Iris Orchestra Honors Memphian Peter Formanek
Three months ago, Iris Orchestra announced that it would disband at the end of this, its 22nd...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Mar 2, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Livability
Three months ago, Iris Orchestra announced that it would disband at the end of this, its 22nd...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 28, 2022 | John Branston, Livability
By John Branston Dateline: PASS CHRISTIAN Here on the Mississippi gulf coast we are headed full...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Continued from yesterday: Looking in from the outside, it’s hard not to suspect that Memphis...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 24, 2022 | City of Memphis Government
Ah, the politician’s best friend – a committee. Appointing one was Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 21, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, John Branston, Planning and Urban Design, Tourism, Uncategorized
By John Branston Here’s the question: are downtowns — here and elsewhere — in...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 18, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Data Points, Shelby County government, Taxation
As the deadline approaches for payment of our property tax bills, these are the amounts of Shelby...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Posted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The vote by three Memphis City Council members against a resolution opposing the Tennessee...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 →
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.