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
| Building for the Future | |
| Our Votes and Our Voices Matter | |
| Core Competencies | |
| 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 | |
| Why Youth Investment Must Be Our Priority | |
| Seeing Memphis From A New Perspective! | |
| 2026: Memphis is Rising | |
| 2025 Building Together: Wrapped Edition | |
| ICYMI: Memphis Helps Lead A National Conversation On Inclusive Economic Growth | |
| 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 |