Herrington: Memphis is wondrous, troubled — and not that special
A crane hovers over a construction site in Downtown Memphis in 2021. Memphis set a homicide record in 2021, breaking a record set in 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
Right now, in Memphis, we’re suffering — directly for some, psychologically for all — from a spate of unusual crimes. The fear for some is that the unusual is now morphing into usual. But it’s felt that way before.
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