Recycling capabilities for many Memphis businesses and institutions were stopped or substantially reduced in recent weeks, even as global warming continues to escalate.

Republic Services confirmed that its Memphis recycling facility, ReCommunity, recently stopped accepting recycling items from commercial and institutional sources.

2. Events - Saturday, August 4, 2018

Community Legal Center hosts Cocktails for a Cause Friday, Aug. 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1509 Peabody Ave. No speeches, no agenda – just a good time with all proceeds benefiting CLC. Visit clcmemphis.org for details.

3. Events - Friday, August 3, 2018

Community Legal Center hosts Cocktails for a Cause Friday, Aug. 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1509 Peabody Ave. No speeches, no agenda – just a good time with all proceeds benefiting CLC. Visit clcmemphis.org for details.

4. Collecting Online Sales Taxes No Cure-All For State - Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Tennessee’s political officials are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision enabling states to effectively collect sales taxes from out-of-state online retailers.

But don’t expect the result of South Dakota v. Wayfair to be a watershed moment for the state budget. If you’re looking for a windfall to bolster education or house the homeless, close your eyes and dream on, because this likely isn’t about mo’ money, mo’ money.

5. Arkansas Ends Fiscal Year With Nearly $42M Surplus - Wednesday, July 4, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas finance officials say the state ended the fiscal year with a nearly $42 million surplus.

The Department of Finance and Administration said Tuesday the state ended the fiscal year with nearly $5.5 billion in net available revenue. That's $146.2 million higher than the previous fiscal year and $41.7 million above forecast.

6. Metal Museum Pondering Possibility of Polishing Up Rust Hall - Wednesday, June 6, 2018

When Memphis College of Art announced in October it would be closing its doors for good by May 2020 – an announcement that came just months after the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, another longtime mainstay, said it, too, was leaving Overton Park – there was an understandable level of concern for many patrons of the park.

7. Tips to Halt Small Business Scammers in Their Tracks - Wednesday, May 30, 2018

One of the oldest, but still popular, scams perpetrated against businesses is the “office supply scam.” Small businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools and other organizations are tricked and even intimidated into paying for supplies they didn’t order.

8. Walmart Unveils Lord & Taylor Site as it Tries to Go Upscale - Thursday, May 17, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) – Walmart, long known for its "everyday low prices" mantra and as a place for basics, wants shoppers to think of it as a source for style and upscale fashion as it tries to reach more affluent customers.

9. Mummy Won't be on Display When New Tennessee Museum Opens - Tuesday, April 24, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummy that has been on display in Tennessee for more than 150 years needs conservation work and won't be on display when the new Tennessee State Museum opens in the fall.

10. How Much Are You Worth? - Friday, April 13, 2018

Ray’s Take: What do Mike Tyson, Curt Schilling, Marvin Gaye, Francis Ford Coppola and Meat Loaf all have in common?

11. Perry Leading Fire Museum Forward as Executive Director - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Shannon Perry became executive director of the Fire Museum of Memphis earlier this year, a role that brings her back to the institution she helped launch in the 1990s, when she served as its first curator. As executive director, Perry is the Fire Museum’s only full-time employee, and she handles a range of functions – including its collection, exhibits and facilities, budgets, fundraising, public relations, special events, staff and volunteers – while also working directly with the museum’s board.

12. ‘Revolutionary Times’ - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hopes to prove him wrong in only one respect. The Rev. Bernice King has been talking about the quote from one of her father’s now institutionalized speeches for at least the last two years.

13. Lenoir: County Tax Decrease Was ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

With the estimate last month of an $18 million to $25 million county budget surplus for the fiscal year that ends June 30, taxes are about to become an even bigger issue in the Republican primary for Shelby County mayor.

14. Funding Plans - Friday, March 30, 2018

The subject of county government’s $18 million to $25 million projected revenue surplus didn’t surface once this week as the Shelby County Commission’s budget committee continues to prepare for budget season. The Wednesday, March 28, committee session was the first since County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s administration said it is estimating the surplus for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, because of better-than-expected county property tax collections and fewer appeals of property tax reappraisals.

