Earlier 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...
Read MoreMemphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton sent a stern note last week to the Memphis City Council that said its members need to restore full funding for Memphis City Schools.It prompted memories here of the late Jesse Turner Sr., the...
Read MoreThis week on Smart City we’re looking ahead for a view of the city in the year 2050. Maureen McAvey of the Urban Land Institute joins us to talk about what the city will look like 40 years from now, and what changes we...
Read MoreSomehow, it seemed appropriate that the sadness that enveloped us when the historic First Methodist Church burned down returned and intensified when another downtown landmark, architect Jack Tucker, left us April 5.No one in...
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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 →