Author: Smart City Memphis

There’s so much that Chattanooga has done right to transform its once underused riverfront into a vibrant public place, and so many lessons that Memphis can learn from its sister Tennessee city. Lesson #1 – do something.We’re...

What would happen if every anchor institution in your city — your universities, libraries, parks, major sports facilities, and museums — were in perfect alignment around a few big goals, contributing their maximum to...

We began a new feature last week spotlighting reader suggestions on ways to improve Memphis. There is no prescribed limit on topics nor any prescribed othodoxy for the recommendations, so please send us your comments as we...

Mike Hollihan has offered another good suggestion for improving Memphis, and we include it as part of our weekly Suggestion Box feature:I’ll throw out something else to be looked at: the city cab situation. It is...

It’s hard to see anything special in Shelby County Schools’ bill in the Tennessee Legislature to become a special school district.More the point, it seems like another one of the county district’s regular gambits aimed at...

Doomsday polling and an accompanying perception of vulnerability are about the only competitive advantage held by Memphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton. That’s because buoyed by polling that shows Mayor Herenton languishing in...

There’s often a yawning gap between political rhetoric and reality. But, there’s never been more pressure on Memphis City Council for the two to meet as in the area of ethics reform. To comply with a state mandate, Council must...

I’m walking across Poplar Avenue thinking about Mary Cashiola.In itself, that probably doesn’t make me particularly unique. But it’s the day after her must-read column in the Memphis Flyer, In The Bluff, dealt with Germantown’s...

In light of The Commercial Appeal’s celebration about improved test scores for Tennessee students, we reprise this post from last November:Tennessee Department of Education Is Generous When The Report Card Grades Itself...

Getting corporate CEOs involved in civic affairs can be a challenge. Globalization, mergers, consolidations and franchising conspire to keep the attention of top business leaders focused anywhere but in their own hometowns. But...