National Baptist Convention: Good news as the National Baptist Church will hold their annual meeting here in Memphis. Fifty thousand are expected to attend in September. More from WMC, WREG, the Commercial Appeal.

Mayor Willie Herenton: WMC is reporting that the reason for the delay in the mayor’s resignation is so that associates and friends in City government can be shifted to civil servant status. The mayor doesn’t exactly deny the story, but dismisses it. He did, however, reconfirm his intent to resign/retire on July 30.

More on the possible “People’s Convention”-style method of unifying Democrats behind a single candidate for mayor.

FedEx: A new advertising campaign will use movie star and comedian Fred Willard.

Millington: The City is facing a six percent increase in its insurance premiums.

All-Star Waste Systems: City union sanitation workers see the use of ASWS as the beginnings of privatising waste collections by the City.

Mississippi: State casino revenues are down 20%.

Business: The CFO of JB Hunt is set to retire; David Mee will take his place. New business permits fell by almost 9% in Q2.

People in Business, from the Commercial Appeal.

Mid-South Inventors Association: For obvious reasons, sometimes their meetings are members only.

St Francis Hospital Memphis: They have begun using the SpyGlass Direct Visualization System.

TPC Southwind: They will be hosting a charity golf tournament in September, for the benefit of wounded soliders.

Financial: Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty to the SEC over actions at its Nashville office. More in the Daily News.

DeSoto County: Fox13 has an on-camera interview with Olive Branch’s new police chief, Don Gammage. County deputies will soon have on-board computers for their patrol cars. More on the new, more stringent, residency requirements for students in County schools. In other school news, the insurance premium for the system will remain nearly the same.

Main Street Journal: On the Block: Today –Outside the usual suspects of politicians, who would you like to see run for Memphis Mayor?. Mid-South leaders respond.

Memphis City Council: School funding is expected to be Topic One in today’s meeting. A likely ban in “gun carry” in public parks is likely Number Two.

Politics: A lifelong Democrat is crossing party lines to support Shelby County DA Bill Gibbons for governor. Speaker of the House Kent Williams gave a weekend interview that is grist for several opinion mills. The campaign finance reports for US Reps. and Senators have been released.

A Federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against any more firings of County Election Commissioners by majority-Republican Election Commissions. (Shelby County is unaffected.)

Oops! Mayoral candidate Carol Chumney bounced a check to St Jude (for a charitable event). The Commercial Appeal mentions it.

Second Amendment: Beale Street merchants report they are happy with the gun ban. An activist gun-control group has released a study showing less than one-tenth of one percent of gun deaths result from gun-carry permit holders.

Norfolk Southern Intermodal Railyard: The huge facility is expected to be a major spur to development for the whole area.

Memphis Board of Education: They approved the charter for a school for over-age students.

Downtown: The developers of Barboro Flats are ready to begin Phase II.

Mosquitos: Four Memphis ZIP codes have been found with West Nile virus mosquitos.

Germantown: More on the adoption of a Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy by the City. (via the Shelby Sun Times)

Arkansas: West Memphis police have begun enforcing a “no overnight street parking” ordinance.

Taxes: The Internal Revenue Service says new home or automobile purchases may be eligible for tax credits or deductions.

Better Business Bureau: They are warning businesses to steer away from “vanity awards”, especially those that require some money from the awardee! More from Eyewitness News.

Survey Says: New housing starts continue to rise at an encouraging clip.

Eskapadez: An update from the road.

Bigger Than Your Head: The wine of the week.

BEEB: Busy weekend and her hubby is playing the Hi-Tone tomorrow night.

Author of Y’all’s Destruction: Jeff is having a very fecund month.

Commercial Appeal: Farewell to Walter Cronkite. Reform the way local schools are funded, but give the Memphis City Schools the money they’re asking for, mostly.

(Lang Wiseman) Random Thoughts: Observations about black Democrats’ claiming the Memphis mayoral office as their own.

Panacea: Her birthday was yesterday, so she runs down famous birth-mates, events on her date of birth and historical events, too.

Midtown Stomp: Monday was Oregon Pinot Camp.

Jen-sized: This is interesting: how she likes to read a book.

Chick Chat: A new report shows single-sex education benefits girls, but does it? (via the Commercial Appeal)

Gilmour Girl Goes Memphis: Another detailed report from the MightMite RR.

THE INTERSECTION OF MADNESS AND REALITY: A friend’s thoughts on a failure of black achievement in an era of unprecedented opportunity and help.

The Chockley Blogs: A “stock the bar” wedding shower?

The Conservative Zone: Mark went to the Big WAAAGH! at the convention center and has a report.

Squeaky Wheel Seeks Grease: Evil pet “owners” and the indifferent trauma they unleash, with heartbreaking picture.

Smart City Memphis: A visit to Mud Island over the weekend leads to observations on the good, the bad and the ugly of the attraction. Crime figures in.

Scribblescrawl: Relaxing on the patio at Cafe Ole, with a couple of pictures, too.

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: He’s got some very good news to share.

The Shelf Life: Creative things to do with books.

What is a Carbunkle Trumpet? A beloved cooler goes to Styrofoam and plastic heaven. Also, a report with pictures from Joe Cocker’s concert at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

The Tale of a Southern Belle: She and her husband go house-shopping. An argument ensues and she relates it with unusual self-insight.

MemphisConnect: Gardens, bees and nature-bonding over a soccer ball. Very cool. Paper Moon Films is making a movie about Memphis and you can contribute to it! If you’re not from around here, this is why you should avail yourself of the many opportunities to get out there and mix it up.