by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 12th, 2008 1:13pm CST | Comments Off
Bill Moyers is always a favorite of ours – someone who’s managed to keep his idealism and his focus in the midst of political environments seeking to stamp them out. His recent column, “Is the Fourth Estate the Fifth Column,” published by In These Times displayed his normally prescient insights into a pressing issue of [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 11th, 2008 10:19pm CST | Comments Off
Amie Vanderford, a reader and blog friend, is one of our favorite photographers of the Memphis that we know and love. She manages to capture it in all of its funky and eclectic charm. If you aren’t familiar with her work, you should be. Check out her engaging portfolios on her website. Also, her talents [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 11th, 2008 9:44pm CST | Comments Off
Smart City talks this week to Gaylynn Burroughs. She’s a Staff attorney at the Family Defense Practice at the Bronx Defenders in New York City. She’s written an article for the spring issue of Ms. Magazine that describes a disturbing trend in the foster care system. In addition, Smart City will speak with Eddie Friel. [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 10th, 2008 10:26pm CST | Comments Off
Memphis’ success in the knowledge economy depends largely on the presence of young, highly mobile, highly educated workers. We don’t have them now, and the bad news for us is that for cities, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. That’s because the ones with these workers attract more of them and ones [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 9th, 2008 11:07pm CST | Comments Off
It’s been a long time since we’ve knocked around in one of those big, spooky, abandoned buildings that captivated us as kids. Today, we visited its virtual version – The Pyramid. It exudes the same uncared for attitude and the same feeling of those old buildings from our youth – the ones that felt like [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 8th, 2008 10:11pm CST | Comments Off
Inspired by the Memphis Flyer’s cover story of a few weeks ago, we asked you the same question: What would you do if you were in charge of Memphis? Thanks to those of you who took the time to comment. Here’s a few of your answers: Santo said… Start a campaign called “Live Where You [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 7th, 2008 10:17pm CST | Comments Off
We suspect that the Shelby County Board of Commissioners isn’t seriously going to hold up the county budget to get the attention of Shelby County Schools, but it was past time for the county legislators to send the message that the times have changed and the county board better change with them. Although we are [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 6th, 2008 7:48pm CST | Comments Off
Some days, it seems like “Every Child, Every Day, College Bound” isn’t the most appropriate operating motto for Memphis City Schools. Instead, Pogo’s immortal words might seem more apt: “We have met the enemy and he is us.” That seemed especially true last Monday when members of the Board of Commissioners were euphoric about ushering [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 5th, 2008 5:28pm CST | Comments Off
This week on Smart City are people who have big plans for transforming their cities. Ned Hill is the Vice President of Economic Development at Cleveland State. He’s combining the Cleveland area’s history, talent and expertise to create the District of Design. This district would take a concentrated area of downtown Cleveland and transform it [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | July 2nd, 2008 8:01pm CST | Comments Off
In a blog from three years ago, we wrote: “Although the city mayor has now taken himself out of the picture, the committee he convened has turned its attention to school funding. If it really wants to accomplish something, it shouldn’t look at school funding in isolation. It should start…with the emphasis on equalizing the [...]
by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
Photograph by Amie Vanderford
Memphian Amie Vanderford is a photographer for peace and justice. Her portfolio includes photographs from Peru, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Indian, and her hometown.
