- Issue Archive for
- Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2009
- Vol. 1, No. 1044
Art
Close Encounters
Works at Odessa, David Lusk, Jack Robinson, and L Ross.
News
In the Red
Art galleries adjust to the current economic climate.
Church Shares Mall Plan
Last February, Scott Kim had to shutter his women's clothing store after the Hickory Ridge Mall was damaged in a tornado.
Today, he was back at the mall -- in his store's old space -- to hear what the mall's new owners, the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, are planning.
"People keep saying to us, you're a church, what are you going to do with a mall?" says Al Cousins of the World Overcomers. "We want to talk to those retailers who are returning, those who are on the fence, and those who weren't here in the first place and tell them, here's our plan."
Commercial Appeal to Lay Off 23 More Guild Employees
Mark Watson, president of the Tri-Council, an association of The Commercial Appeal's three struggling unions, is trying to remain calm and realistic in the face of some bad news ...
City Looks at Boot, Fees for Unpaid Parking Tickets
Memphis drivers may be getting the boot.
City Court Clerk Thomas Long brought the City Council's economic development committee several recommendations this morning, among them electronic pay stations, doubled fines, and the dreaded "boot," which renders a car immobile.
"Rocky Mountain News" To Shut Down Friday
E.W. Scripps company management gathered employees of the 150-year-old Denver Rocky Mountain News into the newsroom today to inform them that the paper would publish its final edition Friday.
"Today the Rocky Mountain News, long the leading voice in Denver, becomes a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges," Scripps CEO Rich Boehne said ...
Walk Down Foreclosure Lane
Last weekend, realtor Jason Gaia took a handful of prospective buyers on a bus tour of foreclosed properties.
A Mural for the Ages
Young and old come together to create a mural of hope.
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Flyer Flashback
To mark the Flyer's 20th anniversary, we're looking back at stories from our first two decades.
Pendergest-Holt Perp-walked in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
The pride of Baldwyn, Mississippi, was in handcuffs Friday, making a "perp walk" in a black pantsuit, accompanied by an FBI agent.
Laura Pendergest-Holt, a 35-year-old wonder woman who dispensed financial advice on Memphis radio stations and earned a million dollars last year ...
City Council Committee Approves Outlawing Roadside Animal Sales
It's not uncommon to see roadside stands along Winchester Road peddling puppies, but a move by the Memphis City Council today went a step further in stopping the already-illegal practice ...
Discrimination Decree?
Memphis politicians sponsor bills to protect transgender people.
Robin Hood Inc.
Local arts groups benefited greatly from Stanford's shady largesse.
Bonfire of the Vanities
An international financial scam burns Memphis investors, nonprofits, and politicians.
What They Said
Comments from memphisflyer.com
MEMPHIS (the musical) to Open on Broadway
From Broadway.com: It was announced today that MEMPHIS, a new musical about the birth of rock 'n' roll in the turbulent 50s which recently played a critically acclaimed and sold-out engagement at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, is aiming to open on Broadway in the fall of 2009 ...
TERRA Time
Sustainable clearinghouse ready for the public and a buyer.
"The Party Is Over" for Stanford Financial
Laura Pendergest-Holt was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Houston on criminal charges of lying to obstruct a federal investigation of Stanford Financial Group and an alleged $8 billion fraud ...
American Idol Was Never This Weird
When Mrs. Ernestine Lomax told friends, "Sure, I play a little piano," she meant that literally. The Memphis woman not only played a teeny-tiny toy piano, she became a national sensation by appearing on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour ...
For more on this musical weirdness, check out Vance Lauderdale's blog.
Of Belly Dancers and Buffalo
For a touch of irony this weekend, don’t miss the Dynamic Belly Dance Dinner Buffet Show at the Racquet Club of Memphis on Saturday night. As women with well-toned abs shake their groove thangs, you can stuff your belly at a full dinner buffet. The show is hosted by the Pyramid Dance Company and begins at 7:30 p.m. ...
AutoZone: Good Economic News For Memphis
In this dreary economic climate, any good news is, well, great news. Memphis-based AutoZone surprised analysts by announcing better-than-expected second-quarter profits today. The stock moved to an all-time high on the news ...
Real Estate
Home 2.0
Staging gives home sellers a leg up.
A Brick House
Circa 1941 Colonial Revival on Central.
We Recommend
Center Stage Home Staging Competition
Send us your Before and After pictures!
Music
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Full of Fire
A classic documentary captures Al Green in the pulpit and onstage.
Politics
GADFLY: The Financial Industry's Home-Grown Keystone Cops
What did FINRA, the financial industry's "self-policing" organization say when it stumbled on the hanky-panky of the Standford Financial Group?: "You were bad boys, Stanford; now run along and rob people of their life's savings ..."
