“Detroit is going to be on the cover of TIME magazine three, four, five, ten years from now as a miracle city. It is all because of what we do.” – Dan Gilbert, Chairman, Quicken Loans Quicken Loans is branding itself and...
Read MoreMemphis is filled with fools… there, I said it! When we build let us think we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for, and let us...
Read MoreBusiness retention and expansion are priorities Governor Haslam announced this week that the Department of Economic and Community Development will pour most of its energy and resources into retaining and expanding existing...
Read MoreI know Miami is not Memphis and nothing solidifies that feeling like a visit to the heart of South Florida’s business district. Brickell is not your typical modern business district. It is directly adjacent to the historic...
Read MoreYes, I’m serious I was at Miami’s South Beach recently and caught myself marveling at the same three things over and over again. Okay, I marveled at quite a few things. But three design features kept appearing again and...
Read MoreIt is time for a new gimmick Can we please give artists a rest? They are asked to save everything. Please paint a mural here. Please put a sculpture there. Please play my benefit for free. And my favorite of all… “Wouldn’t...
Read MoreMayor Wharton’s administration has been on quite a tear since taking office. He has dealt with major problems at the animal shelter and in fleet services. He has proposed restructuring departments because of budgetary...
Read MoreWe re-post this from April of last year: Sweep the streets when it’s dark! Several years ago cities thought they were in crisis. Revenues were falling, expenses were growing and emergency funds were depleted. Some aggressively...
Read MoreLately, I have been sensing a fair amount of negativity here on Smart City Memphis. We may have been at this so long that frustration is getting difficult to shake off. Instead of rehashing all of the reasons we are right and...
Read MoreThis region must stop fighting over scraps, get moving on something meaningful and decide what is really important to our future. Southern cities are in an awkward point in history. Our populations have grown in a time as the...
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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 →