Woodstock School: Part Two of Les Smith’s moving history and examination of Shelby County’s first all-Negro school. Part One here.

Beale Street: Merchants launch new ad campaign.

POLITICS: Jackson Baker with some background and context on Mayor Wharton’s run for City Mayor. A review of reactions to the voter acceptance of the City Charter amendments.

The Innocence Project: Speaks to the Memphis Bar Association about wrongly convicted people and their treatment by the judicial system.

Woodruff-Fontaine House: Historic home burglarised three times this week.

SmartWay: TDOT’s motorist information system finally comes to Memphis! Website. More from WREG, Eyewitness News, Commercial Appeal.

COGIC Convocation: A photo-essay from the 101st Convocation.

MLG&W: TVA is lowering their fuel cost adjustment; that means a saving of roughly $4 - 8/month. More from WREG, WMC. Local church gets unusually large utility bill!

In related news, the LG&W Federal Credit Union is planning to open a fourth branch, on Whitten Road.

Memphis City Schools: Teach For America’s success as a guide to solving MCS’ problems? All city students participate in “Exhibition of Student Work” this week; story with a different slant from the CA.

Foreclosure: More information on how to get help and what’s available to you. Foreclosure rates are up 25% year to year. In a related story, home sales in Shelby County crash in October, over last year’s numbers.

Shelby Training Center: An examination of the now-closed facility for incarcerated youth and what happened to them, via Tri-State Defender.

Germantown: A report on the incoming Board of Aldermen.

Binghampton: Helping the poorest of the poor with education, it’s The Nieghborhood School.
 

Memphis Police Department: Will speak to Midtowners on security, Tuesday at MIFA.

Fayette County: After extensive problems with their new jail, County decides to sue the designer and builder.

Shelby County Commission: Monday’s vote will tell the tale on the Bass Pro Shops deal.

Medtronic: Completes purchase of CryoCath Technologies.

Caregivers: Eyewitness News goes through the State’s abuse registry.

BUSINESS: International Paper is closing a Virginia mill. Mass layoffs in TN down for October from a year ago. Kohl’s profits down.

Memphis taxi cabs have a new look thanks to Nashville’s Auto-Glove. Nike - University of Memphis collaboration is lucrative.

Canadian Ambassador visited Memphis this week!

Morgan Keegan’s recent arbitration claims are running 2 and 2.

Cordova: A story on the group that successfully opposed Wal-Mart, via the Shelby Sun Times. Cordovan accused of writing over $1.3 million in bad checks. And, the Land Use Control Board approves the Gameday Sportsplex.

Payday Lenders: City Councilman Bill Morrison steadfast to impose regulation.
 

Agriculture: Bioworks Foundation sponsors conference on alternative crops.

Dobbs Ford: Will be taking over Collier Lincoln Mercury dealership.

ARKANSAS: Governor Beebe proposes cutting the State grocery tax.

Obama Assassination Plot: One of the defendants files a motion to dismiss … based on race! WMC says he won’t get far. More from WMC, Eyewitness News, Fox13, the Daily News.

Breakaway Running: Helming a “Donate-a-Shoe” program for homeless.

Crisis Center: Still getting the call volume but the mix of needs is changing.

Collierville: Two Civil War markers approved for Walnut Street Park. Learn more about Collierville’s Civil War history here. In other news, the Board of Zoning Appeals votes to keep some billboards down.

Paul Ryburn: Two Thursday Downtown updates here and here.

Confessions of a West Tennessee Liberal: A fundraiser to reimburse Steve Mulroy for reprinting Shelby County Democratic Party ballot guides.

55-40 Memphis: Some folks are Chicagoans now.

Pretty in Pink Megan: She celebrates her pink 24th birthday.

The Soundcheck & the Fury: He don’t garden; he don’t shoot; he liked it anyway.

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: A two-fer! His thoughts on election fraud, ACORN and the Democrats; then, things he’s learned while living in the South.

Richard Alley: Learning, and dressing your daughter.

a field guide to urban memphis: Is yoga paganism?

Commercial Appeal: Four-square on the Bass Pro Shops deal.

Sassy Molassy: Passing along the family tradition of Ravioli Day.
 

Jim Maynard: Thoughts on California’s Proposition 8.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: A two-fer! Southern stereotypes and over-protecting virginity.

Rustmeister: Bradford pear treevexation.

The Conservative Zone: Big happy news for Mark.