Mall of Memphis : Remembering the Marketplace of the Mid-South and All Things Lost Memphis February 18, 2008

From Caroline Barnett at Cordova:

http://www.mallofmemphis.org/

This site offers information about, and some  history of,  the Mall of Memphis, including some wonderful collections of photographs of the Mall in its heyday, as well as some demolition photos.  Even though the Mall closed its doors forever on Christmas Eve 2003 and has been completely demolished,  this site averages over 1500 visitors a month, so an interest in the Mall of Memphis continues to exist.

Economic Stimulus Payments February 18, 2008

Taken from an email sent by Audrey May (LINC):

IRS “stimulus payments” will begin in May for most taxpayers. 
For more info:

www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179095,00.html

www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179094,00.html

State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) February 18, 2008

http://socds.huduser.org/index.html

From HUD, this is a central place to find data and statistics on metropolitan areas (MSAs), city centers and suburbs.  Use this site to find unemployment rates, FBI crime data, public finance data, building permits and more.  Some data sets contain both current and historical figures.