Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

2. Bowen Hopes New Basketball Practice Facility Will Attract More Recruits - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Approached at the first media luncheon before the start of the University of Memphis football season, athletic director Tom Bowen made a preemptive strike:

3. Mathes Takes Helm at Community Legal Center - Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Longtime attorney Anne Mathes has been named executive director of the nonprofit Community Legal Center, which has been providing civil legal services to lower-income Memphians for more than 20 years. In addition to civil cases and divorces, the CLC collaborates with other agencies to serve victims of domestic violence and elder abuse. They also take some immigration cases.

4. Former Sen. Baker's TN Estate Auctioned for $701K - Tuesday, June 23, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An auction company says the massive Huntsville estate of former U.S. Sen. Howard Baker has sold for $701,000.

5. Pinch District Could Lose Historic Designation - Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Pinch District, one of the city’s oldest commercial districts, could lose its designation on the National Register of Historic Places, a move that would jeopardize existing buildings but possibly make some new development easier.

6. Ex-Senator Baker Remembered for Crossing the Aisle - Wednesday, July 2, 2014

HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Former Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker Jr. was remembered Tuesday for his ability to bridge political divides in Washington while also establishing the Republican Party as a statewide force in Tennessee.

7. Former US Senator Howard Baker Jr. Dies - Thursday, June 26, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., a moderate Republican known as the politician who inquired what President Richard Nixon knew during the 1973 Senate Watergate hearings, has died. He was 88.

8. Events - Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Memphis Challenge will kick off its Power Lunch Series, which connects young professionals with peers and industry leaders, Wednesday, March 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at EmergeMemphis, 516 Tennessee St. Leanne Scull, vice president, investments for Raymond James, will present “What is Your Financial Well-Being.” Tickets are $25. Visit memphischallenge.org.

9. Events - Saturday, August 10, 2013

Graceland will host the Elvis Week candlelight vigil Thursday, Aug. 15, at 8:30 p.m. at the gates of Graceland, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. Admission is free. Visit elvis.com/elvisweek for more information. More Elvis Week events are listed below.

10. Senate Ready to Confirm New NLRB Members - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Tuesday moved a step closer to approving Democratic nominees to the National Labor Relations Board.

Following a script crafted by the two parties, the Senate voted 64-34 to cut off debate and move to a final confirmation vote for Kent Hirozawa. By the end of the day, the Senate could confirm five nominees waiting to join the independent labor agency.

11. Blazing a Trail - Saturday, February 23, 2013

Susan Stephenson is one of the most accomplished and highly visible women in the Memphis business community. She is the co-founder of Independent Bank, the city’s second-largest bank as ranked by assets and one that largely steered clear of the mortgage mess that dogged competitors during the financial bust.

12. Riverfront Rehab - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

As the American Queen steamboat docked Tuesday, May 15, at Beale Street Landing and left the same day for a trip to New Orleans, plans were under way for the restoration of another part of the riverfront just to the north – the cobblestones as well as a plaza and fountain at the foot of Union Avenue.

13. Midtown Apts. Sell for $1M - Thursday, March 1, 2012

Samuel Adefeyisan has purchased the Ashley Manor Apartments – two separate buildings totaling 16 one-bedroom condo units in Midtown – from John P. Waddell and Nancy S. Waddell for $1 million.

14. Memphis Zoo Nabs Highest Satisfaction Rating in Survey - Thursday, August 18, 2011

In the visitor survey conducted in June and July by the Morey Group, visitors gave The Memphis Zoo the highest overall satisfaction ratings of any prior summer survey period and significantly higher than the Benchmark Average.

15. Memphis Architecture Firms Recognized for Excellence - Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Memphis chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored the city’s top firms for their contributions to excellence in design during the annual Celebration of Architecture Gala April 16 at Ballet Memphis, 7950 Trinity Road.

16. Events - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Small Business Chamber will hold a breakfast series seminar titled “Harassment and Retaliation in the Workplace” Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For reservations, contact Nancy Crawford at 757-8627 or ncrawford@bbbmidsouth.org.

