There are 811 article(s) tagged Germantown:

• October 2018

  • Palazzolo tries to hold onto Germantown’s highest office against challenge from Barzizza

    Education and future development are the most significant issues in the Germantown mayoral race between challenger John Barzizza and incumbent Mike Palazzolo.

    By Michael Waddell October 17, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Let’s check in on more campaign ads

    A week or so ago, we took a look at some of the campaign videos that surfaced in the suburbs, primarily in the mayoral races in Bartlett and Germantown.

    By Clay Bailey October 15, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Germantown bickering leads to embarrassing meeting

    I remember the days when Germantown officials would snicker and mock the antics of the Memphis City Council.

    By Clay Bailey October 11, 2018

  • CarreFour gets initial endorsement on plan that could revise Germantown’s western border

    Redevelopment of CarreFour at Kirby Woods near Germantown’s western gateway received its initial blessing from the suburb’s Planning Commission this week, setting in motion a possible new look to the city’s border along Poplar.

    By Michael Waddell October 03, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Campaign videos – the polished, the basic and the memorable

    Candidates have an array of tactics this year to get their names and campaign message across to voters in the suburbs.

    By Clay Bailey October 03, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes

    On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting.

    By Clay Bailey October 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named

    Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations.

    By Clay Bailey September 26, 2018

  • Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board

    With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2018

  • Forest Hill-Irene Road improvements pave way for new school, development

    As part of new elementary school plans in Germantown, the suburb is turning the tree-lined, two-lane out-in-the-country-style Forest Hill-Irene Road into a four-lane thoroughfare with a landscaped median between Poplar Pike and Winchester.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2018

  • Developer unveils Carrefour development outline plans

    Neighborhood leaders and concerned citizens met at the Carrefour shopping center on Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the property at Germantown’s western border. The outline plans from property owners Cannon, Austin and Cannon were submitted to the Germantown Planning Commission earlier this month.

    By Michael Waddell September 18, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Apartment controversy in Germantown may portend generational change

    Over the years, suburban cities have dealt with cyclical changes in direction. Those times when enough new folks move into a municipality and decide the old folks in office aren’t doing things correctly and orchestrate a change.

    By Clay Bailey September 18, 2018