380 Beale St.
Memphis, TN 38103

Project Cost: $16 million

Application Date: July 10

Owner: Miller Memphis Inc.

Tenant: TCH Memphis LLC

2. ‘Christmas at Graceland’ Producers Lease Downtown Space - Monday, July 2, 2018

The producers of a Hallmark Channel original movie called “Christmas at Graceland” have leased 7,000 square feet of Cutler Property Group’s Crane Company building, located at 254 Court Ave. in Downtown Memphis.

3. Memphis Music Initiative To Occupy Old Downtown Firehouse - Thursday, July 27, 2017

198 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Memphis, TN 38103

Tenant: Memphis Music Initiative

4. Canadian Investor Buys Historic Downtown Office - Saturday, July 22, 2017

Cutler Property Group, a Montreal-based real estate developer and investor, has bought an 111-year-old Downtown office building, part of the Canadian company’s plan to acquire as much as $10 million of property in the Memphis area.

5. 111-Year-Old Downtown Office Bought By Canadian Investor - Thursday, July 20, 2017

Cutler Property Group, a Montreal-based real estate developer and investor, has bought an 111-year-old Downtown office building, part of the Canadian company’s plan to acquire as much as $10 million of property in the Memphis area.

6. Tony Allen Sees his Bleak Chicago Existence in JIFF Kids - Thursday, March 31, 2016

As Tony Allen tells it, “I grew up in some of the hardest parts of Chicago.” And when he says “grew up,” he means survived.

7. Nashville’s Most Romantic Restaurants - Saturday, February 7, 2015

Romance means something different for everyone, but most people can agree that if there is low lighting, soft music, a charming companion and something delicious to eat, you’ve already got the makings of one outstanding evening.

8. Malone to Challenge Luttrell In August Mayoral Showdown - Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Former Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Malone will challenge incumbent Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell in the August county general election after winning the Tuesday, May 6, Democratic mayoral primary.

9. Primaries Offer First Major Test of Voter ID Laws - Monday, March 3, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification before casting ballots – the first major test of voter ID laws after years of legal challenges arguing that the measures are designed to suppress voting.

10. JIFF Fights Recidivism - Monday, December 24, 2012

Last week we shared some helpful holiday safety tips, like locking car doors while pumping gas and hiding all belongings BEFORE getting to the store. Extending this theme of crime prevention, let us now highlight a local organization working with youth from in and around the juvenile justice system to equip them with the skills and support necessary to break the destructive cycle of criminal behavior: Juvenile Intervention & Faith-Based Follow-Up (JIFF).

11. Hospital Liens Escalate in Third Quarter - Monday, October 22, 2012

Circuit Court filings for the third quarter of 2012 were up from a year ago while Chancery and Probate Court filings were down.

The filings for the three civil courts, as followed by The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com, also included a spike in hospital liens filed in Circuit Court.

12. Q4 Bankruptcies See Overall Increase - Friday, January 20, 2012

The fourth quarter of 2011 (October to December) showed an overall increase in individuals filing for bankruptcy in West Tennessee, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

13. Shelby County Courts See Drop in Filings - Monday, October 17, 2011

As the third quarter wrapped up, the number of legal filings recorded by the Shelby County Circuit Court, Chancery Court and Probate Court clerks’ offices dropped off from the number filed both in the year-ago period as well as in second quarter 2011, according to latest figures from The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

14. It’s Not the Peanut Butter - Monday, May 2, 2011

Last week, we highlighted Girl Scouts Heart of the South, which is building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. This week, we turn the spotlight on an organization that is working with youth from in and around the juvenile justice system and equipping them with the skills and support necessary to break the destructive cycle of criminal behavior: Juvenile Intervention & Faith-Based Follow-Up (JIFF).

15. Winbranch Apartments Sell for $2.4 Million - Tuesday, September 21, 2010

3595 Millbranch Road
Memphis, TN 38116
Sale Amount: $2.4 million

Sale Date: Sept. 7, 2010
Buyer: Winbranch Realty Partners LLC
Seller: LBUBS 2004-C4 Millbranch Road LLC
Loan Amount: $975,000
Loan Date: Sept. 7, 2010
Maturity Date: Sept. 1, 2011
Lender: The Leshum Group LLC

16. Events - Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host “Tours at Two” today at 2 p.m. at the Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Visitors can take a special tour of the exhibits “Carry Me: Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection” and “Lichtenstein in Process.” For more information, call 761-5250.

