We write often here about some troubling rankings for Memphis, but here’s one that we can be proud of. Memphis is listed in the top 10 of most charitable cities, and it’s a distinction we’ve had for years....
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Memphis #2 Most Charitable City
We write often here about some troubling rankings for Memphis, but here’s one that we can be proud of. Memphis is listed in the top 10 of most charitable cities, and it’s a distinction we’ve had for years....
Read MoreWhy 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Our Cities.
From CityLab: Here’s a post by Jeff Speck, who, with Nelson Nygaard, recommended changing Riverside Drive to two lanes (although his recommendation was different that what was implemented): Let’s make “10 not...
Read MoreFlyer Editor’s Marital Advice for Memphians
Week to week, there is nobody in Memphis who writes a better column that Memphis Flyer editor Bruce VanWyngarden in his weekly Letter From the Editor. It’s a must-read for...
Read MoreGoverning Magazine Cover Story: Memphis’s School Reform – “Nation’s Most Ambitious Effort to Fix Failed Schools”
From Governing Magazine: Memphis Makes the Nation’s Most Ambitious Effort to Fix Failed Schools What happens in Memphis reveals the power — and limits — of education reform. by John Buntin | October 2014 The tension...
Read MoreMemphis Foundations – Pyramid Peak and Hyde Foundation – Recognized for School Reform Leadership
From The Bridgespan Group: Local Philanthropists Work Together to Transform Public Education Download PDF Download the full article, “Local Philanthropists Work Together to Transform Public Education”...
Read MoreForbes: Memphis: #9 Opportunity City
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Read More5 Themes For Memphis: Proximity, Green, Connectivity, Context of Place, and Public Realm
From CityLab: In the past few years, a remarkable body of scientific research has begun to shed new light on the dynamic behavior of cities, carrying important implications for city-makers. Researchers at cutting-edge hubs of...
Read MoreWho’s Happy With Their Schools?
From CityLab: This week marks back-to-school for many U.S. students, and for the first year ever, minorities—Hispanics, Asians, African-Americans, Native Americans, and multiracial individuals—will outnumber whites in the...
Read MoreCan Aerotropolis Be More Than A Buzzword in Memphis?
From CityLab: Quick: Name the busiest airport in America. It’s not LAX, and it’s not O’Hare; it’s not Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson or Miami International, the jumping-off point to Latin America. It’s...
Read MoreLatest Bill Day Cartoon
by 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 →