MLG&W: If storm weather has knocked you out, call the assistance center. MLG&W website here.

Crime Fighting: A town hall meeting is set for Feb. 7, with City Councilman Jim Strickland, District Attorney Bill Gibbons, Memphis Police Col. Jeff Clark and state legislators, to discuss lobbying Nashville for tougher laws.

Opera Memphis: They are holding a Wild Game Dinner fundraiser on Feb. 6.

Main Street Journal: Many of our January stories are now online. Mick Wright looks at resilience in tough times. Jonathan Lindberg reviews Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers. “Where Playhouse on the Square Is Headed” by Michael Roy Hollihan. Joe Saino’s “My Memphis Budget Wish List”.

POLITICS: The TN Republican Party issued a press release today on the status of House Speaker Kent Williams within the party. Jackson Baker reports on the surprise election of non-establishment candidate Chip Forrester as new Chairman of the TN Democratic Party. US Rep. Steve Cohen was on Good Morning Memphis to talk politics in the Obama era. He also talked elsewhere about the Federal stimulus monies expected to go to Memphis and Shelby County schools; more on that from the Daily News.

Triangle Noir: It’s become an issue of the day — the redevelopment of 20 blocks downtown. Official report here. (PDF document.)

Wells Fargo: They name Memphian Darrell Harmon as southeast regional president.

DeSoto County: Schools offer English as a second language classes. Southaven’s Towne Center facing tough times. Football reclassification region shifts shakes up county schools.

Mid-South Fair: Tunica will not be ready for this year’s Fair. An alternate site is being sought, in Mississippi.

Bartlett: A work session today will apprise the Board of Aldermen on just how bad the fiscal and revenue situation is for the city.

Consolidation: County’s city mayors feeling ignored and uninformed in decisions to consolidate City and County schools.

Memphis City Schools: Optional schools preliminary registration showing record levels of interest this year.

Shelby County Clerk: A corruption investigation leads to suspension of three.

City of Memphis: Federal stimulus money badly needed in North Memphis. More on the fight between John Elkington’s Performa and the City over Beale Street.

The Big Switch: Senate votes to delay the switch to digital broadcast television by four months. More from WMC.

TENNESSEE: Mid-South family is lobbying Nashville for ‘Silver Alert‘ legislation.

Shelby County Commission: They picked Lee Wilson as the new Division 10 judge, in part because he is willing to take on domestic violence cases. More from the Daily News and the Commercial Appeal.

BUSINESS: Massive job cuts and salary freezes from many companies today, including Sprint Nextel and the Home Depot; more from WMC. Smith & Nephew is acquiring Plus Orthopedic for $141 million less after renegotiating with vendors. Hilton Hotels is launching new extended stay brand Home2 Suites; more from the Commercial Appeal. The employment outlook is grim for 2009 — 9% unemployment? More on unemployment from the CA. Walgreen’s names Gregory Wasson as new CEO. Tyson’s reports a sharp first quarter loss.

First Horizon is increasing shareholder dividends after Federal capital investment. Not all banks are being transparent about where their TARP money is going.

Two Re/Max offices to close by Sunday.

People in Business from Tuesday’s CA. And a business profile of First Impressions Video service.

Memphis International Airport: They are receiving a $10.8 million grant from the FAA for repairs to its oldest runway. Similar story from the Commercial Appeal.

Super Bowl: Mid-South company, American Paper Optics, makes the 3D glasses used in two SB commercials.

Survey Says: The Memphis Downtown office real estate market is performing better than the national average; some other submarkets, too.

quite swimmingly: You get some weird requests when you blog.

The Gates of Memphis: The proposal for a high speed rail corridor for Memphis.

Commercial Appeal: Sex education is too vital not to be taught. Paper’s perception of the mayor clouds evaluating the Triangle Noir clearly.

Smart City Memphis: The city’s hollowed out core; the constitutional amendment to deny bail is wrong-headed.

Thaddeus Matthews: His report from the Inaguration and a question over the death of a Memphis police officer.

Paul Ryburn’s Journal: Some random musings; thoughts on the Triangle Noir; and some responses to his appearances in the Flyer.

Urf! Because four is enough, he goes under the knife.

vibinc: Thoughts on the election of Chip Forrester as TNDP chair; thoughts on patronage and privilege in TN politics.

The Soundcheck & the Fury: It’s his blog and he’ll talk about what pleases him.

Rustmeister’s Alehouse: NFL and the military.

Pretty in Pink Megan: A photo report of the housewarming party and how she solved her living room decorating dilemma.

at home she feels like a tourist: The symbolism of Obama becomes reality for her during the Inauguration.

16 Balls in the Air: Uh oh … one of the boys has noticed girls.

Author of Y’all’s Destruction: The shortlist of doom.

A Right Perspective: Thoughts on domestic violence and how to deal with it.