Bishop Budde’s Sermon, A Cartoon by Award-Winning Cartoonist Bill Day
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 23, 2025 | John Branston
By John Branston Monday January 20, 2025, was a harmonic convergence as rare as a total eclipse. Flags were at half staff atop tall buildings in San Francisco. Was the city President Trump loves to hate in the state he loves to...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 20, 2025 | Civil Rights, Federal Policy
Wednesday of last week was Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday – the 57th since he was murdered in...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 17, 2025 | Cartoons
The City of Angels is on fire, inspiring another special cartoon by Bill Day. Former Memphian and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 15, 2025 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Planning and Urban Design, Politics and Government, Poverty, Taxation, Tennessee Legislature
The following blog posts were the most read in 2024: 1) City Council’s New Salary-Setting Power...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 13, 2025 | Education, Memphis City Schools
By Cardell Orrin Things I’ve been pondering…the school board-superintendent issue. One...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
The City of Angels is on fire, inspiring another special cartoon by Bill Day. Former Memphian and...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 8, 2025 | John Branston
By John Branston Are you a sucker for the New York Times annual “52 Places to Visit” feature that...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 6, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Data Points
The following are the declines in crimes in 2024 by areas of Memphis as defined by zip codes....
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Jan 2, 2025 | John Branston
By John Branston If you resolve to read only one serious book in 2025, then let it be James by...
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.