Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the city wanted to find a creative way to redevelop the hotel in an interview Monday, Sept. 23. 

The council will review Tuesday, Sept. 24, a camera system for police to respond to traffic tie-ups and crimes in real-time as well as a plan for a family shelter on the old Manassas High School site.

“The future of the Grizzlies might be caught up in the ongoing fight over the gun referendum. For Memphis, it’s a dangerous game to play.”

Also happening this week: Nine new inductees will join the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

The City of Memphis and the Grizzlies are eyeing widespread security enhancements and changes Downtown.

Shelby County Commissioners will also vote at their Monday, Sept. 23, meeting on a consulting contract to assist with the master plan for the city’s hip-hop museum.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.

The City of Memphis is readying $16 million in bonds to subsidize a two-part project that includes parking at 100 N. Main and renovations at AutoZone Park Downtown.

The mayor’s comments about governance come after MATA has laid off employees, is weighing route closures, and has faced weeks of headlines about its negative financial worth. 

On “Behind the Headlines,” Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. said the body would likely sue if the Tennessee Legislature attempted to withhold sales-tax revenue from the city. 

Memphis Mayor Paul Young met with around 150 people at his latest town hall at the McWherter Senior Center in East Memphis.

Mike Cody represented Martin Luther King Jr. in court, helped found Memphis Area Legal Services and was one of the people behind Breakaway Running. 

Also happening this week: The Shelby County assessor’s office explains the upcoming reappraisal process. 

California-based Merkle Standard is at least the second digital operation to locate in Memphis in recent months, following Elon Musk’s xAI. 

The gun referendum has stoked partisan enthusiasm on both sides of the aisle. JB Smiley Jr. and Jerri Green said the council won’t back down. Conservative talk radio has called the body’s moves a “gun grab.”

Allan Wade, the council’s attorney, successfully argued that the constitutionality of the ballot measure did not matter until the people voted on it.

As low water season begins, the Mississippi River is currently 4 feet higher than the record low of 2023. 

The Memphis City Council voted down or delayed all but one proposal in a meeting dominated by planning and development items.

The transit authority’s latest check-in with City Council saw some skepticism that MATA’s financial troubles were a surprise to those running the city’s bus system.

“You can’t have 50 different cities with 50 different laws,” Lee said as the Memphis City Council pushes to put local gun-control measures on the November ballot. “Trying to override that is just picking a fight.”

With a focus on tree-trimming and milder weather, Memphis Light, Gas and Water reported a drop in area outages from 2023 to 2024. 

The parks committee also takes up funding for repairs to the Mud Island river museum building.

Also happening this week: Michael Whaley becomes chair of the Shelby County Commission.

All sides in the ouster lawsuit are due in Circuit Court next week to sort out various motions including one seeking to declare Wanda Halbert in default for not responding directly to the complaint.

The area of spotty grass, situated roughly between Manassas and Neely, became a park by default in the 1960s when five Victorian homes were torn down, says Scott Blake, executive director of Victorian Village Inc. CDC.