MOSCOW (AP) — Facing protests and a noticeable dip in his approval ratings, President Vladimir Putin made rare concessions Wednesday to an unpopular pension reform package that increased the retirement age for Russians.

2. MPD Officer Unmasked as 'Bob Smith' in Federal Hearing - Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Memphis police Sgt. Tim Reynolds is “Bob Smith” – the fake Facebook persona the veteran officer used to befriend local protesters and monitor their activities.

3. Billionaires Fuel US Charter Schools Movement - Tuesday, July 17, 2018

SEATTLE (AP) – Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Wash-ington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates.

4. Feds Award $637K to Protect Tennessee Civil War Battlefield - Monday, July 9, 2018

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — The National Park Service is awarding $637,500 to help buy and preserve part of a Civil War battlefield in Tennessee that has been threatened by development.

The Park Service announced Thursday that the Franklin Battlefield will receive an American Battlefield Protection Program grant.

5. Events - Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Germantown’s Fourth of July celebration kicks off Wednesday, July 4, with a 9 a.m. fishing rodeo at Municipal Park Lake, 1900 S. Germantown Road. Municipal Park is also the setting for live entertainment, concessions, games, rides and crafts starting at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks at 9:10 p.m. Admission is free. Visit facebook.com/cityofgermantown for details.

6. Energy, Consumer Goods Companies Lead US Stocks Mostly Lower - Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Major U.S. stock indexes recovered most of their early losses in late-afternoon trading Monday, as gains by technology stocks and banks offset losses by energy and consumer goods companies. Big department store chains also declined. Investors' jitters over escalating global trade tensions and weak economic data from Asia still weighed on the stock market, which has posted two weekly losses in a row.

7. Events - Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Collierville’s Independence Day Celebration is Tuesday, July 3, starting at 6 p.m. at Cox Park, 440 W. Powell Road. Food vendors open at 6 p.m. and live entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m., all leading up to fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. Visit facebook.com/townofcollierville for details.

8. Stocks emerge from wild, unpredictable first half with gains - Monday, July 2, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The first half of the year was full of surprises on Wall Street.

Even experts and investors who expected more volatility after a historically calm 2017 were caught off guard by many of the developments inside and outside the markets this year, including the rapid gains stocks made in January, their abrupt descent into a "correction," and the ongoing trade tensions that threatened to undo the benefits of the GOP tax overhaul and strong corporate profits. Still, consumer-focused companies like retailers had a strong start to the year and technology companies continued to rally, while high-dividend stocks, especially phone companies and household goods makers, lagged behind.

9. Events - Monday, July 2, 2018

Community LIFT will host three Empowerment Fund grant information sessions to discuss the microgrants available to fund community-support projects in under-resourced Memphis neighborhoods. Individuals and groups interested in apply must attend a session:

10. Events - Saturday, June 30, 2018

Mud Island River Park’s Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular is Wednesday, July 4, on Mud Island, 125 N. Front St. Rides, games, live music by 5th Kind and family-friendly activities begin at 6 p.m., and the fireworks display launches at 9:15 p.m. Admission is free; food and beverages available for purchase. Visit downtownmemphis.com for details.

11. Sessions defends Trump administration's immigration policies - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

RENO, Nevada (AP) — While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members.

12. Stocks sink on reports U.S. may limit tech exports, investment. - Tuesday, June 26, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are on track for their biggest loss in more than two months Monday as reports that the Trump administration may limit technology exports and foreign investment are hurting tech companies. Indexes in Europe and Asia also fell.

13. Council To Review ‘Shared Mobility’ Rules For Scooters, Bike Share - Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Memphis City Council members get their first look Tuesday, June 19, at a “shared mobility” ordinance that would set broad ground rules for “shared use mobility bicycles, electric assist bicycles and electric scooters.”

14. From Distillers to Farmers, Trade War Would Cause Casualties - Monday, June 4, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – If a trade war is coming, the cheesemakers of Wisconsin are standing in the line of fire. So are the farmers of the Great Plains and the distillers of Kentucky. And the employees of iconic American brands like Harley-Davidson and Levi Strauss.

