1022 S. Shady Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $24.8 million

Sale Date: Nov. 15, 2013
Buyer: 1022 South Shady Grove LLC
Seller: 1022 Shady Grove LLC
Loan Amount: $22.6 million
Loan Date: Nov. 15, 2013
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: Great American Life Insurance Co.
Details: An affiliate of Chicago-based hotel asset manager Lodging Capital Partners LLC has paid $24.8 million for the Embassy Suites Memphis hotel at 1022 S. Shady Grove Road in East Memphis.

2. Early Voting Opens in Sales Tax Referendum - Friday, November 1, 2013

Early voting opens Friday, Nov. 1, in the citywide referendum on a half percent sales tax hike and the Tennessee House District 91 general election.

Election day in the two special election contests is Nov. 21, the last election in a series of 11 in a three-month period.

3. African-American TV Station Broadens Presence - Thursday, May 9, 2013

A new set of programming on Comcast Channel 31 geared toward Memphis’ African-American community is continuing to broaden its presence in the city.

The Carter Malone Group has developed a website for the venture, called MUTV1, which is short for Memphis Urban Television 1. In addition to serving as its agency of record, The Carter Malone Group CEO Deidre Malone also has a show on the channel called “Dialogue with Deidre.”

4. Downtown Mixed-Use Bldg. Sells for $1.5M in Foreclosure - Tuesday, February 28, 2012

92-96 S. Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103

Sale Amount: $1.5 million

Sale Date: Feb. 10, 2012

5. Business Licenses Rise Slightly in 2011 - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Shelby County Clerk’s Office issued 5,751 business licenses in 2011, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. It’s about a 5 percent increase from 2010, when 5,489 were filed in the county.

6. Business License Activity Rises 14 Pct. in Q3 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The number of businesses licenses filed with the Shelby County Clerk’s office increased by more than 14 percent to 1,592 in the third quarter compared with 1,391 in third quarter 2010, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

7. Taylor-Brown Apothecary Opens Second Drugstore - Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Taylor-Brown Apothecary, which claims to be the only African-American-owned and operated drugstore chain in the Southeast, will celebrate the opening of a store at 3333 Shelby Drive on Friday, Oct. 14, with an open house and mixer.

8. Events - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “The Master Mind Principle” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

9. Events - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will present a workshop titled “Best Practices in Internal Controls” today from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Alliance office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. Daniel Moore will lead the workshop. Cost is $65 for members, $125 for nonmembers and $55 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

10. Events - Monday, January 26, 2009

A Town Hall Meeting hosted by City Council members Joe Brown, Janis Fullilove, Myron Lowery and Barbara Swearengen Ware will be held today from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Brickford Community Center, 233 Henry Ave. Representatives from the Shelby County District Attorney’s office, Memphis Police Department and the Division of Housing and Community Development will address crime concerns and future economic development projects in the North Memphis area.

11. Taylor Brown Apothecary Serves Downtown Community - Monday, December 22, 2008

The old church pews inside Taylor Brown Apothecary provide a clue to the purpose behind the business.

“I’m trying to give a new store an old look,” said owner Ivory Taylor.

12. Calif. Net-Lease Co.Buys Four BYB Sites - Wednesday, December 19, 2007
     Realty Income Corp., a real estate investment company based in Escondido, Calif., has bought four Back Yard Burgers properties in the Memphis area for nearly $4.2 million and is leasing the sites back to the restaurant c

13. County Quitclaims LandFor Senior Care Community - Friday, June 8, 2007
     Shelby County government has quitclaimed 20 parcels of land to Dr. Ivory Taylor, owner of the Taylor Brown Apothecary, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.
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14. Quest to Shore up Downtown Medical District Marches Forward - Monday, August 14, 2006

To say that the stretch of Poplar Avenue approaching Downtown Memphis is not on anyone's list of local places to see is one heck of an understatement.

The struggling neighborhood and some of the Memphis Medical District that encompasses it is filled with unkempt lots, properties owned by absentee landlords, pawn shops and homeless missions.

15. Archived Article: Graphic (ytdsales) - Friday, January 21, 2000
A look back A look back Continued favorable interest rates and a variety of mortgage programs pushed 1999 to record proportions in terms of property transactions. According to warranty deeds filed in the Shelby County Registers Office for the past y...

16. Archived Article: Graphic 1qcrime - Friday, April 23, 1999
First quarter crime statistics First quarter crime statistics Whitehaven was the area that reported the most incidents to local law enforcement agencies during the first quarter, followed by Oakhaven/Parkway Village. More than 20,000 total incidents...

17. Archived Article: Graphic - Monday, September 21, 1998
Jan 1 to Aug 31 YTD auto thefts by ZIP for Memphis reported to MPD The following is a look at auto thefts reported in Memphis among various ZIP codes from Jan. 1 Aug. 31, as reported to the Memphis Police Department. ZIP code No. of incidents --...