Bob Smith’s testimony was a good part of the first day of the nonjury trial that began Monday before Memphis Federal Court Judge Jon McCalla on police surveillance of protesters. Smith was the alias used by Police Sgt. Tim Reynolds – Reynolds acknowledged during his testimony Monday Downtown. The identity was also used by several other officers.

2. Last Word: The Fuse, TnReady on SCS Literacy Efforts and Death By Amazon? - Monday, July 23, 2018

More than 32,000 of you have voted early in advance of the Aug. 2 election day through Saturday and going into the final week of early voting, which runs through July 28. That compares to 37,168 early voters through the first eight days in 2014 for this same election cycle and 41,310 in 2010 at the same point. In 2010 and 2014 there were 21 early voting sites compared to today’s 27. And the Downtown location was the only site open for the first two days of those early voting periods compared to five of the 27 sites open for the first three days of the current period. For the full 2014 early voting period, keeping in mind the differences, there were 82,403 early voters and in 2010 there were 93,700.

3. Building Heritage - Saturday, April 28, 2018

The basement of the Universal Life Insurance building, a Memphis landmark at Danny Thomas Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, is still defined by the intersection of overhead ventilation shafts and pipes.

4. New Lynching Memorial Evokes Terror of Victims - Tuesday, April 24, 2018

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Visitors to the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice first glimpse them, eerily, in the distance: Brown rectangular slabs, 800 in all, inscribed with the names of more than 4,000 souls who lost their lives in lynchings between 1877 and 1950.

5. Bus System Overhaul Would Shift Balance of Service to More Frequency - Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Consultants mapping a reconstruction of the city’s bus system are suggesting $30 million more a year in annual city funding for the system and a shift of bus service so that 70 percent of the routes have a higher frequency, reducing wait times during peak hours on major north-south and east-west corridors.

6. Editorial: Universal Life a Blueprint For Building Black Wealth - Saturday, April 7, 2018

While many of us were thinking about and remembering the turbulent events of 1968, this week brought another significant nod to the past with a commitment to the future.

The Universal Life Insurance Co. building isn’t a Pyramid, though its architecture has an Egyptian theme. It’s not the tallest building in the city, but then again, the tallest building in the city is boarded up these days.

7. Universal Life Insurance Building Reopens With New Hope for Black Economic Growth - Thursday, April 5, 2018

There is still some build-out to be done on the Universal Life Insurance building at Danny Thomas Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. But Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and other dignitaries cut the ribbon Tuesday, April 3, on the formal reopening on the 1920s Egyptian-themed landmark in black business enterprise.

8. Universal Life Building To Reopen Tuesday - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Memphis government and business leaders are preparing to reopen the Universal Life Insurance Co. building, 480 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., following its renovation through a public-private partnership with the city of Memphis.

9. MLK50 Events: A Roundup of Memphis Happenings - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Here's a selection of events in Memphis marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 sanitation workers' strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 3 is the 50th anniversary of King’s last speech – the “Mountaintop” speech at Mason Temple, while April 4 is the 50th anniversary of his assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

10. Last Word: SCS Plans For $15, IRIS Matinees and The Hard Hit Fund - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

“From a financial standpoint, we need our fans back and we need them back now.” University of Memphis president David Rudd breaking the university’s silence on the basketball coaching change that was made formal Tuesday with the announcement that Penny Hardaway is indeed the new coach. And Hardaway had a lot to say that Tigers fans and Memphians wanted to hear.

11. Walker Named President Of Black Swan Digital Forensics - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Jim Walker has been named president of Memphis-based Black Swan Digital Forensics, the only forensics lab in the U.S. that focuses exclusively on data recovery from digital devices such as cellphones, vehicle systems, computers and social media accounts. Walker comes to Black Swan after more than 30 years of military and public service at the federal, state and local level, including eight years as Alabama’s director of homeland security and more than 20 years in the U.S. Army, where he was an Airborne Ranger and retired as a lieutenant colonel.

12. Withers’ Home Will Be Dedicated as Historic Site - Saturday, February 10, 2018

Photojournalist Ernest C. Withers’ southwest Memphis home is being dedicated as a historic site.

The home at 480 W. Brooks Road will be dedicated at a ceremony Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m., during which a historical marker will be unveiled.

13. Withers’ Home to Be Dedicated as Historic Site - Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Photojournalist Ernest C. Withers’ southwest Memphis home is being dedicated as a historic site.

The home at 480 W. Brooks Road will be dedicated at a ceremony Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m., during which a historical marker will be unveiled.