15. MLK-Inspired - Thursday, May 3, 2018

What today is known as the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis was born out of the city’s fallout from the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike and Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination on April 4, 1968.

16. Events - Saturday, April 7, 2018

Art by Design, a designer showcase benefiting ArtsMemphis, is underway through Sunday, April 8, in the Pipkin Building at the Mid-South Fairgrounds. More than a dozen interior design team have created custom “vignettes” within a chic gallery showroom, with special presentations each day. Single-day tickets are $20.  Visit artsmemphis.org for details and hours.

17. MLK50 Observances Come With Appeals, Memories - Friday, April 6, 2018

The way National Civil Rights Museum president Terri Lee Freeman described it as the MLK50 commemorations began this week, the church bells would cascade when they rang Wednesday, April 4, starting at 6:01 p.m. – the moment Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot 50 years ago.

18. Olford Ministries Continues to Influence the World - Tuesday, March 20, 2018

The man who reportedly most influenced the Rev. Billy Graham’s ministry left a legacy in Memphis that still impacts people from all over the world.

19. For Many Factory Towns, White Collar Job Loss Hurts the Most - Thursday, March 8, 2018

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – With the abandoned smokestacks off the bay and ramshackle factories along 12th Street, it's easy to pin the blame for this industrial city's plight on the loss of manufacturing jobs to China and Mexico.

20. Heir on the Side of Caution - Saturday, March 3, 2018

The closest and best parcel of land for a second convention center hotel in Downtown Memphis is the Mud Island parking garage. It’s a block away from the Memphis Cook Convention Center and is the first site that came up when a Denver developer approached the city last year about possibly building such a hotel.

21. Three Downtown Projects Get Green Light, EPE Plan Put on Hold - Monday, February 26, 2018

3677 Elvis Presley Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38116

Project Cost: $22 million

22. 3 Downtown Projects Approved for DMC Grants - Friday, February 23, 2018

Three Downtown commercial infill projects were awarded exterior improvement grants by the Center City Development Corp. Wednesday, Feb. 21.

23. Digest - Monday, January 29, 2018

Memphis Toys R Us

To Remain Open

A representative with Toys R Us has confirmed to The Daily News that the retailer’s Memphis location, at 7676 Polo Ground Blvd., won’t close after all.

24. This week in Memphis History: Jan. 12-18 - Saturday, January 13, 2018

2008: The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama opens its Memphis headquarters in the Eastgate Shopping Center three weeks before the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday Tennessee presidential primary. Obama and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York are competing for the nomination. In the February primary, Clinton will carry Tennessee but Obama will take Shelby County’s base of Democratic primary voters, the largest base of Democrats in a single county in the state.

25. Tyson Foods: New Facility in Tennessee to Create 1,500 Jobs - Tuesday, November 21, 2017

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (AP) – Tyson Foods Inc. plans to build a new chicken production complex in Tennessee, a $300 million project that is expected to create more than 1,500 jobs when the facility begins operations in late 2019, the company said Monday.

26. Aquarium Proposal for Mud Island Resurfaces After Pyramid Pitch - Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The plan for an aquarium at Mud Island River Park is not the first time an aquarium has been proposed on the city’s riverfront.

“It was an interesting beginning. I was disappointed at the time,” said Peter Chermayeff of the original aquarium concept for the Pyramid, which never got as far as renderings or a concept plan.

27. Mud Island Garage Ruled Out As Convention Center Hotel Site - Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The city of Memphis continues to field proposals for a second convention center hotel Downtown, but it won’t be on the city-owned site of the Mud Island parking garage, which had been at the center of at least one proposal pitched to City Hall for such a hotel in the last year.

28. Site of Amazon's HQ2 Has Much to Learn From Seattle - Thursday, October 19, 2017

SEATTLE (AP) – Memo to the many places vying for Amazon's second headquarters: It ain't all food trucks and free bananas.

