“What can we do to help?” That was the question asked by a corporate representative at a conference we attended last week.

We were in Winston-Salem, participating in the State of Black North Carolina conference. We fell in love with the people, energy and positive, forward thinking. We were surrounded by people – including high school students and senior citizens – all of whom were asking questions, offering solutions, sharing history and strategizing.

2. Last Word: Parking Distrust, Early Voting Numbers and Missile Strike Reaction - Monday, April 16, 2018

There is probably no better symbol of the distrust that has been a factor in reaching a compromise in Overton Park to end greensward parking by the Memphis Zoo. It is what happened to the idea of a walkway from the zoo plaza to the greensward with the critical juncture being where the gravel driveway is now that is used by cars to park on the greensward. We examine that and other larger points from last week’s decision by City Hall to change the design and make the amended plan the final plan.

3. Resiliency Concept Goes Broader With Master Plan - Friday, February 2, 2018

With three projects about to start moving dirt and $60 million in federal funding to do them, the concept of resiliency in Shelby County is moving, even though it’s in the shadows of other plans such as the Mid-South Greenprint and the development of the Wolf River Greenway.

4. Remaking Crosstown - Saturday, August 19, 2017

As he was leading tours through Crosstown Concourse this month, Todd Richardson took a small group to a set of windows for a balcony view of an addition being constructed on the north side of the property.

5. Whitehaven Unveils New Development Direction - Friday, June 16, 2017

It’s been 10 months since Rev. Earle Fisher was among the individuals turned away from Graceland’s annual candlelight vigil by Memphis police in a reaction to possible protests at the event.

6. Whitehaven Leaders Unveil New Economic Development Group - Thursday, June 15, 2017

It’s been 10 months since Rev. Earle Fisher was among those turned away from Graceland’s annual candlelight vigil by Memphis Police in a reaction to possible protests at the vigil commemorating the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death.

7. County Commission Continues Tax Cut Calculations - Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners approved a three-cent reduction in the county property tax rate Monday, June 12, on the first of three readings but delayed a vote on the operating budget resolution for more discussion about how to account for a cut in the tax rate.

8. Hickory Hill Home Depot Site Sells for $15 Million - Thursday, March 16, 2017

3469 Riverdale Road
Memphis, TN 38115 

Sale Amount: $15.7 million

Sale Date: March 3, 2017

Buyer: Spirit Realty Capital

9. Hickory Hill Home Depot Site Sells for $15 Million - Saturday, March 11, 2017

A Dallas, Texas-based real estate investment trust has purchased a large parcel of land where a Home Depot is located in Hickory Hill for $15.7 million.

Spirit Realty Capital, doing business as Spirit Master Funding X LLC, bought the property from Allied Development of Memphis, according to a March 3 warranty deed filed with the Shelby County Register of Deeds. Mehrdad Mottahedeh signed the deed on behalf of Allied Development.

10. Hickory Hill Home Depot Site Sells for $15 Million - Thursday, March 9, 2017

A Dallas, Texas-based real estate investment trust has purchased a large parcel of land where a Home Depot is located in Hickory Hill for $15.7 million.

Spirit Realty Capital, doing business as Spirit Master Funding X LLC, bought the property from Allied Development of Memphis, according to a March 3 warranty deed filed with the Shelby County Register of Deeds. Mehrdad Mottahedeh signed the deed on behalf of Allied Development.

11. CBU Campus Expanding in Several Ways - Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Christian Brothers University’s campus overhaul includes a new college of education that aims to make the university a major player in the training and development of teachers.

The impact goes beyond the bricks-and-mortar changes coming to the campus starting in 2020 in the second phase of a $70 million capital campaign.

12. City Council Pot Ordinance Passes Its First Reading - Saturday, September 10, 2016

The Memphis City Council is one step closer to decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, passing an ordinance on its first of three readings at the body’s Tuesday, Sept. 6, meeting.

Councilman Berlin Boyd is the sponsor of the ordinance, which would allow Memphis police the option of writing a ticket with a $50 fine for possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana. Boyd has amended the ruling to increase fines for multiple offenders and exempt juveniles from its provisions.

13. City Council Pot Ordinance Passes Its First Reading - Thursday, September 8, 2016

The Memphis City Council is one step closer to decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, passing an ordinance on its first of three readings at the body’s Tuesday, Sept. 6, meeting.

Councilman Berlin Boyd is the sponsor of the ordinance, which would allow Memphis police the option of writing a ticket with a $50 fine for possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana. Boyd has amended the ruling to increase fines for multiple offenders and exempt juveniles from its provisions.

14. Crosstown High Advances In Grant Competition - Saturday, July 23, 2016

The proposal for a Crosstown High School has advanced in the national competition for one of five $10 million grants from the XQ Super School Project.

