Appraisals: How to file a dispute over your appraisal notice.

MLG&W: The City Council ordinance mandating energy efficiency in apartments will be a subject of discussion at today’s Board meeting.

LeBonheur Children’s Hospital: They will be sponsoring child safety seat checks — for free! — on March 21 and April 2.

Federal Reserve: The just-issued Burgundy Book shows continuing bad news for Memphis. Direct link to Burgundy Book. (PDF Document) More from Eyewitness News.

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority: They are meeting today.

Raiford’s Legendary Memphis disco and bar is about to re-open!

BUSINESS: H2O Properties has suspended Florida operations. Luminetx names Richard Kindberg as its new CEO; more in the Daily News and Commercial Appeal. Area and chain restaurants are getting creative in finding business.

Memphis-based travel agency, Travellenium, gets a business profile from the CA.

The ‘Emerging 200′ conference is coming back to Memphis; register soon.

People in Business, from the CA, for Thursday.

Air Transportation: Air traffic for Pinnacle is down while Colgan’s is up in early 2009.

TENNESSEE: Unemployment claims rise.

The Economy: Bad times see an increase in calls to suicide hotlines. Despite the economy, the convention business is still doing very well. Thousands turn out for a US Dept. of Labor job fair.

Crime: Nearly 800 cars have been stolen in Memphis so far in 2009.
 
 

MISSISSIPPI: Tate County still can’t afford consolidated schools; may face state takeover. House - Senate negotiations over cigarette tax bill begin slowly; more on WREG, CA.

Survey Says: The Memphis Area Association of Realtors reports tri-county home sales are down nearly one-third. Chief Executive magazine rates TN the fifth best state for jobs and business growth. Hedge Fund Research Inc. calls 2008 a grim year. The Architecture Billing Index shows February was another down month for billings, but slightly improving. The WorldatWork and American Benefits Council survey shows a majority of workers are keeping their 401(k) accounts. A Watson Wyatt survey shows most employers are freezing executive salaries and cutting bonuses. US Labor Dept. says consumer prices rose by the largest amount in seven months. A Gallup poll shows TN 7th Congressional District is the nation’s happiest?

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: C. Thomas Cates, of Burch, Porter & Johnson received the honor of Memphis Real Estate Lawyer of the Year for 2009 from the Best Lawyers in America.

Mayor Willie Herenton: He reportedly is refusing to comment on a story in the Commercial Appeal on another possible FBI probe.

Homeowners: WREG warns that some warranties may be worthless if original builder filed bankruptcy.

University of Memphis: A student’s guide to the NCAA Tournament.

POLITICS: A judge’s ruling may reveal whether Memphis’ own Harold Ford Jr received a bailout bonus.

Bill introduced to fine texting while driving. Drug dealers turning away from guns … to vicious dogs; crime fighters respond. Bill requiring death certificates for abortions fails; more from the Daily News. House approves bill closing handgun carry permit database; more in the Daily News.

Governor Phil Bredesen will lay out his proposed budget and four-year spending plan next week; more in the Daily News.

Janis Fullilove: City Councilwoman, while doing charity work, is apparently caught on videotape driving while her license is revoked!

Second Amendment: Fox13’s Les Smith talks with African-American Memphians who also support gun ownership and 2A rights.

The Daily News: Week-daily newpaper files motion to open records in priest abuse case.

ARKANSAS: Skepticism in Senate over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants’ children. Governor Mike Beebe signs the grocery tax cut into law; more from WMC. Senate passes bill supporting breastfeeding while at work; more from WREG. Bill expanding restrictions on sex offenders dies. Senate OKs lottery bill.

Hope Fellowship Baptist Church: Pastor is looking for a computer expert to study and repair (if possible) donated computers for an adult reading learning center they are trying to open.

National Civil Rights Museum: Companies Amaze Design and Revis Design Services reveal their designs for the renovation and modernisation of the museum.

I-269: The Coalition for Livable Communities is holding an open forum this Saturday, for the public to express views on proposed road.

Previously Posted: The opening of the Lowenstein building; more from Fox13, WREG. Olive Branch hires firm to help them challenge FEMA over flood zone maps; more from WMC.

Oakland: Newly-appointed Library Board begins the work of creating a public library.

Forrest Park: The small park, containing the graves of the Civil War general and his wife, was quietly added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Sons of Confederate Veterans were the impetus.

DeSoto County: The Regional Utility Authority is taking bids on a sewer repair project.

MIFA: They are calling on area congregations to participate in a group fast as a fundraiser.

Veterans Medical Center: A new MRI machine will improve patient diagnoses.

Memphis City Schools: Superintendent Kriner Cash wants legislation establishing a police force for Memphis public schools.

Commercial Appeal: Decrying the closing of the handgun carry permit database to public disclosure. Way to go, Tigers!

Walt’s World: Walt’s wordle.

The Chockley Blogs: You can find them in St Louis, with pictures.

Squeaky Wheel Seeks Grease: Blogging someone’s Twitter feed about the First and Second Amendments and a radio show; there’s a newspaper involved, too. Welcome to the 21st Century! Also, a trip to the doctor helps, but doesn’t help either.

Rustymeister’s Alehouse: He responds to and fisks a gun-control advocate. And watch out for shenanigans.

polar donkey: A call for Geithner and Summers to go.

Paul Ryburn’s Journal: Staying in West Memphis and commuting Downtown; Paul reads the Memphis Flyer so you don’t have to!

Wendi Thomas: Program aims to teach swimming to kids and prevent last year’s tragedy in public pools.

Midtown Stomp: A hardcore, grilled cheese throwdown.

U of M Alumni Association: While the Tigers are in the NCAA Tournament, they have a blog! And they have a link to a Couch Cal mask you can download, cut out and wear. If you want to…. (PDF document)

Mediaverse: Thoughts on Republican opposition to the ‘living wage’. Also, WREG’s ‘magazine’.

Jen-sized: Loving what the Tigers do for the city.

I’ll be the one in heels: Getting your priorities straight. Oooh … snarky. How to tell apart the generations of women.

Buck’s Blog: Remember those candies in Harry Potter that tasted awful? Well, these are really gross.

BEEB: Reminiscing about Palm Springs and a creepy wedding invitation.

Megan Harris: Is Tennessee headed for a fat tax?

Because I Said So: Dinner with the kids is a primitive experience.

Mark N. Geller: Nursing homes need minimum standards.