Memphis City Schools: They are asking the County for $363 million for new building and buidling maintenance.

Beale Street Landing: The Riverfront Development Corporation announced the winning bidder for phase three of construction.

HEAT: Shelby County has opened its heat hotline, with help for those who need assistance — A/C, cooling centers, fans and water, etc; more from WMC. Ways to protect yourself from the heat. More heat equals more crime.

Business: MGM Mirage is considering selling the Gold Strike casino. Q3 profits for Walgreen’s fell 9%. As the Merck / Schering-Plough merger rolls along, the Federal Trade Commission is requesting more information. Justin Timberlake’s 901 Tequila is now available in TN.

The Business Brief from the CA. A business profile of Metropolitan Bank, in the CA.

People in Business, from the CA.

Delta Air Lines: Travel slowdowns due to the H1N1 virus will reduce revenues by $250 million.

UT-Baptist Research Park: The first new medical research building on the old Baptist Memorial Hospital site on Union will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony today. More in the Daily News, Eyewitness News.

Local Media: The Daily News won six awards at the recent Tennessee Press Association event. Local comic book artist Martheus Wade is making national waves.

Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park: Accidental levee damage is being repaired and inspected and operations are back to normal.

Jobs: My Eyewitness News reports on some area job openings.

DeSoto County: Recently annexed parts of Southaven are in for new ZIP codes. Olive Branch balks at bill for fireworks.

The June Storms: You can find our storm coverage here: Monday, June 15; Tuesday, June 16; Wednesday, June 17; Thursday, June 17; and Friday, June 19.

Is the MLG&W power grid stable enough to handle the load? Storm debris pickup in Raleigh.

Here are the storm picture photo galleries for Fox13, WMC and the Commercial Appeal.

Survey Says: The state is among the top five improving states in electronic prescribing programs. Americans plan to stay home this July Fourth holiday.

Crime: Two of the twenty-five most dangerous neighborhoods in America are right here in Memphis.

MATA: Tight money means personnel and likely service cuts but not a fare increase.

Politics: Shelby County D. A. and candidate for governor Bill Gibbons released this statement on the conclusion of the recent session of the General Assembly. The Commercial Appeal looks at the probable candidacies of County Commissioner Deidre Malone and Bartlett banker Harold Byrd. The Daily News has a report on last weekend’s Sidney Chism picnic; they also have more on the TN Bar Association event where former Senator Howard Baker and former Rep. Harold Ford Jr spoke. Maxine Smith declared her political support for the campaign of US Rep. Steve Cohen.

The gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Ward Cammack got a major shakeup. US Rep. John Tanner announced a new Social Security call center will be based in Jackson.

The State’s DUI laws will change, beginning July 1.

FedEx: Chairman Fred Smith will be honored by the American Chamber in France.

MSARC: The rape case that ignited the whole controversy is now in court and it portends troubles in other recent rape case prosecutions.

Collierville: The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the new tax rate.

Mississippi: Podcasters in Starkville are getting national and international attention. Governor Haley Barbour says Medicaid funding issue must be resolved first before special budget session is called. More on the Legislature’s budget deal. State’s casino revenues increased by almost $20 million in May.

Real Estate: The once-promising development Lamar Crossing Apartments is now closed and foreclosed.

Census: The Commercial Appeal looks at Memphis’ Hispanic population and their fears over the upcoming US census.

Tennessee: Federal stimulus money worth $53 million is coming to the state for building, buying and maintaining low-income housing. Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence. Green research could bring in $3 billion and 39,000 jobs.

MAKE IT HAPPEN: She’s back from “vacay” with good news.

Meredith Jubilee and Madeline Jane: They took a vacation in Colorado and have the pictures to prove it.

Midtown Stomp: Rhoney Rhone? Also, breaking out of his comfort zone and heading out to … Germantown?

My Midtown Attorney: A quick report from last week’s MPACT luncheon.

Gilmour Girl Goes Memphis: Torture in graph format.

Fertile Ground: Lessons in birth order and selflessness. More shows at the Shell.

Author of Y’all’s Destruction: Personal experience with unnecessary medical testing.

BEEB: On friends and wedding photographs.

Commontaries: Some thoughts on the Tigers’ Hakeem Thabeet. Steve Cohen is about to feel what Hillary Clinton felt in 2008. Also, he discusses Wanda Halbert.

theology & geometry: She’s mad as hell and probably going to take it a while longer before exploding.

Thaddeus Matthews: He comments on James Harvey’s and Thomas Long’s runs for office.

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: Happy birthday and some bonus cigar blogging.

Paul Ryburn’s Journal: On shrimp boils, hot weather and tube tops.

Radio Sweethearts: The funniest, scariest picture you’ll see today.

Commercial Appeal: Six murders in one weekend is too high a price. Local government should be more proactive with air pollution.

One Half Amazing! Two book recommendations for you.

Doug Johnson: Oooooh … it’s on! Team trivia throwdown!

Notes from Memphis: Community gardens are popping up in the oddest places.