - Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talks gas tax Wednesday in Nashville. Actually, he will be rolling out his full list of legislative priorities in the capitol. But much of the attention will be on what he proposes in the way of the state’s gas tax – something he’s talked about but not committed a specific position to for the last two years.

15. UT Mobile Stroke Unit Saving Lives in First Months on Streets - Saturday, December 31, 2016

With just more than four months on Memphis streets since its debut, the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is already seeing impressive results from its new Mobile Stroke Unit.

16. Last Word: Football Comes Back, Snuff on Front Street and Pot Is Short of Seven - Tuesday, December 6, 2016

I have a question that some of you may not care for? Is football making a comeback in this basketball town for a more prominent place in the conflicted and diverse hothouse that is Memphis culture?

17. Authority Sticks With DMC for Beale Street - Thursday, October 27, 2016

The Beale Street entertainment district is preparing for a Christmas parade and a New Year’s Eve celebration beyond Wednesday’s opening of the lucrative Memphis Grizzlies season.

The new year will mark a full two years that the Downtown Memphis Commission has been the interim manager of the district for the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority.

18. Litigator Kimberly Hodges Joins Ogletree Deakins - Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Kimberly Hodges has joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C., one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, as a shareholder in the Memphis office. Hodges has 16 years’ experience as an attorney focused on employment law counseling and litigation. She comes to Ogletree Deakins from Federal Express Corp., where she served as lead counsel – litigation and employment.

19. Knowledge Tree’s Branches Grow With Larger Online Presence - Saturday, September 24, 2016

It is not an exaggeration to say that the formation of Knowledge Tree in 1994 was a case of the Gattas family, well, branching out.

Bad puns aside, Knowledge Tree’s roots – oops, there’s another one – dates back to late 1957 when the Fred. P. Gattas Co. was founded. The business then? Catalog showroom stores.

20. Market Street Sells Interest In Mobile Home Parks - Saturday, September 10, 2016

Less than a month after purchasing a collection of mobile home communities, Memphis Communities LLC has sold a partial interest in the three properties for $2 million.

21. Market Street Sells Interest In Mobile Home Parks - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Less than a month after purchasing a collection of mobile home communities, Memphis Communities LLC has sold a partial interest in the three properties for $2 million.

22. Like a Troll Under Poplar and Union, Flicker Street Flourishing as Arts District - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The Poplar/Union viaduct passes over a collection of half-moon shaped Quonset huts that look unlike any other building type in Memphis.

These mid-century warehouses on Flicker Street make up a modern-day artist enclave tucked between Chickasaw Gardens and Central Gardens.

23. Officials Seeking Solutions To Beale Street Stampedes - Saturday, June 4, 2016

Beale Street leaders can’t agree on a method to control overcrowding and violence among visitors.

Paul Morris, former manager of Beale for the Downtown Memphis Commission, tells local media that two back-to-back incidents occurred Sunday, the latest in a string of at least 18 stampedes since 2013.

24. Officials looking for Solution To Beale Street Stampedes - Friday, June 3, 2016

Beale Street leaders can’t agree on a method to control overcrowding and violence among visitors.

Paul Morris, former manager of Beale for the Downtown Memphis Commission, tells local media that two back-to-back incidents occurred Sunday, the latest in a string of at least 18 stampedes since 2013.

25. Overton Mediation Looks at Reality Of North Parkway On-Street Parking - Thursday, May 19, 2016

Where shuttle buses will drop off those bound for Overton Park and the Memphis Zoo in particular, as well as the public’s reaction to newly created on-street parking on North Parkway are issues being discussed in mediation to resolve the park’s Greensward controversy.

26. Tenn. Environmental Council Prepares for ‘50K Tree Day’ - Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The Tennessee Environmental Council is giving away free seedlings as it prepares to plant 50,000 native trees statewide in a single day.

More than 3,600 volunteers from across the state – including in Shelby County – are signed up to participate in 50K Tree Day, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27.

27. Pink Diva Opens on Florida Street, New DeJaVu in Binghampton - Friday, September 11, 2015

It all started over tacos. Three years ago, Cassi Conyers was edging into a vegan lifestyle and stopped to try the vegan tacos at DeJaVu Restaurant’s 936 Florida St. location.

