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West Memphis Three are Freednew
Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were released from custody Friday in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The three men plead guilty in exchange being released for time served.
The Memphis Flyer |
Flyer Staff |
08-19-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Memphis' Media-Friendly Floodnew
The Mississippi River flood of 2011 went viral over the weekend, with television reporters for all of the major networks donning waders to report from low-lying areas in Memphis. That caused a combination of amusement and exasperation for local officials as the river passed 47.7 feet on the Memphis gage, one foot below the all-time record set in 1937.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2011 |
Disasters
Lost Horizon: Hey Capital One, What's In Your Wallet?new
The Horizon is the $67 million, brand-new, almost finished, red-and-tan building that bookends the southern end of the downtown skyline. It is, as its backers predicted, the gateway to downtown, if you're coming from the south.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
In Greater Memphis, Two Long-Awaited Greenways are Becoming a Realitynew
When the greenways projects are complete, the attendees of a meeting were told, a person will be able to walk or bike from downtown to Cordova. Some touted the benefits such exercise opportunities offer to a city ranked one of the unhealthiest in America.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
02-05-2010 |
Environment
Public Input Study Proposes Skate Park, Carousel, and Aquarium for River Parknew
Nearly half the respondents of a new public survey about Memphis' Mud Island think there aren't enough events or interesting things to do at the Mud Island River Park. But the idea for Mud Island that drew the most support — from the public, at least — is a skate park.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
05-15-2009 |
Housing & Development
Local Initiative Strives to Define, Grow Green Jobs in Memphisnew
Last week, Green Jobs Initiative of the Mid-South, a program funded by BioDimensions to grow green jobs in Memphis, held two meetings to discuss what a green job should look like.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
01-23-2009 |
Economy
Profanity Police in Memphis?new
During the Center City Commission's (CCC) pilot program to curb aggressive panhandling downtown, safety patrol officers also reprimanded people for loitering and profanity.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
10-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Life is a Constant Struggle for Memphis' Undocumented Immigrantsnew
Chioma Diallo, along with her husband and three children, moved to Memphis from Africa in 1994 in search of the American dream. What she got instead was an American nightmare.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
08-08-2008 |
Immigration
Gas Crisis Hits the Memphis Area Transit Authority Like a Runaway Busnew
For most Memphis motorists coping with $4-a-gallon gas, mass transit is unfortunately not really an option. Now a near-doubling of the price of diesel will likely bring higher fares and reduced services at a time when MATA already is criticized for a lackluster effort to boost its efficiency and ridership.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston and Mary Cashiola |
06-27-2008 |
Transportation
An Inmate Beating Brings Up Issue of Transgender Discrimination in Memphisnew
A video leaked from the Shelby County Correction Center shows Officer Bridges McRae repeatedly punching Duanna Johnson inside a waiting room at the jail. The 18-minute video has no audio, but Johnson claims McRae assaulted her after she refused to respond to homophobic slurs of "he/she" and "faggot."
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
06-27-2008 |
LGBT
The Dubious Merits of Being America's Civil Rights Citynew
How many times can a city review a man's life and rededicate itself to his ideals before inviting apathy, hucksterism, and self-indulgence instead of activism? Memphis has become America's racial guilt trip and America's civil rights city. Less would be more. Share the guilt. Atlanta, Detroit, and New York don't have racial histories?
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
04-11-2008 |
Race & Class
Complete Fabricationnew
A crucial witness says her testimony in the West Memphis Three murder case wasn't true, but a product of police pressure to get results in the death of three children.
Arkansas Times |
Tim Hackler |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