15. Shelby County Expects $18M-$25M Revenue Surplus - Friday, March 23, 2018

Shelby County government expects to have a revenue surplus of $18 million to $25 million at the end of the current fiscal year, county chief administrative officer Harvey Kennedy told county commissioners Friday, March 23.

16. Airbnb in Tax Collection Agreement With Tennessee - Saturday, January 20, 2018

Airbnb announced Thursday, Jan. 18, it has entered into a statewide tax agreement with the Tennessee Department of Revenue that will allow the company to collect and remit state and local sales taxes on behalf of its 7,700 Tennessee hosts.

17. Airbnb Enters Tax Collection Agreement with Tennessee - Friday, January 19, 2018

Airbnb announced Thursday, Jan. 18, it has entered into a statewide tax agreement with the Tennessee Department of Revenue that will allow the company to collect and remit state and local sales taxes on behalf of its 7,700 Tennessee hosts.

18. Civil Rights Museum Opens Exhibit of Protest Art - Saturday, December 30, 2017

The National Civil Rights Museum has opened a new exhibit of fine art depicting civil rights protests. “From the Vault: Art In Action” features pieces from the museum’s collections vault, including many it has never displayed, that represent a common theme: resistance and action through demonstrations and collective marching.

19. Mississippi Lawmakers Could Debate Creation of a Lottery - Thursday, December 28, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi residents for years have been crossing into Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to buy lottery tickets.

In 2018, lawmakers could debate whether Mississippi will join the large majority of states that offer games of chance.

20. Democrats Look to Cooperate on Key Issues - Thursday, December 28, 2017

With the state’s budget projected to be tight and lawmakers lining up to run for re-election in 2018, the coming legislative session isn’t expected to yield many surprises.

But the 110th General Assembly still has a long row to hoe as the session starts Jan. 9 with new legislative offices and committee rooms in the renovated Cordell Hull Building in downtown Nashville.

21. Civil Rights Museum Opens Exhibit of Protest Art - Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The National Civil Rights Museum has opened a new exhibit of fine art depicting civil rights protests. “From the Vault: Art In Action” features pieces from the museum’s collections vault, including many it has never displayed, that represent a common theme: resistance and action through demonstrations and collective marching.

22. Attorney Wooten Joins Evans Petree as Shareholder - Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Attorney William Allen Wooten has joined Evans Petree PC as a shareholder, working in the firm’s Memphis office as well as its new location at the current Wooten Law Firm in Covington, Tennessee.

23. Haslam: Devising Different Incentives for Border Areas Like Memphis Difficult - Monday, December 11, 2017

Changing the economic development strategy Tennessee cities use isn’t a new concept. But doing so is easier said than done when bordered by eight states – more than another other state in the union.

24. Preparing For Park Without Brooks, MCA - Tuesday, November 21, 2017

A new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Downtown would open in 2022 at the earliest and cost $110 million along with an endowment.

“It’s going to be a little bit of a moving target. What we want to do is to build the endowment,” said Brooks director Emily Ballew Neff on the WKNO/Channel 10 program “Behind The Headlines.”

25. Mississippi Governor's Budget Has Free Community College - Friday, November 17, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is recommending that the state spend $7 million in the coming year to provide free community college for an unspecified number of students.

26. Retired FedEx Exec Rodriguez Becomes City of Memphis CIO - Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Mike Rodriguez recently became the city of Memphis’ director of information services and chief information officer, a role he took on after retiring from a 27-year career at FedEx Corp. Rodriguez, who most recently served as FedEx’s director of information security, was nominated as city CIO by Mayor Jim Strickland and confirmed by the Memphis City Council Sept. 23.

27. Credit Report Changes Remove Some Info, Put Greater Burden on Lenders - Saturday, September 16, 2017

Lenders don’t just want a snapshot of potential borrowers. They want the full picture. In theory, the three major credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – were providing that. But the reports routinely included errors. It was not uncommon for the credit information of people with similar names to be confused.

