Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland
Host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries talk to Mayor Jim Strickland about how Memphis is meeting citizens' needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries talk to Mayor Jim Strickland about how Memphis is meeting citizens' needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Listen as a Memphis infectious disease expert answers readers' questions about the coronavirus pandemic.
What do you do when the cupboard's kinda bare and you're not supposed to go shopping and even if you do the stores are nearly empty?
Shelby County election commissioners Brent Taylor and Bennie Smith talk about the complex path to making a decision on new voting machines.
Director of Memphis Housing and Community Development Paul Young discusses the city’s efforts to help people living in public housing and experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From supporting laid-off restaurant workers to providing translation services to refugees, the Community Foundation is trying to target money to the people who need it most.
Jennifer Biggs and Megan Murphy talk about healthy habits while housebound.
This week on Behind the Headlines, President and CEO of Memphis Tourism, Kevin Kane joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and tourism.
Shelby County Schools board member Kevin Woods talks about his decision to run for re-election and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public education.
Local financial planner Duncan Miller talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the Memphis economy and how people view their retirement planning in the crisis.
Jennifer Biggs talks with Tim Bednarski about getting nutritious meals to hospital workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
More votes for Trump and Biden and Sanders, the April 2nd filing deadline, no COVID testing numbers and who we are after the unemployment spike.
Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris join host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries to discuss COVID-19, including testing and medical resources available at this time for hospitals and patients. In addition, Harris talks about the social and economic impacts the novel coronavirus has had on Shelby County.
Ernie Mellor and Karen Carrier join Jennifer Biggs (remotely, of course) to discuss what's going on in the dining industry.
Dr. Jon McCullers and Dr. Nicholas Hysmith join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with The Daily Memphian to discuss local efforts against COVID-19 in the Memphis area and the shortage of testing kits.
Here is a summary of items from how the city is moving away from the science and medical developments around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily Memphian Grizzlies writers Chris Herrington and Don Wade discuss the impact of coronavirus on the team and the NBA season. One likely possibility: If and when games resume, they do so absent fans in FedExForum and other NBA arenas.
Dillon Hollian and Andre Jones discuss local efforts to support emerging minority- and women-owned real estate developers, and connect them to small-scale development opportunities.
Jennifer Biggs & Kelly English talk about how the local restaurant business is faring under fears of coronavirus.
Ned Canty of Opera Memphis talks about the Ramones, how opera became a "tool of social exclusion," and the evolution of opera globally and in Memphis.
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips says new voting machines are still a possibility for the August elections. Phillips also talks about the debate between hand-marked paper ballots and a paper audit trail using touchscreen machines that appear to be the two most likely options.
Tigers beat reporters Jonah Jordan and Drew Hill discuss the coronavirus and the Tigers’ chances to take home the championship.
Irish eyes will be smiling when whiskey experts get together to sample more than 60 sips at Celtic Crossing's "a candy store for grownups."