It’s not easy being green. ~Kermit the Frog Think back on your favorite long-running sitcom. Got it? Now think back on the very first episode…
Read More The Green Issue. It’s Not Easy Being GreenCategory: Opinion
Featuring local opinions and editorials from all over Memphis
Memphis Deserves a River Park Plan That Meets Festival Demands
Let me begin by admitting my bias. I have been a Memphis in May International Festival fan and event attendee all of my adult life.…
Read More Memphis Deserves a River Park Plan That Meets Festival DemandsThe International Property Maintenance Code for Memphis
This monthly column is dedicated to explaining in layman’s terms the complex legal issues that are involved in neighborhood revitalization in Memphis. Of all the legal…
Read More The International Property Maintenance Code for MemphisDelinquent Taxes Contribute To Blight
HOW DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION WORKS & HOW WE ENFORCE IT The complex, lengthy and uncertain process of delinquent property tax collection and foreclosure in…
Read More Delinquent Taxes Contribute To BlightAmended NPA Is A Game-Changer In Reclaiming Vacant Structures
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LAW CORNER By Steve Barlow & Danny Schaffzin In 2018, the Tennessee Legislature passed amendments to the Tennessee Neighborhood Preservation Act (NPA), found…
Read More Amended NPA Is A Game-Changer In Reclaiming Vacant StructuresLaw Student Attorneys Aid City in Addressing Problem Properties
In our first Community Development Law Corner piece, we highlighted the complex web of legal ills that so often causes a property to devolve into…
Read More Law Student Attorneys Aid City in Addressing Problem PropertiesWhy Anthony Bourdain (Still) Matters
In a word, Empathy. It’s been a week since the world heard the news that Anthony Bourdain – the culinary adventurer and storyteller of CNN’s…
Read More Why Anthony Bourdain (Still) Matters2017 – A Year of Re-Boots and Men Behaving Badly
Facebook posts and other digital year-end statements have shown a common theme in New Year’s resolutions. “My New Year’s resolution for 2018,” they say, “is…
Read More 2017 – A Year of Re-Boots and Men Behaving BadlyDistrict Should Vote For Protection
Guest Editorial by Mark Fleischer, Guest Columnist Thursday evening, the Cooper-Young Community Association will conduct a neighborhood vote on its application to create a new…
Read More District Should Vote For ProtectionWhy Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now
This Thursday, August 24, residents and community leaders of the Cooper-Young neighborhood will convene to cast their votes for or against an application for inclusion…
Read More Why Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now