Author: Smart City Memphis

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...

To prime the pump for our “suggestion box” feature, here’s a question for your consideration:If you were recruiting someone to move to Memphis and you only had a couple of hours to convince that person, where would you take...

Don Imus has now received the death penalty on a unanimous verdict on a charge of sheer stupidity.Unfortunately, in its coverage of this controversy, national news networks went to the usual suspects for interviews, and because...

A few weeks ago, we got a supportive email from Melissa who recommended that we add a “suggestion box” to the blog so readers could present their recommendations and strategies to address important issues facing Memphis. We...

Continued from yesterday:Questions That Need To Be AnsweredAll in all, the disposition of the case raises a number of questions about the local justice system, but before that important conversation could even take place, a...

There’s no polite way to put it: the Attorney General’s Office blew it.In negotiating a plea deal that gave a 15-year prison sentence to a man who killed an employee of Shelby County Government, burned his body with diesel and...