28. Memphis Redbirds Paint AutoZone Park in Beale Street Blue - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Wearing his signature No. 9, Tony Allen threw out the first pitch at the Memphis Redbirds’ Grit & Grind Night at AutoZone Park. Allen also signed autographs for fans.

29. Center City OKs Front Street Loan Extension - Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Center City Development Corp. has given developers of the 266 Memphis project a six-month extension on the start of construction.

30. Center City OKs Front Street Development Loan Extension - Thursday, August 20, 2015

The Center City Development Corp. has given developers of the 266 Memphis project a six-month extension on the start of construction.

31. David Lusk Gallery Relocates to Flicker Street for Now - Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Change, milestones, new beginnings – they’re all on the mind of David Lusk at the moment, now that he’s wound things down at his gallery’s longtime home in the Laurelwood Shopping Center to undertake a relocation.

32. B.B. King Memorial Will Be Wednesday on Beale Street - Monday, May 25, 2015

Blues legend B.B. King will be remembered Wednesday, May 27, with gathering in Handy Park from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Beale Street was instrumental in the story of King’s move from Mississippi to Memphis to pursue the blues. King referred to the street as a proving ground for his talent where he was influenced by other musicians and developed his own style.

33. Council OKs Beale Street Tourism Authority - Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Memphis City Council approved on third and final reading Tuesday, March 3, an ordinance to create a Beale Street Tourism Development Authority to guide future development in the entertainment district and hire a day-to-day manager of the district between Second and Fourth Streets.

34. Council Gives Third Look at Beale Street Authority - Tuesday, February 3, 2015

For a third consecutive session, Memphis City Council members are scheduled to vote Tuesday, Feb. 3, on establishing a Beale Street Tourism Development Authority.

The resolution establishing the authority to oversee and further develop the entertainment district was delayed two weeks ago as some council members, led by Harold Collins and Wanda Halbert, talked about the council approving actions of the development authority.

35. Knowledge Tree Buys Cordova Retail Center - Tuesday, July 22, 2014

8195 Dexter Road
Memphis, TN 38016
Sale Amount: $1.3 million

Sale Date: July 8, 2014
Buyer: K Tree LLC
Seller: 8195 Dexter Road LLC
Loan Amount: $1.5 million
Loan Date: July 11, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: First Tennessee Bank NA
Details: An affiliate of the Knowledge Tree learning center has paid $1.5 million for the 28,575-square-foot shopping center at 8195 Dexter Road in Cordova.

36. Knowledge Tree Buys Cordova Location - Thursday, July 17, 2014

An affiliate of the Knowledge Tree learning center has paid $1.5 million for the 28,575-square-foot shopping center at 8195 Dexter Road in Cordova.

37. Council Takes Up Streetlight Fee - Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Memphis City Council members return Tuesday, March 4, to the issue of monthly streetlight fees charged by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division since the council voted last year to shift the responsibility for streetlights to the utility and out of the city operating budget.

38. Council Rethinking Streetlight Fee - Saturday, February 22, 2014

Memphis City Council members are rethinking the streetlight fee Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has been charging.

The monthly fee has several different rates for homeowners, renters, small commercial property owners and large commercial property owners.

39. Council Rethinking Streetlight Fee - Thursday, February 20, 2014

Memphis City Council members are rethinking the streetlight fee Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has been charging.

The monthly fee has several different rates for homeowners, renters, small commercial property owners and large commercial property owners.

40. Council OKs Street Closures In Washington Bottoms - Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Jan. 21, a set of six alley and street closures on parcels totaling 28 acres in the Poplar Avenue-Cleveland Street area. The area, once known as Washington Bottoms, was cleared of buildings in 2008 in anticipation of redevelopment by a Memphis division of WSG Development Co. of Miami Beach, Fla.

41. Council OKs Street Closures in Washington Bottoms - Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Memphis City Council approved Tuesday, Jan. 21, a set of six alley and street closures on parcels totaling 28 acres in the Poplar Avenue-Cleveland Street area. The area, once known as Washington Bottoms, was cleared of buildings in 2008 in anticipation of redevelopment by a Memphis division of WSG Development Co. of Miami Beach, Fla.

