Smart City Memphis

On June 29, 2026, the blog post here was “The Pressing Memphis Diaspora” based on the significant demographic shift underway in our city, county, and region.

As part of that post there were maps showing where Memphians were moving which ind...

Overton Park, the grande dame of Memphis parks, is 125 years old this year, transcending a history that includes pivotal chapters that defined and reflected the city it served.

It was a special place from the beginning.

In the 1...

Cartoonist Bill Day never fails to prove the point that a picture – in his case, a cartoon – is worth a thousand words, Former Memphian and Commercial Appeal cartoonist, he is the recipient of numerous professional awards.  He is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism award in Cartooning which is given to cartoonists whose work reflects Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s...

Despite every effort to combat poverty, Memphis remains one of this country’s most economically segregated cities.

Roughly two billion dollars a year is spent to reduce poverty in Memphis with no discernible sign of progress. It’s why economic segregation, which makes poverty a birthright for...

By now, every one in our region knows that Memphis is losing population.  

Memphis is hemorrhaging people and according to the Tennessee Data Center at University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s dismal forecasts, there is no end in sight for decades.

Less known is that Shelby County is losing population as well, which...