The Chicago Tribune reminds us what a special place we live in: Yes, the King is there, but explore the rest of historic Memphis. It begins this way: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For a lot of people, getting a dose of history while on...
Read MoreThis was published last week as an op-ed Louisville’s daily newspaper, and because of the similarities between our city and that one, we are posting here as well. This is an edited version of the keynote address delivered...
Read MorePutting Eric Gales in jail again for drugs makes about as much sense as asking Glenn Beck to teach a class in logic. They should be putting him in South Florida Drug Rehab, to get the help he needs. It’s simply time for us to...
Read MoreMemphis City Schools Commissioner Kenneth Whalum has been asking the same questions about consolidation for weeks, and since no one seems to have answered him, we’ll see if we can. We know that he relishes his role as an...
Read MoreYesterday was a good day for Shelby County Interim Mayor Joe Ford. Between the televised debate with his opponent for Shelby County mayor and the pomp and circumstance of the announcement of $40 million for The Med, it may be...
Read MoreIt looks like Memphis Area Transit Authority has finally reached a long awaited point: put up or shut up. For years, MATA has offered up numerous justifications for the sad state of public transit in Memphis. At a time when...
Read MoreJeff Sanford, president of the Memphis and Shelby County Center City Commission, had his last day at work yesterday after 12 years of leading the downtown development agency. As anyone knows if they have read this blog long, we...
Read MoreThis could be Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s “McChrystal moment.” Sometimes, people step over the line, try to blur well-understood lines of responsibility and ignore common practice. Sometimes, leaders have to draw a line in the...
Read MoreThese days, many people, even those with a cup half-full attitude, consider Commerce Square the symbol for downtown Memphis. It’s less than half-full and its future is in doubt. But for us, it’s just as much the signalization...
Read MoreSomeone emailed last year to ask what we would do to set a “creativity movement” in motion in Memphis. The answer came quickly: “Appoint Jeff Nesin the Memphis czar of creativity.” That’s because we don’t know anyone who...
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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 →