42. Our Kind of Street - Friday, November 22, 2013

A DIFFERENT KIND OF ADDRESS. The sticker on the door of Elwood’s Shack – sort of on Summer and sort of in Lowe’s parking lot – said “Summer Ave. is my Poplar.”

43. Elkington, Harris Talk of Beale Street Nonprofit - Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The next manager and developer of the Beale Street entertainment district should be a nonprofit entity similar to the Downtown Memphis Commission that focuses on improving the district and planning for its expansion, according to longtime Beale Street developer John Elkington and Memphis City Council member Lee Harris.

44. Oaktree Files $11.1 Million Loan for Kirby Gate Property - Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Oaktree Health & Rehabilitation Center LLC has filed an $11.1 million trust deed for the property it bought a year ago in the Kirby Gate business campus.

45. WKNO-TV to Broadcast Beale Street New Year’s Eve - Saturday, December 29, 2012

Beale Street will be home to a New Year’s Eve celebration this Dec. 31, with an outdoor concert, the traditional Guitar Drop and fireworks at the stroke of midnight.

This New Year’s Eve theme is “Celebrate 30 Years of Resurrecting the Blues.” The ribbon cutting for the rebirth of Beale Street took place in October 1982. Since that time, Beale Street has become a globally renowned entertainment district.

46. WKNO-TV to Broadcast Beale Street New Year’s Eve - Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Beale Street will be home to a New Year’s Eve celebration this Dec. 31, with an outdoor concert, the traditional Guitar Drop and fireworks at the stroke of midnight.

This New Year’s Eve theme is “Celebrate 30 Years of Resurrecting the Blues.” The ribbon cutting for the rebirth of Beale Street took place in October 1982. Since that time, Beale Street has become a globally renowned entertainment district.

47. Bankruptcy Trial Under Way in Beale Street District Case - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A trial in Memphis federal bankruptcy court began Monday, Oct. 29, that will play a crucial role in the future of the Beale Street Entertainment District.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jennie Latta will decide after the testimony whether leases in the city-owned district between Second and Fourth streets can be assigned to the city or will remain with Beale Street Development Corp.

48. Stocks Recoup Losses in Late Rally on Wall Street - Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — A late buying spree erased early losses on Wall Street, leaving indexes with modest gains at the close of trading.

The Dow Jones industrial average came back from a 108-point deficit to end the day up two points at 13,346 on Monday.

49. Cooking Channel Show to Spotlight Main Street - Friday, October 19, 2012

The television food scene has been kind to Memphis this year.

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri recently visited six Memphis-area restaurants for his Food Network show, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” all of which have opened within the past few years.

50. Noam Chomsky to Speak About Occupy Wall Street - Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Rhodes College will debut its new lecture series Communities in Conversation with a discussion with linguist, political activist and writer Noam Chomsky Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom, Bryan Campus Life Center, on the Rhodes campus.

51. WKNO Will Broadcast NYE on Beale Street - Friday, December 23, 2011

WKNO/Channel 10 will air “LIVE! Beale Street on New Year’s Eve” from Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. to Jan. 1 at 12:30 a.m. It will be shown on public television stations in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and other stations throughout the country.

52. New Gourmet Food Truck Hits Streets of Memphis - Friday, December 16, 2011

Revival Southern Food Co. is the latest truck to hit Memphis streets in response to the national food truck craze.

53. Kroger 3Q Profit Dips But Tops Wall Street's View - Friday, December 2, 2011

Kroger Co. says its customers are feeling increasingly stressed as they face pressure from both the weak economy and higher food costs.

54. Charges Likely Tuesday in Doubletree Shooting - Monday, July 4, 2011

Charges are expected to be filed sometime Tuesday morning as a result of the shootout Sunday night at the Doubletree Hotel, 185 Union, which resulted in two deaths, one of them Memphis police officer Timothy Warren.

55. Nucor Q1 Outlook Meets Wall Street Estimates - Wednesday, March 16, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nucor Corp. on Tuesday forecast a first-quarter profit that was in line with Wall Street expectations, as the steelmaker said demand is improving and prices have increased.

56. Dillard's Key Nov. Revenue Figure Up, Tops Street - Friday, December 3, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Dillard's Inc. said Thursday that revenue at stores open at least a year rose 8 percent in November, benefiting from strong sales of shoes and juniors' and children's clothing.

