School Lunch Menus: Shelby County schools and Memphis City schools.

Wal-Green’s: A pharmacy error lawsuit is the source of this story on patient counseling on drugs.

Delta Airlines: Reacting to the economic slowdown, they announce fewer flights in 2009. Similar story from the Business Journal. In a related air travel story, the Transportation Security Administration is making family travel … easier?

New Madrid Seismic Zone: In the event of a severe earthquake here, Tennessee would be hit hardest. Similar story from Eyewitness News.

Data Security: Concern as student ID information was stolen from a Jackson-Madison County Schools principal’s car.

BANKING: Most Memphis banks will participate in the government’s bailout program.

Victorian Village: The story of the neighborhood’s ritzy origins, history and possible renewal.

Harbor Town Coffee: Mud Island shop sells socially and environmentally conscious coffee.

Tennessee Bar Association: Pro bono work requirement for attorneys now awaiting TN Supreme Court comment period.

BUSINESS: It’s 24 hours a day for Opus Medical Management, a sleep disorder clinic. FedEX Ground picks North Carolina for major distribution hub. More on the taxi cab hood ads. Symcor moves their offices from Downtown to the airport area.

More on early Black Friday shopping deals. And the return of paying with cash; similar story from the CA.

Monday’s People in Business from the Commercial Appeal.

City of Memphis: Transforming empty lots into gardens through GrowMemphis.

TENNESSEE: Number of mass layoffs statewide nearly doubles from both one year ago and last month. Tennessee colleges and universities seeking more black professors. More from WMC.

Memphis Crime: Getting used to the surveillance society. The toll of a Federal indictment; from Fox13; more here. Crime is on the rise in Midtown. More on crime fears from the CA.

One good side of the economic slowdown: metal thefts are decreasing as their prices drop.

American Community Surveys: Shows that suburban migration is overwhelmingly of the professional classes. But neighborhoods are becoming stressed, less well cared for, as the economy slows.

Memphis City Schools: How motivated teachers and prepped students are improving results at Kingsbury High School. The PM School offers “an on-ramp back, with dignity, honor and support” on the path back to completing education for adults.

City-County Consolidation: That will be the topic of a special open forum today with some City Council and County Commission members.

Greater Deliverance Church of God in Christ: They have gone into foreclosure and their Oakhaven building will be sold.

The Med: They will team with UT Health Science Center for a study of brain injuries.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Will be hosting a Biomedical Research Symposium in two weeks. Malco Theaters: are running ‘Wrapped With Love’ donation drive through Christmas, to benefit St. Jude’s.

POLITICS: The Commercial Appeal crunches the presidential election numbers for a ‘nuanced’ view of Obama’s and McCain’s supporters.

Governor Bredesen seeks to close ‘tax loophole’ for family businesses. More from WMC.

The discussion on police residency requirements continues! Comments from a new MPD recruit. And more from WREG. Police Director Godwin angry with Councilman Collin’s call for additional help from the Sheriff’s Office.

Bad feelings from the Oakland mayor’s race still hanging on.

Commercial Appeal publishes a look into absenteeism abuse on the Shelby County payroll. And they have speculation on the short list for the Obama administration’s new US Attorney for West Tennessee.

Thanksgiving: The 24th annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner takes a lot of planning. Local Scouts are collecting food donations for the poor. Volunteer Memphis has plenty of opportunities to give back, if you’re looking. And, the Memphis Zoo is about to open ‘Zoo Lights’ for the season!

University of Memphis: Meet Tom III.
 
 
 

Collierville: Out-going Mayor Linda Kerley says her goodbyes. New Animal Services facility at The Avenue at Carriage Crossing open for adoptions.

MISSISSIPPI: Why are honey bees disappearing? Also, applying for a beekeeping grant. News on the outdoors and hunting, from the CA. State is becoming one of the few without a state-run lottery in the South.

Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce: Kudos for its MemphisED program from the business community. In a related story, Survey Memphis says … outlooks for the economy are improving.

DeSoto County: Horn Lake working on ordinance to penalise homeowners who allow ‘blight’ and to revive curbside recycling service. CVS Pharmacies coming to DeSoto. A quick look at the Olive Branch senior center. Hernando planning director wants signage for local businesses off the main street.

Otis L. Sanford: Are prosecutions of African-American officials in Memphis racially motivated?

Wendi C. Thomas: Diving non-voter apathy.

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: Guns and security in the NFL.

Fertile Ground: An entertaining account of a long, busy day.

Randy Haspel: Harsh, unsparing views of the Bush lagacy.

John Branston: Herenton the builder and indictment target.

The Gates of Memphis: Five great outdoors spaces yearning to be better used.

Commercial Appeal: Summing up the police residency rule debate and hoping for a leader. Millington taking over the money-losing USA Stadium makes financial sense for the city. The Federal government needs to stave off the ‘human toll’ of the economic downturn.

theology & geometry: A taste-testing of this year’s nouveau beaujolais.

Smart City Memphis: A long plea for a change of understanding on the police residency issue.

The Soundcheck & The Fury: On frontmen.

Memphis Mud: Thoughts on police residency and race and crime.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: The tug between the desire for motherhood and life plans.

a field guide to urban memphis: She reports extensively from the recent Change Memphis meeting and then, gets a ticket!

The English Major Bookstore: A little Goldberg, Shrapnel and Tennyson for your Monday.