28. Memphis Brooks Museum Eyes Relocation Out of Overton Park - Wednesday, September 13, 2017

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art might be leaving Midtown. The museum’s board has voted to allow the museum’s staff and the board’s long-range planning committee to evaluate locations in Memphis outside of Overton Park as possible homes for the Brooks’ permanent collection and future museum facilities.

29. American Paper Optics, St. Jude Promote Safe Solar Eclipse - Monday, August 7, 2017

In anticipation of the historic solar eclipse Aug. 21, Bartlett-based American Paper Optics (APO) is partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to educate the public on safe solar eclipse viewing.

30. Commission Locks In $4.11 Tax Rate With 10-0 Vote - Friday, July 21, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners closed the books Wednesday, July 19, on another budget season with approval on third and final reading of a county property tax rate of $4.11.

The fourth commission meeting in a week and a half ran about 20 minutes, ending with the 10-0 vote. Several commissioners were absent from the special meeting.

31. Madison @ McLean Project Awarded 14-Year Tax Abatement - Thursday, July 20, 2017

Local multifamily development group Makowsky Ringel Greenberg has been awarded a 14-year tax abatement to construct a 132,477-square-foot, 108-unit apartment complex in Midtown Memphis.

Named Madison @ McLean after the eponymous Midtown intersection it will reside on, the $14 million project is the first ever recipient of a Residential PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes), incentive, which was created earlier this year by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County.

32. Months Later, No Decision On Miss. Online Tax Plan - Saturday, July 8, 2017

Months after Mississippi’s top tax official proposed requiring large online sellers to collect taxes on internet sales, he still hasn’t enacted the rule.

Kathy Waterbury, a spokeswoman for Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson, said Wednesday that Frierson is still considering the proposal.

33. Hobby Lobby Fined $3M for Smuggling Iraq Religious Artifacts - Friday, July 7, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi religious artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally mislabeled for import, federal prosecutors said.

34. Months Later, No Decision on Mississippi Online Tax Plan - Thursday, July 6, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Months after Mississippi's top tax official proposed requiring large online sellers to collect taxes on internet sales, he still hasn't enacted the rule.

Kathy Waterbury, a spokeswoman for Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson, said Wednesday that Frierson is still considering the proposal.

35. Debt Deadline Now October, CBO Says As Deficit Spikes - Friday, June 30, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – The drop-dead deadline for Congress to increase the government's borrowing authority and avoid a devastating economic default is early to mid-October, says a government estimate released Thursday that delivered another challenge to Republican leaders.

36. Cleaning Authority Program to Benefit Food Bank - Monday, May 29, 2017

For the second consecutive year, The Cleaning Authority of Memphis is conducting a summer donation program to help the community.

Called The Cleaning Authority CARES, the company collections donations of food from clients and the community to give to the Mid-South Food Bank. The initiative first launched in April 2016 and the Memphis office collected 2,456 pounds of food for the food bank.

37. Events - Saturday, May 27, 2017

Memphis Italian Festival 2017 will be held Thursday through Saturday, June 1-3, in Marquette Park (corner of Mount Moriah and Park Avenue). The celebration of all things Italian will feature full-course meals and picnic dinners; more than 40 arts and crafts vendors; bocce, volleyball and cornhole tournaments; the Luigi 5K race; live entertainment and more. Visit memphisitalianfestival.com for hours and admission prices.

38. Tennessee General Fund Revenues Beat Projections by $159M - Thursday, May 25, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee general fund tax collections have exceeded expectations by $159 million in April.

The revenues reflecting economic activity in the previous month include corporate franchise and excise tax collections that came in at $141 million higher than projections.

39. Events - Thursday, May 25, 2017

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale will be held Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3939 Poplar Ave. Items include hardbacks and paperbacks, children’s books, CDs, DVDs and more, all priced at $2 or less. Proceeds will help expand Memphis Public Library collections and improve community services. Call 901-415-2840 for details or email memphislibrary.org.

40. Events - Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in NovaCopy’s conference room, 7251 Appling Farms Parkway. Church Health representatives will discuss health care help for uninsured working Memphians. Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.com.

