Community Affairs
New Certified Neighborhood Leader Training session to be held May 25
May 16
The Certified Neighborhood Leader Training Program (CNLTP) helps community leaders create positive change for their neighborhoods by sharing with them best practices in engaging our City's core services.
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Allison J. Fouché will be honored at 2019 NAGC Communications School
May 9
The National Association of Government Communicators has chosen Allison J. Fouché, Deputy Chief Communications Officer for the City of Memphis, as the 2019 NAGC Communicator of the Year.
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Memphis serves as backdrop for Facebook’s More Together campaign
May 7
Beale Street Music Festival is over, but the city of Memphis will see benefits after being featured in a new ad campaign by social media giant Facebook.
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City statement regarding Forum Flats fire
May 3
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Entrepreneur Network Center closed Friday
May 3
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Memphis Botanic Garden creates "Bicentennial Blues Bed"
May 2
In celebration of Memphis’ 200th birthday this May, the Memphis Botanic Garden has created a “Bicentennial Blues Bed.”
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City announces new communications tools to keep residents informed on solid waste collection
April 29
In a few days, the City of Memphis' new service model to improve trash collection of items left outside the cart will begin.
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Weekly Update: National recognition for Memphis government
April 26Jim Strickland
We're one of seven cities nationwide honored as leading the way in using data to improve citizens' lives.
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Construction on Overton Park Sidewalk Project to start Monday
April 25
Construction on the Overton Park Sidewalk Project will start Monday, April 29, weather dependent.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announces Memphis as American City Best at Using Data to Improve Residents’ Lives
April 24
Wednesday, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that Memphis is one of seven cities to achieve "2019 What Works Cities Certification," a national standard of excellence in city governance.
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Loews Hotel Announcement
April 23
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Weekly Update: Budget specifics, more jobs, working on 5G
April 18Jim Strickland
We presented our 2019-20 budget proposal Tuesday afternoon. It’s a budget designed to accelerate our ongoing growth, spread it even further across our city, and continue our work to improve core City services.
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Temporary relocation of Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center trolley stop effective April 23
April 17
Starting April 23, the Sheraton Hotel/Memphis Convention Center trolley stop will be closed for convention center renovation construction along Main Street.
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Mayor aims to accelerate momentum with proposed FY20 budgets
April 16
Mayor Jim Strickland today presented the City of Memphis’ proposed 2019-20 Operating and Capital Improvements budgets to the Memphis City Council.
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Weekly Update: On crime, our upcoming budget, and improving trash service
April 12Jim Strickland
The long-term reduction of violent crime remains priority No. 1 at City Hall, just like it is priority No. 1 for you. Our budget presentation next week will show that, but so have our actions these past three years.
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City announces Elvis Presley Boulevard expansion improvements
April 11
Three miles of improvements are coming to Elvis Presley Boulevard from Shelby Drive to Brooks Road.
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Lane closures on Perkins Road will allow for construction
April 9
Beginning Monday, April 15, and lasting approximately 90 – 120 days, there will be intermittent lane closures on Perkins Road from Walnut Grove Road to Summer Avenue to allow for road construction.
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Service changes, closures for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day
April 1Leah Kraus
City of Memphis offices will be closed Thursday, April 4, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day. Solid waste pickup will not run Thursday.
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Weekly Update: New data on improving City services
March 29Jim Strickland
911 call answer time is down, violent crime is down, MAS' save rate is up, and library attendance is way up.
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