Danny Thomas’ Dream For A Hospital Becomes The Memphis Miracle
These are momentous days for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Richard Shadyac announced...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 12, 2024 | Downtown Revitalization, Health, Leadership | 0
These are momentous days for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Richard Shadyac announced...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 20, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership | 0
So, now, Memphians will see if they have put the foxes in charge of the henhouse. That’s...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 3, 2024 | Downtown Revitalization, Leadership, Livability | 1
Carol Coletta is known in Memphis as President/CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership but...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | May 23, 2024 | Leadership | 1
It’s been almost six years since Greater Memphis Chamber president Phil Trenary was murdered as he...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | May 2, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Leadership, Memphis City Schools | 2
If nothing else, Mayor Paul Young’s first budget request was an exercise in hutzpah, but his...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 8, 2024 | Civil Rights, Leadership | 0
It was April 5, 1968, and less than 24 hours had passed since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 29, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Leadership, Poverty | 0
There is a discernable level of cynicism built into Memphis’ character as a defense against...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 5, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Leadership | 0
The Chandell Ryan era has begun for the Downtown Memphis Commission and anyone who cares about...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 4, 2024 | Leadership | 2
As we look ahead to a new year, I have asked some Memphians who care deeply about their city’s...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Leadership | 1
The scourge of human history is anti-Semitism. The history of homo sapiens is pockmarked with epic...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 26, 2023 | Downtown Revitalization, Leadership | 0
A recent Philadelphia Center City District report underscores why the next president of the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 9, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Data Points, Leadership | 0
The campaign for mayor has been defined by generalizations, platitudes, and talking points. Rarely...
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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.