Month: June 2007

So, here’s the question of the week:What do you think the future of the Fairgrounds should be? What do you see as the greatest obstacles to it taking place.We asked the question in light of the movement toward a resolution of...

With a seemingly inexhaustible ability to be against things, Memphis City Council Member Carol Chumney recently added yet one more – city branding.It’s too bad, because the reality is this: Memphis has no brand. Yes, there’s an...

Religion has become a sort of battleground in America for some of the nation’s most divisive issues. Buzz Thomas is attempting to cool the heat and shed light on what keeps us at odds in his new book from St....

It is an aphorism – though none the less true – that the most segregated hour in Memphis is at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.Surely it’s equally true that the most racially-corrosive time in Memphis is any time City Council...

Recently, we received information from a staff member of the Shelby County Finance Department about the costs of the county’s bond transactions, including new bond issues, bond refunding and swaps.The information was not...

The question of the week centers on the future of the Fairgrounds.Soon, a master plan for the Fairgrounds will be released. Already, we know this much:• Libertyland is history.• The Mid-South Fair needs to find a new home.• The...