14. Bus Planning Process Goes Deeper Into ‘Hard Choices’ - Thursday, November 16, 2017

On the road to recommending changes by May, a consultant is exploring options for a city bus system with a $45 million increase in funding. The options include “hard choices” that could either increase coverage and drop the frequency of bus trips, or increase the frequency of bus trips for quicker journeys but eliminate coverage in some sparsely populated areas of Memphis.

15. Last Word: The Monument Letter, Soulsville Gateway and Gas Tax Hike Regrets - Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Redbirds take Game 1 of the Pacific Coast League Championship series Wednesday evening with a 6-4 win over El Paso at AutoZone Park. Game 2 is noon Thursday at B.B. King and Union.

16. Tri-State Hosts Grand Opening of Banking HQ - Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Tri-State Bank CEO Thomas Felder estimates that the more than 70-year-old institution – which has shifted its retail bank headquarters from Downtown to Whitehaven – will have a $2.5 million economic impact on the neighborhood surrounding it.

17. Last Word: Milhaus Sells, Voucher Debate Gets Heated and Boyd's Fly Around - Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Highland Row isn’t fully open yet and it is already up for sale as part of a real estate portfolio. The owner, Milhaus, based in Indianapolis, is a development, construction and property management company that works in mixed use development. And the portfolio being on the market could turn into a recapitalization.

18. Olympians Suit Up in High-Tech Apparel to Shave Seconds - Wednesday, August 3, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) – When seconds count, the right clothing matters.

For the Rio Olympics, Nike used 3-D printing technology to develop small silicone protrusions for redirecting air flow around the runner. Body scanners helped Adidas design suits to keep swimmers in ideal form. Swiss cycling specialist Assos turned to wind tunnels to craft custom, form-fitting suits for the U.S. cycling team.

19. Council Likely to Vote On Pinch Plan in 90 Days - Saturday, July 9, 2016

A plan for the redevelopment of the Pinch area is essentially complete and Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration is rounding up grant funds and other financing for elements of the plan, according to Memphis City Council member Berlin Boyd.

20. Council Likely to Vote On Pinch Plan in 90 Days - Thursday, July 7, 2016

A plan for the redevelopment of the Pinch area is essentially complete and Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration is rounding up grant funds and other financing for elements of the plan, according to Memphis City Council member Berlin Boyd.

21. Greensward Partisans Turn Out Two Weeks Ahead of Council Votes on Settlement - Wednesday, July 6, 2016

The Overton Park Greensward wasn’t on the Memphis City Council’s agenda Tuesday, July 5. But there were plenty of partisan from the controversy in council chambers in what was a rehearsal for a council vote in two weeks on a settlement of the park’s parking problem.

22. Frank Stokes, Epitome of the ‘Memphis Sound,’ Given Just Memorial - Friday, July 1, 2016

Nathaniel Kent remembers his grandfather as an older man in his 70s by the mid-1950s who came over with his guitar – ill and near the end of his life.

23. ALSAC Buys Warehouse For $6 Million - Thursday, March 31, 2016

483 Manassas St.
Memphis, TN 38105

Sale Amount: $6 million

Sale Date: March 17, 2016

Buyer: ALSAC

Seller: Michael Nussbaum and Joyce Nussbaum

24. The Week Ahead: March 14-20, 2016 - Monday, March 14, 2016

How was your weekend, Memphis? Here’s our weekly roundup of local happenings you need to know about, from the first look at the Greater Memphis Chamber’s proposed diversity program to a truly Irish celebration of St. Paddy’s Day.

25. Grammy Museum Opens in Mississippi Delta - Monday, March 7, 2016

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) – The second and only official Grammy Museum outside of Los Angeles opened Saturday in the Mississippi Delta, cradle of the blues.

Organizers chose Cleveland, Mississippi – two hours north of the state capital Jackson – for the nearly $20 million project and promise one of the most advanced museums in the country. It's a smaller but updated version of its sister museum in California and employs high-definition touchscreens and interactive technology to chronicle American music history from before the first Grammy Awards in 1959 to the present.

26. First Tennessee Invests in Tri-State Bank - Monday, January 18, 2016

As of Dec. 31, Tri-State Bank of Memphis has secured almost $5 million in new capital, an investment fueled in part by an “unprecedented transaction” between it and First Tennessee Bank.

27. City Hall Shuffle Moves Into Christmas Eve With 8 Positions Cut - Thursday, December 24, 2015

Memphis-Mayor elect Jim Strickland announced on Christmas Eve that he will eliminate eight positions in the current administration, one of them vacant. And a ninth positon will become a part-time position. Strickland will also follow through on his long-held desire to end the city’s involvement in and funding of the Memphis-Shelby County Music Commission.

