Youth Villages: They opened their new, $11 million, residential girls’ treatment center this week. More from Fox13, the Commercial Appeal.

Pro Bono Public Service Day: A report from the Tennessee Bar Association events around Memphis, to provide free, basic, legal advice to poor Memphians.

Stanford Financial Group: The Commercial Appeal provides a summary of R. Allen Stanford’s appearance on ABC Monday night.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Memphis: They could use some monetary donations to help keep their doors open.

POLITICS: House bill would limit driver’s license tests to only five languages; Senate has already passed it. More from WMC, the Daily News. The House passed a bill yesterday allowing gun carry in restaurants and some other establishments; more from WREG, the Commercial Appeal. Corey Maclin, celebrity wrestling promoter, has announced his intention to run for Shelby Court Clerk in 2010! US Rep. Steve Cohen wants to make sure you know he got $102 million in earmarks for the Ninth District.

Handling Hard Times: A tale of an evicted woman whose possessions are still on her front lawn. Tips on shopping smarter at the supermarket. State and Federal officials are cracking down harder on mortgage scams.

Christ Community Health Services: Newest clinic, their fourth, in Hickory Hills is the culmination of three years’ work and will have their grand opening today at 10 AM.

DeSoto County: US Senator Roger Wicker will speak at Hernando’s parade and send-off for the called up National Guard unit this Saturday. State Rep. Warner McBride touts the budgetary effects of raising the cigarette tax. The Mississippi River has been behaving this year. Good girl.

Survey Says: Hiring is down in the manufacturing and service sectors, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

Toyota Family Literacy Program: The Commercial Appeal has a report from the classes of the new program to aid Hispanic speakers — students and parents together — in developing better English skills.

Shelby County Re-Appraisals: What to do if you are unhappy with your notice. More notices on Monday and more anger.

Good Morning Memphis: Helping children cope with a parent’s cancer. The Daisy Foundation aims to honor nurses. Small businesses working together to weather tough times. Big Brothers / Big Sisters. Registration for Pre-K schooling is going on right now.

Police Departments: The national outbreak of police officers being shot on duty has the Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriffs taking extra measures to ensure officer security.

DeSoto Business Expo: While it is an economic forum, the Expo is still expected to attract a handful or more of local political candidates this Thursday, for a political forum beforehand. WREG is going to carry it live, beginning at 8:45 AM.

Delta Air Lines: System traffic fell nearly 13% in March and capacity was also down.

BUSINESS: As part of bankruptcy restructuring, Wolf Camera is closing a Memphis store. JBHM Architects, a Tupelo firm, has closed its Memphis office, after a five year run; more in the CA. Dunavant Enterprises is still going forward with a ’signature’ Destin, Florida, project.

The Tri-State Bank is getting $2.8 million from TARP program.US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the administration is prepared to remove more bank CEOs if necessary. Also, Treasury is relaxing requirements and easing deadlines in order to promote further participation in its toxic assets program.

A business profile of expanding commercial truck dealer, Diamond International from the CA.
People in Business, from the CA, for Tuesday.

Tennessee Valley Authority: The chairman and the director of the multi-state utility plan to remain available to their successors even after leaving office, to ease the transition.

ARKANSAS: State House passes bill making hunting and fishing constitutionally protected activities; more at WREG. State’s ‘Silver Alert’ program, for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, is announced. A bill to change how student enrollment is counted, intended to prevent small school district closures, was defeated in the Senate. The Senate did pass a bill restricting some information in the State’s database of concealed-carry permit holders.

Urf! From Kon-Tiki to Plastiki to Urf!-Tiki. Oh yeah.

The Chockley Blogs: Teeth. Kids’ teeth, specifically.

String of Theories: His wife’s favorite songs.

garage sale of ignorance: Dark, scary theories on the anniversary of Three Mile Island.

From the Rainbows: Trawling British television, via the public library!

Friends for Our Riverfront: On the passing of a great friend of Memphis.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: Catching her husband in a private moment (the good, adorable kind). They saw Rock City and brought back lots of pictures!

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: The Purina dog chow diet with a bonus unrelated video!

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: He goes after a columnist in the Commercial Appeal and his take on guns.

quite swimmingly: Catching a magazine in a big geographical error.

One Half Amazing! Advice on optimising your video for search engines!

A Right Perspective: A couple of “>goodbyes: to James Hyter and John Calipari, and a mention of Rev Jeremiah Wright.

Musings, Nits and Praises: The down economy claims another victim.

My Memphis Attorney’s Life and Work: He had a sick week but still did a couple of interesting things.

moremittenz: Getting back on the training regimen works out better than expected.

Commercial Appeal: Re-appraisal is causing a ‘crisis’ in Shelby County. Not all suburban development is bad.

Buck’s Blog: Bathtubs are not potties, OK?

Author of Y’all’s Destruction: How to keep customers and grow your business.

Fertile Ground: A report on a school visit by a musical group that ended up with a pair of homemade instruments!

On the Beach: Doug is another victim of the economy but he’s going to blog about the experience of unemployment and looking for a new job.

Loudersoft: A sneak peek of the upcoming web series from Memphis, $5 Cover.

joelarkins: Informed thoughts on the ‘local news reflects what people want to see’ paradigm.

Jen-sized: The heartbreak of being a Tigers fan right now.