For years, much of downtown Seattle has been a maze of broken streets and caution-taped sidewalks. Dozens of enormous cranes tower overhead as double-length dump trucks hauling excavated dirt rumble past pedestrians and bicyclists. The crashing and clanging of construction is the city's soundtrack on a perpetual loop.

29. Trump's One-Two Punch Hits Birth Control, LGBT Rights - Monday, October 9, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a one-two punch elating religious conservatives, President Donald Trump's administration is allowing more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control for workers and issuing sweeping religious-freedom directions that could override many anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people and others.

30. Connecting The Pieces - Saturday, October 7, 2017

The Pinch District – a Downtown mini-neighborhood of only a few blocks sandwiched between the Memphis Cook Convention Center, Uptown, The Pyramid and the campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – has been a neglected donut hole of development for years, as investments have poured into other areas of Downtown around it.

31. Events - Friday, September 1, 2017

The 2017 Delta Fair & Music Festival runs Friday, Sept. 1, through Sept. 10 at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Enjoy live music, festival food, carnival rides, a petting zoo and special events like lawnmower races and the “redneck yacht pull.” Visit deltafest.com for hours and tickets.

32. Events - Thursday, August 31, 2017

The 2017 Delta Fair & Music Festival runs Friday, Sept. 1, through Sept. 10 at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Enjoy live music, festival food, carnival rides, a petting zoo and special events like lawnmower races and the “redneck yacht pull.” Visit deltafest.com for hours and tickets.

33. Events - Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Indie Memphis will screen “Obit,” a documentary chronicling the daily rituals of the New York Times obituary writers, as part of the Indie Wednesday film series Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. at Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill, 5853 Ridgeway Center Parkway. General admission is $10; Indie Memphis members get in free. Visit indiememphis.com to buy tickets and view an Indie Wednesday series schedule.

34. Remaking Crosstown - Saturday, August 19, 2017

As he was leading tours through Crosstown Concourse this month, Todd Richardson took a small group to a set of windows for a balcony view of an addition being constructed on the north side of the property.

35. Malco Pulls Additional Building Permit for Downtown Theater - Thursday, July 13, 2017

Malco Theatres’ Downtown movie theater continues to take shape, with the Memphis-based cinema chain seeking its second multimillion-dollar building permit for the project in recent months.

45 E. G.E. Patterson Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
Permit Amount: $5 million

36. Malco Pulls Additional Building Permit for Downtown Theater - Thursday, July 13, 2017

45 E. G.E. Patterson Ave.

Memphis, TN 38103

Permit Amount: $5 million

Project Cost: $55 million

Application Date: July 2017

Owner: Henry Turley Co. and Community Capital

37. Bridge Protest Anniversary Draws More Action, Reflection - Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A year after the spontaneous protest march that ended with more than 1,000 people shutting down the Hernando DeSoto Bridge for several hours, the leader of that effort was again moving north along B.B. King Boulevard on Sunday, July 9.

38. Trump Expected to Leave Climate Deal – But With 'Caveats' - Thursday, June 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday, though Trump and aides were looking for "caveats in the language" related to the exit and had not made a final decision.

39. Political Past, Present Meet as Wharton’s Portrait Joins Hall of Mayors - Friday, March 24, 2017

When A C Wharton Jr. was Memphis mayor, his relationship with the Memphis City Council wasn’t always good. And it would usually get worse whenever he’d call a press conference in the Hall of Mayors on a Tuesday the council was meeting. Some council members thought it was to draw attention from them.

40. FedExFamilyHouse Breaks Ground on $12M Expansion - Thursday, March 23, 2017

918 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105

Project Cost: $12 million 

Owners: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and FedEx

41. Last Word: Who Needs To Be Watched, Hopdoddy and Fresh Fed Numbers - Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Three Memphis City Council members on Behind The Headlines had quite a bit to say about protesters and lists and police surveillance. Council chairman Berlin Boyd and council members Kemp Conrad and Worth Morgan all say the surveillance question, which is the central issue now that the City Hall list has been pared significantly, is complex because of public postings and protests in public places.

