Jeff Nesin, president of Memphis College of Art, like many of his generation, feels the pull of responsibility for his parents, and because of it, he will be returning to New York City next week. Memphis is the poorer for it....
Read MoreIt must have been an awkward moment for Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen while announcing the $22 million HOPE VI grant for Memphis that ostensibly pays tribute to the impressive success of the Herenton Administration in winning...
Read MoreIt’s not unusual at all to find Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter on the right side of an issue, but this week, he’s two for two. On one issue, infant mortality, he is evidence supporting our Tuesday post by...
Read MoreWe are nothing if not schizophrenic about Memphis. A few weeks ago, we were outraged that Forbes had the audacity to call us a “miserable city,” but in a New York Times article this week, we seemed to do as much ourselves. In...
Read MoreIt’s hard to think of anything that’s uglier about life in Memphis than the self-loathing that passes for normal daily activity. It shows up regularly in The Commercial Appeal in comments from readers who default unfathomably on...
Read MoreIn the not-too-distant future, government in Memphis and Shelby County will look nothing like it does today. And it will happen with or without consolidation. Voters outside Memphis who reflexively oppose the merger of Memphis...
Read MoreMore and more, regionalism is a distraction from the things that really matter for cities. That’s certainly the case in Memphis, and it’s why we’re swearing off any regional plans and programs until it’s proven clearly that...
Read MoreMemphis Art Park – one of our favorite projects proposed for the riverfront – has a new website. It features an updated business plan that reflects refinement of the park’s vision and plans, and if you were...
Read MoreSometimes it’s easy to take Chicago Mayor Richard Daley for granted. He sometimes seems gruff, it’s tempting to slot him into the genre of political bosses and it’s hard to separate his successes from the controversies that come...
Read MoreThe Center City Commission has picked its next executive director and Memphis proves once again that we use the term, “national search,” as loosely as we do “downtown renaissance.” Both are more rhetoric than reality, as yet...
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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 →