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September 1st, 2010 2:56pm UTC
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We will soon see more new faces and new structures through elections, possible consolidations and general leadership changes in this region. I am asking these new faces to please respect the time, vision and expertise of the greatest minds in Shelby County by embracing Sustainable Shelby as a mechanism to inspire a cohesive push toward [...]
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August 20th, 2010 10:56am UTC
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This is the great recession, right? No one is moving on anything, right? Besides, Memphis is an extraordinary city with everything to offer and if there was a move to make it would be here, right? Then how is it that over only two weeks in July, Olive Branch, Mississippi, took the gold medal in [...]
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August 4th, 2010 12:19am UTC
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Last winter I wrote about five hours spent in Downtown Denver because I was so marvelously inspired by what was happening there. I have not felt that excited since… until now. A few days in DC and my outlook on life could not be any better. There is no better time than now to [...]
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June 11th, 2010 12:34am UTC
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I want our new consolidated metro government to have leadership that embraces fiscal, social and environmental sustainability. I’d like this leader to have experience ensuring stability in property values. And I’d like this leader to have vision for our community’s future. After hearing the Germantown Mayor address the Memphis Kiwanis Club, I am putting a [...]
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May 24th, 2010 12:06am UTC
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Suddenly, it seems, Americans have become concerned about the mounting national debt. Why now? I’d like to think there is something terrifying about $12.5 trillion or $41,000 per person. I’d like to think that the debt-driven financial meltdown magically produced revelations of new found responsibility. I’d like to think that people suddenly realized the technological [...]
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May 17th, 2010 4:23pm UTC
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Who thought driving cheap eco-cars would really happen? If you have been following the construction of the I-269 loop surrounding the outskirts of the Memphis region, you know that one of the primary tools of disinvestment causing, tax revenue depleting, character sucking suburbanization is well on its way. This highway will make Sam Cooper look [...]
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April 8th, 2010 12:46am UTC
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This is not easy to say but I need to clear my conscience by apologizing. To Steve’s Tire and Auto on Poplar Avenue: I am sorry. Your crew has replaced tires, repaired breaks and been a terrific example of customer service. I can’t believe I considered someone else. To my neighbors: I am sorry. We [...]
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April 2nd, 2010 12:56am UTC
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Sweep the streets when it’s dark! Several years ago cities thought they were in crisis. Revenues were falling, expenses were growing and emergency funds were depleted. Some aggressively changed tact, or challenged people or cut costs. Most waited it out hoping the storm would pass. Memphis has an opportunity to use our budget crisis today [...]
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March 31st, 2010 12:52am UTC
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On March 24th a Sinkhole appeared on I-240. Helicopters soon hovered above, reporters descended on the scene and traffic was snarled throughout East Memphis. Approximately 48 hours later, repairs were complete, the emergency subsided and our city went back to business as usual. In a coup for Smart City Memphis, I have the obtained the [...]
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March 29th, 2010 1:40pm UTC
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Bill Gibbons may not have intended to move anyone by withdrawing from the Tennessee Governor’s race. However, I found gems of inspiration in his words that I wish had been more evident through the early stages of his campaign. And I felt that we Memphians better be ready to demand attention from Nashville one way [...]
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- Innovation Dublin 9.1.10 9:48pmFrom November 10-21, the city of Dublin will host the second Innovation Dublin festival where venues throughout the city region will open their doors to showcase and promote all facets of innovation in the city. The festival provides Dubliners, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, artists and large corporations with an opportunity to discuss, promote and ce...
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- Using Technology to Inspire Community to Action 8.24.10 9:09pmThese days, as people use Facebook to support Haiti, end hunger, and stand behind other causes, social networks have become the place to make a statement. Yet those clicks don’t necessarily turn into a movement to better communities. At least not yet. With the Knight Foundation’s focus on fostering informed and engaged communities, they started looking at wa...
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- A Greener Welcome in Indianapolis 8.18.10 6:32pmBy the time the sun sets on October 7, Indianapolis will have ten acres of new natural area. Even more amazing: it will happen in just eight hours. More than 9,000 Eli Lilly and Company volunteers will plant 72,000 native shrubs and perennials, and another 1,600 trees along a path traversed by 100,000 vehicles a day.The project, A Greener Welcome, will natur...
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- A High Line for Harlem 8.3.10 9:48pmAn innovative urban development project, spearheaded by the Harlem Community Development Corporation, could bring new energy and excitement to Harlem. Tentatively called La Marqueta Mile, the proposed mile-long, open air market under the Metro North tracks would span 22 blocks and house as many as 900 vendors, providing enormous opportunity to local entrepre...
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- Redeveloping an Old City in the Right (And Thoughtful) Way 7.28.10 6:43pmSyracuse, N.Y. is “rightsizing the city” with the help of a partnership among Mayor Stephanie Miner, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Vice President of Community Engagement Marilyn Higgins (both CEOs for Cities members), assorted neighborhood groups and business associations. An inspiring article posted on citiwire.net says that slowly but su...
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- The Accidental Giant of Higher Education 7.26.10 3:01pm"A woman with a plan" is the description the New York Times gives Dr. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York. In very short order, she has turned the "unloved colossus" into the best economic development hope for the state of New York. "My belief is that to move an organization forward you have to have a comm...
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- More Federal Funds for Tennessee 9.2.10 3:09pmIn the federal Race to the Top, Tennessee is surely a competitor. The state will share in a $170 million Race to the Top Assessment Program grant announced today by the U.s. Department of Education.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- Zoo On Ice 9.1.10 9:07pmIt won't just be penguins skating around the Memphis Zoo this winter. The Zoo announced today that it will build an outdoor ice-skating rink, to open in November.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- Midnight Ride Hit and Run 8.30.10 6:33pmI've heard two accounts this morning of a hit-and-run during the middle of Saturday night's popular Midnight Classic Bike Tour. Apparently, around 12:30 a.m.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- More With MCS Consultant Jeffrey Hernandez 8.26.10 1:45pmAs part of this week's print extravaganza, I interviewed controversial Memphis City Schools (MCS) consultant Jeffrey Hernandez. His $1,500-a-day consulting fee, coupled with an intense animosity for him from some parents in Palm Beach County and his ties to superintendent Kriner Cash and deputy superintendent Irving Hamer, have caused questions about hi...
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- Art Scene 8.24.10 8:55pm(Sorry posting has been so light thus far in the week. It's been crazy busy around here.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- The Dance and Data of the Lemons 8.20.10 9:47pmLast week, the LA Times began an ambitious series focused on teacher effectiveness at the Los Angeles Unified School District. Using value-added data compiled from seven years of math and English test scores, the newspaper is exploring the (often, quite large) disparities between effective and ineffective teachers.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments ...
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