Sean Blankenship has joined Coldwell Banker Collins Maury as president, coming to the Collierville-based full-service real estate firm after serving as chief marketing officer for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. In his new role, Blankenship will focus on growing the company’s presence in the greater Memphis and northern Mississippi markets.

2. CMOM Carousel Takes First Spin With New Customers - Saturday, December 2, 2017

The speeches didn’t last very long before a restless and curious audience Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Children’s Museum of Memphis as the Grand Carousel opened to a long line of several hundred children and their parents and grandparents.

3. Magic Of Carousel Horses Returns to CMOM - Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The first horse on the restored Memphis Grand Carousel was a “jumper” – a horse that moves up and down, as opposed to a “stander” that doesn’t move.

The white pony with a black, thick wooden mane was the first of 48 horses to be installed Tuesday, Nov. 14, as the 1909 carousel is prepared for a Dec. 2 grand opening at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

4. Power of Art - Thursday, September 14, 2017

From the nationwide study “Arts and Economic Prosperity V” came overwhelming evidence that the arts make a financial impact. But of all the data accumulated in a yearlong collection effort launched by Americans for the Arts, one number leaped out at Elizabeth Rouse, who is president and CEO of ArtsMemphis: in 2015 in Shelby County, the arts supported 6,138 jobs (full-time equivalent).

5. CMOM Carousel Pavilion Slated for November Debut - Saturday, September 9, 2017

The highly anticipated return of the Grand Carousel – a popular attraction for years at Libertyland – is on schedule with a grand opening expected in about two months at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

6. Historic Grand Carousel, New CMOM Pavilion Slated for November Debut - Thursday, September 7, 2017

The highly anticipated return of the Grand Carousel – a popular attraction for years at Libertyland, the shuttered amusement park – is on schedule with a grand opening expected in about two months at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

7. Study Reveals Local Impact of the Arts - Monday, September 4, 2017

Nonprofit arts industry spending totaled nearly $200 million in Shelby County in 2015, according to local findings from a nationwide study called Arts and Economic Prosperity V. Known as AEP5, the study was a yearlong data-collection effort launched by Americans for the Arts to quantify the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture.

8. Memphis Airport to Replace Baggage Carousel - Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Memphis International Airport has filed a $2.8 million building permit application with construction officials to install a new baggage carousel.

ANF was listed as the project’s architect, while A & B Construction Co. was listed as the contractor.

9. Scene Change - Saturday, July 22, 2017

The sprawling mixed-use complex opening next month on North Cleveland in Midtown is a high-profile example of where Memphis’ art community finds itself at the halfway mark in 2017.

When Crosstown Concourse opens there Aug. 19, it won’t just represent a new beginning that turns a former Sears distribution center into a 1.5-million-square-foot community mainstay. With tenants like Crosstown Arts moving in, the development is also a representation of how the city’s arts landscape is changing this year.

10. Hackett Retires From CMOM to Devote Effort to Grand Carousel Fundraising - Friday, May 19, 2017

Former Memphis Mayor Richard C. Hackett is retiring as CEO of the Children’s Museum of Memphis in June to devote his attention to fundraising for the institution he helped create 30 years ago. Hackett became leader of the museum in 2006.

11. Last Word: Carousel Preview, New Crime Stats and EDGE Does Multi-Family - Friday, May 19, 2017

The group Friends of the Fairgrounds got together Thursday evening at the Children’s Museum of Memphis and got the first group tour of the Grand Carousel center under construction at CMOM. This is as the museum focuses more on fundraising for the $6 million project that has already raised the money for the restoration of the carousel itself and now sets about the task of paying for the building around it including a banquet hall. Here’s a look from our Facebook page with more to come on CMOM and the Fairgrounds for the Monday edition that will probably go up on line Friday.

12. Overton Park Gallery Designed for, by Artists - Thursday, May 18, 2017

An art lover and an artist have joined together to give Memphis artists a unique gallery option for showing and selling their work.

Diane Laurenzi, owner of the old Stonewall Masonic Lodge Building at 1581 Overton Park Ave. that houses her store, Diane’s Art Gift & Home, and neighborhood bistro Ecco, recognized the opportunity to use the unused upstairs of the building as a small gallery space to support local artists.

13. After Successful First Year, ‘Art by Design’ Returns - Thursday, April 13, 2017

As a board member of ArtsMemphis, Greg Baudoin had contributed other fundraising ideas, including one for a culinary series showcasing the city’s best chefs.

But the fundraiser “Art by Design” was even more of a natural for him. As the owner of Greg Baudoin Interior Design, he knew the potential for this event as well as anyone.

14. Trustees: Jackson State Must Act Now to Stanch Cash Drain - Friday, October 21, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — College Board officials are intervening in Jackson State University's finances, saying the 10,000-student university's cash reserves have been spent down to a dangerously low point.

