There’s a news update on that shooting that happened Downtown Sunday night: It was a 13-year-old girl, out riding scooters, who was caught in the crossfire between several cars shooting at each other near Union and Riverside. See this WMC Action News 5 story for more.
So we can’t even go outside and enjoy walks along the river on the weekends in our own neighborhood. When are cops going to get serious about cracking down on all the cruising that happens down here? I hope this is an interview question Mayor Strickland asks police director candidates.
By the way… WREG, when covering the story, said the shooting happened near the corner of Union and Monroe. Those are parallel streets that run one block apart and never cross each other. You really can’t be bothered to pull up Google Maps and do a quick fact-check on these locations before you publish stories? WREG has famously labeled the Third Street exit off I-55 as “Downtown,” when it’s actually several miles to the south.
The Downtown Memphis Commission board is ready to pick the organization’s next leader, having done their due diligence to research the candidates. They will meet this morning and pick the person to run DMC.
A new app called ParkMobile, which will take the place of parking meters, will be used in an experiment along Front Street in the Downtown core and along Monroe Avenue (which does not intersect Union; I checked the map) out in The Edge. If successful, the app could spell the beginning of the end of meters along our city streets.
Good morning, America, how are you? The train they call the City of New Orleans will once again resume service 7 days a week, thanks to a COVID grant by Congress. The line connects Chicago to New Orleans with a stop in Memphis.
Wear green and catch the St. Patrick’s Day Mighty Lights show on March 16 and 17 every half-hour after sunset.🍀 pic.twitter.com/ivWVveXNdS
— City of Memphis (@CityOfMemphis) March 15, 2021
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A Twitter glitch caused users to have their accounts temporarily suspended if they tweeted about “Memphis” on Sunday.
The DM has a look at candidates for MPD director.
There will be a Save the Mud Island Amphitheater Community Engagement Event at Carolina Watershed Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30. Mayor Strickland has allocated $4 million to bring the venue back to life. Come give your feedback on what you would like to see to make the amphitheater an attractive concert venue once again. County Commissioner Mickell Lowery will be on hand. If you’re a DNA member, there will be free beer, wine, and apps.
That’s it for this post. Time to get the grit & grind started for today. Back tomorrow with more news.