Author: Smart City Memphis

Memphis businesses have long complained to local government and the Chamber of Commerce that graduates of Memphis City Schools are unprepared to work for them.University of Memphis has long had special remedial classes for...

One thing about our questions of the week. They always spark an interesting discussion, and we thank you for it. This time around, the question was:What should Memphis do to put The Pyramid to its best use? What objective should...

Memphis is always tough on tolerance, but it’s been an especially bad year for a virtue that’s defining cities looking to succeed in the global economy.Even if you are uncomfortable talking about a city’s moral values, there’s...

Chip Conley is celebrating his 20th anniversary as founder and CEO of California’s largest boutique hotel company, Joie de Vivre Hospitality. But his is not a business story about uninterrupted success. Instead, at a low...

We’re continuing our discussion about the future of The Pyramid, which began last Thursday. We hope you’ll join in.Questions of the week:What should Memphis do to put The Pyramid to its best use? What objective should city...

We bet you never thought you’d hear us say this: Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks is right. Nonetheless, it is true, and in the current manufactured controversy about Kwanzaa, Probate Court Clerk Chris Thomas is either...

O.K., you’ve heard from us once again about The Pyramid. Now it’s your turn.Questions of the week:What should Memphis do to put The Pyramid to its best use? What objective should city government have in mind as it considers...

Memphis’ biggest stocking – which has always promised more than it delivered – remains to be stuffed – The Pyramid.We’ve never been fans of the Bass Pro Shop proposal, a disdain made visceral with the prospects of a fish logo on...

‘Tis the season of transitions, and three deserve special mention — Andy Dolich, Judith Drescher and Carissa Hussong. All are about to step down from their jobs, but they share more than the coincidence of their...

There are public agencies buried so deep in local government that they would make Tony Soprano envious, and their unassuming names give no hint of their impact.Poster child for these agencies is the Metropolitan Planning...