The XQ Institute is an education reform group specifically working on new models for American high schools. The institute’s supporters include Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs.

15. Crosstown High Advances In Grant Competition - Friday, July 22, 2016

The proposal for a Crosstown High School has advanced in the national competition for one of five $10 million grants from the XQ Super School Project.

The XQ Institute is an education reform group specifically working on new models for American high schools. The institute’s supporters include Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs.

16. Last Word: South of Crump, Council Day and Haslam on the Fed's Bathroom Memo - Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Neon is coming back to E. H. Crump Boulevard and the momentum of development continues to move further south to the Crump border with South Memphis.

Ghost River Brewing Co. is making plans for a tap room that opens this fall as part of its existing brewery at South Main and Crump.

17. Last Word: TN(not)Ready, Hatiloo Expands and Tax Season Advice - Tuesday, February 9, 2016

So what do you do when the test-makers fail the test?

You go back to the old test in the case of the Tennessee Education Department and the TNReady tests.
These were the new tests for the new statewide student achievement standards that replaced Common Core standards.
They can only be taken online.
But the system crashed Monday, which was the day that all of the preparation in the last year was geared toward. That included two tests locally of the on-line capacity and other technical standards necessary to make this go smoothly.
Here is a good account of what happened statewide and locally with a few other stops across the state to take in the scope of how big a failure this was and what failed.

18. Tennessee Lawmaker Calls Haslam ‘Traitor’ to GOP - Wednesday, August 27, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) – A Republican state lawmaker on Tuesday called Gov. Bill Haslam a "traitor to the party" over what he called efforts by a political action committee run by supporters to defeat opponents of Common Core education standards.

19. Meghan McMahon Joins Glankler Brown as Associate - Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Meghan K. McMahon has joined Glankler Brown PLLC as an associate, concentrating her practice in business and commercial litigation and intellectual property. McMahon previously worked in academic and membership affairs for the NCAA, and has experience with issues relating to NCAA compliance, sports and entertainment contracts, intellectual property.

20. Ciaramitaro Joins Grace-St. Luke’s as School Counselor - Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Licensed clinical social worker Courtney Ciaramitaro has joined Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School as school counselor. She will work primarily with middle school students.

Hometown: Memphis

21. ‘Get In and Out’ - Monday, December 19, 2011

In a local commercial real estate market where prices have plunged as much as 40 percent from 2007 peaks, special service companies are taking advantage of opportunities for buying distressed debt.

22. Emergency Situation - Thursday, December 8, 2011

In a dimly lit building, surrounded by emergency sirens and the loud hum of a waiting military transport aircraft, Memphis medical personnel adjusted their headlamps and checked their radios before navigating through the post-earthquake rubble to prepare their patients for evacuation.

23. Cross Creek Shopping Ctr. Sells for $12.7 Million - Tuesday, November 22, 2011

3469 Riverdale Road, 3505 Riverdale Road and 3587 Riverdale Road
Memphis, TN 38115
Sale Amount: $12.7 million

24. Cross Creek Shopping Center Sells for $12.7 Million - Thursday, November 17, 2011

Commack, N.Y.-based Allied Development of Memphis LLC has bought Cross Creek Shopping Center for $12.7 million.

25. Feds Sue Mortgage Broker, Alleging Lending Fraud - Wednesday, November 2, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – The federal government sued one of the nation's largest privately held mortgage brokers on Tuesday, saying its decade-long fraudulent lending practices cost the government hundreds of millions of dollars and forced thousands of American homeowners to face eviction.

26. UTHSC Unveils New Pharmacy College - Thursday, August 25, 2011

For more than a century, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy has served as center of pharmacy education, practice and research in the Mid-South.

And on the eve of UTHSC’s September Centennial Gala, the College of Pharmacy – previously housed in six buildings on the sprawling, urban campus on Madison Avenue – is finally getting a home of its own.

27. 100 Years of Medicine - Monday, December 6, 2010

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis is kicking off its 100th anniversary celebration with the publication of a commemorative hardcover book.

“The Legacy The Future: A Centennial Portrait of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center” will be available for sale this week at the campus bookstore, 930 Madison Ave.

28. U of M School of Music Appoints Rushing Director - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Dr. Randal Rushing, professor of voice and soloist of the concert and opera stage, has been appointed director for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. Rushing has been a faculty member at the school for 20 years.

29. Institute of Classical Architecture Elects McClure to Chapter Board of Directors - Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Mark McClure has been elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. He will serve a three-year term.

30. Fogerty Joins Jackson Lewis In Of Counsel Role - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Whitney King Fogerty has joined Jackson Lewis LLP as of counsel.

Fogerty was previously a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, where she specialized in labor and employment litigation. She has practiced law for 10 years and has been named among Chambers USA’s Leading Lawyers for Business the past two years.