28. The Week Ahead: Dec. 14, 2015 - Monday, December 14, 2015

How was your weekend, Memphis? Here’s our weekly rundown of local happenings you need to know about, from the annual AutoZone shareholder convergence Downtown to the new Star Wars movie...

29. Toys Have Best Year in a Decade - Wednesday, November 11, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Toys are staging a comeback.

The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing videogames and mobile apps over Barbie and stuffed bears.

30. Five City Council Races Destined for Runoffs - Friday, October 9, 2015

The identity of the Memphis City Council that will take office in January with six new members was still in flux at the end of a very long and frustrating Oct. 8 election night.

The races for four of those six open seats and the seat now held by an appointee to the council are going to a Nov. 19 runoff election – one week before Thanksgiving.

31. Daniel Allen Joins Red Door As Financial Adviser - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Daniel Allen has joined Red Door Wealth Management as vice president, financial adviser, marking Red Door’s first hire of a financial adviser since its inception in 2010. In his new role, Allen helps develop client relationships and financial strategies that solve complex financial issues and create value for clients.

32. Memphis Mayoral Field Set at 10 - Friday, July 24, 2015

Shelby County Election Commissioners have certified the Memphis election ballot for Oct. 8.

These are the names to appear on that ballot for the 15 elected offices.

The commission met hours after the noon Thursday, July 23, deadline for candidates to withdraw from the ballot if they wished.

33. Big Leap From Hollywood Hustle to Nolensville ‘Barn’ - Saturday, April 11, 2015

The step-grandmother of Clark Gable’s granddaughter leans back in her chair inside the Mennonite furniture store and holds up a foot.

“Look. I’m wearing orange socks. I must be eccentric,” says Linda Roberts as a gray, misty day chases me from Nolensville Road into the worn building tucked against Mill Creek.

34. Bid to End Tennessee Carry Permit Requirement Fails in House - Friday, March 13, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A proposal to eliminate Tennessee's requirement to obtain a state-issued permit to openly carry handguns was defeated in a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

Republican Rep. Micah Van Huss Jonesborough said he introduced the measure because he believes that "current laws here in Tennessee infringe on the Second Amendment of our U.S. Constitution."

35. Council Hears More on Police and Fire Budget Decisions - Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Memphis City Council member got deeper Tuesday, Feb. 4, into the specifics of Memphis Police and Fire Department budget decisions.

But they didn’t get a clearer picture of what the direction forward will be as they and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. prepare to make some hard decisions about public safety in dealing with the city’s unfunded pension liability.

36. Veterans’ Aid - Friday, December 13, 2013

Cordell Walker wanted to join the military in the 1960s as his older friends were enlisting or being drafted for the Vietnam War.

“I really wanted to join the military but could not because I was the only son in my family and I was too young,” said Walker, who for the last 26 years has been executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services Inc.

37. Hood: Google Still Not Effectively Fighting Crime - Tuesday, December 10, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is again asking Google to do more to prevent people from using the search engine to find illegal drugs and pirated videos, music and games.

38. Editorial: Soulsville’s Progress Right Direction for City - Saturday, December 7, 2013

Much has happened since our last cover story on Soulsville in October 2012, and much remains to be done.

The new residence hall at LeMoyne-Owen College opened this past October and construction is now underway on the Soulsville Foundation’s new multipurpose building.

39. Lunch Offers Networking for Entrepreneurs - Friday, November 1, 2013

Difficult journeys are best undertaken with map in hand – or, barring that, some wisdom from an experienced traveler who has already made the same journey.

With that idea in mind, the Society of Entrepreneurs and EmergeMemphis are assembling a diverse set of business leaders this month for a networking lunch, where attendees will be able to pick the brains of the gathered veterans for insight and practical advice.

40. Wealthy Business Executives Eye Political Races - Tuesday, September 17, 2013

CHICAGO (AP) – He has never been elected to anything, not even "student council in high school," as he boasts. He has little patience for schmoozing. In dealing with people, he admits to being "pretty blunt" - more suited to running a large private equity firm, which Bruce Rauner did successfully for 30 years, than seeking votes for governor, which he intends to do in Illinois next year.

41. Events - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Bill Strickland, CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp. and author of “Making the Impossible, Possible,” Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Strickland’s topic is “The Art of Leadership & The Business of Social Change.” Cost is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Visit memphischamber.com or call 543-3571.

