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Kudos to Fox 13 reporters Ernie Freeman and Jason Carter – not to mention the management that gave them the green light – for their three-part series, Memphis: In Black and White. It was thoughtful and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
Kudos to Fox 13 reporters Ernie Freeman and Jason Carter – not to mention the management that gave them the green light – for their three-part series, Memphis: In Black and White. It was thoughtful and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
It may sound counter-intuitive but in order to reduce the tax burden, Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton says we need a new tax. Recently, Mayor Wharton became the latest elected official to propose a “privilege tax,” AKA payroll...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
In response to our last post about Arts Memphis and its stated goal of creating a vibrant city, Harvey weighed in with these comments:“Nurturing a creative mindset and community sounds like an excellent idea, but I wonder if...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Memphis Arts Council has handled the easy part.Now for the hard work. Reborn as ArtsMemphis, it now has to make sure that its rebranding campaign is about more than a new name, look and logo.After all, brands really are...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
Even America’s most depressed downtowns are showing vigorous signs of life. It’s a surprising development no one predicted in the bleak years of the 1970’s and 80’s when many so-called experts dismissed...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton’s support today for a city mayoral takeover of Memphis City Schools has a tough road ahead, but it seems to fuel more speculation about his future political ambitions than discussion about the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
Shelby County Commissioners Henri Brooks and Sidney Chism continue their war against reason.Their latest misguided salvo targeted MPACT Memphis, the organization of young professionals (or in the parlance of the day, emerging...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
Well, now we feel better.Memphis City Schools Chief Operating Officer Michael Goar – as he packs his bags to join former superintendent Carol Johnson in Boston City Schools – assures us that as the Central Nutrition Services’...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
Even America’s most depressed downtowns are showing vigorous signs of life. It’s a surprising development no one predicted in the bleak years of the 1970’s and 80’s when many so-called experts dismissed...
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Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis. Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy. Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.