Supporting The Tradition Of Editorial Cartooning And Bill Day
Long before daily print newspapers became the endangered species they are today, editorial cartoonists were the canaries in the coal...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Long before daily print newspapers became the endangered species they are today, editorial cartoonists were the canaries in the coal...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 17, 2018 | Politics and Government, Trends and Issues
We’re hard-pressed to think of any journalism in the U.S. these days that is better than ProPublica. The nonprofit media outlet produces investigative journalism that is...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 14, 2018 | City of Memphis Government
Memphis is the featured podcast this week on Vox Media’s outstanding The Impact. In a 32-minute broadcast entitled the “incredible shrinking city,” Vox talks...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 12, 2018 | Trends and Issues, Uncategorized
Our local newspapers last week reported that Nexstar Media Group’s may move to acquire Tribune Media Co. and create the nation’s largest TV...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 10, 2018 | Criminal Justice, Shelby County government
The challenge of being a change agent is always the pressure to deliver on it. That’s the test facing the administration of new Shelby County Mayor Lee...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 7, 2018 | Downtown Revitalization, Livability
We blogged November 21 about the improvements in the Medical District as a result of its the Manassas Street project. Here’s more about...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 5, 2018 | City of Memphis Government
To understand the ugly face of institutional racism, we need only look to core Memphis neighborhoods where African American wealth has been systematically...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Dec 3, 2018 | Criminal Justice
Sarah Fleming (Cat and Fish) and Joann Selvidge (True Story Pictures), two award-winning Memphis filmmakers known...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 30, 2018 | Criminal Justice, Shelby County government
We continue to be concerned about the relentless march mobilized by the usual suspects to create the so-called Youth Assessment...
Read MorePosted by Smart City Memphis | Nov 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
In light of questions to Archie Willis III about whether the transformational South City redevelopment is a “massive gentrification project,” we are reprising the following from April 25, 2016. Mr. Willis heads...
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.