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    Five significant City Council votes in 2020

    The Daily Memphian City Council Scorecard tracked 48 key council decisions in the current council’s first year in office. These are five significant decisions made that promise to have an impact on what happens in 2021.

    By Bill Dries December 29, 2020
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    City, state plan to sever Poplar from Scott Street

    Affected property owners oppose the design for replacing the Poplar Viaduct that would remove direct access between Scott Street and Poplar Avenue. City and state engineers say keeping the connection would be less safe.

    By Tom Bailey December 24, 2020
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    Poetic justice: Rogue road sign finds legal home outside Metal Museum

    Now, the refinery and steelworkers of Presidents Island as well as Metal Museum visitors will be asked: “When you were still young, Did you ever dream about, Being who you are.”

    By Tom Bailey December 23, 2020
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    City Council backs health directive, considers taking pay cut

    The council action wasn’t unanimous and it follows a split vote the day before by the Shelby County Commission expressing support for the countywide directive that takes effect the day after Christmas.

    By Bill Dries December 22, 2020
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    Ashley, Peyton Manning make ‘lead gift’ to Overton Park golf course renovation

    The amount of the Mannings’ donation to the Overton Park golf course renovation was not revealed, but the contribution brings the amount raised so far to $1.7 million of the $2.5 million fundraising goal.

    By Tom Bailey December 19, 2020
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    Beale St. Music Festival canceled as City Council mulls ‘safer at home’

    The Memphis In May International Festival is calling off the Beale Street Music Festival in May as the Memphis City Council considers urging a Christmas week “safer at home” order. 

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2020
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    City Council Scorecard: Parking money and the 13-way split

    The council approved the financing for a $62 million set of five Downtown parking projects. But the issue was what to do with the money made from the parking garages. 

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2020
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    Look back at 2020 includes peering into 2021

    The local face of a global pandemic, challenges to education and the local reaction to the death of George Floyd topped a “Behind The Headlines” review of the year 2020.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2020
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    Recommendation for police force of 2,500 raises questions of coordination

    The task force making the call is one of several working on police reforms and better police practices. The size of the Memphis Police force is a controversial part of the civic discussion about police reform.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2020
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    City spends most of remaining CARES Act money on personnel

    The city is in a race with the calendar to spend its federal funding within the next two weeks or send it back to D.C. 

    By Bill Dries December 16, 2020
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    One Beale, Downtown parking plan clear key financing hurdles

    Memphis City Council members heard about the difficulty of getting financing for hotel projects before approving the financing of a third hotel for One Beale. The set of parking projects nearby had a more complex path to approval.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2020
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    Applicant proposes Binghampton residence for homeless

    Homeless veterans, those in second chance and sober living programs or people simply wanting to get their lives in order are the target groups for The Purpose Place, the applicant behind the proposal.

    By Omer Yusuf December 15, 2020
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    Street racing, muffler crackdown draws council concerns

    A set of three proposed ordinances aren’t due for a vote by the full council until the new year. But several council members are concerned about how police will carry out the ordinances if they are passed.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2020
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    City Council votes on recommendation of police force goal of 2,500

    The council also talks about limits on mufflers, a cleanup of the city’s code of ordinances and could take a final vote on a sidewalk change that would require a sidewalk inspection as part of the closing process in real estate sales.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2020
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    Lamar Avenue leads the way in how Memphis 3.0 could change city’s look

    The six-mile stretch through Orange Mound is changing, using the year-old Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan. Lots of other parts of the city want to follow the same path.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2020
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    Freedom Awards take stock of a rich past in virtual retrospective

    The 29th awards ceremony was virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online video of past ceremonies covered the annual event all the way back to its 1991 origins.

    By Bill Dries December 11, 2020
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    Freedom Award goes virtual at National Civil Rights Museum

    The National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards Friday, Dec. 11, will be basically a “greatest hits” online moment in this year of the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2020
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    Tom Lee Park project begins virtually

    City of Memphis and Memphis River Parks Partnership officials hold virtual groundbreaking on Cutbank Bluff, the first phase of a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher December 09, 2020
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    ‘Bluff City Law,’ AutoZone incentives make ‘Pork Report’

    The Memphis Regional Megasite made the organization’s top 3 in its 15-year list of worst government waste.

    By Elle Perry December 08, 2020
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    Operation Warm: 300 students outfitted with new coats

    National nonprofit, FedEx and Memphis Athletic Ministries partner to distribute the coats across the city of Memphis.

    By Christin Yates December 08, 2020
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    Drag racing penalties would go up, car seizures possible under proposed bill

    Drag racing would still be a misdemeanor under the legislation proposed by two Shelby County legislators. But it would be a higher grade misdemeanor. The City Council will also see some resolutions on its agenda supporting the bill.

    By Bill Dries December 07, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Four local nonprofits to receive Award of Excellence from Gov. Lee

    Christ Community Health Services, the Mid-South Food Bank, Las Americas and MICAH will be honored for outstanding service in a very unusual year. 

    By Christin Yates December 11, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Sign of support: Donated billboard space sends a ‘shop local’ message

    Three billboard companies are donating digital billboard space to encourage Memphians to “Shop Local 901.” The colorful message will be displayed on about 15 billboards about 140,000 times a week this holiday season.

    By Tom Bailey December 07, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Final piece of Raleigh Springs Civic Center near completion

    The new Raleigh branch library is set to open Dec. 14, replacing the 54-year-old location at 3157 Powers Rd., which is closed as the transition begins to its future home.

    By Omer Yusuf December 05, 2020
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    City combines regular and recycled garbage pickup to deal with COVID absences

    The city estimates a quarter of solid waste crews have the COVID virus and are in quarantine.

    By Bill Dries December 07, 2020

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