17. Events - Monday, March 14, 2011

WKNO/Channel 10 will air live coverage of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address as a “Behind the Headlines Special Edition” Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WKNO/Channel 10 will welcome Robert C. Van Camp, the producer of the television series “Great Scenic Railways,” live Monday on WKNO/Channel 10 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Camp will present his new special “Celebrating North America’s Steam Railways.” For more information, visit www.wkno.org.

18. Analysis: Jobs Report is Bleak News for Democrats - Monday, October 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – The die is cast, and it's grim news for the Democrats. There's nothing now that Congress or President Barack Obama can do to before the November midterm elections to jolt the nation's stagnant economy.

19. Events - Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Small Biz Memphis will host the Cordova/Bartlett and East Memphis/Midtown Business Builders Circle meetings Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 1661 International Drive, suite 400. The Germantown/Collierville meeting will be Thursday at 7:45 a.m. at 2176 West St., suite 110. For more information, call 205-9303.

20. Events - Monday, August 16, 2010

Harrah’s Casino Tunica will host the first Smokin’ Aces BBQ Championship Sept. 16 to 18. Entry deadline is Monday. For information and registration forms, visit www.smokinacesbbqchampionship.com.

21. Council to Tease out Snarls Surrounding Lee Case - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The city of Memphis, under Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery, has hired a private attorney to recoup settlement money the city paid this summer to the former head of the city-owned utility company.

22. Decaying Heritage: Historic preservation reaches ‘tipping point’ - Monday, June 8, 2009

Historic Memphis is rotting faster than the deteriorating economy.

Tight credit markets, long foreclosure lists, frequent mortgage flipping and financially struggling property owners have proven to be bigger threats to the city’s landmark structures than bulldozers. Demolition by neglect is rampant, and preservation leaders don’t yet know what to do about it.

23. Events - Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host its "Researching Grant Funding" workshop today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the alliance office, 606 S. Mendenhall Road, Suite 108. The event is $65 for members, $55 for participants in the Alliance's Program for Nonprofit Excellence and $99 for nonmembers. Call Nancy McGee at 684-6605 for more information.

24. Memphis Heart Clinic Promotes Shirwany to Cardiovascular Practice - Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Memphis Heart Clinic recently appointed Dr. Arsalan Shirwany to its cardiovascular practice. Shirwany is board certified in cardiology, echocardiology and internal medicine. He has served as chief fellow during his cardiology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Previously, Shirwany was a staff physician with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Memphis and an assistant professor of medicine at UTHSC.

25. Baker Donelson AddsTo Public Policy Group - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
     Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has named Susan M. Christensen to its Federal Public Policy Group. Christensen will serve as senior public policy adviser on the firm's health public policy team.
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26. Mayor Herenton's Executive Assistant Moves to MLGW - Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Gale Jones Carson has been named director of corporate communications for Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division. In her new executive-level position, she will report directly to MLGW president and CEO Joseph Lee III. She previously was executive assistant to Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton.

27. Johnson Draws Praise for Communications Tactics - Wednesday, January 18, 2006

The Public Relations Society of America's Memphis chapter has named Memphis City Schools superintendent Carol Johnson as its Communicator of the Year for 2005. Johnson accepted the honor at the organization's January chapter meeting. PRSA presents the award annually to a respected member of the community who invests time or talent in communicating a specific message to public audiences. Johnson replaced superintendent Johnnie Watson after his retirement in 2003. She had served as superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools since 1997.

28. Events - Wednesday, January 4, 2006

The Memphis Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board meets at noon today in the conference room of the HEHFB offices, 65 Union Ave., Suite 1120. Contact John L. Baker at 527-6400.

29. Memphis-Area Home Sales Rebound in August - Tuesday, October 4, 2005

After slowing down somewhat in July, home sales in the Memphis market saw a rebound in August.

