While most people were still taking general education classes in college or just trying to figure out their place in the world, Cameron Ellis was investing in real estate.

2. Young Gun - Thursday, July 26, 2018

While most people were still taking general education classes in college or just trying to figure out their place in the world, Cameron Ellis was investing in real estate.

3. Lake District Lands Malco Theater, Former Benchmark Seeks New Life - Monday, June 11, 2018

3536 Canada Road,
Lakeland, TN 38002

Tenant: Malco Theatres Inc.

Tenant’s Agent: Michael Lightman, Michael Lightman Realty

Landlord: The Lake District

4. Edge Alley Sets Opening Date - Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Edge Alley, the Medical District’s new coffee house/micro-retail incubator, has officially set an opening date – Wednesday, July 26, at 7 a.m.

In addition to offering food, coffee and much-needed common space to the Medical District’s Edge neighborhood, the Edge Alley – located at 600 Monroe Ave. next to High Cotton Brewing Co. – will house four roughly 225-square-foot micro-retail bays with the intention of helping the fledgling businesses transition into a large site.

5. New City & State Location Highlights Medical District Upswing - Thursday, May 25, 2017

Come next spring, the Broad Avenue Arts District coffee and retail venture City & State is expanding to the Memphis Medical District.

Co-owner Lisa Toro said she and her husband, Luis, had always planned to take the concept beyond Broad Avenue, it was just a matter of figuring out what area represented the best fit. Turns out the Medical District – where City & State has signed a letter of intent for 3,500 square feet at 421 Monroe Ave. – checked that box.

6. City & State Plans Location in Memphis Medical District - Wednesday, May 24, 2017

A new City & State location is coming to the Medical District next year, with the planned opening roughly coinciding with the three-year anniversary of the combination coffee and retail venture that first opened in the Broad Avenue Arts District in early 2015.

7. Freewheel Comes Full-Circle for Second Season - Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Freewheel, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative’s slow ride bicycle program announced it’s returning for a second season which begins on April 19.

The rides, which will take place every Wednesday for six consecutive weeks, provide a free opportunity to casually explore neighborhoods by bike and learn more about the Medical District’s new and existing hidden treasures.

8. Events - Thursday, March 9, 2017

Party at the Plaza, a kickoff party for a yearlong art installation by Cat Peña, will be held Thursday, March 9, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the plaza at 600 Monroe Ave. (at Marshall Avenue). Hosted by the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, The Edge District and Downtown Memphis Commission, the party will include live music by John Paul Keith, beer from High Cotton Brewing, and more. Cost is free. Visit downtownmemphis.com.

9. Freewheel Bike Rides To Keep on Turning - Saturday, November 26, 2016

Due to the success of its fall program, Freewheel, a slow-ride bicycle program that offers tours of the Memphis Medical District, announced it will return for the spring.

In September and October, more than 250 cyclists showed up for the five biweekly bike rides offered by the Memphis Medical District Collaborative and Downtown Memphis Commission.

10. Freewheel Bike Rides To Keep on Turning - Thursday, November 24, 2016

Due to the success of its fall program, Freewheel, a slow-ride bicycle program that offers tours of the Memphis Medical District, announced it will return for the spring.

In September and October, more than 250 cyclists showed up for the five biweekly bike rides offered by the Memphis Medical District Collaborative and Downtown Memphis Commission.

11. Events - Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The fourth annual Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Festival kicks off with author Jonathan Safran Foer on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. in the Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Art Gallery, 6560 Poplar Ave. Visit jccmemphis.org/LitFest for a details, tickets and a festival schedule.

12. 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.)

13. Events - Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Paychecks for Patriots, a hiring event for Tennessee veterans and their family members, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Job Center, 3040 Walnut Grove Road. More than three dozen employers will be on hand, with many conducting on-site interviews. Attendees should bring resumes and dress for an interview. Job seekers may register in advance at tn.gov/paychecks4patriots or at the door.

