Years of work behind her, state Rep. Johnnie Turner is making the final push for creation of a state body designed to initiate investigations into civil rights cold cases, potentially solving decades-old murders or giving people the opportunity to put a heinous act behind them.

2. Deadly Rally Accelerates Removal of Confederate Statues - Wednesday, August 16, 2017

In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier's statue, loaded it quietly on a truck and drove away with little fanfare.

In Baltimore, Mayor Catherine Pugh said she's ready to tear down all of her city's Confederate statues, and the city council voted to have them destroyed. San Antonio lawmakers are looking ahead to removing a statue from a prominent downtown park.

3. Last Word: Two Science Marches, Bill Lee Kicks Off and Andrew Young on Ben Hooks - Monday, April 24, 2017

Rainy Sunday in the city with ponchoed partisans of the Porter-Leath Ragin' Cajun gathering and Africa in April overlapping from the riverfront to Danny Thomas Boulevard. In Germantown, it was a soggy but colorful 5k for the Germantown Municipal School District with shades of blue, orange and of course pink, or was it red?, at different parts of the run.

4. Best Hotel Rooms in Nashville – With or Without Helicopter - Saturday, August 8, 2015

Tod Roadarmel, director of sales and marketing for the nearly 2-year-old Omni Hotel downtown, is awestruck by the vitality of Nashville’s hospitality industry. In town since 1988, he remembers when pre-Bridgestone Arena Broadway was not a place you’d want to be late at night.

5. Speakers Set For Inaugural TEDxMemphis Event - Friday, July 24, 2015

A few weeks from now, Memphians will have a chance to hear from Kimbal Musk, the brother of billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk, about his plans for the restaurant and garden concepts he’s bringing to Memphis.

6. One-Day TEDx Event Coming to Memphis - Friday, June 5, 2015

Memphis is getting a local version of the global TED conference that’s known for talks given by engaging, often celebrity speakers.

The global TED banner – TED being an acronym for technology, entertainment, design – has an offshoot called TEDx that was created so independent organizers can set up their own “TED-like” events in communities around the world and deliver comparable experiences. That TEDx event is coming to Memphis Aug. 29 at the University of Memphis Rose Theater, 3795 Central Ave.

7. Batts Joins HealthChoice as Complex Care Manager - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Kenneth Batts has joined HealthChoice’s new Population Health team as complex care manager. In his new role, Batts will reach out to patients identified with complex medical needs to schedule home visits, where he’ll provide customized intervention and condition education, including goal setting, care coordination, and long-term support with the goal to achieve improvements in their health.

8. FedExForum Area Targeted for Apartments - Friday, February 7, 2014

Nashville-based Elmington Capital Partners apparently likes the apartment market in Downtown Memphis.

An Elmington-affiliated company plans on building a 64-unit apartment complex at 362 S. Second St., south of FedExForum.

9. Gen X Inks State’s First Location on Austin Peay - Friday, November 16, 2012

A trendy Vernon, Calif.-based retailer has inked its first Tennessee location in Austin Peay Plaza.

Gen X Clothing Inc. signed a 35,000-square-foot lease at 3252 Austin Peay Highway. The space was formerly occupied by Big Lots.

10. Events - Monday, March 28, 2011

The Memphis Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Monday at noon at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave.

11. Pacific Logistics Picks Olive Branch for Hub - Friday, January 7, 2011

Pacific Logistics Corp. has signed a lease for its first Memphis-area location, which will serve as a regional hub for the company’s growing shoe and retail business.

12. High-Dollar Deal Boosts Commercial Real Estate - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Following what has become a pattern, the local commercial real estate market in September was salvaged by one large deal that offset an otherwise dreary month.

This time it was Resource Real Estate Inc. to the rescue. The Philadelphia-based company bought the Wyndridge Apartments for $9.5 million Sept. 29 and carried the weight for Shelby County’s commercial activity during the month.

13. Le Bonheur Files Permit For FedExFamilyHouse - Tuesday, September 22, 2009

918 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105
Permit Amount: $5.2 Million

Project Cost: $5.2 million
Permit Date: Applied September 2009
Completion: Fall 2010
Owner: Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
Tenant: FedExFamilyHouse
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.

14. Park Tower Sold; New Owners Plan Upgrades - Friday, September 18, 2009
Park Tower, a nine-story apartment building in the Memphis Medical Center, has new owners who plan to upgrade the units and market them to university students and health care professionals.

