Author: Smart City Memphis

Former Tennessee Senator John Ford was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Court Daniel Breen.In our post of April 30, 2007, we calculated the federal sentencing guidelines and predicted a sentence of...

The Shelby County School Board – the local political equivalent of The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight – has done it again.This time, it’s in playing the role that it seems to relish most – Big Brother – as its members ignore...

Our friends at Coalition for Livable Communities are conducting an online survey on the livability of our neighborhoods. The Coalition supports healthy, vibrant and economically sound communities in Shelby County. To do it, the...

Just when you think you know what makes cities tick, something changes – population, the economy, technology. So the question, what makes cities work, never gets old. And it’s never been more important.Ken Corey and...

About 15 years ago, a prominent State of Tennessee official called the mayors’ offices for Memphis and Shelby County because of his concern about the direction of the National Civil Rights Museum. Concern about the deep...

We’re the first to admit when we make a mistake. So here it is: we were wrong about Memphis City Schools Interim Superintendent Dan Ward.We had misgivings that he would just be a caretaker during a transition period when Memphis...

Some people raised their eyebrows last week when Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton said people who moved to DeSoto County from Memphis are now paying more taxes.But, the truth is he’s right.“People in Mississippi are paying more...

If anything should qualify us to be honorary members of the Belz family, it’s the pained feeling that shoots through our bodies every time there’s a new headline about a failed business at Peabody Place.The latest was about the...

Who doesn’t appreciate a vibrant, exciting city?On Smart City, we especially appreciate the people who make them. Our guests this week are two such people, both from Australia.Rob Adams is Director of Design and Culture...

We got this comment from someone in the local music scene, Matt Timberlake, and because we liked it so much, we’re posting it here too:Just read your blog about Live From Memphis.You touched on what I’ve always found...