The Downtown Memphis Commission will hold the Downtown Howl-iday pet and family parade Saturday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. from Court Square to AutoZone Park. Registration begins at 2 p.m. at Court Square. Cost is free. Visit downtownmemphis.com.

2. Events - Thursday, December 12, 2013

Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will hold its holiday “friend raiser” Thursday, Dec. 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at LRoss Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin Ave. Cost in advance is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers; cost at the door is $20. All attendees are also asked to donate a teddy bear. Visit sms-midsouth.org.

3. City Council Again Tackles Budget, Tax Rate - Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Some Memphis City Council members say they are prepared for a long day Tuesday, June 18, at City Hall as they continue down the arduous path to a tax rate and budget for the coming fiscal year.

“Let’s just be ready to spend the night,” said council member Harold Collins last week. He commented as council-mediated discussions between the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and municipal union leaders on possible cuts in employee benefits got nowhere quickly and ended after less than an hour.

4. In Remembrance - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Bluff City Tuesday, Sept.11, joins communities across the United States in honoring local firefighters and remembering the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that shook the nation 11 years ago on this day.

5. Fallen Police Memorial to be ‘Lasting Tribute’ - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Men and women in blue were joined by friends, family and supporters at the Oak Court Mall, 4465 Poplar Ave., Friday, Dec. 16, for the unveiling of the mockup of a Fallen Officer Memorial that will honor the Memphis Police Department officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.

6. Events - Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold the sixth annual Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence Conference Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Clark Opera Memphis Center, 6745 Wolf River Blvd. The title of the conference is “Giving, Grants & Goodwill: The New Face of Philanthropy,” and Rip Rapson, president of chief executive officer of The Kresge Foundation, will speak. Cost is $110 for members, $150 for nonmembers and $65 for college students with a valid ID. Call 684-6605 or email info@npexcellence.org.

7. Adams and Reese Among Top Pro Bono Firms - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Adams and Reese LLP has been ranked by the 2009 American Lawyer Pro Bono Report as one of the nation’s top pro bono firms.

8. Events - Friday, January 9, 2009

The Memphis Advertising Federation will hold a “Seminar on Trademarks and Intellectual Properties” by Alan G. Crone of Crone & Mason PLC today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Cost is $30 for members and $40 for guests. For reservations, contact Pam Routh at 550-2114 or pamcts@bellsouth.net. For more information, visit www.memphisadfed.org.

9. Events - Thursday, January 8, 2009

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its free bimonthly new business workshop today from 9 a.m. to noon at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. The workshop is free and is designed to assist people encountering business-related taxes for the first time. To register, visit www.tennessee.gov/revenue/bustaxworkshops/.

10. Events - Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Plan for Small Business Success in 2009” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. Business coach Mark van Stolk of Calaveras Business Coaching LLC will speak. The event is free. For more information, call 753-3753.

11. Events - Thursday, August 24, 2006

eWomenNetwork hosts "Entrepreneuring With Enthusiasm," an accelerated networking luncheon, today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., ninth floor. Cost is $55. For information or to reserve a display table, call 210-9582 or visit www.ewomennetwork.com.

12. Crichton Hosts Golf Classic To Benefit Athletics Department - Monday, August 21, 2006

Aug. 21

The first Crichton College Golf Classic benefiting the Crichton Comets athletics department is at 1 p.m. at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind, 3225 Club at Southwind. Registration, along with a light lunch and putting clinic, begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $150 and sponsorship opportunities are available. Visit www.crichton.edu or call 320-9700.

13. Corporate Scandals Create Focus on Nonprofit Accountability - Thursday, March 9, 2006

School children are given free fingerprinting kits and taught about safety.

Families who live in poverty are able to say goodbye to substandard housing.

Downtown Memphis parks, streets and medians are kept well-manicured, and visitors get to gaze at exhibits in the renovated Fire Engine House No. 1 at 118 Adams St.

14. Grant Center Program Offers Help for Nonprofits - Friday, December 9, 2005

It's not uncommon on an afternoon in Downtown to see columns of schoolchildren stride soundlessly into the renovated Fire Engine House No. 1 at 118 Adams St., where they marvel at such exhibits as a horse-drawn steam engine, a dispatcher's radio that plays actual 911 calls and an outdoor sculpture that memorializes fire fighters who have died in the line of duty.

15. Events - Thursday, October 20, 2005

The Downtown Neighborhood Association meets at 6:30 p.m. today at the Fire Museum of Memphis, 118 Adams Ave. For more information, call 527-DNA1 or visit www.memphisdna.org.

The Grant Center presents a workshop on "Organizational Credibility" from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Assisi Foundation of Memphis, 515 Erin Drive. Visit www.grantcenter.org.

16. Events - Wednesday, October 19, 2005

The Memphis Technology Council presents TechMixer v5.0 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at Power House, 45 E. G.E. Patterson Ave. Cost is $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 543-3547.

The Memphis chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives, or SCORE, presents "How to Successfully Operate a Small Business" from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Cost is $75. Call 544-3588 or visit www.scorememphis.org.

17. Mpact Memphis Hosts Forum on Government Ethics - Monday, October 17, 2005

Oct. 18

The Grant Center presents "Understanding Census Data" from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Parrish Library computer lab at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 737 Union Ave. Visit www.grantcenter.org.

18. Archived Article: Fire Museum Chg - Thursday, December 19, 1996
Construction starts on Downtown fire museum Construction starts on Downtown fire museum DEC. 19, 1996 -- Construction has started on the Fire Museum of Memphis, a multimillion project in Downtown that officials hope will increase tourism and educate...