Memphis Medical Redevelopment Group LLC bought the structure from Park Tower LLC for nearly $1.7 million, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

The ownership group is composed of Anna Martin, a Memphis real estate professional, and investors from San Diego.

“We’re going to redevelop the whole property and we’re going to do over $1 million worth of renovations,” Martin said. “We’re going to target all the medical students and the doctors and get a whole new tenant base. We believe it is in a fantastic location because the city of Memphis will be, within the next years, putting in over $1 billion into the medical district. We are in the heart of it.”

The building is at 57 Somerville St., situated among the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the Memphis VA Medical Center, the Baptist College of Health Sciences, Methodist University Hospital and the Southern College of Optometry.

The investors had a meeting scheduled Thursday afternoon with the Center City Commission to discuss participating in the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program and to learn about other redevelopment initiatives.

The new owners closed on the property Sept. 11 and began renovations the next day on 20 vacant units. The structure has a total of 128 units, and 80 of those are one-bedroom, one-bath apartments.

Martin said the units would be ideal living quarters for medical students or crash pads for doctors and other health care professionals.

Martin, who is an owner of Trinity Property Management, linked up with three investors from San Diego to buy the property.

“I buy properties that are distressed,” she said. “I rehab them and then I resell them to out-of-state investors. That’s how I came across these gentlemen because they are in the same type of business. They really liked my management group and the way we manage properties and how we turn a lot of areas around.

“We did business for over a year and a half together. We decided to form a corporation and then we found this building. They are really strong in the financial sector and starting companies, where my company is really strong in the management. They felt that I could add value in managing this property right. It’s a great property. It just wasn’t managed correctly.”

Martin said within three to six months, the lobby will be renovated. A new Web site will be launched for the property along with a marketing campaign. A new paint job and other upgrades are planned for the exterior.

“Eventually what we are going to do is get rid of all the outside air conditioning units,” Martin said. “We’re going to go HVAC, central heating and cooling, but that’s going to require quite a bit of money and that’s going to be stage two.”

15. Obama Says Latest Economic News Demands Action - Monday, February 9, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama decried as "inexcusable and irresponsible" the delay of his economic recovery legislation in Congress with an estimated 3.6 million Americans losing their jobs since the recession began.

16. Obama Says Latest Economic News Demands Action - Monday, February 9, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama decried as "inexcusable and irresponsible" the delay of his economic recovery legislation in Congress with an estimated 3.6 million Americans losing their jobs since the recession began.

17. Thornton Receives Glankler Pro Bono Award - Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Laurie M. Thornton of Glankler Brown PLLC has received the second annual Frank J. Glankler Jr. Pro Bono Award given by James S. Gilliland and the Glankler Brown law firm.

18. Anna Mae He Act Making Way Through General Assembly - Monday, May 14, 2007

The Anna Mae He Act was approved Wednesday by the Tennessee House Children and Family Affairs Committee and now is moving through the Senate.

The current House bill aims to address cases such as the Anna Mae He case by more clearly defining terms such as "willfully failed to support" and "willfully failed to visit." Those terms were at the core of findings by both the Tennessee Supreme Court in January and that of Robert L. Childers, judge in Division 9 of the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 30th Judicial District, in his initial finding in May 2004.

19. Marketing Agency Hires New Art Director - Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Lyle Wardlaw has joined full-service advertising, marketing, design and public relations firm inferno as art director. Prior to that she spent three years providing design support for clients at Imre Communications and Babcock Advertising in the Washington, D.C., area. She graduated from Millsaps College in 1996 with a double major in studio art and elementary education, and has completed advertising and graphics programs from Memphis College of Art and Southwest Community College. In her position as art director, Wardlaw will serve clients and help with new creative projects.

20. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, January 13, 2003
Calendar of events Jan. 13-19

Calendar of events Jan. 13-Jan. 19

Jan. 13

The International Association for Administrative Professionals Memphis chapter has its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-East, 5795 Poplar Ave. For informat...

21. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Omega Health Systems Announces Steven J. Martin has been named financial controller for Promus Hotel Corp. He most recently was a partner in the audit and business advisory group of Arthur Anderson. Martin is a graduate of the University of Memphis....

22. Archived Article: Nonprofit Workshop Lj - Wednesday, June 19, 1996
lj 10/5 cates Weekend workshop to enlighten budding non-profits By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Thinking of starting a non-profit organization? If the answer is yes, an upcoming workshop sponsored by a coalition of local community service groups ma...