42. Sales Tax Referendum Shifts to Late Summer - Thursday, January 24, 2013

A referendum on a half-percent city sales tax hike to fund a city pre-kindergarten expansion and roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents would happen in August or September instead of May.

43. Council Preps for Late Summer Sales Tax Hike Referendum - Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A referendum on a half percent city sales tax hike to fund a city pre kindergarten expansion and roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents would happen in August or September instead of May.

44. More From the Record - Thursday, September 6, 2012

See last week’s column and the one before it for other illustrations of quotable matter, straight from “the record.” That is, stuff filed and/or said in courts around the world.

In a certain case in a certain court, after receiving a motion for summary judgment, the plaintiff amended his complaint to add a party defendant. Defense counsel then filed a pleading that included this: “Apparently, plaintiff did finally decide to make allegations against the only party possibly at fault, however reluctantly.”

45. Agricenter International Announces New Board - Friday, July 13, 2012

The Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, recently elected two new board members.

46. Scott Joins Methodist South as Chief Medical Officer - Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Dr. Howard Scott has been named chief medical officer at Methodist South Hospital. Before joining Methodist South, which is part of the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system, Scott served as chief medical officer for West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami. He has also maintained an active private practice for 29 years.

47. Unified Moves To East Pointe Biz Center - Friday, April 20, 2012

An independent forensic engineering and investigations company has relocated its Mid-South Service Center to a more secure location.

Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc. has inked 8,565 square feet in East Pointe Business Center Building D, 3875 Vantech Drive. The Suwanee, Ga.-based tenant was previously located at 3955 Whitebrook Drive, where it serviced Arkansas, North Mississippi and West Tennessee.

48. Social Media, Milestones Top News - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Many of the headlines that came out of 2011 for local advertising and public relations firms mirrored the ever-changing scope of marketing and social media.

Platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were at the world’s fingertips to capture political unrest in Egypt, the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, members of the Occupy Wall Street movement nationwide practice their First Amendment rights – – and everything in between.

49. 4Memphis Mag Launches With New Ownership - Friday, December 2, 2011

4Memphis magazine, formerly VIP Memphis Magazine, is under new ownership.

The new entity, 4Memphis Publishing LLC, is comprised of publisher Jim Walker, owner of Eden Spa & Laser and an officer with Merchants & Planters Bank; the Levy family of Oak Hall Inc.; Jay Mednikow of Mednikow Jewelers; Joel Hobson of Hobson Realtors; Judy McLellan of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.; and Amy Howell of Howell Marketing Strategies LLC.

50. VIP Memphis Relaunches as 4Memphis Mag Under New Ownership - Thursday, December 1, 2011

4Memphis magazine, formerly VIP Memphis Magazine, is under new ownership.

The new entity, 4Memphis Publishing LLC, is comprised of publisher Jim Walker, owner of Eden Spa & Laser and an officer with Merchants & Planters Bank; the Levy family of Oak Hall Inc.; Jay Mednikow of Mednikow Jewelers; Joel Hobson of Hobson Realtors; Judy McLellan of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc.; and Amy Howell of Howell Marketing Strategies LLC.

51. Wharton, Fullilove & Conrad Re-Elected -- Harris-Ford to Runoff - Friday, October 7, 2011
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. won a full four-year term of office as mayor Thursday, Oct. 6, two years after he claimed the mayor’s office in a special election.

And all 12 of the Memphis City Council members seeking re-election won new four year terms in the city election cycle, marking the largest return of incumbents to the 13-member council in the 43-year history of the mayor-council form of government.

52. 4 Council Members - All 3 City Court Judges To Run Unopposed In Oct. Elections - Friday, July 22, 2011

Four incumbent Memphis City Council members and all three incumbent City Court Judges were effectively re-elected at the Thursday, July 21, noon deadline for candidates to file their qualifying petitions for the Oct. 6 Memphis ballot.

53. Houston Joins Memphis Chemical & Janitorial Supply - Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ursula Y. Houston has joined Memphis Chemical & Janitorial Supply Co. as account executive.

54. Proceeds Of Book, CD To Help Uninsured Musicians - Monday, September 20, 2010

Jim Dickinson once said that the hardest nights for a touring musician were Christmas, Easter and Memphis.

For Memphis musicians, those hard times can last all year long.

55. Cooper-Young Festival Means Big Biz for Neighborhood - Friday, September 17, 2010

The music will be funky, the art will be eclectic, and the streets will be crowded with people in a slow-moving parade of tattoos and sunglasses, but organizers of Memphis’ largest one-day street festival, the Cooper-Young Festival, said business longevity is at the heart of it all.