Sales by Memphis-area Realtors grew 14.5 percent for the month from August 2004, following a slight decline in sales in July compared with July 2004, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service.

30. MAAR Commercial Council Names Board Members - Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council elected the following individuals to its board of directors: Bayard Snowden, president-elect; Michael Greenberg, 2005 director/2006 vice president; Andy Cates, two-year director; Kelly Truitt, two-year director; and Jim Rainer, two-year director. Returning board members include Jon Albright, president; Steve Guinn, vice president; Joel Fulmer, immediate past president; Frank Dyer, Irvin Skopp and Russ Westlake, directors; Richard Groff, Memphis Metro CCIM chapter president; John Bartlett, IREM chapter 20 president; Philip Erstine, Realtors Land Institute Tennessee chapter president; and Joe Steffner, SIOR chapter president.

31. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 15, 2005
HEADLINE

Small Business Chamber Names Board Chairman

The Small Business Chamber of Commerce announced that Austin Baker, vice president of Eserv LLC, has been elected chairman of the board. Baker received a bachelors degree from the University...

32. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, February 2, 2005
HEADLINE

MAAR Inducts Officers, Names Realtor Award Winners

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors announced the following 2004 award winners: Lee McWaters of McWaters & Associates, Realtor of the Year; Sally Isom of Prudential Collins-M...

33. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, November 23, 2004
4775 American Way

American Way Property Refinanced for $2.5 Million

4775 American Way

Memphis, TN 38118

Cost: $2.5 million

Borrower: American Way Partnership

Lender: Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.

Trustee: Andrew B. Gibson Jr. 34. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, October 13, 2004
MAAR Elects 2005 Officers

Womens Foundation Appoints Board Members

Rosie Phillips Bingham was appointed to chair the board of the Womens Foundation for a Greater Memphis for a two-year term. Newly appointed to the board were: Martha L. Perine ...

35. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, August 18, 2004
VA Medical Center Physician Recognized

Memphis Attorneys Complete Leadership Program

The Tennessee Bar Association announced that the following Memphis attorneys have completed the TBA Leadership Law program: Karen Campbell, Gary K. Smith &...

36. Archived Article: Preservation (lead) - Tuesday, July 27, 2004
By Andy Meek

Preservation Key to Downtown Rebirth

Historic buildings find new life as hotels, condos, restaurants

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

With nearly $2 billion in development projects either finished, under way or planned for the ar...

37. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Le Bonheur Hires Two New Surgeons

Taylor Elected to TTLA Board of Governors

Chris Taylor was elected to the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors. Taylor, a shareholder in Hill Borens Memphis office, also will serve as a TTLA ...

38. Archived Article: Events - Friday, January 9, 2004
Memphis Bar Association hosts Securities Arbitration, a video replay from the Practising Law Institute, from 9 a

The Memphis Bar Association hosts Securities Arbitration, a video replay from the Practising Law Institute, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tod...

39. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Realtors Association Announces President, Board

MAAR Confirms Officers, Board Members The Memphis Area Association of Realtors confirmed president-elect Bob Turner as 2004 president and elected Sue Stinson-Turner as 2004 president-elect. Neil Hub...

40. Archived Article: Busline (lead) - Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Lead

Landmarks owners seek spot on Register

The Daily News

Whether Fred Smith used his fathers bus line as a model for FedEx might be a fact known only by Smith himself.

But Judith Johnson believes he might have at least thought of Fred ...

41. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 24, 2003
First round of homes on tap for old library site

First round of homes on tap for old library site

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Bringing new life to the site of the former main library at Peabody Avenue and McLean Boulevard has been ...

42. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Sgt. Jackie Setliff

Sgt. Jackie Setliff of the Shelby County Sheriffs Office was chosen as Officer of the Year by the Optimist Club. A ceremony honoring Setliff begins at 10 a.m. today in the Sheriffs Conference Room, 201 Poplar Ave., ninth floor...

