Tom Lee Park plans get close look from council
The Memphis River Parks Partnership plan for a redevelopment of Tom Lee Park got a close look and lots of questions as well as a few suggestions from city council members this week.
Bill Dries
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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February 2019
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City of Memphis New round of anti-blight lawsuits by city lists addresses as defendants
The city is taking 29 blighted properties to Environmental Court, and in some cases the defendant is the address of the property as the city seeks to find the real owner. The new provision in the state law allows the move, which sets the stage for the appointment of a receiver by the court.
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City of Memphis MLGW to talk with other electric providers as it weighs long-term future with TVA
MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young says the utility will talk with some alternate electric providers as it weighs a long-range examination of ending or altering its 80-year relationship with TVA.
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City of Memphis Cohen urges Lee to remove Forrest bust in capitol
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis says despite differences over the capitol's Forrest bust, he has a better relationship so far with Republican Gov. Bill Lee than Lee's predecessor, Bill Haslam.
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City of Memphis Strickland, Herenton campaigns come to life with sparks
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton takes a few jabs at current Mayor Jim Strickland, who says he loves the smell of freshly poured asphalt, as both hold campaign events on the same night. Meanwhile, developer Chase Carlisle says he will make a bid for a super district council seat as District 6 council contender Davin Clemons opens his campaign.
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City of Memphis Planning and Zoning 101 reveals code quirks
Josh Whitehead discusses the evolution of planning and development in Memphis on The Daily Memphian Politics podcast.
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Shelby County Tutor vows ‘big tent’ local Republican Party rebuilding effort
Chris Tutor, the new chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, says it will be hard to rebuild the local party after a Democratic sweep of county elections last year.
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City of Memphis Mississippi River at Memphis moves to 41-foot crest in a week
The Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to crest at 41 feet next week, the fourth-highest level ever recorded on the Memphis gauge. Flood control measures move to checking levees starting Tuesday, with the river level well below the record 1937 flood and the 2011 flood.
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City of Memphis Fourth Strickland budget plan marks shift in recovery of city finances
An early look at Mayor Jim Strickland's still forming budget proposal to come in April shows in 2026 the city will be paying $40 million less in debt. Meanwhile, the budget plan will mark the city's final of five installments toward an annual pension liability payment estimated at around $78 million going forward.
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Real Estate JNJ Logistics to create 610 jobs in HQ move to Parkway Village
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made his second trip to the city in as many weeks to announce Tuesday JNJ Logistics will move its headquarters and expand in Parkway Village at the site of the old Delta Square shopping center.
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Business Logistics makes a comeback in economic development boom
Logistics has been making a comeback recently after some have questioned whether the mainstay of the Memphis economy needs incentives or extra attention in the city’s ongoing bid to create good-paying jobs. -
City of Memphis Old Forest, Shelby Forest prepare for spring with AmeriCorps team
An AmeriCorps team of eight is at Overton Park and Shelby Forest for a month to go after invasive plants just before spring arrives. Meanwhile, the Overton Park Conservancy has drawn some attention for some seasonal changes in the Old Forest after the recent rains.
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Shelby County Shelby County GOP leader: No ‘ideological litmus test’ as party rebuilds
Shelby County Republican Party chairman Chris Tutor says his conservative views expressed at a party convention Sunday are his own beliefs but don't reflect the platform of the local party as it rebuilds.
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Metro Cohen testimony draws no reaction from three of Memphis’ four Congress members
As President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Memphis' congressional representatives were each doing other things in the course of their duties – and three of the four were saying nothing about Cohen’s testimony.
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State Government Ryder confirmed by Senate for TVA board
John Ryder's confirmation by the Senate came on a busy Thursday in D.C. that included U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander calling from the Senate floor for an alternative to President Donald Trump's national emergency.
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March 2019
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City of Memphis Council moves deeper into consideration of MLGW changes
Memphis City Council members are to meet with TVA officials in Chattanooga to talk more about changes at MLGW. Meanwhile, there is discussion of other possible changes at the utility.
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City of Memphis Mancini says Republicans have plenty to renounce
Tennessee Democratic Party chairwoman Mary Mancini says physical confrontations in the recent State Capitol protest are not justified. During a Memphis visit Thursday, she also talked about the crushing Democratic losses statewide in the 2018 elections and redistricting reforms.
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City of Memphis Pink Palace bicentennial exhibit follows Memphis history, defines its identity
A new exhibit on the city's bicentennial combines some elements of the city's history in a display that is also about what is means to be a Memphian. The exhibit at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum runs through October.
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City of Memphis National Women’s March co-chair keynotes NAACP Freedom Fund Luncheon
Tamika Mallory comes to Memphis after the third Women's March in January drew criticism and allegations of anti-Semitic comments by Mallory and other march organizers.
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Metro Memphis Catholic Diocese to make ‘important announcement’ Tuesday
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis is set to make "an important announcement" Tuesday morning after several months of turbulence in the diocese.
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City of Memphis Council to review fine print, recent amendments to Memphis 3.0 plan
A review of the Memphis 3.0 plan tops Tuesday's City Council agenda, along with new residential development in Cooper-Young and a neighborhood near the Fairgrounds.
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Metro Vatican names new bishop for Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Catholics in West Tennessee have a new leader almost five months after Bishop Martin Holley was ousted after a tumultuous two years leading the Catholic Diocese of Memphis.
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City of Memphis ‘Celebrate Memphis’ Memorial Day weekend event marks city’s bicentennial
The bicentennial observance includes the world's longest picnic table, fireworks, skydivers, an airshow and a parachute team.
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City of Memphis City and Graceland break standoff over Whitehaven expansion minus arena
The city and Graceland appear to have an agreement that allows the Graceland master plan to move ahead in some form beyond litigation over an arena that has been a part of the plan.
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City of Memphis Memphis 3.0 plan draws more questions than reviews in first council discussion
Memphis City Council members looked for a quick bottom line in the Memphis 3.0 plan during their first discussion of the 400-page proposal Tuesday.
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