17. Events - Monday, December 28, 2009

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens will host “Tours at Two” Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Dixon, 4339 Park Ave. Visitors can take a special tour of the exhibits “Carry Me: Lucite Handbags from the Caryn Scheidt Collection” and “Lichtenstein in Process.” For more information, call 761-5250.

18. Events - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Heartsong Church will host a Christmas Eve celebration featuring local singer Alexis Grace today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Heartsong, 800 N. Houston Levee Road. For more information, contact Michelle Worth at 755-6332 or e-mail mworth@heartsongchurch.net.

19. Events - Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Memphis Bar Association will present a continuing legal education seminar titled “Summary Judgment in Tennessee, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” today from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the MBA office, 80 Monroe Ave., Suite 220. To register, visit www.memphisbar.org.

20. Events - Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The Memphis Bar Association will present the continuing legal education seminar “Lawyering: Why It’s Tough: What We Can Do” today from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at International Paper, 6400 Poplar Ave. For more information or to register, visit www.memphisbar.org.

21. Events - Monday, December 21, 2009

The Shelby County Commission will meet today at 1:30 p.m. at the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call 545-4301.

22. A List of State Worker Layoffs Proposed in Tenn. - Thursday, May 28, 2009

Gov. Phil Bredesen is proposing cutting 717 employees from the state work force amid a worsening budget outlook. Here is a list of how many currently filled positions would be cut in which agencies:

23. CCRFC to Consider Linden Yards PILOT Extension - Tuesday, June 10, 2008

At today’s Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board meeting, members will consider a request from Linden Yards LLC to extend its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement in connection with the property at 680, 708 and 713 Linden Ave.

24. Local Bankruptcies Up 10 Percent, Q1 Prelim. Numbers Show - Wednesday, April 2, 2008

2007 was the year of the nationwide credit crunch. It was a year that will be remembered for the almost overnight way credit got tighter, lenders more cautious and billions of dollars quickly evaporated at banks with exposure to mortgage-related assets.

25. Contracts in Breach - Monday, October 8, 2007

Editor's Note: In May 2008, a Chancery Court lawsuit over the wrong barcodes on items at AutoZone stores has been settled and dismissed. The claim by Autozone and the counter claim by Mizco were settled in May and the consent order for dismissal was signed by Chancellor Arnold B. Goldin. No terms of the settlement were disclosed.

During the third quarter of this year, AutoZone Parts Inc. filed a breach of contract complaint against New York-based Mizco International and the company's CEO, Albert Mizrahi, and vice president of operations, Sam Mizrahi.

AutoZone is seeking $3 million in compensatory damages and the reimbursement of $115,000 in labor costs, in a case where AutoZone accused Mizco International of intentionally taking actions outside of what was spelled out in an August 2006 vendor agreement.

The suit, which was filed in Shelby County Chancery Court, was just one of the 51 breach of contract complaints filed in the quarter, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

In breach

Though the number of third quarter breach of contract filings in Chancery Court remained relatively unchanged when compared to the same quarter last year, breach of contract filings in Shelby County Circuit Court almost doubled. In Q3 2007, 214 breach of contract suits were filed, up considerably from the 121 filed during the same period last year.

The filings have jumped because more people are having difficulty paying debts such as furniture or credit card bills, said Van Sturdivant, chief administrator of Shelby County Circuit Court.

"When the economy goes south and people have a hard time making ends meet, the companies end up coming in and filing civil suits against them to try and get their money," Sturdivant said.

Disagreement

Mizco International is a supplier of multiple products including cellular phone accessories such as chargers, cases, headsets and other products.

In the suit, AutoZone claimed Mizco violated the terms of their vendor agreement when it shipped mislabeled products to various AutoZone locations. In September, AutoZone officials said they noticed some of the items shipped from Mizco were improperly labeled.

"When scanned by the cashier, the earphones would ring up as if they were an FM radio, and the customer would be charged the FM radio price," AutoZone officials claimed in the suit.

"Mizco had intentionally mislabeled products because it had run out of some of the products that AutoZone ordered. Mizco chose to fill AutoZone's orders with different products labeled as if they were the products that had been ordered," the suit alleges.

Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC filed the suit on behalf of AutoZone. There haven't been any new developments in the case as of yet, said Burch Porter attorney Jef Feibelman.

"We're just getting started," he said.

Up, down and all around

In other courts, meanwhile, filing activity is across the board.

