Fred Smith In His Own Words
By John Branston A memorial service for Fred Smith will be held August 11th (his birthday) at...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 31, 2025 | Economic Development, FedEx, John Branston, Memphis Businesses, Memphis History | 0
By John Branston A memorial service for Fred Smith will be held August 11th (his birthday) at...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 28, 2025 | Education, Politics and Government, Shelby County government, Tennessee Legislature | 0
By Cardell Orrin A new Tennessee state law was passed that specifically targets Memphis-Shelby...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 24, 2025 | Civil Rights, John Branston, Memphis History | 1
By John Branston Two big news stories with local angles: Trump’s libel suit against The...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 21, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening, Transportation | 0
Riverside Drive soon is to be the street that it’s needed to be for decades. By mid-August, the...
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Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 16, 2025 | Data Points, Media | 0
The following are the monthly visits to local and selected media websites in June 2025 followed...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 14, 2025 | Data Points | 3
Total foreign-born as a percentage of county population, 2019-2023 Memphis MSA 7.6% – Shelby...
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Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 7, 2025 | Economic Development, FedEx, Memphis Businesses, Memphis History | 0
For those of us of a certain age, the death of Fred Smith was about more than the end of a...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 4, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 3, 2025 | John Branston, Memphis History, Sports, Uncategorized | 0
By John Branston It is hard to drive more than 15 miles in Memphis and Shelby County without...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 30, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization | 0
Downtown Memphis Commission has embarked on a new strategic plan. The old one is only five years...
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.