42. Redbirds Hosting Job Fair For Game Day Positions - Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Memphis Redbirds are holding a job fair on Monday, Feb. 20, and Tuesday, Feb. 21 to hire game-day positions for the upcoming season.

The job fair will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and will be held in the Home Plate Club on the second level of AutoZone Park, 200 Union Ave.

43. MLB’s RBI Institute Coming to Memphis - Saturday, February 11, 2017

Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program will host its biennial RBI Institute in Memphis next week.

Scheduled for Feb. 16-19, the training conference draws coaches and league administrators within RBI affiliations from throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Curacao.

44. Last Word: Little Chairs in Longview, Police Pay Raise and Tiger Football Schedule - Friday, February 10, 2017

The toys are in their cubbyholes. No stray Legos yet. The little chairs tucked neatly under little tables. The tall trees with their bare branches are much in need of little eyes inspecting their twisted branches and the shadows they make on the winter ground.

45. MLB’s RBI Institute Coming to Memphis - Thursday, February 9, 2017

Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program will host its biennial RBI Institute in Memphis next week.

Scheduled for Feb. 16-19, the training conference draws coaches and league administrators within RBI affiliations from throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Curacao.

46. The Week Ahead: January 10-16 - Monday, January 9, 2017

Good morning, Memphis! Just as the weather here can go from frigid to balmy in a matter of days, the mulching of Christmas trees clashes with the Boys of Summer this week. Plus, the Tennessee General Assembly kicks off its new session, and Paradiso is “Singin’ in the Rain.” Here’s what else you need to know in The Week Ahead…   

47. Grizzlies’ MLK Game Changed, but Mission Remains the Same - Monday, January 9, 2017

While the NBA moved the Grizzlies’ 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Game to Sunday night, Jan. 15, the game against the Chicago Bulls will be televised on ESPN and the team will use Monday to offer service to the community.

48. Ford Cancels Plan to Build New Mexican Plant, Adds US Jobs - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) – The auto industry's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the U.S., while Trump threatened General Motors with a tax on some imported small cars.

49. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 2, 2017

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.

50. Miss. Lawyers: Don't Revive Lawsuit Over Confederate Emblem - Wednesday, December 7, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Attorneys for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant have asked a federal appeals court not to revive a lawsuit that sought to erase the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.

51. On-Demand Storage Offers Seasonal Space Relief - Wednesday, November 30, 2016

With popular companies like Uber and Airbnb redefining their industries, it’s no surprise that other sectors are starting to tap into the country’s growing interest in on-demand services.

52. First South Financial Credit Union Expands Its Reach Into Collierville - Saturday, November 12, 2016

First South Financial Credit Union, a Mid-South full-service financial provider, has expanded into Collierville with the opening of its 16th branch location. Thanks to its continued growth, the credit union is now the largest in West Tennessee based on capital.

53. The Week Ahead: Oct. 31–Nov. 6 - Monday, October 31, 2016

Good morning, Memphis – and happy Halloween! From the Indie Memphis Film Fest to the long-awaited opening of the Midtown Kroger, there’s plenty of exciting happenings to keep you busy in the coming days. Peruse what’s going on in The Week Ahead while you munch on the candy you’re supposed to be saving for the trick-or-treaters. (We won’t tell.)

54. Hospitable Market - Saturday, September 17, 2016

The Memphis area hotel market continues on its solid run of the past few years, led by the Downtown submarket with strong occupancy and room rates. The pipeline for new Downtown hotel projects is loaded, with as many as 15 projects in various stages of development and hotel construction picking up in other parts of the county.

55. AZP Glory Days Only Rarely Revisited - Friday, September 2, 2016

It began on April 1, 2000. The much-anticipated diamond gem Downtown was open for business.

The Memphis Redbirds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 in an exhibition game before 15,000 fans at AutoZone Park. Former University of Memphis outfielder Mark Little, leading off and playing center field for Memphis, got the Redbirds’ first hit in the new ballpark. Cardinals catcher Eli Marrero hit the first home run, a two-run blast onto the Bluff in left field.

