Catholic Charities of West Tennessee is pleased to announce the creation of its new Holy Family Award and plans to bestow this honor first on Alan G. Crone, its former Board Chair. Alan is a Managing Member of Crone & McEvoy, PLC specializing in Executive Employment Law. That his personal role is St. Ignatius of [...]
Seed Hatchery is looking for bold, audacious ideas. Like yours. Memphis has a proud history of iconic entrepreneurs like Sam Phillips, Fred Smith and Kemmons Wilson. People who saw beyond what was, and envisioned what could be. People who took risks, and didn’t let their critics back them down. Our city is renewing that tradition- [...]
On Monday, December 5, an event was held at Lifeblood’s Germantown Donor Center to pay tribute to Erin Wheeley, a local blood donation advocate who was killed in a car accident in 2005. The event coincided with the kickoff of Stop and Give, a national initiative focused on honoring anyone affected by motor vehicle tragedies [...]
The Memphis Regional Design Center has been a long time supporter of the right kind of redevelopment of Overton Square. Loeb Properties’ plans are what we need to see a revitalized Overton Square. Please show your support by clicking on the link to sign a petition to Mayor Wharton and the Memphis City Council: thepetitionsite.com/1/SupportOvertonSquare Memphis City Council will [...]
Are you a Memphian who has never been to Graceland? Do you have relatives coming in for the holidays who you need to show around town? Are you an Elvis-junkie who jumps at the opportunity to go to Graceland whenever you can? Want to go, for free? Thanks to the Greater Memphis Chamber, MemphisConnect.com has [...]
Obsidian Public Relations of Memphis has unveiled a unique concept to support the Mid-South community. The PR 180° Project invites the public to vote for one of 25 Mid-South nonprofits to receive six months of free public relations services next year, courtesy of Obsidian. Two organizations will be chosen from the votes to receive services. [...]
YPConnect: Interactive Social Networking for Young Professionals YPConnect is a monthly networking session of Memphis Urban League Young Professionals, this month at Bleu at 221 South Third on Tuesday, December 13 from 6 – 8:30pm. This FREE event offers a truly unique networking experience as it will be Memphis’ first digital event. Enjoy an evening [...]
I returned with my husband to Memphis in the Fall of 2008 after nearly 8 years of living and working in Portland, Oregon. While Portland is well-known as a “Vintage Haven”, I knew having grown up digging through Memphis-area thrift stores in the 1980′s-1990′s, that Memphis could easily give Portland a run for it’s vintage [...]
What happens when you pair rapper Al Kapone with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra? Put them in the New Daisy on historic Beale Street, let it flow, and magic happens. The energy and vibe in the room was unbelievable. Enjoy this vid where Al turns it up a notch sporting a white fur coat to sing [...]
The community blood supply is nearing critical shortage levels, and Lifeblood needs your help to stock the shelves this holiday season. “During the holidays we come together to help keep the food pantries and toy closets stocked throughout our community,” said Jennifer Balink, vice president of donor relations for Lifeblood. “We need to make sure [...]
On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the team members at Youth Villages, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families, donated 31 units of blood to assist those in need this holiday season. A mobile unit from Lifeblood – the region’s only full-service, non-profit blood center – came to the [...]
Glass Seating and Mobility recently won the 2011 Home Medical Equipment (HME) Excellence Award for Best Rehab Technology Provider. The HME Excellence Awards seek to identify the nation’s premier providers of home medical equipment, home respiratory therapy and rehab supplies. The awards include three categories: Best HME Provider, Best Home Respiratory Provider and Best Rehab [...]