57. Luke’s Tree Brings Holiday Smiles to Le Bonheur Families - Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A Collierville mother who lost her child to a congenital heart defect is channeling her heartbreak into a holiday mission to bring comfort to families of children in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

58. Elkington Prepares to End Chapter On His 30-Year Beale Street Tenure - Monday, October 4, 2010

Beale Street developer John Elkington is honored on the famous street’s Brass Note Walk of Fame.”

His place among Memphis music greats was announced with a flourish in Handy Park this week as Elkington prepared to close the books on a nearly 30-year run as the architect of the new Beale Street.

59. Oaktree Homes Defaults On 13 Lots, Five Homes - Thursday, July 22, 2010

Oaktree Homes LLC has defaulted on 13 lots and five homes in seven subdivisions, according to a pair of first-run foreclosure notices that appear in today’s print edition of The Daily News and also at The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

60. Elkington Looks to Life After Beale Street - Monday, June 14, 2010

The outgoing developer of the Beale Street entertainment district has some ideas about bringing back Overton Square.

Performa Real Estate Entertainment Inc. founder John Elkington told The Daily News he will be in Colorado this month to talk with the owners of the Midtown entertainment district still in search of a new plan. Fisher Capital, based in Colorado, co-owns the property along with Arizona-based Univest.

61. Democrats Keep Focus on Wall Street - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming their criticism at Goldman Sachs, Democrats on Tuesday used the giant investment firm's legal troubles to draw attention to their financial regulatory legislation and Republican efforts to delay the start of debate.

62. Investors’ Biggest Mistake was Trusting Wall Street - Thursday, April 22, 2010

Good sense has vanished from many areas of American life, including how families manage their money, says economist and television commentator Ben Stein.

63. CCC Seeks Management Company For Front Street Garage - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Center City Commission officials are reviewing bids from companies interested in managing the roughly 425-space parking garage at 85 N. Front St.

64. TARP paybacks spell end for Wall Street, Washington marriage - Friday, January 8, 2010

About 230 miles separate the centers of political and financial power in the United States.

But in 2010, Wall Street and Washington will remain as interlocked as they’ve been for the past two years, ever since the federal government first began using the public credit card to shore up the wobbly financial marketplace.

65. The Salvation Army Seeks Participants in Angel Tree - Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Salvation Army is seeking organizations interested in participating in its Angel Tree program this Christmas season.

The Angel Tree program will benefit more than 7,000 underprivileged children and senior citizens.

66. Wilkins Off Beale Street Case - Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery has dismissed attorney Ricky E. Wilkins as the city’s attorney in a long-standing civil suit over the Beale Street Entertainment District.

67. Wilkins Out As City's Beale Street Attorney - Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery has dismissed attorney Ricky E. Wilkins as the city’s attorney in a long standing civil suit over the Beale Street Entertainment District.

68. Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Beale Street Hip-Hop Club - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A federal bankruptcy court judge has scrapped plans to reopen the old Pat O’Brien’s on Beale Street as a two-day-a-week nightspot with a dress code.

The plan by Cato Walker and Curtis Givens to open “Liquid On Beale” drew opposition from Beale Street developer John Elkington and his Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc., as well as the Beale Street Merchants Association.

69. Task Force Defers Return of Cars to Main Street - Friday, May 15, 2009

There may be cars once again on the stretch of Main Street between Exchange Avenue and Peabody Place. But now is not the time, according to a Center City Commission task force on the future of the Main Street Mall.

70. Banks Borrow More from Fed; Wall Street Takes Pass - Tuesday, September 2, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Banks borrowed more over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms passed for the fourth straight week.

A Fed report released Thursday said commercial banks averaged $18.47 billion in daily borrowing over the past week. That compared to a daily average of $17.51 billion in the previous week.

71. Banks, Wall Street Firms Step Up Fed Borrowing - Monday, August 4, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Banks and Wall Street firms stepped up their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program.

A Fed report released Thursday said commercial banks averaged $17.5 billion in daily borrowing over the past week. That compared to $16.4 billion in the previous week.