14. Events - Monday, October 17, 2016

Southwest Tennessee Community College and Operation Hope will host a “Take Your Life Back” credit and money-management workshop Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Whitehaven Center, 1234 Finley Road. Topics include saving money, understanding your credit score, settling accounts, consumer rights and disputing inaccurate information. Free and open to the public. RSVP to nlashford@southwest.tn.edu or 901-333-4287.

15. Events - Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host Memphis journalist Daniel Connolly for a discussion and signing of “The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America” Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

16. Events - Monday, October 3, 2016

Rhodes College’s Africana Studies program will present “Listen, Rock, Resist” on Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in Hardie Auditorium on campus, 2000 North Parkway. Musical artist Mobley will perform and join musicologist Fredara Hadley in a conversation about “how to listen and rock between the lyrics.” Cost is free. Email mckinneyc@rhodes.edu for more information.

17. Events - Saturday, October 1, 2016

Paint Memphis will present Soul Food 5, a one-day paint festival celebrating North Memphis, on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wolf River floodwall at North Evergreen Street and Chelsea Avenue. More than 140 artists from all over the world will collaborate to paint both sides of the 0.3-mile wall with graffiti art. The event is open to the public, and families are encouraged to watch the artists in action, visit the food trucks and check out vendors. Visit paintmemphis.org.

18. Events - Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the University of Phoenix’s Memphis campus, 65 Germantown Court, first floor. Juanita Hamilton of the city of Memphis will discuss the city’s down payment assistance programs. Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz or call Jo Garner at 901-482-0354.

19. Events - Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Remington College will hold the 3 Lives blood drive for Lifeblood on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at its Memphis campus, 2710 Nonconnah Blvd. The drive is part of a national effort to recruit minority blood donors and help supply local hospitals. Visit 3lives.com.

20. The Week Ahead: September 19-25 - Monday, September 19, 2016

Happy Monday, Memphis! September is rolling right along, and you can get rolling too with a pair of scenic bike rides (and you might learn something too). Details on those, plus Repair Days, Mid-South Pride Festival, and other need-to-know happenings in The Week Ahead…

21. Events - Monday, September 19, 2016

University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will present “Opening Night at the Scheidt” on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall, 3775 Central Ave. The school is partnering with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Memphis, IRIS, Concerts International and the Chamber Music Society of Memphis to preview the upcoming classical music concert season. Admission is free; reservations required. Call 901-678-2541.

22. Events - Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Memphis Botanic Garden’s Farmers Market will be open Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Shop a variety of locally grown and produced goods, including fresh produce, flowers, breads, artisan items and more. The market runs every Wednesday through Oct. 26. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

23. Events - Monday, September 5, 2016

The Daily News offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Offices will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 8:30 a.m.

Church Health’s Farmers Market will be open Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market runs every Tuesday through Oct. 25. Visit churchhealthcenter.org/farmersmarket for details.

24. Events - Saturday, September 3, 2016

The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, presented by the Center for Southern Folklore, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Main Street between Peabody Place and Union Avenue. The event will include live music on four outdoor stages and two stages inside the Center for Southern Folklore, 119 and 123 S. Main St.; arts and crafts vendors; food vendors; and more. Admission is free. Visit southernfolklore.com.

25. Events - Friday, September 2, 2016

The Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, presented by the Center for Southern Folklore, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Main Street between Peabody Place and Union Avenue. The event will include live music on six stages, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and more. Admission is free. Visit southernfolklore.com.

26. Medical District Slow Rides Begin Next Week - Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The Memphis Medical District Collaborative will host its first district-wide bike rides next Wednesday.

The new program, called Freewheel, is a group bicycle ride with a focus on community. The casual rides are free and people are invited to bring their own bikes or borrow one from MMDC’s fleet.

27. Last Word: El Chapo and Memphis, First Filers for August and Origins in Graffiti - Monday, January 11, 2016

The Mississippi River at Memphis crested and then it rained.
The weekend rain added about two-tenths of an inch by Saturday to Friday’s crest.
But by Sunday, the river had dropped to 39.12 feet, which is still more than five feet above flood stage.

28. Council Weighs City Debt Payment Restructuring Proposal - Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Memphis City Council members discuss and could vote Tuesday, March 17, on a restructuring of the city’s debt payments.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has proposed the restructuring to delay a balloon payment in 2020 that would see the city’s annual payment go from $15 million the year before to $30 million in that fiscal year.

