Headline!

date [not so distant future]

Today, at a conference on positive and safe environments, in Washington, D.C., Memphis area communities were used for example and benchmarking. This was news to others, but common to Memphis area residents.

Vision!

date [now]

Change perception (view) of Memphis area communities and its members from how it is perceived by others and themselves today.

Challenge What It Is, With What It Could Be!

Inspiration

date [always]

After traveling through 26 different states and numerous countries on three different continents and visiting x-number of different cities, one thing was always with me - it was the same question, "Why I live and work in Memphis, TN?" (sarcastically asked of course). Over time, I kept answering this question over and over again, and by that, unconsciously, I have built a list of good, excuse me, GREAT things about Memphis, TN.

What really started grinding my gears was the fact that I was asked the same question by the people that were born and raised in Memphis. UNBELIEVABLE!

Well, now I am ready to share the list of things and stories that make Memphis a GREAT and POSITIVE city, and at the same time, I am asking you to share POSITIVE stories, experiences, pictures and so on about our great city of Memphis, TN!

Now, when someone asks, WHY MEMPHIS, the answer is Why NOT?

They give me bogus reasons, while I give them thousand-and-four reasons back: Numerous Educational Institutions, Graceland, 3-Kings, Mud Island, