https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/395 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/10958 <p>The Blight Authority hears reports that range from structurally unsafe homes with gaping holes that serve as playgrounds for neighborhood children to accounts of bulk pesticides to ward off the rodents and pests that inhabit abandoned properties.&nbsp;</p> lesliesmith@blightauthoritymemphis.com (Leslie Smith) Opinion Guest Columnists Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/10958 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:05:00 -0600