56. Work Draws to a Close For Charter Commission - Friday, August 6, 2010

Metro Charter Commissioners are tightening up provisions in the proposed consolidation charter that is one meeting away from being completed.

The 15-member body holds its final meeting Monday, just ahead of the Aug. 10 deadline imposed by state law for consolidation efforts.

57. How to Build a Government in 71 days - Monday, May 24, 2010

The idea of consolidation is a political perennial in Memphis, but the details of merging Memphis and Shelby County governments are much more elusive.

The Metro Charter Commission’s formation last year represented the most meaningful move toward consolidation in almost 40 years.

58. Charter Commission Tackles Tricky Political Rules - Monday, April 12, 2010
 

Members of the Metro Charter Commission are getting into some of the thorniest political issues involved in writing the blueprint for a consolidated city and county government.

At least for now, term limits, runoff elections, being current on metro taxes to qualify to run for office and a referendum for any metro council pay raise are in.

Out, at this tentative stage, is the idea of a vice mayor, staggered terms for council members, a city pension for council members and partisan primaries.

All of the proposals approved last week go to a drafting committee. The committee will write charter language and then come back to the full commission with the wording. The charter group will then take a final vote on the general proposal and the charter wording.

Still to be discussed is how big the metro council would be and what the districts would look like.

The charter commission also delayed votes on proposals to:

• Fill vacancies on the metro council with a majority vote of the council unless it is a vacancy of more than two years. In that case, the vacant council seat would go on the next available election ballot.
• Making the council chairman the “mayor pro tempore” if the mayor resigns or otherwise leaves office. The mayor pro tempore would serve for up to 180 days if there is a general or municipal election scheduled during that period. If no election is scheduled, a special election for mayor would be held within 90 days of the vacancy.

The delay came after lots of debate, with more debate certain.

“Is there any other way?” Charter Commission Chairwoman Julie Ellis asked at one point. “It just hasn’t looked like a very good system. … The public has had a lot to say about this, and it’s not been kind.”

Commissioner J.W. Gibson termed it a system of “hard knocks,” pointing out that part of the Shelby County Commission’s dilemma in picking an interim mayor last year was that it required seven votes – a majority of the 13 members – which proved difficult to collect with three commissioners not voting, because they had been nominated for interim mayor.

Gibson, who is a county commissioner, was one of the contenders. He lost to fellow commissioner Joe Ford.

Charter commissioner Randolph Meade Walker proposed not allowing the mayor pro tempore to run in a special election.

“An interim who is an insider is appointed by fellow insiders,” Walker said. “I think a major drawback to this whole area has been an exclusivity in government that we have people who are the same folks that keep playing musical chairs. We need some new ideas – some new people.”

Gibson, however, said it might mean a council member who wants to be chairman as a later stepping stone to serving as mayor might have to give up being chairman.

Meanwhile, commissioner Chris Patterson expanded on Walker’s idea by adding that those appointed to fill vacant council seats could not seek the seat in the next election for that seat.

Charter commissioner and Memphis City Council member Jim Strickland headed the task force that presented the recommendations. He wasn’t surprised by the debate on the 25 items.

“There are legitimate differences of opinion,” he told The Daily News at the end of the three-hour session. “The county’s been through three mayors in the last year. The city’s been through three mayors also. … The average person has been very aware of the process.”

Ellis questioned whether the metro council should have staggered terms with half of the members elected every two years.

Eight new county commissioners were elected to that 13-member body in the 2006 elections.

Before those political precedents, most council and commission seats changed hands because an incumbent decided not to seek re-election. That was also the case in the 2006 and 2007 election cycles.

The proposed charter is due by mid-August.

Voters decide whether to accept or reject the charter in a pair of referenda on the November ballot. It must win in the referendum within the city of Memphis as well as the referendum in Shelby County outside the Memphis city limits.

59. Charter Comm. Considers Two New Divisions - Monday, March 22, 2010

The first proposal to reach the Metro Charter Commission for a new consolidated government would create two new divisions – “parks and community enhancement” and “civilian enhancement.”

A three-member task force considering how to handle park services and amenities including public libraries brought its recommendations to the full body Thursday afternoon.

60. The Cost of Progress - Monday, March 8, 2010

The development of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s $112 million intermodal yard on a former cattle ranch in Fayette County has polarized the community for more than a year.

61. Life or Death for The MED - Monday, March 1, 2010

A hand as tiny as a budding leaf punched at the air inside a baby incubator.

