Main Street Improved And The Forgotten Agreement To Maintain It
It was June 2010 and attorney Paul Morris was the new president of the Center City Commission,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 26, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization | 1
It was June 2010 and attorney Paul Morris was the new president of the Center City Commission,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 23, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Uncategorized | 2
It was only about six years ago that millions of dollars were spent on improvements on Main Street...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 9, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Poverty, State Government | 2
One person appeared to be missing from the ribbon-cutting to open the Memphis Sports and Events...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 28, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Planning and Urban Design, Shelby County government, Taxation | 0
Because little has changed since I wrote two articles in October, 2020, for MLK50.com about...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 19, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 2
For the first time in history, our community is aligned to undertake much-needed, long overdue...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 14, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Shelby County government, Tourism | 6
The following is Part 2 in a look back at the Sidney Shlenker/John Tigrett chapter about plans for...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 12, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Shelby County government, Tourism | 1
I rise in defense of Sidney Shlenker. That may be the first time that has been written about him...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 23, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development | 0
By Karl Schledwitz We, as members of the “$450 Million for Memphis,” a civic-minded group, formed...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 21, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Tourism | 0
The pressing need for another luxury hotel to support Memphis’ convention aspirations has been a...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 27, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Livability, Transportation, Uncategorized | 0
By Owen Traw As Halloween approaches, so too do mostly baseless infographics that encourage...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 24, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Livability, Neighborhoods, Parks and Greening | 5
Memphis has entered into what is arguably an era of great public parks but sadly, it appears...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 12, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership, Politics and Government, State Government, Tennessee Legislature | 3
Doing the same thing and expecting different results is said to be the definition of insanity....
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