41. Dream a Baseball Dream - Saturday, May 20, 2017

Memphis is Hoops City, a hotbed of premier basketball talent. That’s why University of Memphis basketball coach Tubby Smith is under pressure. The best of those hometown players on his team, Dedric Lawson, has transferred to the University of Kansas and everyone’s worried Smith won’t get the elite local talent going forward.

42. Haslam Credits Republican Leadership for Budget, Economic Accomplishments - Monday, May 15, 2017

With the legislative session finished, Gov. Bill Haslam is touting budget accomplishments and a strong economy as the result of Republican leadership.

In a Capitol Hill press conference shortly after the General Assembly adjourned for the year, the governor called passage of a $37 billion budget, the second consecutive one with no new debt, as the Legislature’s most important act.

43. Tennessee Senate Approves $37B Budget - Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The state Senate approved a $37 billion budget Monday complete with the governor’s IMPROVE Act package of fuel tax increases and tax reductions.

Senators passed the measure 28-2 and sent it to the governor despite opposition led by Democratic Sen. Lee Harris of Memphis, who argued the body would be breaking the Copeland cap, a law prohibiting the spending of revenue that exceeds the state economy’s growth rate.

44. City Offices Closed For Good Friday - Friday, April 14, 2017

City of Memphis offices will be closed Friday, April 14, in observance of Good Friday. That includes City Hall, Memphis Animal Services, libraries and community centers.

Garbage and recycling collections by city crews normally scheduled for Friday were moved up to Thursday, although collections by Inland Waste on a Friday schedule are not affected.

45. Memphis’ Political History Reflects Changes With New Entries - Friday, April 14, 2017

There was a moment during the March unveiling of former Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s portrait in the Hall of Mayors when the task of framing history gave way to the present.

It came when attorney Ricky E. Wilkins talked about the importance of Wharton and his predecessor, Willie Herenton – the only two black mayors in Memphis history – to the city’s political present. Wharton attended the event; Herenton was noticeably absent.

46. Tennessee Senate OKs Gun Background Check Exemption Bill - Friday, April 7, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill eliminating background check requirements when gun dealers occasionally sell from their personal firearm collections.

Senators voted 24-3 Thursday on the legislation by Republican Sen. Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet. The House passed it Monday. Gov. Bill Haslam will decide to sign or veto the bill.

47. Tennessee General Fund Revenues Beat Projections by $8.4M - Monday, March 20, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee's general fund tax collections were $8.4 million above projections in February, bringing the state's surplus revenues to $491 million through the first seven months of the budget year.

48. Former Sen. Douglas Henry, Longest-Serving Lawmaker, Dies - Tuesday, March 7, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Former Sen. Douglas Henry, a larger-than-life former state lawmaker with the longest tenure in the history of the Tennessee General Assembly, has died. He was 90.

49. Mississippi Governor Wants Renewed Push for Lottery - Friday, February 24, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that he wants legislators to make a late-session push to enact a lottery that might generate tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue.

50. Haslam: Decade-Long Delay for Road Projects Without Gas Tax Hike - Thursday, January 26, 2017

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bill Haslam warned Wednesday that if lawmakers don't get on board with the state's first gas tax increase since 1989, they will be in for long wait before they will see nearly 1,000 important road and bridge projects come to fruition around Tennessee.

51. View From the Hill: Haslam Facing Tough Sell on Tax Hikes, Cuts - Thursday, January 26, 2017

An interesting thing happened just a couple of hours before Gov. Bill Haslam unveiled his fuel-tax increase plan amid great fanfare at the State Capitol. 

As the governor started explaining the proposed IMPROVE Act to reporters during a short media briefing, he apparently realized more people were poring over a handout than paying attention. They were trying to get a jump on writing stories while digesting the numbers combined with an array of tax breaks designed to make tax increases more palatable.

52. Mississippi Casino Revenues Rise in December and All of 2016 - Tuesday, January 24, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi casinos ended 2016 on a high note, with revenue rising in both December and the year.

State Revenue Department figures show gamblers lost $171 million in December, up 2 percent from $167 million in the same month in 2015.