56. After The Bridge - Saturday, July 16, 2016

Four and a half hours after it began Sunday, July 10, the city's most significant and largest Black Lives Matter protest ended with police in riot gear slowly walking a group of around 100 protesters off the Hernando DeSoto Bridge and south on Front Street.

57. 3-Story Hotel Set to Rise In Southeast Shelby County - Thursday, July 7, 2016

7967 Lowrance Road
Shelby County, TN 38125

Permit Amount: $2.6 million

Issued Date: July 2016

58. Survey: US Manufacturing Accelerates In June - Tuesday, July 5, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) – American manufacturing expanded for the fourth straight month in June, hitting the strongest reading in 16 months as the outlook for new orders and production improved.

59. South End Gets a $15 Million Apartment Complex - Thursday, June 30, 2016

250 E. G.E. Patterson Ave.
Memphis, TN 38126

Permit Amount: $14.6 million

Owner: Elmington Capital Group

60. The Casual Pint Coming to Highland Row - Monday, June 27, 2016

In addition to its recent announcement about buying a Philadelphia-area shopping center, Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers said a new market store and bar called The Casual Pint will open on Highland Row near the University of Memphis this fall.

61. The Casual Pint Coming to Highland Row Development - Saturday, June 25, 2016

In addition to its recent announcement about buying a Philadelphia area shopping center, Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers said a new market store and bar called The Casual Pint will open on Highland Row near the University of Memphis this fall.

62. Collierville FedEx Center Getting $12.7 Million Renovation - Thursday, June 16, 2016

3860 S. Forest Hill-Irene Road
Collierville, TN 38125
Permit Amount: $12.7 million

Owner: FedEx Corp.
Tenant: FedEx Corp.
Contractor: Grinder & Haizlip Construction
Details: Contractor Grinder & Haizlip Construction has filed a $12.7 million building permit for renovations at the FedEx World Technology Center in Collierville.
In January, the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen ratified a 20-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive package for the FedEx center at 3860 S. Forest Hill-Irene Road.
A term of the PILOT agreement is that FedEx has to invest $40 million in real property and personal property upgrades.
The FedEx World Technology Center has been an economic driver for the city since its 16-acre campus opened in 1998. Currently, the tech hub is the largest employer in Collierville, with 2,500 total workers and a capacity for 3,200.

63. Last Word: ServiceMaster Details, Loflin Yard Changes and Bridge Lighting - Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The ServiceMaster local incentives for the new Peabody Place headquarters have cleared the first hurdle.

That was the Center City Revenue Finance Corporation’s Tuesday meeting. It’s on to the Center City Development Corporation Wednesday and then EDGE.

64. The Week Ahead: April 11-17 - Monday, April 11, 2016

Let’s get this week started, Memphis! Here’s our roundup of local happenings you need to know about, from New Memphis Institute's popular “Memphis 101” crash course to the music- and culture-filled Africa in April festival.

65. Lawmakers Lure Us In With Momentary Sanity, And Then... - Thursday, April 7, 2016

Just when it appears the Tennessee Senate is made up of sensible people – as evidenced by the killing of de-annexation legislation – the body is changing course with a Bible-thumping measure.

66. Statewide Demand Outstrips Supply of Qualified Workers - Saturday, April 2, 2016

Tennessee is surging as a major manufacturing state, bouncing back from the Great Recession by attracting billions of dollars in new investment and creating thousands of new – and often very high-paying – advanced manufacturing jobs.

67. The Week Ahead: March 28-April 3 - Monday, March 28, 2016

Alright, Memphis, are you sure you found all your Easter eggs? Before you make one more sweep of the yard, check out this week’s roundup of local happenings – from the sweet sounds of “Zelda” to what’s being dubbed a “Mini-MEMFix” in East Memphis…

68. Redbirds Begin 2016 Single-Ticket Sales - Saturday, March 26, 2016

The Memphis Redbirds have begun selling tickets for individual games in the 2016 season.

