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125 North Main is a podcast covering the happenings at Memphis City Hall, hosted by The Commercial Appeal's city government reporter Ryan Poe.
22 NOV 2017 · Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Jr. and former Shelby County commissioner Steve Mulroy debate an impending sea change in council elections in a special episode of podcast 125 North Main this week.
9 NOV 2017 · On this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Housing and Community Development director Paul Young says the city couldn't make the numbers work to reopen the Coliseum as part of a $160 million Mid-South Fairgrounds redevelopment plan.
5 NOV 2017 · In this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Roy Barnes of the Coliseum Coalition criticizes Mayor Jim Strickland's administration for what he described as a business-first approach to redeveloping the old Mid-South Fairgrounds.
26 OCT 2017 · Memphis City Council member Philip Spinosa Jr. joins host Ryan Poe and talks about his plan to expand the Neighborhood Sentinel Program.
19 OCT 2017 · On this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Downtown Memphis, Housing and Community Development Director Paul Young says a proposed aquarium project would "break even" if the city only attracts 500,000 tourists a year, the conservative estimate.
5 OCT 2017 · Corey Strong, the newly elected chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party, says to expect a brand-new strategy for winning elections in 2018. In this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Strong says the party hopes to reconnect with voters alienated by past party squabbles by focusing on issues rather than elections; a new — and, some would say, populist — approach for the local party.
28 SEP 2017 · In this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld outlines his priorities for the organization, and gives updates about Downtown trolleys and a new transit vision plan.
22 SEP 2017 · The City Council sent the proposal back to committee Tuesday following the revelation that council chairman Berlin Boyd had requested and voted for the resolution despite signing a contract with the street's merchants in August. Boyd announced during the meeting that he would rescind his contract to stopper questions about potential conflicts. On this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Oswalt said merchants have traditionally paid for their security while the city has covered the cost of patrol officers.
14 SEP 2017 · In this week's episode of podcast 125 North Main, Shafer explains impact of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's policy on 73 developments pending in the unincorporated county. She also outlined the county's options, which include developing its own sewer system and suing Memphis for not providing taps to sewers built with federal dollars.
21 AUG 2017 · Rep. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat filing articles of impeachment against President Trump, Monday said Mayor Jim Strickland is right to insist on removing Confederate monuments legally — but he could do more. In this special episode of 125 North Main, Cohen also explains why he voted as a member of the Center City Commission in 1995 against removing the statue and grave of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest from Health Science Park in Downtown Memphis.
125 North Main is a podcast covering the happenings at Memphis City Hall, hosted by The Commercial Appeal's city government reporter Ryan Poe.
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