by Anthony Siracusa (RSS) Livability, Transportation, Trends and Issues | April 6th, 2012 3:00pm CDT | 2 Comments
Memphis has moved from nowhere to a list of cities now being recognized for its growing biking movement. We asked Anthony Siracusa, a leader for a more bikable Memphis, to explain the significance of being chosen as one of six cities honored by Bikes Belong Foundation. Here’s his response followed by media coverage of the [...]
by Anthony Siracusa (RSS) Uncategorized | November 12th, 2010 12:47am CDT | 1 Comment
You’ve probably seen the old water tower from East Parkway. Or maybe you’ve had a cocktail at The Cove after enjoying a slice at Broadway Pizza. But have you heard about the protected bike lanes, the on-street landscaping or the art-centric pedestrian walk? Broad Avenue, once known as home to the Beer Joint and a [...]
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
This ongoing series of photographs is intended to show the daily lives of these single mothers in order to invoke recognition of their similarities to all mothers, along with understanding and empathy from the viewer of the strengths that these single mothers possess within the challenging situations they face. My hope is that newfound empathy with these mothers’ lives will give people some pause before they condemn single mothers when discussing issues such as welfare and other politically charged hot buttons.