Fans can purchase tickets via the team’s online purchase system atmemphisredbirds.com/tickets, over the phone at 901-721-6000, or in person at the AutoZone Park box office, 200 Union Ave.

69. Redbirds Begin 2016 Single-Ticket Sales - Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Memphis Redbirds have begun selling tickets for individual games in the 2016 season. Fans can purchase tickets via the team’s online purchase system atmemphisredbirds.com/tickets, over the phone at 901-721-6000, or in person at the AutoZone Park box office, 200 Union Ave.

70. Up, Up and Away - Saturday, March 12, 2016

The modern-day drone is both a high-tech military tool and a safer way to play humanitarian and deliver medicine and supplies to the suffering people of war-torn Syria.

The drone is everything from a stalking device to track poachers creeping through the South African bush hunting rhinos to the impetus for a potential commercial growth industry right here in Memphis.

71. March 4-10, 2016: This Week in Memphis History - Saturday, March 5, 2016

1966: On the front page of The Daily News, Memphis State University begins season ticket sales for the Tigers’ 1966 season with 5,000 more prime seats available.
The student section at Memphis Memorial Stadium is moved to the east side of the stadium from its former location on the same side as the season ticket holders.
Season tickets at a rate of $20 per ticket – $3 less than buying individual tickets to the five home games – can also be bought for the first time through Dixiemart and Corondolet stores, along with 200 other retailers, by using the charge accounts for those stores.
And there is the “Tiger Note” method through the big three local banks – First National, National Bank of Commerce and Union Planters – as well as Murdock Insurance Corp. Tickets can be ordered on credit through the four institutions and paid later with no interest or carrying charges.

72. New Owner to Revive South Main Eyesore - Thursday, March 3, 2016

The long-maligned building at 107 S. Main St. has a new owner who has signed on to long-term redevelopment and short term-beautification. Prau Investments LLC purchased the 34,200-square-foot building on Dec. 11 for $720,000.

73. Last Word: History As Geology, Beyond the Greensward and City Hall's HR Director - Thursday, February 4, 2016

History can be like geology once you get it in something that isn’t in the form of a book.
There are layers on top of layers that you may not ever see or miss until a site is wiped clean for the next present that used to be the future and will eventually become the past.
That’s the case with the city’s historic Medical Center where much has come and gone several times over as our city’s considerable investment in medicine and health approaches the end of its second century.
Health Sciences Park used to be the site of a hospital. You would think something as massive as the tower of Baptist Memorial Hospital’s central campus on Union Avenue would be missed. Yet even those of us who grew up with its presence drive past it every day without a thought of what was once there.
The same with the site of Russwood Park on the north side of Madison Avenue and the old bus barns where Beale used to run further east than it does now.
In recent years, new facilities have arisen as the medical center makes itself over in a kind of economic regeneration without a comprehensive plan.
There is now an effort to come up with a comprehensive plan for the area that is more than different ventures buying or leasing land and making plans for their needs.
Eight of the institutions in the area have hired a consulting firm to develop a master plan that includes not just facilities but residential and retail areas.
It’s a significant step for an area that remains intriguing for those of us trying to remember what was where and how long some of the survivors have been holding out in much different streetscapes than were there when they arrived.
The Masonic lodge at the dead end of Dunlap into Union Avenue is a survivor. It’s where the funerals were held for some of those killed in the 1925 river disaster in which Tom Lee rescued so many others.
The lodge at one time had an earth-shaking pipe organ that I had the rare privilege of hearing at a concert following its restoration in the 1980s – the ancient 1980s.
And I still wonder about the tiny medical textbook storefront and how it endures at a time when students rent books and others use digital versions.
There are still remnants of the porous border between the medical center and the Union Avenue auto row that used to exist and arose around the old Ford plant.

74. Union Says Memphis Company Will Move Work from China to Mississippi - Monday, December 21, 2015

AMORY, Miss. (AP) — The United Steelworkers union says workers at the True Temper Sports plant in Amory have ratified a new contract with the sporting goods maker.

