How do you reinvigorate the economy of a rust belt city? Our guests on this week’s show are working both at the grass roots and civic levels to rebuild the economies of their mid-sized cities.Ron Kitchens is the CEO of...
Read MoreIf Memphis was a real estate business, we would say that it suffers from a low occupancy rate.If we ran a shopping center with this problem, we could spend some money making it more attractive and offering special leases, we...
Read MoreWhat do you call a bill in the Legislature that would cut the number of state legislators on the Center City Commission in half?A start.Reducing the number from four to two legislators would take place with passage of a bill...
Read MoreEarlier this year, we posted lists of the “10 Things We Love About Memphis” by a number of our fellow citizens. Now, we’ve got a chance to show just how much we meant it.Last year at this time, we were complaining and urging you...
Read MoreThings are just too scary outside Memphis.In Bartlett, another missing person ended up being murder. It comes at the same time that many residents of the town wring their hands because they think a proposed government merger is...
Read MoreWe know we’ve given Republicans a hard time because of their insipid law-making during this session of the Tennessee Legislature, but in the interest of fairness, we note that the inane behavior on Capitol Hill is hardly the...
Read MoreSmart City explores the stubborn link between race and poverty in America. Professor Pedro Noguera has written a book about the cultural, societal and personal factors that cause young black and Hispanic males to run afoul of...
Read MoreHere’s the hypothesis:Tennessee’s liberal annexation law means that Memphis – unlike many similarly-sized cities across the U.S. – is not landlocked by small towns, and because of it, its population has been growing or...
Read MoreMemphis is a shrinking city.We’re not talking about the slight decrease in the raw population numbers since 2000. Rather, we’re talking about the practical impact of significant population losses in the traditional city –...
Read MoreWe’re planning a big party to celebrate the victory in the Tennessee Legislature for all of us who hold our guns as close as our families. It will be held upon the close of the legislative session, and we hope you will bring...
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