Each Friday, Mayor Paul A. Young sends his Building Together weekly update to nearly 40,000 residents. His goal is to celebrate our collaborative efforts to create a safer, stronger, more welcoming city.
170 N. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103
901-636-6000
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m
| Hard Choices, Funding Progress in Every Neighborhood | |
| Budgeting for the Memphis We Deserve | |
| Keeping Our Commitments | |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 | |
| Sustaining the Gains Takes All of Us | |
| Staying Focused. Staying at the Table. Delivering Results. | |
| Our Commitment to the Next Generation | |
| Investment Creates Opportunity | |
| Building Stronger Streets and Stronger Cities | |
| Strengthening Our Transit System | |
| State of the City | |
| Building More Homes Starts With Smarter Rules | |
| Preparation Works. And When Conditions Change, We Move. | |
| Weathering the Storm Together | |
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Why Youth Investment Must Be Our Priority |
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| Seeing Memphis From A New Perspective! |
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| 2026: Memphis is Rising |
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| 2025 Building Together: Wrapped Edition |
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| ICYMI: Memphis Helps Lead A National Conversation On Inclusive Economic Growth |
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| Memphis Rising in the Digital Delta | |
| St Jude Marathon – Hope in Action |
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| Thankful for Memphis | |
| Peace is rising in Memphis |
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| Hope Wins | |
| Sustain the Gain: Rise 901 |
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| State of the Region: Working Together. Rising with Purpose |
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| Neighborhood Impact Strategy |
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| A Strategy for Safer Streets | |
| When Students Choose Memphis, the Whole City Wins |
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| Staying at the Table: Week One Recap |
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| Fighting Blight, Restoring Hope |
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| Turning Resources Into Results: Building a Cleaner, Safer, Stronger Memphis |
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| Leadership in Uncertain Times |
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| 901 Day: 29,000 People. One Heart |
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| Investing in Youth, Securing Memphis’ Future |
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| Change the Algorithm. Change the Story. |
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| Elvis to Hip-Hop: Memphis Music Moves the World |
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| Better, Faster, Smarter: Reimagining City Services |
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| 901 Energy: All Year. All of Us. |
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| Memphis is the Mission: A Strategic Reset for a Stronger Memphis |
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| New Voices, Bold Ideas, and a Shared Love for Memphis |
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| Innovation Rooted in History and Built for Memphis’ Future |
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| A City That Rises: Investing in the Memphis We Believe In | |
| Walking in the Footsteps of a Giant |
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| Real Talk with our Community |
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| Choosing Memphis | |
| Seeing Memphis Through Another Lens | |
| Memphis Excellence — From the Stage to the Streets | |
| From Blight to Rebirth! |
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| Congratulations 2025 Graduates |
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| Holding the Line on the Budget – Protecting Our Progress and our City: Impasse |
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| We will rise together – honoring Clayborn! |
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| Building a Future-Ready Economy | |
| Enough Is Enough: Memphis Is Ramping Up Our War on Crime |
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| Budget Priorities |
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| Dream Forward | |
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My Commitment to Our Community
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MAS – Fighting Against a Deadly Virus
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BAMM Economic Empowerment Movement
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Building Our Music Ecosystem
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Reddit AMA: Connecting with our Community
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Memphis Rising: Embracing the Future with BASC
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Memphis Takes Action Against Community Violence
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Funding Our City
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The State of Our City
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Communicating Our Strengths
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Building Together via Mentoring
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Snow and Ice
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New Year. Public Safety Wrap UP.
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Resolutions for a Stronger Memphis
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Happy Hollidays
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Embracing Innovation!
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Our Commitment to Meaningful Change: Memphis’ Response to DOJ
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Thankful for Memphis
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A Safer Memphis: Big Wins on the Public Safety Front, No Victory Laps
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The Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
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Honoring Service and Celebrating Unity: Diwali & 2024 Ovation Awards
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| November 1, 2024: |
Embracing Regionalism: We Are Better Together
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Community commitment. We are Better Together!
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MATA matters: A New Route Forward
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Building a Future-Ready Memphis: Lessons from My Time at UofM
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Lessons from A Sister City
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An Innovative Approach
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Questions from the Community
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Memphis Peace Project and Investments in Small Businesses
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Safer Streets for Memphis
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901 Day – Love Letter to Memphis
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MATA Matters
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Hospitality & Tourism & the Memphis Vibe
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Learning from our Peers: Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
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Conversation with John Hope Bryant: Financial Literacy and the Future of Memphis
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Serving our City: Anti-Blight, Mental Health, and more!
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Supporting Our Highest Priorities
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Making Difficult Decisions for the Good of Our City
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We Love Memphis
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Budget Priorities & Liberty For All
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Building Out Successful Students – One Program at a Time
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Conversations with MPD Chief Davis
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Memphis + xAI = More Innovation
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Operation Code Zero Update
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Congratulations Graduates
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Crime Plan & Tracking
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Trash Talk
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| April 26, 2024: |
A Budget to Fund our Future
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100 Days & Beyond
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Prayers for a Fallen Officer
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We LOVE our Parks!!!
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Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime
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Share the positive!
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Blight. Beautification. And bringing people together!
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Transition Team Report Recommendations – Signals for a Stronger Memphis
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One Memphis Town Hall and other community meetings moving our city forward
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Learning in the first 50 days
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Blue Oval City: A Starting Point for Growth
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Empowering Youth, Securing Futures: A Vision for Memphis
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Celebrating Diversity: Embracing Black History Month in Memphis
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311 Solving Problems – Helping People
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Working During the Storm Storm
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Week Two! Confirmation for our Team
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Week One! Promise for the New Year
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