Mayor Young Weekly Updates

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.

Mailing Address

170 N. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103

Phone

901-636-6000

M-F

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m

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