T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)The Commercial Appeal reports that the state has taken the initial steps to approve the Bass Pro deal Five top city officials, including Chief Administrative Officer George Little, Finance Director Roland McElrath and Housing and Community Development Director Robert Lipscomb, traveled to the commission’s executive subcommittee to make the city’s case for designating The...
The Commercial Appeal and sources on Twitter report that a mistrial has been declared in the beating case of Duanna Johnson. From the article: About 1:30 p.m., jurors, who had deliberated about 20 hours over a four-day period, sent a note to the judge asking if they could speak to him. When called in...
Smart City Memphis says that their beloved town needs to change the message and embrace its strengths. We have a modest proposal. If we were in charge of developing the message about Memphis, we would walk straight at the fact that we’re a majority minority region instead of the self-conscious way that we often...
And the Daily News’ Bill Dries was there to cover it: Standing under a fiberglass swordfish at a Beale Street oyster bar Monday evening, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton held his first fundraiser. Herenton, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the August Democratic primary, drew a crowd of about 80 to Silky...
Jeff Woods covered the Guns in Bars battle at the City Paper. The whole story is a great read but I pulled this quote out because this particular issue isn’t getting as much play at the Guns in Bars issue is. (I think it’s interesting that the Opryland Hotel has signs up to tourists...
Faced with backlash to their attempts to restrict single-beer sales in certain sections of Downtown, the City Council is delaying a vote on an alcohol-impact zone, says the CA: The Center City Commission is pulling back on one of two measures aimed at curbing aggressive panhandling. Officials with the Downtown development agency asked the...
Dr. George Flinn, he of the County Commission, Flinn Broadcasting and a race for the 8th Congressional District is moving from East memphis, says Zack McMillan in Sunday’s CA, but apparently closer to Midtown than anywhere in the District he seeks to represent. While it is NOT a requirement for a Congressman to live...
Memphis’ Joe Spake was minding his own business, hanging out in a coffee shop and messing around on his laptop when he got a face full of a local television camera. How did they find him? Foursquare. Fast forward to a few days ago, quietly sitting in Otherlands, sipping coffee, writing, editing some pictures……. ...
From the mayoral forum last night, Jonathon reports at Grand Divisions where Deidre Malone, Joe Ford and Otis Jackson stand. According to his report at Grand Divisions, all three candidates were very candid with their answers. Current interim Mayor Joe Ford was first to answer that he voted for the resolution that passed last...
The Flyer’s Bianca Phillips reports on a City of Memphis plan to make it easier for low-income Memphians to find a use a bank that won’t suck out their money due to fees: Memphian Autumn Jones hasn’t had a bank account in years, and she doesn’t want one. “One bounced check totally ruined all...