29. Training Ground - Saturday, June 14, 2014

You can’t perfectly simulate a real-life disaster. Dr. Joe Holley knows this better than most.

30. Olymbec Acquires 13-Building Bellbrook - Friday, November 15, 2013

Olymbec USA LLC has snatched up two more key Memphis properties, including the 1.8 million-square-foot Bellbrook industrial park.

31. Olymbec Acquires Bellbrook Industrial Park - Thursday, November 14, 2013

Olymbec USA LLC has snatched up two more key Memphis properties, including the 1.8 million-square-foot Bellbrook industrial park.

32. Construction Begins on Hattiloo Theatre - Saturday, August 3, 2013

Construction has begun on the Hattiloo Theatre in Overton Square.

The $2.8 million, 10,600-square-foot black repertory theater is rising at the northwest corner of Monroe Avenue and Cooper Street and will feature two stages for larger and smaller shows.

33. Construction Begins on Hattiloo Theatre - Thursday, August 1, 2013

Construction has begun on the Hattiloo Theatre in Overton Square.

The $2.8 million, 10,600-square-foot black repertory theater is rising at the northwest corner of Monroe Avenue and Cooper Street and will feature two stages for larger and smaller shows.

34. Past Due - Friday, May 17, 2013

In the last five years, the 600 computers in the Memphis Public Library & Information Center were used 1.2 million times.

In that same five years, the budget for the library system of 18 locations has been cut 21 percent and there has been a 20 percent reduction in hours over the same five years.

35. Hattiloo Theatre Ready to Rise at Overton Square - Thursday, March 21, 2013

Hattiloo Theatre is preparing to break ground on its build-to-suit facility at Overton Square in Midtown within the next 45 days, as it finalizes some last-minute financing and lines up subcontractors.

36. Olymbec USA LLC Buys Again in Memphis - Saturday, March 2, 2013

Olymbec USA LLC has acquired 40,000 square feet of land and three small shed buildings totaling 12,000 square feet at 373 W. Brooks Road through a January auction from the Estate of George E. Smith for $50,600.

37. Olymbec USA LLC Buys Again in Memphis - Friday, March 1, 2013

Olymbec USA LLC has acquired 40,000 square feet of land and three small shed buildings totaling 12,000 square feet at 373 W. Brooks Road through a January auction from the Estate of George E. Smith for $50,600.

38. City Files $12 Million Permit App To Build Overton Square Garage - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

2100 Monroe Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104

Permit Cost: $12 million

Permit Date: Applied June 2012

39. Loftus’ The Brass Door: ‘Pub Inside a Museum’ - Monday, August 22, 2011

Seamus Loftus sits down for an interview on the mezzanine of his new Irish pub, The Brass Door, looks over at a ventilation duct next to him, runs a finger along one edge and purses his lips in disapproval. He calls a staff member over. “Look,” he says, “I’m not mad, and I don’t remember who’s in charge upstairs, but there’s dust all over these vents. This is unacceptable. Just bring me a rag and I’ll wipe them off.”

40. MEPPI Buys Rivergate Park Acreage For Transformer Plant - Tuesday, June 7, 2011

186.2 Acres In Rivergate Industrial Park
Sale Amount: $3.7 million
Sale Date: May 31, 2011

Buyer: Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc.
Seller: Belz Investco GP
Details: Warrendale, Pa.-based Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. has bought three parcels in Rivergate Industrial Park from Belz Investco GP for $3.7 million. The deal closed May 31. The first parcel is 9.3 acres on the north side of Riverport Road (listed in the deed as Rivergate Road). It backs McKellar Lake, and the Shelby County Assessor of Property’s 2011 appraisal is $419,000. The second parcel is 63 acres on the south side of Riverport Road, appraised at $604,600. The third parcel is 113.9 acres on the north side of Riverport Road, wrapping around the 9.3-acre parcel and including an offshoot of McKellar Lake. Its 2011 appraisal is $769,600.
MEPPI announced in mid-February it would build a $200 million transformer manufacturing plant in Belz Enterprises Inc.-owned Rivergate Industrial Park.
In March, the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council each put in $1 million toward infrastructure financing for the project.