43. Archived Article: Landmarks (lead) - Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Landmarks, Center City at odds over buildings fate

Landmarks, Center City at odds over buildings fate

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Demolition of a 1950s-era building at 114 S. Main St. the only structure still standing in a fire dam...

44. Archived Article: Landmarks (lead) - Wednesday, February 26, 2003
S. Main buildings fate hangs on Landmarks vote

S. Main buildings fate hangs on Landmarks vote

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

After failing last month to gain Memphis Landmarks Commission approval to demolish a South Main Street buildi...

45. Archived Article: Tdec (lead) - Thursday, January 23, 2003
WWII housing heads for state review

WWII housing heads for state review

By KATHLEEN BURT

The Daily News

A neighborhood sandwiched between Union Avenue Extended and Madison Avenue dating back to World War II is ready for inspection as sta...

46. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, November 19, 2002
By STACEY WIEDOWER

Six homes on tap to help round out Midtown district

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

With six more homes nearing construction start-dates in the Evergreen Historic Conservation District, the area is approaching capaci...

47. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, October 1, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Streetscape plan perks up public passageways

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Downtown streets have improved since 1849, when no joke a thick layer of mud caused a mule to drown at the corner of Madison Avenue and Sec...

48. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, September 24, 2002
By Stacey Wiedower

Home, business owners give new Sam Cooper mixed reviews

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

With businesses experiencing a downturn and traffic patterns changing since the Sam Cooper Boulevard extension opened several we...

49. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Monday, July 22, 2002
By RICK RUSSELL

Central Gardens

guidelines head

to commission vote

By RICK RUSSELL

The Daily News

A number of projects centered in the South Main Historic District, revisions to design guidelines in Central Gardens and consideratio...

50. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 25, 2002
A new residential development planned for the former site of the old main library at Peabody and McLean has drawn praise from

New guidelines will likely govern Peabody Green

By DAVID LYONS

The Daily News

The Peabody Green Planned Develop...

51. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 18, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Old library site now vacant but not for long By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Friends and families have gathered at the old main library at the corner of Peabody and McLean for almost 50 years. Now, its gone. As structural demoli...

52. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, May 7, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Preservation Week gives Memphis past a future By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Its hard to imagine Downtown Memphis with no Peabody Hotel, South Memphis sans Elmwood Cemetery or Midtown minus its eclectic historic housing stock. ...

53. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, April 24, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY MLC considers new Midtown construction By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News A little known section of the Evergreen Historic District sprinkled with older homes, rental properties and apartment buildings may soon gain another new sin...

54. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Marcia J Marcia J. Thorp was appointed president of a new division at Watkins Uiberall PLLC. Scott A. Fletcher was appointed vice president and Pamela M. Finch was named plan administrator of Plan Administration and Consulting LLC. The subsidiary is...

55. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, February 27, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Home plans put Central Gardens on edge By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Applications regarding three new homes scheduled to go up in the Central Gardens Historic Conservation District will go before the Memphis Landmarks Commissi...

56. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, January 23, 2002
By JENNIFER MURLEY Designer plans new homes for Victorian Village By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News The Memphis Landmarks Commission will consider a new home design today that could be the first of five new single-family residences to rise in one of...

57. Archived Article: Elmwood (lead) - Wednesday, December 26, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY Vote poises Elmwood for mark in history By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Elmwood Cemetery is almost history. Literally. The Memphis Landmarks Commission recently voted to nominate Memphis oldest continuously operating public ceme...

58. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, November 28, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY

New homes on tap for Midtown

By JENNIFER MURLEY

The Daily News

A planned unit development, encompassing the last large plot of land on the west end of the Midtown Corridor within the Evergreen Historic Preservation Dis...

59. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, October 24, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY

Builder plans homes for Evergreen

By JENNIFER MURLEY

The Daily News

A flurry of certificates of appropriateness for construction of three new homes all within one historic district dominates todays Memphis Landmarks Co...