53. House Leader Says Haslam’s IMPROVE Act Will Need More Votes for Passage - Monday, January 23, 2017

NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Haslam made his pitch on a multi-faceted fuel-tax increase, softened by an array of tax breaks this week. Now, he has to seal the deal.

With some of Tennessee’s liberal lawmakers noting the IMPROVE Act comes with a “lot of moving parts,” Haslam will have to put a full-court press on the state’s most conservative legislators in order to pass the bill.

54. House Leader Says Haslam’s IMPROVE Act Will Need More Votes to Pass - Friday, January 20, 2017

NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Haslam made his pitch on a multi-faceted fuel-tax increase, softened by an array of tax breaks this week. Now, he has to seal the deal.

With some of Tennessee’s liberal lawmakers noting the IMPROVE Act comes with a “lot of moving parts,” Haslam will have to put a full-court press on the state’s most conservative legislators in order to pass the bill.

55. City Offices to Close For King Holiday - Saturday, January 14, 2017

All divisions of city government, except police and fire services, will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That includes libraries, community centers and aquatic centers. City solid waste collections and Inland Waste garbage and recycling collections for Monday customers will move to Tuesday.

56. City Offices to Close For King Holiday - Thursday, January 12, 2017

All divisions of city government, except police and fire services, will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That includes libraries, community centers and aquatic centers. City solid waste collections and Inland Waste garbage and recycling collections for Monday customers will move to Tuesday.

57. View From the Hill: Taxing Online Sales Not Such an Easy Fix - Thursday, January 12, 2017

Cumberland Transit owner Allen Doty isn’t sure if a rule requiring major out-of-state retailers to collect Tennessee sales taxes will create more equity for his shop.

But Doty, who has been selling everything from bicycles to kayaks and camping gear for 34 years in Nashville, is definitely tired of people shopping in his store for hours, snapping a picture of shoes they like, then going home and buying them online “just to avoid sales tax.”

58. Exhibit Recalls Peter Bowman’s Inspiration - Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Peter Bowman described himself as a “self-employed” artist on his application to teach at Memphis University School, the institution where he ended up serving as an art instructor from 1979 until 2008.

59. Haslam Seeks Elusive Comfort Level on Road Funding Increases - Friday, January 6, 2017

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) – With just over three weeks remaining until he presents his annual Tennessee spending plan to lawmakers, Gov. Bill Haslam is still trying to find what he calls a comfort level with lawmakers on his efforts to boost transportation funding.

60. Thirteen Local Nonprofits Awarded $2,500 Grants - Saturday, December 31, 2016

Thirteen Memphis-area nonprofit organizations have been chosen to receive $2,500 grants from FirstBank.

FirstBank Memphis president Jeff Hudson invited several organizations to make grant requests and hosted a pre-holiday reception at FirstBank’s financial center at 6482 Poplar Ave. An independent three-person selection panel made the decisions on which organizations would receive a share of the grants.

61. Thirteen Memphis Nonprofits Awarded $2,500 Grants - Thursday, December 29, 2016

Thirteen Memphis nonprofit organizations have been chosen to receive $2,500 grants from FirstBank.

FirstBank Memphis president Jeff Hudson invited several organizations to make grant requests and hosted a pre-holiday reception at FirstBank’s financial center at 6482 Poplar Ave. An independent three-person selection panel made the decisions on which organizations would receive a share of the grants.

62. Wolf River Greenway’s Epping Way Segment Moves Toward May Opening - Friday, December 16, 2016

The only trace of Berry Brooks’ Epping Way clubhouse and recreation area is a pair of wooden gabled stone posts across the curb cut and gravel entrance at the end of a Raleigh cul de sac.

The clubhouse and its parking lot just beyond the entrance on a hilltop that is still a verdant green days away from winter is long gone. A slim border, perhaps of a swimming pool, appears intermittently. The nine tennis courts are now a duck pond near the 20-acre lake that remains the centerpiece of the property.

63. Tennessee Posts $184M Surplus in 1st Quarter Tax Collections - Thursday, November 17, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tax collections for Tennessee's general fund have beaten expectations by $184 million through the first quarter of the budget year.

