Embassy Suites Memphis, 1022 S. Shady Grove Road, is on the market, according to HREC Investment Advisors.

2. 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.

3. Embassy Suites Memphis On the Market - Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Embassy Suites Memphis, 1022 S. Shady Grove Road, is on the market, according to HREC Investment Advisors.

4. Events - Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Memphis Botanic Garden will host “The Manly Edition” food truck garden party on Wednesday, June 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Treat Dad to live music, lawn games and “manly man equipment” on display. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers and includes one drink; tickets will be available at the gate. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

5. Events - Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Church Health Center’s Farmers Market kicks off its 2016 season Tuesday, June 7, at 1115 Ave. A healthy cooking class begins at 9 a.m.; the market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market runs every Tuesday through Oct. 25. Visit churchhealthcenter.org/farmersmarket for details.

6. Events - Monday, June 6, 2016

Memphis Botanic Garden will hold an opening reception for “Deconstruct/Reconstruct” by Amy Hartelust and Chloe Yorl on Monday, June 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. The exhibition is on display through June 30. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com or call 901-636-4100.

7. Events - Friday, May 13, 2016

Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center closes its 19th season with acoustic guitar legend Leo Kottke on Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m. at Buckman, 60 Perkins Road Extended. Buy tickets at buckmanartscenter.com.

8. Embassy Suites Memphis Begins $7 Million Renovation - Saturday, March 28, 2015

The 220-suite Embassy Suites hotel in Memphis has begun a $7 million renovation, expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2015 with a new lobby, atrium, guest rooms and boardroom. Frank Grisanti’s Restaurant, located on the property, also will undergo a major upgrade.

9. Embassy Suites Memphis Begins $7 Million Renovation - Monday, March 23, 2015

The 220-suite Embassy Suites hotel in Memphis has begun a $7 million renovation, expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2015 with a new lobby, atrium, guest rooms and boardroom. Frank Grisanti’s Restaurant, located on the property, also will undergo a major upgrade.

10. Embassy Suites Memphis Sells for $24.8 Million - Tuesday, November 26, 2013

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.

11. Embassy Suites Memphis Sells for $24.8 Million - Friday, November 22, 2013

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.

12. Job Fair Scheduled for MEPPI Plant - Monday, February 20, 2012

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. will start recruiting this month to fill positions for the company’s state-of-the-art power transformer plant in Memphis. A job fair is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23, from noon to 8 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 1022 S. Shady Grove Road.

13. Events - Thursday, September 1, 2011

State Systems will host a lunch and learn titled “High Definition Surveillance – Seeing is Believing” Thursday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Embassy Suites Memphis, 1022 S. Shady Grove Road. The event is free, and lunch will be provided. To register, contact Debbie Jones at 531-6564 or djones@statesystemsinc.com.

14. Events - Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Talk Shoppe will present “The Mastermind Principle: From the Book ‘Think & Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill” Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

15. Events - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 30, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Nancy Williams, executive director of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center, will speak. Cost is $18 per person. For reservations, email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

16. Events - Monday, August 29, 2011

Autism Speaks Benefit Night will be held Monday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Smoothie King, 3615 Houston Levee Road, suite 109. Twenty percent of purchases will benefit Autism Speaks and the Memphis Satellite Walk to be held Sept. 11. For more information, visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/tennessee.

17. Events - Friday, July 15, 2011

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, July 15, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Frank Gianotti, vice president of Tetra Tech, will speak about the planning and construction of the Memphis Greenline. Cost is $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.

18. Events - Monday, December 14, 2009

InMotion Orthopaedic Research Center and the Memphis Bioworks Business Association will present the Memphis Orthopaedic Research Lecture Series today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Memphis University School, 6191 Park Ave. The speakers will be Drs. John Coleman and John Williams of Medtronic Inc. For reservations, call 866-1452.

19. Events - Monday, July 6, 2009

The Alzheimer’s Awareness Tour will stop in Memphis for a breakfast event today from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1022 S. Shady Grove Road. The breakfast is free and will include information about the latest research and clinical studies. Space is limited. For reservations, call 877-307-8839 or e-mail info@newleafevents.com.

20. Events - Friday, July 3, 2009

Memphis Mary’s will host performances by Don Valentine & The Hollywood Allstars, Willie Covington, Tonya Dyson, Nate Dogg and Joyce Henderson Saturday at Memphis Mary’s, 345 Madison Ave. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the first band will play at 10 p.m. Cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets, visit www.boomhaus.com or Shangri-La Records, 1916 Madison Ave.

21. Events - Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free bimonthly new business workshop today from 9 a.m. to noon at the Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. To register, call 213-1400 or visit www.tn.gov/revenue.

22. Events - Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The Mid-South Real Estate Investors Association Inc. will hold a roundtable discussion today from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Germantown Athletic Club, 1801 Exeter Road. To register, call 751-7101 or e-mail info@midsouthreia.org.

23. Events - Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Talk Shoppe will present “Getting Organized: Improving Focus, Organization and Productivity” by Chris Crouch today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3639 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

24. Events - Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Mayor Willie W. Herenton will speak on the “State of the City.” Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

25. Events - Monday, January 12, 2009

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Center City Commission office, 114 N. Main St. The agenda will include a request of Linden Yards LLC for approval of payment of closing fees in phases in connection with a PILOT agreement for property at 680, 708 and 713 Linden Ave. For more information, call Andy Kitsinger at 575-0540.