Kelley Smith, the head nurse of the neonatal intensive care unit at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, checked on the little fighter.

62. Events - Friday, December 18, 2009

The Memphis Gavel Club Christmas Luncheon will be held today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. For more information, call 683-6802.

63. Metro Charter Commission to Choose Chair - Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The first order of business today will be selecting a leader. It’s become a familiar note in political daily planners these days.

The Metro Charter Commission holds its first meeting today on the third floor of the Shelby County Courthouse.

64. Dress Newest Pathologist At Pathology Group of the MidSouth - Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dr. Matthew A. Dress has joined Pathology Group of the MidSouth PC as its newest pathologist.

Before joining Pathology Group of the MidSouth, Dress served as the chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He then completed a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 

65. U of M Law School Appoints Kritchevsky to Director of Advocacy - Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Barbara Kritchevsky has been appointed to the newly created position of director of advocacy at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law.

Kritchevsky has been a law professor at the university since 1983, and for the past 20 years has served as a faculty adviser to the school’s Moot Court Board and also served as the school’s associate dean for academic affairs.

66. Central Church Makes Strategic Land Acquisition - Tuesday, December 23, 2008
20 acres in Collierville
Sale Amount: $1.8 Million
Sale Date: Dec. 11, 2008

Buyer: Central Church Inc.
Seller: Marion L. Waldrup Sr. Revocable Living Trust, Frederick T. Stukenborg, Trustee
Loan Amount: $1.5 million
Loan Date: Dec. 15, 2008
Maturity Date: March 5, 2010
Lender: SunTrust Bank

Details: Central Church Inc. has bought a 20.9-acre parcel of vacant land directly behind its 2005 Winchester Blvd. location in Collierville for $1.8 million from the Marion L. Waldrup Sr. Revocable Living Trust, Frederick T. Stukenborg, Trustee.

Zoned residential, the property fronts South Houston Levee Road on the eastern side of the road. Central Church administrator Jim Pritchard said the land acquisition was strategic for the church.

“It’s the last piece of property that’s between us and Houston Levee, and obviously they don’t make any more of that (land),” Pritchard said. “Over the last five years we’ve just been praying and searching the Lord and seeing what might work out, and He just orchestrated it in such a way that we were able to purchase that property, so we moved to that end.”

The Shelby County Assessor of Property’s 2008 appraisal is $682,900.

Pritchard said the church plans to build a road through the property, connecting the church with South Houston Levee Road, but nothing is imminent since the church would need approval from Collierville before moving forward.

“That’s a pretty important piece to be able to have access to Houston Levee at some point in the future,” Pritchard said, “so we thought that was something the Lord would have us go ahead and do.”

6267 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 3819
Loan Amount: $785,000

Loan Date: Dec. 12, 2008
Maturity Date: N/A
Borrower: Poplar Station South GP
Lender: SunTrust Bank

Details: A development group called Poplar Station South GP has filed a construction loan for $785,000 for a vacant lot that sits on the south side of Poplar Avenue, east of Ridgeway Road and west of West Massey Road. The lender is SunTrust Bank. The loan document included an assignment of rents, security agreement and fixture filing, and a separate assignment of rents and leases was signed in conjunction with the sale. The 6,000-square-foot lot will house a 5,000-square-foot retail center, said John B. Walker, managing partner at Poplar Station South GP. The address of the center will be 6267 Poplar Ave. “It’s a retail building,” Walker said. “It is (100 percent) leased. We’re trying to get our plat recorded; if we get our plat recorded, we’re going to start construction this week.” Walker said the plan is to finish the retail center by April or May.

3141 Stage Post Drive
Memphis, TN 38133
Sale Amount: $1.1 Million

Sale Date: Dec. 15, 2008
Buyer: John T. Crunk, Trustee of the Anna Caroline Crunk Trust (50 percent), and John T. Crunk, Trustee of the John T. Crunk III Trust (50 percent)
Seller: Kenny W. King

Details: A 21,190-square-foot warehouse in Bartlett has sold for $1.1 million to John T. Crunk, serving as trustee of both the Anna Caroline Crunk Trust and the John T. Crunk III Trust. Both trusts bought 50 percent of the property. The trustee lists a Nashville address. The warehouse was built in 1993. It sits on 1.76 acres in the Bartlett Corporate Park-East Phase II, northwest of the Stage Road and North Germantown Parkway intersection. The Shelby County Assessor of Property’s 2008 appraisal is $1 million.

