Forbes ranked Memphis the #2 most miserable city in the nation:
Sandwiched between Stockton and Chicago is Memphis, Tenn. The home of FedEx has an incredibly high rate of violent crimes, with only Detroit faring worse. The 1,218 violent crimes per 100,000 residents is more than twice the rate in the New York City metro area. The city’s [...]

Here’s a list of where it is, though. Memphis isn’t on the list.

From the Memphis Flyer:
Almost nothing has worked this year for E. W. Scripps, the parent company of The Commercial Appeal.
First, however, a little perspective is in order. The CA can and does still make money, although Scripps won’t say how much or what its profit margin is at individual properties. The Scripps newspaper chain earned [...]

This story disgusts me:
A Mid South church is ready for a fight. They said they cannot keep a minister all because the area around their church is a mess. Members of Antioch Baptist had to put a fence up to hide what is on the other side.
“I can see the home behind me is unsightly, [...]

For some time now, there have been plans for Memphis to have a Greenline- basically, a long paved bike trail that would snake it’s way across the city, from Midtown to Collierville, via the old CSX railway line.
Now, that dream is closer than ever, thanks to the work of the fine folks over at the [...]