The 200 workers at the plant make steel tubes used in golf club shafts and other items by the company, based in Memphis.

75. The Week Ahead: Nov. 23, 2015 - Monday, November 23, 2015

How was your weekend, Memphis? Here’s our weekly rundown of local happenings you need to know about, from The Peabody’s 36-foot dessert table to your potential (fingers-crossed, maybe not) last chance to see Paxton Lynch at the Liberty Bowl…

76. Design Board Approves New Peabody Place Facade - Friday, November 6, 2015

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board approved a multitude of Downtown projects Wednesday, Nov. 4, including new Peabody Place Tower signage and Central Station plans that include an outdoor Malco movie screen.

77. Big River Crossing’s Visibility Stirs Interest - Monday, October 26, 2015

From Martyrs Park on the Memphis bluff, you can see the Big River Crossing on the north side of the Harahan Bridge taking shape 120 to 180 feet at a time.

The first 900 feet of the 2,000-foot long pedestrian and bicycle boardwalk over the Mississippi River is drawing the attention of those walking through the park as well as those watching via an online camera atop the nearby Artesian Metropolitan Residences.

78. Boyle Buys Vining Sparks HQ For $16.3M - Tuesday, October 20, 2015

776 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, TN 38120

Sale Amount: $16.3 million

Sale Date: Oct. 15

79. Peabody Tops List of Historic Hotels - Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Peabody Memphis has been named Best Historic Hotel in the more than 400 guestrooms category by Historic Hotels of America.

The 2015 Awards of Excellence were announced at a ceremony at the West Baden Springs Hotel at French Lick Resort in West Baden Springs, Ind.

80. Peabody Tops List Of Historic Hotels - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

The Peabody Memphis has been named Best Historic Hotel in the more than 400 guestrooms category by Historic Hotels of America.

The 2015 Awards of Excellence were announced at a ceremony at the West Baden Springs Hotel at French Lick Resort in West Baden Springs, Ind.

81. Events - Friday, September 18, 2015

ArtBash on Flicker Street will be held Friday, Sept. 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Flicker Street Studio, 74 Flicker St., will display “The Work Room Exhibition,” while David Lusk Gallery-Temp, 64 Flicker, will present “200 Miles Away” and a book release and signing for Audrey Taylor Gonzalez’s “South of Everything.” Visit flickerstreetstudio.com and davidluskgallery.com.

82. First South Financial Enhances Mobile Offerings - Saturday, August 29, 2015

Bartlett-based First South Financial Credit Union has enhanced its mobile banking app with a package of services that includes the mobile bill payment solution Picture Pay.

With it, members can pay a bill by taking a photo of it with their mobile device. First South handles the back-end work of confirming the biller’s information and processing the payment.

83. First South Financial Enhances Mobile Offerings - Friday, August 28, 2015

Bartlett-based First South Financial Credit Union has enhanced its mobile banking app with a package of services that includes the mobile bill payment solution Picture Pay.

With it, members can pay a bill by taking a photo of it with their mobile device. First South handles the back-end work of confirming the biller’s information and processing the payment.

84. Events - Friday, August 28, 2015

South Main Trolley Night will be held Friday, Aug. 28, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Main Historic Arts District. Visit gosouthmain.com/trolley-night.html for details.

85. Events - Thursday, August 27, 2015

AAF Memphis and AIGA Memphis will host a joint luncheon with Debbie Millman, president of Sterling Brands’ design division, Thursday, Aug. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kroc Center’s Hardin Grand Hall, 800 East Parkway S. The topic is “On Rejection: How the Worst Moments of Your Life Can Turn Out to Be the Best.” Visit aafmemphis.org/events for details and registration.

86. Trezevant Hires Resident Services Head - Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Kimberly O’Donnell has joined Trezevant as director of resident services. In her new position, she will be responsible for managing a variety of programs and functions while serving as liaison to the residential community.

87. Secret Air Controller Study Shows Chronic Fatigue - Tuesday, August 11, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic controllers' work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air traffic system, according to a study the government has kept secret for nearly four years.