Vacant Land in Bartlett
Sale Amount: $5.9 Million

Sale Date: Dec. 17 (substitute trustee’s sale)
Buyer: Liberty Bank of Arkansas
Seller: D.B. Bridgforth, Substitute Trustee

Details: Liberty Bank of Arkansas reacquired four parcels of land in Bartlett. The bank bought the land in a Dec. 17 substitute trustee’s sale on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse. The property had been foreclosed after the owner, First Capital Investments LLC, defaulted on its Dec. 23, 2004, construction loan for $5.8 million through Jonesboro, Ark.-based Liberty Bank of Arkansas. Kenneth Burden was listed as chief manager for First Capital Investments.

67. Shoemaker Financial's Allen Earns Circle of Excellence - Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Frank Allen, a certified financial planner and financial adviser with Shoemaker Financial, has achieved the Circle of Excellence award from Securian Financial Services for his performance in 2007.

68. Administration Reports Benefit Shortfall Totals $45 Trillion Over Next 75 Years - Tuesday, December 18, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is promising $45 trillion more than it can deliver on Social Security, Medicare and other benefit programs.

That is the gap between the promises the government has made in benefits and the projected revenue stream for these programs over the next 75 years, the Bush administration estimated Monday.

69. Report: Rising Foreclosures Will Drain Major Metro Areas - Wednesday, November 28, 2007

DETROIT (AP) - Rising foreclosures will lead to billions of dollars in lost economic activity next year in the nation's major metropolitan areas, but homeowners and financial institutions have the ability to work together to contain the effects, according to a report compiled for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

70. Hampton Hotels Names Smith Senior Director of Product Service - Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Kurt Smith has been named senior director of product service and development at Hampton Hotels. Previously, Smith served Hampton as director of global brand integration. Prior to that position, he was the director of hotel performance support.

71. Events - Friday, April 6, 2007

The University of Memphis continues a series of panel discussions on college sports today at 4:30 p.m. in Room 124 of Ball Hall. The topic is "Division I College Recruiting: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." The event is free.

72. Events - Thursday, April 5, 2007

Howell McQuain Strategies LLC will begin its 2007 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series with "Mediating the Significant Case: A Three-Dimensional View" today from 8 a.m. to noon at Lexus of Memphis, 2600 Ridgeway Road. The course is designed for lawyers, insurance and risk management specialists and employers. Registration is $65 and space is limited. Register online at www.howellmcquain.com/. For more information, call 737-0853.

73. Events - Wednesday, April 4, 2007

NASA is hosting a space exhibition tour titled "The Vision for Space Exploration Experience" today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE) at 1254 Jefferson Ave. The exhibit uses holographic and 3-D imagery to show visitors what visiting the surfaces of the moon, Mars and other planets would be like. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.DiscoverMase.org.

74. Events - Wednesday, April 4, 2007

NASA is hosting a space exhibition tour titled "The Vision for Space Exploration Experience" today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE) at 1254 Jefferson Ave. The exhibit uses holographic and 3-D imagery to show visitors what visiting the surfaces of the moon, Mars and other planets would be like. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.DiscoverMase.org.

75. Ronald McDonald HouseNames Board Members - Friday, February 23, 2007
     The Ronald McDonald House of Memphis announced Wednesday its new board of directors.
     Sandra McQuain has been named president, Allison Tweel Gilbert was named vice president, John E. Kim

76. Down to the Wire - Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Imagine a homeowner who goes to court to keep from paying his property taxes because he believes the city keeps charging him - and only him - too much money. The court agrees, and for about a year, this particular homeowner doesn't have to worry about any tax bills showing up in his mailbox.

77. Memphis Theological Seminary Installs New Dean - Wednesday, October 19, 2005

The board of trustees of Memphis Theological Seminary installed Dr. Barbara A. Holmes as vice president of academic affairs/dean of the seminary. Holmes joined MTS as a faculty member in the ethics and African-American religious studies programs in 1998. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree from Southern Connecticut University.

78. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 8, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees

Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board

The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...

79. Archived Article: Small Biz Focus - Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Terry Ramsey, Vice President of RidAll Pest Control

Limb Walker Climbs High in Risky Business

ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

Call Jim Waters a thrill-seeker or, perhaps, Tarzan.

But please dont call him a tree-cutter.

He finds the refe...

80. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, March 28, 2003
Risky business

Risky business

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

It was her new, or different, way of tackling problems as a social worker that led Pearson Uhlhorn Crutcher into a circle of individuals who make their livings by thinking creat...