Through the first three months of fiscal year, corporate franchise and excise taxes have exceeded projections by $93 million and sales tax collections were $86 million more than the budgeted amount.

64. Steak by Melissa Restaurant Opens in Southaven - Saturday, November 12, 2016

Melissa Cookston, a decorated competition barbecue pitmaster who has won two Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest titles, has opened her new Southaven restaurant concept.

STEAK by Melissa is Cookston’s fourth restaurant venture, joining her three Memphis Barbecue Co. locations in Horn Lake; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Dunwoody, Georgia.

65. Haslam Announces Departure of Revenue Commissioner Roberts - Friday, November 11, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Revenue Commissioner Richard Roberts is leaving Gov. Bill Haslam's Cabinet.

66. Steak by Melissa Restaurant Opens in Southaven - Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Melissa Cookston, a decorated competition barbecue pitmaster who has won two Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest titles, has opened her new Southaven restaurant concept.

STEAK by Melissa is Cookston’s fourth restaurant venture, joining her three Memphis Barbecue Co. locations in Horn Lake; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Dunwoody, Georgia.

67. Last Word: Election Day Arrives, Compass Changes Course and Downtown Dining - Tuesday, November 8, 2016

…Some notes and observations on Election Eve from someone who does this for a living…

Most of you – around 60 percent of the total number of people who will cast ballots in Shelby County in this election cycle – have already voted if past Presidential election cycles in Shelby County are any indication. You voted early.

68. All Roads End in Hollywood - Thursday, November 3, 2016

Blame it on Disney Pixar. When our son was younger he was obsessed with the “Cars” movie.

So when planning what originally was supposed to be a Route 66 road trip, who couldn’t pass up the opportunity to stay in a concrete wigwam that closely resembles the Cozy Cone Motel from the movie?

69. Bank of America's Profits Rise 6 Percent, Beats Estimates - Tuesday, October 18, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America's third-quarter profits rose nearly 6 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong results in investment banking and trading as well as lower expenses. The profit growth came from all four of the bank's businesses and despite continuing low interest rates.

70. University of Memphis Art Museum ‘May Surprise You’ With New Exhibit - Thursday, October 6, 2016

In 1990, the Art Museum of the University of Memphis didn’t even carry that name – it was a contemporary gallery and the new director, Leslie Luebbers, inherited collections that could gently be described as scattered.

71. AMUM Celebrates 35 Years With Special Birthday Surprise - Friday, September 30, 2016

The Art Museum of the University of Memphis is turning 35 this year and in celebration will present “This May Surprise You,” an exhibition featuring hidden gems in its collections. The exhibition will open Friday, Oct. 14, with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and run through Dec. 17.

72. Commission Approves Bolton High Discussion - Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, Sept. 27, a resolution urging talks between Shelby County Schools officials and leaders of Agricenter International on converting Bolton High School to school with a regional agricultural focus.

73. Last Word: RVC Drops Mud Island Proposal, Fizdale on Kaepernick and Carroll Cloar - Friday, September 16, 2016

The Riverfront Development Corporation got a one-line email Thursday from Andy Cates, the RVC Outdoor Destinations CEO.

74. Memphians Invited to Tour Victorian Village Homes This Weekend - Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Scott Blake lives in the kind of Memphis neighborhood where he can go three, sometimes four days without ever starting his car. Everything he needs, everywhere he has to go, is that close by.

75. Astor Collection Documents Four Decades of Memphis’ Gay Community - Friday, July 22, 2016

Vincent Astor knows his way around the Memphis-Shelby County Room at the Memphis Public Library’s Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.

His 2013 book “Memphis Movie Theatres” relied heavily on the archive’s collection of photographs of long-gone movie palaces.

76. Election Foes Clash Briefly About Budget - Wednesday, July 6, 2016

For a few minutes last week you could see the 2018 race for Shelby County mayor as county commissioners were moving toward a resolution of their 2016 budget season.

It came as the commission began to compare what initially looked to be two different estimates of county revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30 – one from the administration of county Mayor Mark Luttrell and the other from Trustee David Lenoir.