Odom's Quandary: How Some Plain Talk by the House Democratic Leader Generated a Controversy
For much of last week, going into the current one, Gary Odom of Nashville, the leader of the Democratic Party in the state House of Representatives, was experiencing a dramatic reversal of fortune. Suddenly endangered were not only the laurels he seemed to have won by engineering the election of Democrat-friendly East Tennessee Republican Kent Williams as House Speaker but, indeed, Odom's own position of party leadership.
Building Bridges
Speaker Kent Williams explores the terra incognita of Memphis and Shelby County.
Ramsey Joins GOP Gubernatorial Field -- Now a Quartet
The Republican field of gubernatorial candidates has grown by one -- Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey of Blountville, who announced in Greeneville Friday night at the local GOP's annual Lincoln Day dinner, "I am here in Greene County to announce that I am going to be a candidate for governor."
Cohen and Other Officials Implore Bredesen to Accept Stimulus Funds: "Do the Right Thing."
Taking aim at the Southern Republican governors who have so far rejected federal stimulus funds for extending unemployment benefits, Rep. Steve Cohen put them in the context of the separatist "Jim Crow" past. He implored Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, a fellow Democrat, not to join their ranks.
Shelby Dems Weighing Choice for Chairman
Heading into next month’s March 7 precinct caucuses and March 28 county convention, the Shelby County Democratic Party may have a close contest on its hands for the position of party chairman. At least five candidates have made efforts to solicit votes.
Bredesen, Still "Looking at" Unemployment-Funds Package, Responds to Critics and Praises Obama
Responding to critics of his hesitancy in accepting federal funds to extend unemployment benefits, Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen issued a statement praising President Obama for the rest of his economic stimulus package and said, "The unemployment provisions are very important, and we will be looking at how to best use those to meet our needs in Tennessee."
Sports
Tigers Bounce UAB, 71-60
The Memphis Tigers overcame a rare off-night by freshman point guard Tyreke Evans with balanced scoring from the four other starters to beat UAB in Birmingham, 71-60 ...
Tigers Ranked #3, #4, #5, #8
Depending upon which poll you believe, the University of Memphis Tigers are the 3rd-, 4th-, 5th-, or 8th-best team in the country ...
FROM MY SEAT: Q&A with Redbirds President on 10 Years of Baseball at AutoZone Park
The 10th season of baseball at AutoZone Park arrives four weeks from Friday (April 3rd), when the Redbirds host the first of two exhibition games with the St. Louis Cardinals. Perfect time for a late-winter hot-stove chat with Redbirds president Dave Chase.
Fashion
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Shop This
shopping the net but keeping it local
Film
Return of the Repressed
Animated war doc Waltz with Bashir sifts through dreams and memories.
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
I started to get out of the car to look at the tire. That's when the guy hit me up for money ...
Tim Sampson's Rant
I realize that this may seem callous at a time like this, and believe me, I am feeling the effects of it too, but I would like nothing more than to go for just a few days without reading about, seeing news stories about, talking about, or even mentioning "the economy" ...
You Talkin' To Me?
I wouldn't suppose anyone likes to be called a coward, even if you are one. Yet Attorney General Eric Holder said we were a "nation of cowards" when it comes to discussing matters of race ...
Leave Bobby Jindal Alone!
Who is this guy? We'd rather not say. But we feel his pain. We really do.
Stanford Financial and Street Hustlers Have a Lot in Common
As I pulled up to the light at Third and Linden, a man started walking across the street in front of me. He stopped halfway and pointed at the front of my car. I lowered my window, and he said, "Man, your front tire is really ...
Read the rest of Bruce VanWyngarden's letter from the editor.
The Gospel of Rush Limbaugh
A couple of weeks ago I accepted WMSB 88.9 American Family Radio into my life and became a changed man. Before I started listening to the Tupelo-based conservative Christian network ...
Read the rest of Chris Davis' Rant.
Pay the Whistleblower!
Our state's budget crisis demands that state leaders devise new ways to protect taxpayers' precious dollars -- a significant part of which is lost annually through fraud, waste, and outright theft by state employees ...
Bianca Knows Best ... and Fights the Depression
Dear Bianca,
My brother-in-law has fallen on some hard times lately. He lost his good-paying job due to the economic crisis, and his wife filed for divorce after Christmas. So my wife and I let him move in with us until he can get on his feet ...
Gaming the Numbers
What's the real cost of bringing the Liberty Bowl into ADA compliance?
Food & Wine
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A Full Plate
Valenza Pasta, Celtic Crossing, Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
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