81. Archived Article: Ymca (lead) - Monday, July 8, 2002
YMCA uses bond issues for upcoming projects

YMCA taps bonds for upgrade projects

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

The YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South closed on a bond issuance last month, which will allow the organization to go forward with...

82. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 15, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events: April 15-April 21 April 15 Mississippi Museum of Art, 201 E. Pascagoula St. in Jackson, Miss., presents Ms. Booths Garden: Photographs by Jack Kotz, a collection of photographs by Santa Fe-based photographe...

83. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 8, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events April 8-April 14 April 8 The Shelby County Republican Women's Club invited 19 Republican County Commission candidates for districts 1, 3, 4 and 5 to speak at the club's meeting. The program begins at 11 a.m....

84. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 1, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events April 1-April 7 April 1 Consumer Credit Counseling Service hosts a free workshop on building a budget from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at CCCS main office, 2430 Poplar Ave. Call 323-4909, Ext. 1313. Mississippi Muse...

85. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, August 13, 2001
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: Aug. 13-Aug. 19 Aug. 13 The International Association for Administrative Professionals will have a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Holiday Inn East. Members attending the recent IAAP international co...

86. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Sue Reed joined Neilson Group LLC GMAC Real Estate corporate office as an affiliate broker Sue Reed joined Neilson Group LLC GMAC Real Estate corporate office as an affiliate broker. She has more than 15 years experience in residential sales. Angela...

87. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 30, 2000
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Nov. 2 The Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau is having a reception to honor its 75th anniversary from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. For informat...

88. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, September 25, 2000
Chandler, Ehrlich and Co Chandler, Ehrlich and Co. Inc. added three national accounts to its portfolio. TOTO Frontier USA, the marketing arm of Japan-based TOTO Ltd., a manufacturer of bath, kitchen and lavatory products, contracted with Chandler, E...

89. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, September 11, 2000
Union Planters Corp Union Planters Corp. was named the third most small business-friendly bank holding company in the nation by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In the SBAs study of large banks, Union Planters ranked third, trailing BB&T ...

90. Archived Article: Gov't-bott - Tuesday, April 6, 1999
Daycare expansion Day care expansion draws opposition By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Dwight and Zina Walker have run a day care in the middle of a quiet neighborhood for nearly three years. When the opportunity arose to purchase the property and ex...

91. Archived Article: Gov't (drb) - Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Design changes for the Peabody Place Retail and Entertainment Center will be one of the items considered at today's Center City Design Review Board meeting Belz seeks minor changes for entertainment center   By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Desi...

92. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 10, 1999
Promus Names New Development Ronald C. Muzii Jr. has been named vice president of development for Promus Vacation Resorts. Muzii was formerly president of Innovative Hospitality Group Inc. in Miami. He is a graduate of Cornell University. B. Ted Ham...

93. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 25, 1998
Bill Ray has been named regional director-corporate and community affairs for BellSouths West Tennessee operation Bill Ray has been named regional director-corporate and community affairs for BellSouths West Tennessee operation. He joined the compan...

94. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, November 18, 1998
Bean, Ison & Ruleman PLLC, CPAs & Consultants has announced the following promotions: Patricia M Bean, Ison & Ruleman PLLC, CPAs & Consultants has announced the following promotions: Patricia M. Colley to tax manager, Dana D. Horner ...

95. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, October 12, 1998
Oct Oct. 13 The Society for Human Resource Management and the American Society for Training and Development will meet jointly at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Drive. The speaker will be Judy Bell, vice president of Memphis Area Teac...

96. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 29, 1998
Taylor French has been named general manager of French & Co Taylor French has been named general manager of French & Co., Realtors and The French Connection. He is a graduate of the University of the South. Dan Estes has been promoted to vic...

97. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 3, 1998
William N William N. Reed has been named president and chief operating officer of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. Reed concentrates his practice in litigation. He received undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. Th...

98. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 20, 1998
April 21 April 21 The Society for Human Resource Management will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. The speaker will be U.S. Navy Capt. Ann E. Rondeau. The cost is $25 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Eloise McGee at 375-5...

99. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 25, 1998
Benny Lendermon III, director of public works for the city of Memphis, has been named this years outstanding engineering alumnus by the Engineering Alumni Chapter of the University of Memphis Benny Lendermon III, director of public works for the cit...

100. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Jeff Kelly has been appointed president of Fogelman Properties Inc Jeff Kelly has been appointed president of Fogelman Properties Inc.s property management subsidiaries, Fogelman Management Co. and Fogelman Management Services LLC. Kelly most recent...