72. BofA Q2 Profit Shrinks, Beats Wall Street Expectations - Tuesday, July 22, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bank of America Corp. has become the latest in a string of big banks whose second-quarter earnings, while hurting from the impact of the credit crisis, still managed to beat Wall Street expectations.

73. Downtown's CorkscrewReopens on Front Street - Thursday, May 8, 2008
     The Corkscrew liquor and wine retailer has reopened Downtown at 511 S. Front St. Tuesday was the first day back in business for the store, which closed in 2006.
     The entrance to the buil

74. RDC Seeks Remaining Approvals For Beale Street Landing - Friday, February 22, 2008

Beale Street Landing, the $29 million boat dock and riverfront attraction that has been planned for almost six years, has only a few regulatory hurdles left to clear.

Representatives of the Riverfront Development Corp. will return to the Memphis Landmarks Commission next week for one of the last approvals needed by the RDC, which is a certificate of appropriateness.

75. Regulators Hope to Make Wall Street Pay for its Role in Subprime-Mortgage-Fueled Housing Bust - Tuesday, February 19, 2008

BOSTON (AP) - Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players - but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that's turned bust.

76. Fed Works With Other Central Banks to Deal With Credit Crunch, But Wall Street Still Concerned - Thursday, December 13, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a novel approach to injecting money into the banking system as it struggles to combat a severe credit crunch that threatens to drag the country into a recession.

77. Fed Drops Key Rate for Third Time This Year; Disappointed Wall Street Tumbles - Wednesday, December 12, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve dropped its most important interest rate to a nearly two-year low on Tuesday and left the door open to additional cuts to prevent a housing and credit meltdown from pushing the economy into a recession. A disappointed Wall Street took a nosedive.

78. FedEx Kicks Off Trees for Troops - Thursday, November 15, 2007
     FedEx Corp. and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation have kicked off their annual "Trees for Troops" program.
     The program was kicked off recently in Columbus, Ohio, where 300 trees will be pi

79. Bernanke Says Slump Will Slow Economy, Wall Street Recovery - Wednesday, October 17, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - A deepening housing slump probably will be a "significant drag" on economic growth into next year and it will take time for Wall Street to fully recover from a painful credit crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday.

80. Banks, Businesses Get on Board With Seattle Street Redevelopment - Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Cooper-Young stakeholders are rebuilding a dilapidated stretch of property bordering their neighborhood brick by brick, lot by lot.

The project, being spearheaded by the Cooper-Young Development Corp. (CYDC), involves building affordable homes en masse to reverse a tide of blight and urban decay that's corroded a nearby stretch of land.

81. SEC Probes Books of Wall Street Firms to Determine Their Exposure to Mortgage Turmoil - Monday, August 13, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining major Wall Street banks to determine their vulnerability to home-loan defaults, two people familiar with the accounting inquiry said.

82. Class is in Session: Great Outdoors University Turns Lakes Into Chalkboards and Trees Into Desks - Tuesday, April 3, 2007
     For the second consecutive year, local young people are getting the opportunity to see a side of nature they often aren't able to enjoy.
     Through the Tennessee Wildlife Federation's (TWF

83. New York Investor BuysPeachtree South Apartments - Monday, February 5, 2007
     New Yorker Ahzad Ali has invested in his first Memphis property with the purchase of Peachtree South Apartments at 3186 Steele St. Ali, under the name Zenith Realty and Development LLC, bought the property at the southea

84. Oaktree Buys LotsIn Two Bartlett Developments - Friday, August 18, 2006
     Oaktree Homes LLC has bought 20 lots in Hampton Grove Planned Development and seven lots in Hampton Grove North Planned Development from CMH Farms LLC for $1.6 million. The subdivisions are near Shadowlawn Road East and

85. Oaktree FinancesChapel Ridge Property - Friday, June 30, 2006
    Oaktree Homes LLC has filed a $1 million mortgage through First Citizens National Bank for four lots in area I, section C of Chapel Ridge Subdivision between Airline and Chester roads in Arlington. The loan matures July 10, 20

86. Developers Take Different Tacks on Tree Preservation - Tuesday, June 13, 2006

It's easy to paint developers and builders as the bad guys, especially when they knock down a stand of trees as the first step in building a neighborhood. But some developers make it a point to work around trees, while many others have practical reasons for clearing space.