Memphis City Council: The final vote on the new Unified Development Code was delayed until August.

Metro Charter Commission: The next big decision is the size and shape of a Metro Council. Dozens show up for Collierville presentation and most oppose the idea.

The Wharton Administration: Three employees of the General Services Division resigned ahead of disciplinary action and now their former Interim Division Director, Rebecca Kissinger, is seeking commendations for them. The Commercial Appeal also reports.

Millington: A Small Business Administration Loan Outreach Center has opened for disaster recovery.

Downtown: The next speakers at the Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting have been announced. The Center City Development Corporation makes some hefty investments to get business downtown; more in the Commercial Appeal.

Shelby County Elections: Former Memphian Harold Ford Jr endorsed his uncle, Joe Ford, for Shelby County Mayor, but did not endorse Steve Cohen in his old Congressional seat. More reports on the endorsement event from Fox13, WMC and the Commercial Appeal.

Republican candidate for County mayor Mark Luttrell is calling out Democrats to prove some of the allegations against him. Luttrell and Democrat Joe Ford’s stances on the County enforcing immigration laws. Fox13’s Les Smith looks at the issues with the mayoral candidates.

County Clerk candidate Corey Maclin’s tax problems keep piling up.

Arkansas: They need more doctors; more in the CA.

Downtown: The Center City Development Corporation approved a variety of incentives, loans, and more.

Crime: Beware of counterfeit “bleached notes“. Counterfeit goods are showing up in Panola County.

China Business 2010: Jointly put on by the US and Greater Memphis Chambers of Commerce, this event gave encouragement, advice and guidance to local businesses hoping to do business with the exploding Chinese markets.

Business: Michael Woodhouse, CEO and president of Cracker Barrel, credits his chain’s success to some things he didn’t do.

Today’s Events, from the Daily News and What to Do in the Commercial Appeal.

Medtronic: They have received Environmental Protection Agency recognition for purchasing “green” energy from MLG&W.

FedEx: They spent five times as much as rival UPS on lobbying Congress this year.

Mississippi: The Certificate of Need for the Olive Branch Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare hospital is on the agenda for the next Department of Health meeting.

Memphis Zoo: Mwelu, the oldest gorilla in the Mid-South, turned 24.
 
 

Survey Says: The average raise in TN was 2.5%.

Real Estate: The link between foreclosures and gas prices spikes? Does home loan modification mean help for homowners in keeping their homes?

Main Street Journal Online: Senior writer Michael Roy Hollihan sits down with County Commission District 5 candidate Dr Rolando Toyos and introduces him to voters in The Swing Seat.

NEW! Main Street Journal July Article: The Redbird Connection Our Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Lindberg pens a paean to a summer’s night of baseball.

Regional Medical Center: The special wrestling fundraiser, “Fightin’ for The Med”, at the Agricenter is this Saturday. Keshun Douglas and Mario Jackson, prisoners who escaped from The MED two weeks ago, are still on the loose.

Cohen v. Herenton: WKNO Radio has a number of stories on the candidates’ stands on several actual issues: education, ethics, fighting crime and poverty.

Memphis City Schools: Plans funded by Federal stimulus dollars are on hold until they arrive. All State schools have a new policy on student-athletes who suffer serious head injuries.

Club Visions: The club was closed Monday on a public nuisance charge but a petition to re-open will be heard next week. More from WMC.

Eighth Congressional District Race: Competing polls! Dr Ron Kirkland says he’s tied with Stephen Fincher. Fincher and Flinn polls say otherwise. Republican Dr George Flinn has nearly $2.5 million in contributions, including his own money. And the battle of the mailers.

Southern Heritage Classic: Tickets for the Tiger Lane tailgating spots go on sale Friday.

Armyworms: Although common to the Mid-South, they are showing up in massive numbers this year.

Memphis Goodwill: They are opening their first attended donation center in Atoka.

Politics: Jon W. Sparks gives a professional law firm profile on State Senator Jim Kyle. Governor Phil Bredesen calls the trip to Arizona by Republican legislators with the “support AZ” resolution “grandstanding”. Hardeman County Sheriff’s candidate John Doolen had a CD of a phone call with a mistress nearly a decade go sent to voters by a political enemy.

ArtsMemphis: Their Bravo membership drive starts Thursday.

Financial: First Horizon National has approved the second quarter dividend. Local bankers dread the new financial reform regulations and worry about how reform plays out.

Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board : Revenue bonds of $45 million were approved for a Hilton Hotel near the FedEx Forum. More in the Daily News.

DeSoto County: County school board members will examine a new policy on bullying at today’s meeting. Lots of events planned for the Hernando Community Garden next weekend.

Memphis International Airport: $7.4 million in Federal funds will pay for safety equipment, new equipment and expansions.

Governor’s Race: All three Republican candidates will be in West Tennessee over the next few days. On the campaign trail, in Cookeville, where Republican Bill Haslam’s father had some comments on Pilot Oil. PAC contributions for the Big Four, and a short summary. Republican Ron Ramsey’s latest ad mentions both Haslam and Wamp. Are they Haslam’s “bible study group” or a group of “secret advisers”? The first general election gubernatorial debate will be September 14. The Commercial Appeal “fact checks” a Wamp ad about Haslam.

Ray and Dana Brandon: Give the wedding gift of financial planning. (via the Daily News)

Tennessean: They endorse Bill Haslam in the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Jackson Sun: A link between business and education is crucial for schools.

Commercial Appeal: Change foreclosure rules to help fund local government? Their recommendations for the County school board.

Because I Said So: Teaching kids to do chores, “because I said so”. (via the Commercial Appeal)

Essays For Nobody: The genius that is Insane Clown Posse.

Blue Collar Republican: Charlotte Bergmann fails to impress.

Notes from Memphis: Blues on the Bluff, the benefit for WEVL, is coming up this weekend. (And I want one of those posters!)

Musings, Nits, and Praises: The hilarity continues at the teachers conference as he learns of the wrong room.

La Vie Quotidienne: More water park fun that makes me want to just chuck it all and go!

I Love Memphis: Trivia night at The Cove. Is sketchy the new code word for “mostly black, low-income neighborhoods that scare the white people”?

Fertile Ground: The western vacation continues with a visit to Japan Town in San Jose.

The Conservative Zone: Getting to “no”.

I’ll be the one in heels: Another convert to Jerry’s Sno Cones.