The recent groundbreaking for the new skatepark at Tobey Field was a day of success for a number of Memphians, but none more so than our friend Aaron Shafer. Singlehandedly, he put the project on the agenda for Memphis and...
Read MoreDeKorda Jackson in Youngstown, Ohio, like Aaron Shafer and his disciples here in Memphis, recognize the power of skateboarding to turn around young lives…and even a city. Mr. Jackson is campaigning for Youngstown to have a...
Read MoreA successful urban park should be a vibrant shared space full of people. Designing one is a rather simple task when the design space is surrounded by pre-existing activities, small businesses and adjacent neighborhoods-think...
Read MoreA Forbes rebuttal: Mapping the healthy trends in Memphis is also part of the regional story. There’s more going right than meets the eye.
Read MoreWhere’s Judy when we need her? She was granddaughter to one of Charles Dickens’s most memorable villains, Smallweed in Bleak House. Her grandfather couldn’t walk and was carried in a chair from place to place, and regularly, to...
Read MoreGreat cities are able to do more than one thing at a time. They build great parks, they help revitalize neighborhoods and they provide safety net services. In the city version of thinking we can’t chew gum and walk at the same...
Read MoreOften, it seems Memphis took Groucho Marx’s self-deprecating attitude and overlaid it on the entire city. Paraphrasing the comedian, Memphians don’t want to belong to any city that will accept them as members.It’s a lack of...
Read MoreIf you ever wonder why so many of us are passionate about the proposed Mud Island skate park, you can get a sense of it with this video.
Read MoreWith the Mud Island Land Use Study – Phase Three Public Meetings wrapping up this week, there may be questions about the final recommendations, but there can be no questions any longer about the potential of a skate park...
Read MoreEight years ago, we were in Louisville and the mayor wanted to show off the things that showed how serious his city was about its future.He took us to two places that he considered proof positive – the new, improved riverfront...
Read MoreIt’s easy to understand the general frustration that exists about one more plan being undertaken downtown, this one about the future of Mud Island. We often seem so obsessed in Memphis with studying and planning and less...
Read MoreSkateboarding Memphians Kris Gurley wrote this guest post:I would like to talk to you today about part of our city that I (and many others) think has tremendous potential for our city: Mud Island.How many times do you go to Mud...
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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 →