26. 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.

27. Events - Monday, December 15, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly meeting and lunch today at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn–University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Leighann Gipson, biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, will present “The Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment.” Cost is $14. No reservations are required.

28. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 12, 2007

5668 Poplar Ave. and
1000 S. Yates Road
Sale Amounts: $23.9 million; $350,000

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

29. Embassy Suites MemphisSells for Nearly $19 Million - Thursday, June 7, 2007
     A Maryland limited liability company has bought the Embassy Suites Memphis hotel at 1022 S. Shady Grove Road for $18.9 million. 1022 Shady Grove LLC, which is affiliated with Potomac, Md.-based Haberhill LLC, bought the

30. Grisanti's Goes Smoke-Free - Thursday, January 18, 2007
     Grisanti's Bol A Pasta officially will go smoke-free Feb. 10. The decision was made to ban smoking at both Bol A Pasta locations - 3160 Village Shop Drive in Germantown and 2200 N. Germantown Road in Cordova - in support

31. Check Out Zoo Documentary Wednesday on WKNO - Monday, June 12, 2006

June 13

The Center City Commission Revenue Finance Corp. meets at 9:30 a.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540 for details.

The Small Business Chamber holds a free Cellular South workshop called "Customer Relationship Management (CRM)" from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom of Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Cost is free, but registration is required. Contact Robert Staub at 870-6934 for more information.

32. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, May 23, 2005
Urban Planning Firm Hosts Form Based Codes Workshop

SCORE Hosts Small Business Workshop

May 23

The Shelby County Commission hosts its Executive Lunch at 12:30 p.m. in the chamber conference room of the Shelby County Administration Building,...

33. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, August 18, 2003
Insights Research Group presents a Marketing Research Roundtable for marketing and product development professionals from 4:30

Insights Research Group presents a Marketing Research Roundtable for marketing and product development professionals fr...

34. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, August 11, 2003
Insights Research Group presents a Marketing Research Roundtable for marketing and product development professionals from 4:30

The Memphis Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators holds its monthly meeting at noon Thursday at the Univer...

35. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 12, 2003
Calendar of events May 12-18

Calendar of events May 12-18

May 12

Network of Memphis meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton, 5069 Sanderlin Ave. Dinner is $21. May 13

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. meets at 9 a.m. at the Crump Building, ...

36. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 5, 2003
Calendar of events May 5-11

Calendar of events May 5-May 11

May 6

The U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development and the city of Memphis are sponsoring a free Renewal Community Tax Incentive Conference at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. W...

37. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 28, 2003
Calendar of events April 28-May 4

Calendar of events April 28-May 4

April 28

U.S. District Judge Bernice B. Donald will discuss Striving for Social Change and Equal Justice at 7 p.m. in Rhodes Colleges Blount Auditorium. She presides over t...

38. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 21, 2003
Calendar of events April 21-27

Calendar of events April 21-April 27

April 21

Memphis Investors Group presents Surviving as a Real Estate Investor at 7 p.m. at the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, 776 N. Germantown Parkway. For inform...

39. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 14, 2003
Calendar of events April 14-April 20

Calendar of events April 14-April 20

April 14

Shelby County Republican Women's Club hosts Tennessee Republican Party chair and eight-term member of the state House of Representatives Beth Harwell at an 1...

40. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, April 10, 2003
The monthly Dutch Treat Luncheon begins at 12:30 p

The monthly Dutch Treat Luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 5272 Mount Moriah Road. The speaker is District Attorney General Bill Gibbons. The luncheon is open to ...

41. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, March 18, 2003
NAR study takes aim

NAR study takes aim

at changing industry

Consolidation, business styles of brokers and agents, rising technology costs and regulatory impact are the most likely changes that will drive the real estate industry in the nex...

42. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, March 7, 2000
A public hearing on the fiscal year 2000-2001 state Low Income Home Energy Assistance and Weatherization Program begins at 10 A public hearing on the fiscal year 2000-2001 state Low Income Home Energy Assistance and Weatherization Program begins at ...

43. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, September 13, 1999
AutoZone Completes Chief Clovernook Center for the Blind will hold an open house/ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:30 p.m. today at its Vocational Training Center, 346 St. Paul Ave. During the open house, tours will be available, as well as the chance to...

44. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, March 8, 1999
The Bank of New York to Purchase Budget Group Inc., which owns Budget Rent a Car Corp. and Ryder TRS Inc., announced it has agreed in principle to create a strategic alliance with Storage USA Inc. and Storage USA Franchise Corp., an affiliate of Sto...

45. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, December 15, 1997
Dec Dec. 16 The American Business Womens Association, Cotton Belles chapter, will meet at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Networking begins at 5:45 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. The program will include the Dixie Cotton Boll Qua...

46. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, December 8, 1997
Dec Dec. 8 Women of Achievement will host its annual forum, Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Then and Now, at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The panel will include Frances Dancy Hooks, a 1997 Women of Achievement...