15. Construction Begins on Carousel Building - Saturday, June 18, 2016

The Memphis Grand Carousel is closer to its summer 2017 opening. Montgomery Martin Contractors recently filed a $4.4 million building permit for “a single family banquet room” at 2525 Central Ave. The project is part of the Children’s Museum of Memphis campus, and the new building will house the 107-year-old carousel that previously spun at the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

16. Construction Work Begins on CMOM Carousel Building - Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Memphis Grand Carousel is closer to its summer 2017 opening. Montgomery Martin Contractors recently filed a $4.4 million building permit for “a single family banquet room” at 2525 Central Ave. The project is part of the Children’s Museum of Memphis campus, and the new building will house the 107-year-old carousel that previously spun at the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

17. Grand Carousel’s New Home Ready for Construction - Friday, April 29, 2016

By mid-summer 2017, the historic Memphis Grand Carousel will be spinning in its new home at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

On April 27, designshop pllc garnered the necessary approvals from the Board of Adjustment to begin work on a 20,000-square-foot addition to the Midtown museum to house the carousel and event rentals. The new building on the northwest corner of the campus will connect to the existing museum and older administration building.

18. Children’s Museum Plans New Carousel Building - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The historic Memphis Grand Carousel is headed to the next stage in its move from the Memphis Fairgrounds to the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

Plans recently posted by the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Planning and Development depict a 100,000-square-foot single-story building at the northwest corner of the CMOM campus.

19. Buckman Performing Arts Center Becomes Community Gem - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

It was 25 years ago that singer-songwriter Marc Cohn released his debut album that included the song for which he’s most known, “Walking in Memphis.”

20. ArtsMemphis Joins National Economic Impact Study - Saturday, February 13, 2016

As one of Tennessee’s leading arts organizations, ArtsMemphis will participate in a national study designed to reveal how nonprofit and cultural organizations impact the local economy.

In partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission and Americans for the Arts, ArtsMemphis will spearhead the local effort to collect data from nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that will measure the impact of arts and culture spending on local jobs, income paid to local residents and revenue generated to local and state governments.

21. ArtsMemphis Joins National Economic Impact Study - Monday, February 8, 2016

As one of Tennessee’s leading arts organizations, ArtsMemphis will participate in a national study designed to reveal how nonprofit and cultural organizations impact the local economy.

In partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission and Americans for the Arts, ArtsMemphis will spearhead the local effort to collect data from nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that will measure the impact of arts and culture spending on local jobs, income paid to local residents and revenue generated to local and state governments.

22. The Week Ahead: Jan. 25, 2016 - Monday, January 25, 2016

We hope everyone survived Snow Terror ‘16 and is looking forward to a fun, productive week ahead that’s free of milk and bread runs. (Saturday’s high temp is 60 degrees – woohoo!) Here’s your weekly rundown of events and happenings worth paying attention to…

23. College Football’s Coaching Carousel Is Still Spinning - Friday, December 4, 2015

In an ideal world, a kid climbs aboard a carousel and it’s all fun and good times. But the reality is, sometimes the experience is dizzying – even nauseating.

And so it goes with the current college football coaching carousel.

24. New Websites Dig Into Memphis Community, Nonprofit Data - Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Supporting Memphis just got much easier with two new websites recently launched by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, WHEREweLIVEmidsouth.org and WHEREtoGIVEmidsouth.org.

25. 'Bring Trader Joe's to Memphis' Creator Thrilled by Announcement - Friday, September 25, 2015

When Layla Rouse woke up Wednesday, Sept. 23, her phone was practically buzzing with texts and social media messages.

The creator of the Bring Trader Joe’s to Memphis Facebook page – a social media project Rouse started back in 2012 that’s attracted more than 10,000 fans – says she was in disbelief, at first. But there it was.

26. Raising the Barre - Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Memphis has always been known for its rich musical history, but another performing art is whirling across the city: dance.

Several collectives and companies are dedicated to making dance accessible to underserved communities and changing the perception that ballet is a dusty and stifled endeavor.

27. Sign of Success - Saturday, April 18, 2015

Sometimes a sign is about something more than serving as a wayfinder or indication of place. For Memphis-based tech company Lokion, it’s also a symbol, a beacon around which to rouse employees – and attract new talent.

28. CMOM Hopes to Open Carousel in 2017 - Saturday, February 7, 2015

The century-old Grand Carousel that was once in the old Libertyland amusement park should be refurbished, reassembled and open to the public on the front lawn of the Children’s Museum of Memphis in two years.

29. Children's Museum Hopes to Open Carousel in 2017 - Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The century-old Grand Carousel that was once in the old Libertyland amusement park should be refurbished, reassembled and open to the public on the front lawn of the Children’s Museum of Memphis in two years.

30. Libertyland Carousel To Return in 2017 - Tuesday, February 3, 2015

When the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 3, gets its second briefing in as many weeks on the proposed overhaul of the Mid-South Fairgrounds, they will hear from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration that the mothballed Grand Carousel from the old Libertyland amusement park is about to be uncrated and reassembled as part of the Children’s Museum of Memphis.