31. Baptist to Hold Conference Center Groundbreaking Ceremony - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Officials at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a $6.9 million project that will bring a conference center to the campus.

The conference center will include an auditorium named in honor of the late Dr. H. Edward Garrett Sr., a surgeon who performed the world’s first successful heart bypass surgery in 1964, three years before he joined the staff of the Memphis hospital.

32. Methodist Names Brooks VP of Clinical Operations - Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Robert Brooks has been named vice president of clinical operations for Methodist University Hospital.

33. Events - Friday, February 22, 2008

The National Black MBA Association Inc.will hold a "Strategy Development" workshop today at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. "Leading Strategy into Action" will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and "Competing in a Dynamic Environment" will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free for members and $50 for nonmembers. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Ann Strong-Jenkins at 679-3094 or psjenkins@comcast.net.

34. Events - Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce General Membership Luncheon will be held today at 11:15 a.m. at the Germantown Country Club. Dave Klevan of Corporate Benefit Management Group, Al Fowler of Fowler Insurance & Employee Benefits and Mike Simpson of Mike Simpson & Associates will present "The Health of Healthcare in 2008." To make reservations, call 755-1200.

35. Frey Named Alpha Eta Society National President - Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Dr. William R. Frey recently was selected as the national president of the Alpha Eta Society, the largest scholastic honor for allied health professionals. The organization has more than 60 chapters throughout the U.S.

36. Events - Monday, November 5, 2007

The Engineers' Club of Memphis will hold its weekly meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Cost is $12 and no reservations are required. Laura Adams, director of development and new engagement for the Shelby Farms Conservancy Group, will speak on "New Structure of Shelby Farms."

37. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Friday, October 3, 2003
CRYE-LEIKE EXPANDING HOT SPRINGS

HUD Settles Case

With National Lender

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has reached a settlement agreement with Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp., a national mortgage lender. HUD had alle...

38. Archived Article: Comm College (lead) St - Wednesday, May 3, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Merger between local community colleges in final stages By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Plans have been finalized to merge two local community colleges, Shelby State Community College and State Technical Institute at Memphis, ...

39. Archived Article: Bpw (bott) - Thursday, November 12, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Business and Professional Women to sponsor Expo Saturday By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News The second annual Women in Business Expo will be Saturday in the lobby of the Clark Tower from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. While Memphis has five lo...

40. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, August 11, 1998
Two projects one at The Enclave in Germantown and the other at Windyke Office Park in southeast Memphis have highlighted an extremely strong first half of the year for Belz Enterprises, company officials announced last week Two projects one at The E...

41. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 22, 1998
Equity Inns Names Donald H Michael S. Starnes, chairman and chief executive officer of M.S. Carriers, has been appointed to the board of directors of Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. Starnes is past chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and...

42. Archived Article: Utmemphis Chg - Tuesday, February 10, 1998
By CAMILLE H UT-Memphis starts renovating Nash building Bids expected to open within the month for phase three of Link project, office space By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The University of Tennessee-Memphis has started construction on a $2.26 ...

43. Archived Article: Marketplace Chg - Monday, June 2, 1997
The National Cotton Council has introduced new software in an effort to make cotton production and processing a not-so-risky business for its members Cotton by computer National Cotton Council offers members online risk management tool By CAMILLE H....

44. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 17, 1997
March 17 March 17 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at Union Planters, 6200 Poplar Ave. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar topic will be the Internet, and the presenter will be Dr. Larry Schmidt of Christian Brothers University. The c...

45. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 10, 1997
March 10 March 10 Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The speaker will be Shirley Jones, past president of the state division of PSI. The cost is $13. For more information, call Nathal...

46. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 23, 1996
Sept Sept. 23 First Allied Securities Inc. and ITT Hartford will host a workshop titled "401K Packages: Opportunities that Exist for the Small Business Employer" at 6 p.m. at the Germantown Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. For reservations, call ...

47. Archived Article: Warranty Deeds - Monday, July 15, 1996
7/15 jts warranty deeds Big property deals worth over $33 million in second quarter By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News The largest property sales in Shelby County totaled more than $33 million during the second quarter of 1996, with 12 deals filed in ex...

48. Archived Article: Ut Master Plan Chg - Tuesday, February 27, 1996
2/27 CHG UT master plan Board approves UT Memphis 20-year facilities master plan Board approves UTs $84 million master plan By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News The University of Tennessee Board of Directors on Friday approved a 20-year facilities ma...

49. Archived Article: Church Awards - Monday, November 13, 1995
11/13 jts Church awards Church Awards honor Allied Electrical, Memphis Airport Mid-South Minority Business Council recognizes achievement By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News The Memphis/Shelby County Airport took honors for Corporation of the Year from t...