60. Archived Article: Drb (lead) - Friday, August 3, 2001
DRB rejects security screens on Downtown school DRB rejects security screens on Downtown school By SUE PEASE The Daily News The Design Review Board Wednesday asked the Memphis City School system not to install security screens on the windows of the ...

61. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, June 27, 2001
By JENNFER MURLEY Landmarks rakes builder over bricks By JENNFER MURLEY The Daily News A builders intentional use of old bricks for a $1.2 million neoclassical home going up in the Central Gardens historic district may backfire at todays Memphis Lan...

62. Archived Article: Landmark (lead) - Monday, June 11, 2001
By JENNIFER MURLEY Landmarks board puts price on preservation By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News Memphis Landmarks will conduct a study to weigh the financial impact of historic preservation. Local government organizations, professional real estate g...

63. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Construction is underway at 435 N Construction is underway at 435 N. Byhalia Road on a 16,633-square-foot commercial building in Collierville, the future home of Crye-Leikes Collierville branch office, which will relocate from its present leased spa...

64. Archived Article: Landmarks (lead) - Monday, May 21, 2001
By: JENNIFER MURLEY Fence issues top Landmarks agenda By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News An application for certificate of appropriateness dating back to 1997 tops Wednesdays Memphis Landmarks Commission agenda. In addition, three other applications ...

65. Archived Article: Mlc (lead) - Wednesday, April 25, 2001
By: JENNIFER MURLEY Landmarks hears case in new historic district By JENNIFER MURLEY The Daily News The Memphis Landmarks Commission will hear the first application for a certificate of appropriateness in the newly created Glenview Historic Preserva...

66. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Carlos Webb was named executive vice president-chief executive officer of Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union Carlos Webb was named executive vice president-chief executive officer of Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union. The designation is a new one a...

67. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Sixteen sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors were inducted into the Circle of Excellence, one of the highest levels of ach Sixteen sales associates of Crye-Leike, Realtors were inducted into the Circle of Excellence, one of the highest levels of...

68. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Fifty two Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates earned the accredited buyer representative (ABR) designation this year A total of 52 Memphis-area Crye-Leike sales associates recently earned the accredited buyer representative designation. They jo...

69. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, October 6, 2000
Recycling the past Recycling the past to preserve the future By MARY DANDO The Daily News The new manager of the Memphis Landmarks Commission is an avid recycler. Its part of her philosophy that people shouldnt be so quick to throw away those elemen...

70. Archived Article: Standout (baker) - Friday, October 6, 2000
Standout Recycling the past to preserve the future By MARY DANDO The Daily News The new manager of the Memphis Landmarks Commission is an avid recycler. Its part of her philosophy that people shouldnt be so quick to throw away those elements of the ...

71. Archived Article: Landmarks (lead) - Wednesday, August 23, 2000
Landmarks to host public hearings Public hearings on tap for Landmarks meeting By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Four public hearings are on the agenda for todays meeting of the Memphis Landmarks Commission. Commission members will host public forums...

72. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 19, 1999
The Memphis legal community sponsors rummage   The Memphis legal community sponsors rummage sale to support breast cancer prevention and research By Jennifer Vollmert Harden of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell What does it take for the l...

73. Archived Article: Real Fcs (corridor) Lj - Tuesday, June 3, 1997
lj 10/5 cates Filling in the blanks Memphis Heritage honors Midtown Corridor Redevelopment Project organizers for their vision in urban rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...

74. Archived Article: Govt Briefs - Friday, April 19, 1996
04-19 Govt briefs City Councilman E. C. Jones will sponsor a town hall meeting at the Ed Rice Community Center at 2907 N. Watkins St. on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is the first of three meetings Jones is sponsoring in District 1. In addition t...

75. Archived Article: Govt Briefs - Friday, April 12, 1996
04-12 Govt briefs The Certified Local Government program is now available to assist communities in preserving and enhancing their historical resources. The program is a cost-effective local, state and federal government partnership that has become a...