Perhaps what local government needs most is a Department of Connecting the Dots. While one public agency talks about creating a workforce that can compete in the knowledge economy, another gives tax freezes to companies that...
Read MoreOutside Memphis, all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average. Out in God’s country, people have higher educational attainment, higher incomes and little poverty. So, what in the...
Read MorePortland State University is in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon. It flanks the city’s gracious park blocks, is the terminus for the city’s street car line, and is taking a leading role in Portland’s...
Read MoreThis post was published in November as Memphis magazine’s monthly City Journal column by Tom Jones. It’s a familiar day for Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell. In the early morning hours of a sunny weekday, the...
Read MoreThere are few subjects on which Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is more passionate than our city’s narrative. He recognizes its power as more than a marketing tool, but as the thread that holds together the fabric of One Memphis and...
Read MoreWelcome to the new Smart City Memphis blog. Our blog may have a new look but its purpose is unchanged: it’s still about encouraging conversations in Memphis about the things that matter, about connecting the dots and about...
Read MoreOverlooking and listening to the rhythmic surf of the Atlantic Ocean from a third floor condominium, it’s hard to be objective about Jacksonville. But we’ll try. Our personal reason to be in Northern Florida is interesting in...
Read MoreRegionalism is all the rage. The Obama Administration is betting big on regional planning as a way to make smarter decisions on transportation, climate, the economy—all those things that don’t respect political boundaries. The...
Read MoreAt the risk of being burned at the stake for heresy, we just have to say it: we don’t care if warehouses are moving from Memphis to Mississippi.And while we’re at it, let’s be honest about one more thing: tax freezes are more...
Read MoreThis week’s Smart City features Katherine Gustafson, award-winning landscape architect and designer of Chicago’s Lurie Garden. We’ll talk to Katherine about creating places of serenity, in a bustling city.Dr....
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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 →