Main Street Journal EXCLUSIVE: Bill Gibbons running for governor?

UPDATE - Levitt Shell: Old Overton Park Shell re-opens tonight with Amy Lavere. Shell website here.

NEW - Tennessee at the RNC: Jackson Baker on Palin’s speech. Vote in the Flyer’s poll on her speech. Chris Davis on the Democrats’ war worries. Commercial Appeal: A preview of Frist’s speech tonight.

NEW - Priceline: Memphis man struggles with discount travel site.

City Government: Joseph Lee starts his new job on Monday.

POLITICS: Stephanie Gatewood stays on the ballot; Memphis Daily News report. New General Sessions Court Clerk has a cold transition, in more ways than one. Outgoing Clerk moving to Juvenile Court Clerk’s office.

MPD Enforcer 2.0: WMC reveals the still-sealed petition filed by MPD and City of Memphis against police blogger; with link to petition. Commercial Appeal report.

Rails to Trails: Progress on bike trail continues.
 
 

Sober House: Donations needed to help new homeless shelter.

Pinnacle Air: Number one in on-time performance.

Medtronic: Strong first quarter numbers.

Real Estate Development: Is HSA’s recent building acquisition a sign of economic health for Memphis? The Tennessee Air National Guard is going to open a new $245 million facility here. Bartlett office building nabs almost one million dollars. Bustling UofM area to get still more student housing.

Mitchell Johnson: Jonesboro school shooter goes to court on recent charges to see how much more time he’ll be doing.

Shelby County Government: Study suggests Shelby County minority hires face a tough road for advancement.

Burch, Porter & Johnson: An interview with firm’s new “international consular” partner.

Hurricane Gustav: How Shelby County handled the expected and the unexpected.

UPDATE - Blogger Lawsuit: After WMC and Commercial Appeal publish the sealed petition, City and Police drop the lawsuit. WREG report, with links to documents. Here’s what the MPD Enforcer 2.0 website.

NEW - Education Governor and Education Commissioner donate to six Shelby County sites grants over $400,000.

NEW - DeSoto County Schools: Director of Pupil Services arrested Wednesday night.

Bartlett Express: September Calendar of events.
 
 

The Flying Saucer: Voting with beer.

Red Cross: WREG parses where donated money and items go.

Sheriff’s Department: Will the ‘Dortch effect’ poison more DUI cases?

FEMA: Feds will help with some Gustav-related expenses for evacuees.

Shelby County: Another vehicle, another forgotten child. Wasn’t this now-abandoned effort
supposed to combat such things? EyewitnessNews report.

Peppertree Apartments: Are crime-fighting measures producing the right results?

The Med: A mother’s nightmare as she’s sent home less than two hours before delivering her child.

Memphis Literacy Council: Preview Party & Book Sale coming soon.

First Horizon: Yesterday’s news (see here and here) of higher than expected loan write-offs leads to stock sell-off today, then a recovery.

West Clinic: Closing up shop in Asia.

Squeaky Wheel Seeks Grease: “This is Squeaky Wheel, signing out.”

Paul Ryburn: Jillian’s new specials.

Smart City Memphis: “Statistics paint portrait of a city in crisis.”

Complacencies of the Peignoir: My husband, the feminist.

Rick Jacobs: Bartlett’s Mayor McDonald compared to Sarah Palin?

Commercial Appeal: Questioning aid to Georgia.

Did anyone see that? Fisking Paul Begala over Sarah Palin.

Polar Donkey: What not to do at your political convention.

Brain Release Valve: The Large Hadron Collider explained, via rap!
 

Long Tall Animals: Back at home.

Cindy Wolff: Delta Fair halts ‘pets as prizes.’