There are 54 article(s) tagged Michalyn Easter-Thomas:

• April 2024

  • Opinion: ‘Community voices lead to our development decisions’

    “We spent months holding community meetings, conducting door-to-door surveys, taking phone calls and opening the proposed site daily for the Memphis Urban Wood project.”

    By Roshun Austin April 17, 2024

  • Ethics complaint showcases politics behind contentious North Memphis project

    The person who filed an ethics complaint against Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas is an employee of an engineering firm working on a project the council member opposed. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 12, 2024

• March 2024

  • Council member’s River Parks work may violate ethics code

    Memphis’ chief ethics officer read her report on an ethics complaint against Michalyn Easter-Thomas' employment with Memphis River Parks Partnership during a meeting Wednesday.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 06, 2024

• November 2023

  • Green, Walker and Easter-Thomas win council runoff races in historic shift

    The winners of the three races make a majority of seven women on the city council that takes office in January — the first majority of women on the 13-member body in the 55-year history of the mayor-council form of government.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2023

• September 2023

  • Council District 7 race crowded with Easter-Thomas challengers

    Four years after upsetting incumbent council member Berlin Boyd, Michalyn Easter-Thomas faces six challengers for the District 7 council seat. If the recent past is any indication, it could be bound for a November runoff.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2023

• May 2023

  • Memphis voters could choose gun control laws

    A city ordinance that could prompt a court fight with the state over gun control has morphed into a potential ballot question for voters. The sponsors of the measure talk about it on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2023

  • Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system

    The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails. 

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023

  • City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ seat could be in jeopardy

    Michalyn Easter-Thomas, a member of the Memphis City Council, could lose her seat after taking a job with the Memphis River Parks Partnership this week. 

    By Samuel Hardiman May 04, 2023

  • Memphis City Council pushes deadline with dual votes on redistricting options

    The City Council has two very different options for redrawing its district lines for the October city ballot. Both plans are on the Tuesday, May 2, agenda for the first of three votes.

    By Bill Dries May 02, 2023

• April 2023

  • City Council member joining river parks organization

    The first-term Memphis City Council member will lead implementation of a new environmental curriculum in the city’s riverfront parks.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2023

  • City council approves ‘Driver Equality Act,’ concluding police reform votes

    The council vote was chaotic as activists pushing for the passage of the measure complained about the council banning those who spoke at previous council sessions for using profanity.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2023

• February 2023

  • Memphis City Council, Mayor Strickland weigh sweeping police reforms

    On The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast, Michalyn Easter-Thomas talks about trying out a ban on traffic stops by police for certain offenses. Other council members want a department-wide review.

    By Bill Dries February 02, 2023

• November 2022

  • Frayser library branch goes from city’s smallest to ‘a design for future libraries’

    City leaders broke ground Thursday, Nov. 3, on a new 20,000-square-foot Frayser Branch Library on James Road that replaces the existing 60-year-old facility.

    By Bill Dries November 03, 2022

• October 2022

  • Second look at City Council redistricting takes tentative shape

    An outline for the working group that could suggest deeper changes in the boundaries of council districts ahead of the 2023 elections started to form Tuesday, Oct. 11.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2022

• August 2022

  • Easter-Thomas pushes for reopening Memphis City Council district lines

    Michalyn Easter-Thomas has the backing of a coalition of groups who want to explore not only new district lines for the council but possibly a restructuring, including runoffs and eliminating super districts.

    By Bill Dries August 29, 2022

• June 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: MATA’s long haul, death of a car lot and the fine print of term limits

    The latest edition of the Council Scorecard features a number of unanimous votes.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2022

  • New Frayser library to be completed by end of 2023

    Memphis Public Libraries Director Keenon McCloy did not give a figure for the price of the contract, but may cost about $12 million.

    By Daja E. Henry June 27, 2022

• March 2022

  • Fourth Street becomes Ida B. Wells Street

    Signs for the permanent street renaming were unveiled Monday for a section of Fourth Street between Union Avenue and E.H. Crump Boulevard.

    By Bill Dries March 29, 2022

• February 2022

  • Vollintine Evergreen may see new resource center, grocery store

    The announcement was made by Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas during a recent annual Vollintine Evergreen Community Association meeting Saturday, Jan. 29.

    By Julia Baker February 01, 2022

• December 2021

  • City Council delays first of three votes on police residency referendum

    The delay came after some council members opposed to the ballot question pushed for a separate vote on first reading Tuesday, Dec. 21.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2021

  • Council session has police, fire residency on agenda

    Memphis City Council members talk about a new bid to allow police officers and firefighters to live outside Shelby County at a special committee session Monday, Dec. 6. 

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2021

• November 2021

  • City redistricting process comes back to life

    A move to form an ad hoc redistricing group for more public participation on the front end of drawing new district lines was tabled by the council in October. The sponsor brought it back briefly Tuesday, Nov. 16, in committee discussions.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2021

• October 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Ad hoc redistricting and higher EDGE wage

    The Council Scorecard tracks two key votes from the Oct. 19 Memphis City Council session — one on how to approach redistricting, another blocking a higher minimum wage to qualify for economic development tax breaks.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2021

  • Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

    The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021

• September 2021

  • Odyssey Avenue? Renaming committee makes recommendations

    Some of the roadways and parks that were researched include Overton Park, Lamar Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Audubon Park and Manassas Street. 

    By Julia Baker September 16, 2021