In Circuit Court, for example, Q3 filings overall fell 7.3 percent to 1,550 from the 1,673 Q2 filings, and fell 8.6 percent from the 1,695 Q3 2006 filings.

The majority of case types filed in the court continues to be divorce, divorce with children, auto accidents and breach of contract. Auto accident cases edged to the forefront of Circuit Court filings, representing 21.2 percent of all cases filed in Circuit Court. Auto accidents numbered 277 in Q3 2006, making up 16.3 percent of filings.

Other types of cases filed in Circuit Court include workman's compensation, personal injury and appeals from Shelby County General Sessions Court.

Some case types, such as divorce and divorce with children cases, can be heard in either Circuit Court or Shelby County Chancery Court.

In Q3 this year, 185 divorce cases - with 105 of those being divorce with children petitions - were filed in Chancery Court. That number is slightly down from 197 filed in the same period last year.

Other filings in Chancery Court include adoptions, which climbed to 84 in Q3, compared with 50 filed during the same period in 2006.

The total number of Q3 filings in Chancery Court was 646, up 8.4 percent from Q3 2006 and Q2 2007, both of which came in at 596 filings.

Despite the fluctuations in certain case types at Circuit Court last quarter, the overall number of cases remained steady, something Sturdivant said is typical with the court.

"Unless there's something going on legislatively, there usually aren't any big changes or noticeable trends in filings," he said. "And, of course, it just depends on who needs to file a case at that time."

Filings in Shelby County Probate Court also remained steady last quarter, with 310 filings compared to 324 filed in the same period in 2006. In Q2, 306 cases were filed in Probate Court. Cases filed in Probate Court include wills, administrations, conservatorships and guardianships.

The number of civil filings in the Memphis office of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee fell nearly 28 percent to 183 from 254 in Q3 2006 and fell 29 percent from 258 in Q2 2007, according to the court's electronic document filing system. Those numbers include civil cases that were opened or re-opened during the quarter.

26. $3.5M JIFF Renovation to Include Culinary Arts Training Kitchen - Tuesday, October 2, 2007

254 S. Lauderdale St.
Memphis, TN 38126
Loan Amount: $2.6 million

Loan Date: Sept. 20, 2007

Maturity Date: April 1, 2014

27. JIFF to Break Ground On New Facility in Feb. - Tuesday, January 16, 2007
     A groundbreaking ceremony will take place for the renovation and expansion of the JIFF (Juvenile Intervention & Faith-Based Follow-Up) center at 254 S. Lauderdale St. Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
     

28. Court is in Order - Friday, September 22, 2006

The City Charter Commission was only a twinkle in the eyes of the Shelby County Election Commission, the Memphis City Council and the city of Memphis when it first began to come under scrutiny. It was the election process in particular that didn't sit well with one national civil rights group.

29. Events - Wednesday, June 7, 2006

The Memphis Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section presents "Employment Law in the Technology Age" today from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Data Co., 254 Court St., fifth floor. Cost is $70 for members and $80 for non-members. Call 527-3573 or visit www.memphisbar.org to register.

30. Events - Tuesday, June 6, 2006

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council meets today from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center, 6393 Poplar Ave. The topic for the forum is "Leasing to Institutions (Without Getting Institutionalized!)." Cost is free for MAAR Commercial Council members and $20 for non-members. Call 818-2428 to register.

31. University of Memphis Law School Hosts Golf Classic - Monday, June 5, 2006

June 5

The University of Memphis' Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law hosts "Drive for Downtown" Golf Classic, which starts at 8 a.m. at Spring Creek Ranch, 380 S. Collierville-Arlington Road. The tournament begins with breakfast and registration at 8 a.m. followed by a golf clinic at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the law school. Contact Will Zoccola at 526-8382 or Leah Prost at 678-4299 for more information.

32. Archived Article: Events - Tuesday, July 20, 2004
The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p

The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p.m. today at City Hall, 125 N. Main St., first floor. Call 576-6786. The Shelby County Conservation Board meets at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Shelby Farms Visitors Cent...

33. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, July 19, 2004
MAAR Offers Course on Understanding Credit

Memphis Regional Chamber Hosts Breakfast Forum

July 20

The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St., first floor. Call 576-6786. The Shelby County Election Commission m...

34. Archived Article: Ccrfc (lead) - Friday, October 12, 2001
CCRFC approves 2 tax freezes

CCRFC approves two tax freezes

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

The Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corp. approved two tax freezes for residential and office renovation projects Downtown.

The first approval...