Action News 5 received the following from the Dance Academy of Bartlett:

Memphis Youth Invited to Audition

To Perform in Moscow Ballet’s GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER

(Berkshires, MA) July 12, 2010 – Moscow Ballet announces an open audition for the Great Russian Nutcracker on Thursday, September 23, 6:00pm at The Dance Academy of Bartlett, 6240 Stage Plaza East
Bartlett, TN 38134, 901-385-2228. Accepted applicants will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Cannon Center on Tuesday, November 29 at 7:30pm.  Applicants must have dance experience and be between 7 and 16 years old. Applicants must also dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes. For more information, contact Tracey Hannon 901-385-2228. Tatiana Casian, a Russian trained soloist with Moscow Ballet, will conduct the audition and work with the selected students in rehearsal at a later date. 

Morning rain caused a chaotic commute for travelers across Shelby County.  Heavy downpours that began in the early morning hours continued until after 9am.  Street flooding and accidents slowed traffic to a halt in some areas.  Traffic was stalled for more than 20 minutes in Shelby Farms around 8am.  I-240 was also bumper to bumper.  An accident at Sam Cooper and East Parkway backed cars up for almost a half mile around 9am.  

Action News 5 Meteorologist Ron Childers says more than three inches of rain fell in Midtown this morning.  He says the airport reporting station recorded 2.84 inches of rain.  Ron says we can expect more scattered showers today and Tuesday.

You can get the latest forecast by clicking here.

Target wants more of its Memphis-area customers to be able to add beer and additional grocery items to shopping lists that already include the chain’s home accessories and latest fashions.

The Minneapolis-based retailer is in the midst of a $1 billion renovation of about 340 existing stores in 2010, the effects of which can already be seen throughout Target’s Memphis footprint.

The retailer began selling beer at its 5959 Poplar Ave. store in February. And Target has applied for permits to sell beer at two more of its roughly half dozen Memphis stores – at 7697 Winchester Road and 7989 U.S. 64.

Read more about it in the Memphis Daily News.