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    A $62M plan in 10 images: For easier parking, walking

    A plan to improve and enhance – maybe even solve – Downtown’s parking and walking challenges has many parts to it. Here’s a guide to help make it easier to digest.

    By Tom Bailey October 27, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland trying to get process back on track for possible MLGW exit from TVA

    The mayor says taking bids from possible rivals to TVA should include transmission costs to get the cost estimates needed to make a decision about MLGW leaving the federal agency. 

    By Bill Dries October 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Unemployment nudges down in Memphis, Shelby

    The Shelby County unemployment rate is back in single digits for the first time since COVID-19 hit in March, according to the state’s September jobs report.

    By Wayne Risher October 23, 2020
  • VIDEO City of Memphis

    Strickland says rebuilding MPD will cost more money

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland also said on the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines” that police reform still means hiring more officers.

    By Bill Dries October 23, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Elvis Presley Enterprises’ lawsuit against city of Memphis dismissed

    The federal lawsuit claimed the city interfered with Graceland’s plans for a Whitehaven arena.

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council considers broadening COVID business grants

    The Memphis City Council is considering dropping the city residency requirement for business owners seeking COVID-related grants who live outside Memphis but have businesses inside the city.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Pinch District tower developers meet council skepticism

    Developers of a $180 million commercial mixed-use tower of hotel rooms and condos on the western edge of the Pinch District encountered some skepticism as they pitched the project to the Memphis City Council.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    New try at larger MPD is among task force goals

    The violent crime task force is forming as Police Director Michael Rallings told City Council members Tuesday that more officers means less crime. The city has already this year set a record for the number of annual homicides.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council talks riverfront tower project and record homicide count

    The Tuesday city council session will also include a call for more information about the percentage of city contracts that minority-owned businesses get.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Raleigh’s newest community anchor springing into place

    The Raleigh Springs Civic Center “unofficially” opened this spring when construction signs were removed following completion of the $45 million development’s initial phase. That included the 11-acre walking trail and lake, and a new skate park. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2020
  • Exclusive City of Memphis

    DA Weirich asks MPD to refer all excessive force findings for criminal review; MPD hasn’t agreed

    An investigation by The Daily Memphian leads District Attorney Amy Weirich to ask MPD to systematically refer findings of excessive force to her office for criminal review.

    By Marc Perrusquia October 14, 2020
  • Podcast City of Memphis

    MLGW-TVA discussion must move faster, city council member says

    Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast says there could still be an agreement on the next step in the MLGW-TVA issue. He also warns that the Tennessee Legislature could close the door on a possible MLGW exit from TVA if there isn’t a shorter timeline.

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City playgrounds set to reopen Friday, Oct. 9

    Like at other city parks, Overton Park Conservancy is reopening its playgrounds on Friday, Oct. 9. The conservancy is also launching a weeklong campaign to raise donations that will be double-matched by International Paper.

    By Tom Bailey October 08, 2020
  • video Behind The Headlines

    Bartlett, Germantown school leaders see more students returning soon

    Germantown Municipal Schools District Superintendent Jason Manuel and Bartlett City Schools Superintendent David Stephens talked on “Behind The Headlines” about changing local health department requirements that require students in schools to wear masks and be 6 feet apart at all times.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: MLGW, TVA and the GDS contract

    Here is how the city council voted Tuesday on the GDS contract — a critical juncture in considering whether MLGW should leave TVA. And a few possible next moves including MLGW doing the consulting work in house or a move to reconsider at the council in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW board won’t meet with City Council over stalled look at TVA exit

    Attorneys for the utility board warned against a joint meeting with City Council members the day after the council rejected a contract to move ahead with a look at replacing TVA as MLGW’s electric power supplier.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Summer Avenue rezoning process for church preservation gets started

    The resolution approved Tuesday by the Memphis City Council for two areas along Summer is designed to make it more difficult to demolish a set of four churches for other kinds of development. It’s similar to a recent rezoning of part of Lamar Avenue but with a slightly different motivation.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council rejects MLGW consultant contract

    Memphis City Council members have rejected a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division contract with a power industry consultant to explore what it would take for the utility to leave the Tennessee Valley Authority. The vote stops the two-year old process, at least for now. The MLGW board could have a response Wednesday morning at its regular meeting.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Homicide record and MLGW-TVA top City Council agenda

    The council discussion of the record number of homicides so far this year could venture into past discussions of police reform. The City Council also discusses a rezoning of Summer Avenue to preserve four churches along the busy thoroughfare after one was about to be demolished.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2020
  • Podcast City of Memphis

    Gibson outlines ‘front-loaded’ redevelopment plan for South Memphis

    Business leader and developer J.W. Gibson talks about the South Memphis TIF taking in Soulsville, LeMoyne-Owen College and the old Metro Plaza on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis police officers suspended in connection with Black man’s sexual assault allegation

    MPD officers are suspended in connection with Black man’s rape allegations, posing fresh questions about controversial stop-and-frisk practices.

    By Marc Perrusquia October 01, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Beloved priest, devoted storyteller, dies at 94

    The Greek Orthodox priest retired from the pulpit in 1991, but kept working as the church’s pastor emeritus and the community’s chaplain and cheerleader.

    By David Waters October 03, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City’s housing mix could take hard hit in pandemic

    The city’s mix of housing has flipped in recent years, with renters now making up the majority as investors continue to buy single-family homes.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW board hires consulting firm to seek proposals for power sources

    MLGW votes to hire Georgia consulting firm to get proposals on companies seeking to replace TVA as the energy source for the utility. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Deloitte names new leader for Memphis region

    Jonathan Pennington will succeed the retiring Vince DeGutis as Memphis marketplace leader for Deloitte, the global professional services firm.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 23, 2020

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