There is the temptation to place the three days of Bootstrap City presentations this week under a convenient heading like New Urbanism or smart growth, but the truth is neither does the presentations justice. There clearly will...
Read MoreIt’s often said, particularly in the midst of budget deliberations, that Memphis simply has too many parks. It’s another one of those myths about Memphis that gets repeated when the facts show conclusively that Memphis lags...
Read MoreWe have written for several years that the budget process for City of Memphis has become more and more about finding the best options from a list of poor ones. Those previous years may be seen soon by city officials as the good...
Read MoreIt is with a total lack of self-reflection that the Tennessee Legislature now removes the cities’ option of annexation although it was lack of courage by the legislators for half a century that drove the cities toward sprawl...
Read MoreCaucasian Population (2010): Arlington: 81.2% Bartlett: 78.7% Collierville: 79.7% Germantown: 89.5% Lakeland: 83.3% Millington: 65.2% African-American Population (2010): Arlington: 13.8% Bartlett: 16.1% Collierville: 10.9%...
Read MoreThe National Civil Rights Museum will have its grand reopening Friday and Saturday after its extensive renovation and technological updates. The following post was published in the March issue of Memphis magazine. It was 1986...
Read MoreThe Tennessee House of Representatives unsurprisingly has passed another law that characterizes its anti-urban tendencies. This time, it’s a change in annexation law that would require approval at the polls by people in the area...
Read MoreTo look at some interesting maps about minimum wages and per capita income, click here. Here’s a couple of facts from the maps: 1) Memphis, when cost of living is factored in, has the second highest effective minimum wage...
Read MoreFor 30 years, the tail has wagged the dog when it came to capital funds for local public schools. That’s because the capital funding needs of schools in Memphis were always an afterthought – if they were thought of at all. Year...
Read MoreYesterday’s vote by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners asking the Luttrell Administration to rebid the Title X family planning was destined to go nowhere. Supporters of former commissioner Deidre Malone and gadfly...
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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 →