77. Online Tax Sale Begins Wednesday - Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Shelby County government’s third online sale of tax-delinquent properties begins Wednesday, June 22, at 8 a.m. and runs through Friday, June 24, at 8 p.m.

The sale is one of four each year conducted by the Chancery Court clerk and master and the Shelby County Trustee’s office.

78. Graceland to Auction Muhammad Ali Artifacts - Saturday, June 18, 2016

Graceland Auctions, which manages collections for Elvis Presley Enterprises, will hold an auction for Muhammad Ali Enterprises on Aug. 27.

Among the artifacts up for bid is a Olympic torch from the 1960 Rome Olympics signed by Muhammad Ali, autographed Everlast boxing trunks and gloves, and signed images from Ali’s most significant fights.

79. Graceland to Auction Muhammad Ali Artifacts - Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Graceland Auctions, which manages collections for Elvis Presley Enterprises, will hold an auction for Muhammad Ali Enterprises on Aug. 27.

Among the artifacts up for bid is a Olympic torch from the 1960 Rome Olympics signed by Muhammad Ali, autographed Everlast boxing trunks and gloves, and signed images from Ali’s most significant fights.

80. Nordstrom Rack-Anchored Center Gets $15.5M Construction - Thursday, June 2, 2016

4572 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117

Permit Amount: $10.5 million

Project Cost: $15.5 million

Completion: Fall 2017

81. Collierville Shopping Center Sells for $3.5 Million - Saturday, May 28, 2016

2140-2150 Poplar Avenue Holdings LLC, a company of Maryland-based CW Capital Asset Management LLC, sold a Collierville shopping center in a May 20 warranty deed to PHC Country Club Collections LLC for $3.5 million.

82. Collierville Shopping Center Sold For $3.5 Million - Friday, May 27, 2016

2140-2150 Poplar Avenue Holdings LLC, a company of Maryland-based CW Capital Asset Management LLC, sold a Collierville shopping center in a May 20 warranty deed to PHC Country Club Collections LLC for $3.5 million.

83. Memphis Fashion Incubator Looking for Permanent Space - Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Andrea Fenise lays a sheet of ivory fabric over her desk and cuts diagonally with precision.

“Actually, today is my off day,” she said. “This is personal. It’s my baby’s flower girl dress.”

84. Tenn. General Fund Surplus Reaches $700M in April - Saturday, May 14, 2016

Tennessee general fund tax collections are beating projections by nearly $700 million through the first nine months of the budget year.

The Legislature adjourned last month without taking most of the surplus tax collections into account, meaning that the bulk of the money will not be appropriated until lawmakers return next year.

85. Tenn. General Fund Surplus Reaches $700M in April - Thursday, May 12, 2016

Tennessee general fund tax collections are beating projections by nearly $700 million through the first nine months of the budget year.

The Legislature adjourned last month without taking most of the surplus tax collections into account, meaning that the bulk of the money will not be appropriated until lawmakers return next year.

86. Rallings May Seek Permanent Director Post - Wednesday, May 11, 2016

When law enforcement brass talk about putting “drugs and guns on the table” – it’s a literal expression of a police department touting its ability.

Interim Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings did just that last week with the results of a 2 1/2 month operation by the police Organized Crime Unit that began Feb. 1, his first day on the job as police director.

87. Luttrell’s Budget Includes More Schools Funds - Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell takes a $1.16 billion county government budget proposal with no property tax hike and a possible $8.7 million in new funding for schools to Shelby County commissioners Wednesday, May 4.

88. Last Word: Budget Basics, A Peak At Greensward Mediation and Elvis & Nixon - Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Spurs 94 – Grizzlies 68 in game 2 of the NBA playoffs. The TNT post-game show just showed the highlights of the game while Shaq and Charles Barkley talked about how big the women are in San Antonio. I’m not making this up. They didn’t even try to talk about the game. This is just grim.

89. Ira Sachs Will Keynote MCA Commencement - Saturday, April 9, 2016

Indie filmmaker Ira Sachs will be the 2016 commencement speaker during the Memphis College of Art commencement ceremony next month.