31. Schadt Reflects on ArtsMemphis Time, Looks Ahead - Thursday, June 26, 2014

Thirteen years is a long time to do one job and do it well, which explains why Susan Schadt already talks with an air of wistfulness about her imminent departure as president and CEO of ArtsMemphis at the end of this year.

32. Schadt Stepping Down as ArtsMemphis CEO - Tuesday, June 24, 2014

ArtsMemphis President and CEO Susan Schadt is stepping down from her role at the arts funding organization after 13 years, as she heads to a new job at a Memphis-based publishing firm.

December 31 is her last day with ArtsMemphis, after which she’ll take over as CEO and owner of Wild Abundance Publishing. That firm, which Schadt founded in 2008, specializes in books focused on conservation and the arts.

33. Schadt to Leave ArtsMemphis at Year End - Monday, June 23, 2014

ArtsMemphis president and CEO Susan Schadt will step down from her role at the arts funding organization after 13 years, soon heading to a new job at a Memphis-based publishing firm.

Dec. 31 is her last day with ArtsMemphis, after which she’ll take over as CEO and owner of Wild Abundance Publishing. That firm, which Schadt founded in 2008, specializes in books focused on conservation and the arts.

34. Events - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, June 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

35. June 7-13: This week in Memphis history - Saturday, June 8, 2013

1973: On the front page of The Daily News, the Shelby Farms Development Board voted to back the sale of the 2,000-acre site of the old Shelby County Penal Farm to Rouse Co. of Columbia, Md., and Boyle Investment Co. of Memphis for development of the land as a residential community. The action went to the Shelby County Quarterly Court. The land is now Shelby Farms Park.

36. Chronicle Article Brings to Light Academic Concerns at U of M - Monday, June 18, 2012

Dasmine Cathey is better known now than he ever was as a player on the University of Memphis football team.

Cathey’s on-again, off-again pursuit of passing grades and academic eligibility at the university is told in “The Education of Dasmine Cathey,” an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education by reporter Brad Wolverton.

37. Obama Announces Resignation of Chief of Staff - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job.

38. City to Hold Arts Day Events June 22 at Civic Center Plaza - Thursday, June 10, 2010

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and City Council Chairman Harold Collins will proclaim June 22 Arts Day in the city of Memphis at that day’s City Council meeting.

39. Payday Lenders Grouse About Proposed Ordinance - Friday, November 14, 2008

Lobbyists representing check-cashing businesses, payday lenders and auto title loan shops are meeting with Memphis and Shelby County lawmakers to voice their concerns over a proposed zoning ordinance designed to curb their growth.

40. Addington Joins Memphis Heart Clinic - Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dr. M. Brent Addington has joined Memphis Heart Clinic. Addington is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. A native of Memphis, he has been in private practice for more than 20 years in the Memphis community.

41. Archived Article: Calvary Box P2 - Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Calvary gets into yuletide spirit

Calvary gets into yuletide spirit

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with the Memphis Boychoir and Chamber Choir.

As Cal...

42. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, November 22, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary series shifts to yuletide spirit

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Dec. 4 with the Memphis Boychoir and Chamber Choir.

As Calvary prepar...

43. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, November 15, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary series harkens to 1940s

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with the Jim Johnson Orchestra.

For decades, Memphians have danced t...

44. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, November 8, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary series turns patriotic

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with the Navy Band Mid-South.

From the halls of Montezuma to Calvarys...

45. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, November 1, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary covers two musical genres

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with the local sounds of Kevin Paige and the W.O.W. Band.

A local ...

46. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, October 25, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Soulful sound fills Calvary halls

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday as the inspirational musical legacy forged by OLanda Draper is contin...

47. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, October 18, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Whalum to shine at Calvary concert

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with one of the brightest stars of this years series Kirk Whalum. 48. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, October 11, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary series hosts blues artist

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with Di Anne Price and Her Boyfriends.

This homegrown Empress of B...

49. Archived Article: Calvary P2 - Friday, October 4, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary and the Arts goes global

Calvary Episcopal Churchs 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with Global Warming.

Richard Graham and Friends perform music from ...

50. Archived Article: Calvary Pg. 2 - Friday, September 27, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Calvary series feeds body, soul

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Calvary Episcopal Church kicks off its 18th annual Calvary and the Arts concert and luncheon series at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, with the Memphis choral ens...

51. Archived Article: Pofolks (lead) - Thursday, January 3, 2002
Vacant Union Ave Outback to move into vacant Union PoFolks property By SUE PEASE The Daily News The smell of steak and shrimp on the barbie will soon be wafting around a Union Avenue eatery vacant for six years as memories of frying chicken and two-...

52. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, July 27, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Found it! The HomePortfolio Web site ends the home product scavenger hunt for those building, renovating or redecorating their homes By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News For people building, remodeling or redecorating a home, locating ...