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    Conservancy seeks young ideas for old Overton Park

    Overton Park Conservancy is asking the public to complete by Nov. 30 a 21-question survey to help guide a new master plan for the park’s east side. The survey is found at www.overtonpark.org/zone1.

    By Tom Bailey November 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Chairman undercurrents, lots of gas

    The Council Scorecard dives deeper into the political winds blowing in what turned into a race for council chairman and the mixed results in a set of proposed convenience stores with gas pumps.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    How city, community leaders plan to fill Ed Rice void in Frayser

    While the wait until completion likely won’t be as long as the years long push for a new facility, there’s no Ed Rice center available while those improvements are underway.

    By Omer Yusuf November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Smiley files ethics complaint over Ford outburst at council meeting

    Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council discusses violent crime task force, change in MPD leadership

    The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones November 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Frank Colvett elected City Council chairman, followed by heated discussion

    Frank Colvett won election as City Council chairman Tuesday over Martavius Jones. But Colvett’s selection did not come without some controversy. 

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Police, advocates say domestic violence cases on rise during COVID-19

    The Family Safety Center and Memphis police said during the holidays, they see an increase in domestic violence incidents. And during the pandemic, they have also seen an increase in cases. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council delays votes on Rust Hall lease, Downtown parking plan

    Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals. 

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Tommy Pacello’s legacy lives in corners, city blocks he improved

    Founder of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative saw huge potential in the bustling swath of land that is home to six hospitals, two colleges.

    Related story: Calkins: Tommy Pacello was given a year to live — and he lived like all of us should

    By Jane Roberts November 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Rust Hall lease, MLGW budget and Downtown parking overhaul top council agenda

    The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Discussions spur dialogue for change

    A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week. 

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Differences emerge in police reform

    Two conversations about police reform show the more detailed the proposed reforms become, the more differences they reveal.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Fixing neighborhoods: Old lending practices fueled today’s problems

    Memphis is ahead of the curve in reversing the results of old rules and regulations that encouraged segregation and created pockets of poverty. So changes in the federal fair housing policy have had little impact. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2020
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    Harris pushes statewide mask rule, works on ways around refusal by state

    The effort short of a statewide mask mandate includes a coalition of local leaders across West Tennessee. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he is also working on a long-term plan for the county to continue to deal with the pandemic through 2021 and after federal CARES Act funding runs out at the end of December.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    100-year lease proposed for Metal Museum in Overton Park’s Rust Hall

    The Metal Museum has raised $12 million toward a $35 million goal to both renovate Rust Hall and create an endowment, states a resolution before the City Council.

    By Tom Bailey November 12, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    COVID-19 unleashes world of change at Memphis Animal Services

    With no room for mass-scale adoptions, MAS is trying to keep pets with their owners, often going door-to-door to find them.

    By Jane Roberts November 13, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis clears key hurdle in water rights dispute

    There may be light at the end of the tunnel in Mississippi’s long-running challenge of Memphis’ right to withdraw water from Middle Claiborne Aquifer. 

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020
  • Video City of Memphis

    Local GOP, Democratic chairmen differ on needs in Nashville

    On Behind The Headlines, Republican Party Chairman Chris Tutor says “don’t vote Democrat” if you want to see Memphis have more power in the state capitol. Democratic Party Chairman Michael Harris says Republicans in state government are explicitly ignoring Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Street renaming group settles on specific focus

    The City Council-appointed citizens panel decided Thursday its priority will be eliminating Confederacy-related names from city street and finding problematic street names for first responders. The group is to make recommendations to the Memphis City Council.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2020
  • Visual Arts

    CBU students unveil art installation in Cooper-Young

    VoicesUnited created the installation in partnership with the Mariposas Collective.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 05, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW talks of need to ‘reframe’ question of whether to leave TVA

    MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young said the utility should put more emphasis on electric rate savings for customers as it pursues the question of leaving or staying with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council delays votes on most major items in brief Election Day session

    Memphis City Council members met briefly Tuesday, Nov. 3, in their regularly schedule online session.

    By Bill Dries November 03, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Hooks Institute hosting virtual police reform forum on Nov. 10

    Forum will be public on Hooks Institute Facebook page.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council to have short Election Day session

    Lots of items are pushed to the Nov. 17 council session, including changes to the city pension system to start carrying out the intent of a half-cent sales tax approved by Memphis voters in 2019.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Organizations push to empower youths, break barriers

    Facing History and Ourselves, Bridges, Girl Scouts: Heart of the South and the National Civil Rights Museum will participate in a panel discussion at Leadership Memphis’ annual Multicultural Breakfast Nov. 6 that will be held virtually this year. 

    By Christin Yates November 02, 2020

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