For legal reasons, this isn’t a Sweet 16 round.

Nonetheless, we have 16 Memphians who are one step closer to the Flyer Four.

The votes are in and our Memphians are one step closer to the Flyer Four.

In Round Two, there was an upset or two …

“The Nazi Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe,” a collection of letters, postcards, receipts, and stamps from the Nazi era, makes its way to Memphis, where it will be displayed at three venues over three days: the National Civil Rights Museum, the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art, and the University of Memphis’ Ned R. McWherter Library. …

James Davis, the chief financial officer of Stanford Financial Companies who divided his time between his home in Baldwyn, Mississippi, and office in Memphis, is reportedly cooperating with federal investigations of the company. ….

In the first round of the Flyer’s Memphis celebrity madness, Lil Rounds took down Alexis Grace, A C Wharton stomped Willie Herenton, and Jerry Lee Lewis wrestled the title away from Jerry Lawler.

Now it’s time for the second round.

Can’t get enough of brackets?

We have another one for you. A toe-to-toe match-up of all of your favorite Memphians.

Following the lead of American Idol, we pit Alexis Grace against Lil Rounds. Will the result be the same as it was last night?

One of the most widely anticipated matchups in the Flyer‘s “Memphis Celebrity Madness” tournament was the showdown between the paper’s own Jackson Baker and John Branston (West Bracket, Position 7, “Pick the Flyer Writer”.

Regrettably, that game, regarded by knowledgeable touts as key to the tournament’s ultimate winner, has been canceled, due to the withdrawal of Baker …

Unless the Merrill Lynch brokerage, now a unit of Bank of America, pursues a further judicial appeal, the list of executive bonuses paid out by the firm last fall must immediately be made public, a New York State judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling could mean the imminent end of speculation as to whether former Memphis congressman Harold Ford Jr., then a Merrill Lynch vice chairman, was one of the bonus recipients.

If weight loss and good health aren’t enough to inspire you to workout, maybe charitable giving will get you moving. On Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., dance instructor Carolyn Maragno will lead a Zumbathon for Bridges at the Rumba Room on South Main. Zumba is a dance workout that combines Latin dance with hip-hop and even a little belly dancing. So get off your butt and help Bridges, a local nonprofit that helps youth fight racism, poverty, and educational challenges. …

Last night, city engineer Wain Gaskins told VECA members and citizens concerned about a detention basin in Overton Park that the city was evaluating other alternatives.

The proposed basin is to alleviate flooding in nearby Midtown neighborhoods.