Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and author and historian Taylor Branch will be the featured speakers at two days of panel discussions and keynote speeches in April as the National Civil Rights Museum marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 sanitation workers strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2. Porter-Leath Hosts Career Fair for Preschool Staff - Thursday, April 13, 2017

Porter-Leath will host a career fair on Thursday, April 13, to hire new preschool staff to join its team.

The organization is seeking to fill more than 25 positions, including teachers, administrators and non-instructional staff to provide high-quality education and support services. Certified Pre-K teacher candidates, who are of the greatest need, must have a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field, plus a teacher’s license with Pre-K endorsement.

3. Love of Learning - Thursday, June 4, 2015

Porter-Leath’s recent donation of a few thousand books to its preschool students serves as one of the latest examples of how the nonprofit is exposing infants and toddlers to the written word in a larger push to prepare children for long-term learning success.

4. Women’s Foundation Announces Board Members - Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis has announced its board of directors for 2010-2011.

Officers and members of the executive committee are Becky Jones West, chair of the board; Andrea Bienstock, secretary; Mary Wolff, treasurer and finance chair; Celie Althoff, policies and procedures chair; Beverly Cross, grants and research chair; Karen Garrison Goff, development chair; Lauryce Graves-McIver, board development and nominations chair; Mary H. McDaniel, at-large; Jennifer Oswalt, at-large; Susan Stephenson, Memphis HOPE development chair; Joyce Thomas, marketing and communications chair; Anita S. Vaughn, human resources chair; and Regina Walker, education and training chair.

5. Building Permit Filed For General Washburn Apts. - Tuesday, January 20, 2009

56 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $5.7 Million

Project Cost: $8 million
Permit Date: Applied January 2009
Completion: Fall 2009
Owner: Downtown Developers LLC
Tenant: Downtown Developers LLC
Contractor: Naylor Construction
Architect: Blackledge Architecture PC

6. Homebuilding Remains Strong In Winstead Farms - Tuesday, September 2, 2008

In 1971, six years before the city of Lakeland was founded as an amusement park, Bobby Winstead’s father had the foresight to buy a large piece of land on the north side of U.S. 70, east of Canada Road.