88. Handful Of Music Festivals Set For August - Monday, August 10, 2015

In March, one of James Sposto’s friends posted to his Facebook page a thought about being a musician in Memphis.

Daniel McKee, a bassist who’s done turns in a few different bands, lamented that he’s never had a chance to play at the Levitt Shell. Sposto, a digital media entrepreneur in Memphis, used that as a catalyst to start preparing for something he’d already had been thinking about making happen – putting on a show that celebrates and supports the local Memphis music he’s a fan of.

89. Haunted History, A Story Retold - Friday, July 31, 2015

WORRY ABOUT THE DOGS. Depending on who’s talking and when, history around Fort Pillow changes.

At the time of this story – one I shared first in a 2013 column – it was called the Cold Creek Correctional Facility, a minimum-security operation farming about 6,000 acres in Lauderdale County. Next it was called the Fort Pillow Prison and Farm, next door to something called the West Tennessee High Security Facility, now the West Tennessee State Penitentiary.

90. NYSE Resumes Trading After Outage of More Than 3 Hours - Wednesday, July 8, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – Trading has resumed on the New York Stock Exchange after an outage of more than three hours caused by technical problems.

There was no interruption at the dozens of other U.S. stock exchanges Wednesday, including the Nasdaq, so investors were still able to buy and sell stocks easily.

91. NTSB: Amtrak Engineer Wasn't Talking, Texting on Cellphone - Thursday, June 11, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) – The engineer in last month's fatal Amtrak crash wasn't using his cellphone to talk, text or download anything just before the train sped off the tracks, investigators said Wednesday, addressing one big question about what might have caused the accident but only deepening the mystery of what did.

92. Channeling Pierre - Friday, May 8, 2015

A few times a week, people recognize me from Behind the Headlines, the show I’ve hosted on WKNO for the past four and a half years. It’s an odd and wildly self-conscious experience, but one that I’ve almost grown used to over the years, only because people seem to appreciate the show very much.

93. FedEx Secures Deal to Buy TNT Express - Tuesday, April 7, 2015

FedEx Corp. has agreed to take over one of Europe's largest delivery companies, TNT Express, for $4.8 billion, the companies announced Tuesday, April 7.

94. Harahan Bridge Could Get Brighter - Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Memphis civic and business leaders are in the early stages of talking with an anonymous donor about lighting the Harahan Bridge while a Memphis-based movie theater titan is exploring building a new theater Downtown.

95. Solid US Jobs Report: 295,000 Positions Added - Monday, March 9, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) – A burst of hiring in February underscored the resilience and confidence of U.S. businesses, which are adding workers at the fastest pace in 17 years. Yet the strong job gains did little to raise wages last month.

96. Planned Downtown Hotel Features Urban Design - Friday, February 13, 2015

A new rendering of a proposed LaQuinta Inn & Suites hotel at Union Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard Downtown shows a more urban design than a previous stock rendering sent to city and county planners.

97. This week in Memphis history: January 16-22 - Saturday, January 17, 2015

2005: Chandler Reports, the real estate data provider owned by The Daily News Publishing Co., launched its consumer website, providing real estate data to the public as well as companies.

98. Conn’s Inc. to Open Second Store in Memphis - Friday, December 19, 2014

Specialty retailer Conn’s Inc. will open a second store in Memphis, the second of possibly three stores the Texas-based home appliances and furnishings chain plans to open in Tennessee.

99. School on ‘Nashville Nine’ List - Saturday, November 22, 2014

Historic Nashville Inc., a nonprofit devoted to promoting and preserving historic places in Nashville, has placed Hillsboro High School on its annual Nashville Nine list.

100. Rural Tennessee Museum a Success in First Year - Friday, October 31, 2014

UNION CITY, Tenn. (AP) – When Discovery Park of America opened on a cornfield in rural Tennessee, its founders expected the museum described as a "mini-Smithsonian" to draw about 150,000 visitors in its first year.