Elton Hayes Killed 50 Years Ago – Part 2 – The Incident
“Nobody was hurt until the police officers got there.” Part I: The Introduction to a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 18, 2021 | Civil Rights, Criminal Justice
“Nobody was hurt until the police officers got there.” Part I: The Introduction to a...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 15, 2021 | Civil Rights, Criminal Justice
Smart City Memphis remembers the death of teenager Elton Hayes 50 years ago, the trial, and the...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Memphian and nationally respected urban expert Carol Coletta, now president of Memphis River Parks...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 11, 2021 | Economic Development, Leadership
It’s said that without big risks, there’s no big rewards. The Greater Memphis Chamber is about to...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 7, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening
The reimagined Tom Lee Park has added yet another milestone that indicates that our aspirations...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 4, 2021 | Media
The 2020 IRS report filed by the Daily Memphian suggests that it is facing serious financial...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Published in the current issue of The Best Times. By Jimmie Covington Shelby County lost four state House of Representatives seats during the span of four 10-year federal censuses that started in 1980, and the 2020 Census...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 30, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Leadership, Shelby County government, Taxation
The resignation of EDGE president and CEO Reid Dulberger should be an opportunity to do more than...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 29, 2021 | Shelby County government
The following clarification about the drawing of new districts in county government was provided by veteran reporter Jimmie Covington. By Jimmie Covington I have written several times that a two-thirds majority (9 votes) is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Sep 27, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Parks and Greening
There are street names, like monuments and parks, that deserve renaming, but a couple of the new...
Read Moreby 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 →
Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis. Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist at Memphis magazine, author of two books and a museum exhibition, and consultant on public policy and strategic planning. Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote: “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas.” If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.