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…
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In Our Third Century, A Plan That Builds Up On Neighborhood Strengths
Public Draft of Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan Released After two years, nearly 200 public meetings and events, and engagement of over 15,000 residents, the City of Memphis…
Read More In Our Third Century, A Plan That Builds Up On Neighborhood StrengthsSkyline Reflections Old and New
Landmarks Lost and Revived Memphis has about the most arcane, varied city skylines anywhere. Composed of half a dozen true high-rise buildings and a few…
Read More Skyline Reflections Old and NewDateline: Memphis, July 1979
Your correspondent explains the significant events of this month in Memphis history, including the story of a railroad worker’s Memphis moment, a very brief-ing on…
Read More Dateline: Memphis, July 1979Mud Island: A History Part I
Editor’s Note: Mud Island has seen its fair share of news lately, as Tennessee’s State Building Commission’s executive subcommittee approved the addition of Mud Island and…
Read More Mud Island: A History Part IWhy 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) MattersMud Island Monorail
Editor’s Note: StoryBoard Memphis is proud to introduce to our readers the Southern writer Niles Reddick. Niles, while not new to Southern readers, may be…
Read More Mud Island MonorailEast Memphis Subdivisions – The Village
Like most other cities around the country, the 1920s were boom years for Memphis. Not only were major structures being erected vertically downtown, such as…
Read More East Memphis Subdivisions – The VillageMurder and Mayhem in Memphis
Across the nation, Memphis is getting a reputation as a dangerous place. Take it from Frank Gurnsey. Gurnsey came from the small town of Weyauwega,…
Read More Murder and Mayhem in MemphisMemphis, April 1968
April 1968 was the most important month of the 20th Century for the city of Memphis. The Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin…
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