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.

Starting April 23, the Sheraton Hotel/Memphis Convention Center trolley stop will be closed for convention center renovation construction along Main Street.

Mayor Jim Strickland today presented the City of Memphis’ proposed 2019-20 Operating and Capital Improvements budgets to the Memphis City Council.

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.

Three miles of improvements are coming to Elvis Presley Boulevard from Shelby Drive to Brooks Road.

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.

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.

911 call answer time is down, violent crime is down, MAS' save rate is up, and library attendance is way up.

Memphis could soon be home to a new research institute dedicated to understanding and protecting freshwater resources.

The City of Memphis has launched “Create Your Space”, a call for ideas for the creative reimagining of the Memphis College of Art and Brooks Museum buildings.

Strengthening public safety has been a priority of ours since the very first day we arrived at City Hall, and another action we took this week was continued proof of that.

"Memphis, Sacramento and Las Vegas were the top three large U.S. metro areas in January for job creation compared to their average 10-year employment rate, according to a Bloomberg analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data."

Notes as we celebrate another big Tigers win

We will continue the work we started in 2016, but here’s something that’s just as important: Our vision of how Memphis, as we begin our third century this year, will continue our momentum.

After careful review, the City’s Division of Housing and Community Development has made a decision on redevelopment plans for MLK Student Transition Academy and Georgia Avenue Elementary.

"Memphis has a rich history, and as new establishments look to diversify the local entertainment, food, and arts options, they pay homage to the city’s past as a hub for tasty cuisine, good whiskey, and Black excellence."

The City of Memphis has teamed up with United Way for the organization’s Free Tax Prep program. If you made $54,000 or less in 2018, you’re eligible.

The after hours warming center at 4376 Horn Lake Road will open from 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week.