41. Pinnacle Performs Well in November - Thursday, December 9, 2010

Taking advantage of increased holiday travel, Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. saw solid passenger activity for its three subsidiaries in November, the company announced Tuesday.

42. Evolve Systems Grows Memphis Location - Friday, November 19, 2010

Evolve Digital Media has more than doubled its Memphis location at Apple Tree Center in Hickory Hill.

The Memphis-based company expanded its lease from 2,520 to 6,327 square feet at 6073 Mount Moriah Road Extended. Tyler Tapley, associate with CB Richard Ellis Memphis, represented the landlord, Apple Tree Center Partnership.

43. Historic Restaurant to Begin New Chapter in New Locale - Monday, August 2, 2010

Jim’s Place restaurant was founded Downtown in 1921. Eighty-nine years later, the Taras family still owns Jim’s Place East, on Shelby Oaks Drive, and Jim’s Place Grille, in Collierville, though a major change is coming for Jim’s Place East in the next few months.

44. New Building Slated for Hickory Hill Dialysis and Vascular Surgery Center - Tuesday, June 9, 2009

6490 Mount Moriah Road Ext.
Memphis, TN 38115
Permit Amount: $1.1 Million

Project Cost: $1.1 million
Permit Date: Applied June 2009
Completion: Autumn 2009
Owner: DH MR Partners
Tenant: Mid-South Nephrology Consultants
Contractor: S. Webster Haining & Co.
Architect: Christopher Kidd & Associates LLC

45. East Lake LLC Buys Whitehaven Warehouse - Thursday, June 4, 2009

An entity called East Lake LLC has paid $720,000 for the 9,600-square-foot warehouse at 4587 Damascus Road in Oakhaven/Parkway Village in a special warranty deed. The seller was 309 Monroe LLC and the sale date was May 22.

46. Events - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Shelby County Commission will hold committee meetings today beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the fourth floor committee room of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

47. Events - Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Memphis Chapter of eWomenNetwork will host a program titled “How to be a Business Magnet” today from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. The workshop will be led by trainer and business coach Saralyn Collins. Cost is $65. For more information, visit www.ewomennetwork.com.

48. Events - Monday, May 11, 2009

The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. Bud Campbell of Avery Dennison will present “Make it Easy on Yourself.” There also will be the election of officers for 2009-2010. Cost is $20. For more information, contact Dianne Cordaro at 287-2010 or diannecordaro@yahoo.com.

49. Nucor Reports8% Q1 Profit Increase - Monday, April 21, 2008
     Nucor Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 8 percent despite soaring raw material costs, especially for scrap metal.
     The steelmaker and scrap metal recycler reported late last week that its

50. Nucor to Acquire North Carolina Recycler - Wednesday, March 19, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Steel producer Nucor Corp. agreed Tuesday to buy nearly all the assets of Metal Recycling Services Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Charlotte-based Nucor said the deal provides it with additional growth in the scrap metal sector.

51. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Collierville Chamber of Commerce holds at Ambassador/Diplomat Meeting at 11:30 a

WREC Newsradio 600 personality Mike Fleming addresses the Kiwanis Club of Memphis at noon today at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Call Harold D. Dickson at 227-4125 for...

52. Archived Article: Echelon P.2 - Tuesday, April 11, 2000
Echelon Residential LLC is beginning construction of a new residential neighborhood adjacent to the outfield of Autozone Park in Downtown Memphis. Echelon project begins in ballparks shadow Echelon Residential LLC is starting construction of a new r...

53. Archived Article: Bchs (lead) - Thursday, June 24, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Baptist College of Health Sciences renovations start By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Renovations are underway to the first and second floors of the Baptist College of Health Sciences at 1003 Monroe Ave. Plans for the project inclu...

54. Archived Article: Parking - Tuesday, October 28, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Board to examine Downtown parking By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Many people believe finding a parking place in Downtown Memphis is much like searching for a needle in a haystack. And while some parking officials say parking ...