The event is set for May 14 at 10 a.m. on the south lawn of Rust Hall, 1930 Poplar Ave.

90. Events - Friday, April 8, 2016

Urban Earth Garden Center will host an educational seminar on container gardening Saturday, April 9, at 9:30 a.m. at 1 p.m. at Urban Earth, 80 Flicker St. The hour-long class on growing flowering plants in containers is geared toward both beginning and veteran gardeners. Cost is free. Call 901-323-0031.

91. Fashion Week Organizers Launching Business Incubator - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The greater aim of Memphis Fashion Week is stitching together infrastructure to support a local fashion industry. But this week, the glamour is on full display.

This year’s Memphis Fashion Week, which runs through Saturday, April 9, kicked off Monday at an after-hours event in Chickasaw Oaks shopping center. Models, designers and supporters sipped cocktails and browsed the handcrafted outfits that will be part of this weekend’s runway shows.

92. City Council Sets Stage for Budget Season - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Two weeks before Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland presents his first budget proposal to the Memphis City Council, the council and administration are setting the stage for the budget season to come.

93. The Week Ahead: April 4-10 - Monday, April 4, 2016

Let’s get this week started, Memphis! Here’s our roundup of local happenings you need to know about in the coming days, from an observance of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination to your first chance to visit Mud Island River Park this season.

94. Ira Sachs to Keynote Memphis College of Art Commencement - Monday, April 4, 2016

Indie filmmaker Ira Sachs will be the 2016 commencement speaker during the Memphis College of Art commencement ceremony next month.

The event is set for May 14 at 10 a.m. on the south lawn of Rust Hall, 1930 Poplar Ave.

95. Memphis Retailer Oak HallExpands Into Nashville - Saturday, March 26, 2016

Memphis-based family-owned retail clothier Oak Hall has opened the first phase of its expansion to Nashville in the Green Hills’ Hill Center development.

The business’ 2,000-square-foot space features men’s clothing, furnishings, sportswear and women’s ready-to-wear collections. In the fall of 2017, Oak Hall will start construction on the next phase, expanding the store to 10,000 square feet.

96. New Design Studio Opens Downtown - Saturday, March 26, 2016

Ami Austin, principal designer and president of Ami Austin Interior Design, has opened a new design studio Downtown.

P & B Design Source, her new design, furniture and accessory studio, is at 667 Union Ave. It will provide a resource of commercial and residential interior products for the interior design trade and the general consumer public. Austin also will be providing interior design consultations and planning at the studio for her clientele.

97. Memphis Retailer Oak Hall Expands Into Nashville - Thursday, March 24, 2016

Memphis-based family-owned retail clothier Oak Hall has opened the first phase of its expansion to Nashville in the Green Hills’ Hill Center development.

The business’ 2,000-square-foot space features men’s clothing, furnishings, sportswear and women’s ready-to-wear collections. In the fall of 2017, Oak Hall will start construction on the next phase, expanding the store to 10,000 square feet.

98. New Design Studio Opens Downtown - Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Ami Austin, principal designer and president of Ami Austin Interior Design, has opened a new design studio Downtown.

P & B Design Source, her new design, furniture and accessory studio, is at 667 Union Ave. It will provide a resource of commercial and residential interior products for the interior design trade and the general consumer public. Austin also will be providing interior design consultations and planning at the studio for her clientele.

99. Bella Vita Opening ‘The Back Room’ - Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Stephanie Singley’s Collierville-based home interior and design accessories shop Bella Vita is celebrating its 15th year in business with a good problem to have.

The enterprise is busting at the seams – maxed out on space with a growing e-commerce presence – and is preparing to expand. To do that, Bella Vita is relocating the warehouse, which has been the go-to location for merchandise that wouldn’t have had a home in the retail store, and carving out space within it for a new concept called The Back Room.

100. Beale Authority Encounters Familiar Headwinds - Monday, March 21, 2016

Somewhere near the beginning of the Thursday, March 17, meeting of the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority, Caren Nichol talked about how unique the entertainment district is because of its cultural and historical importance.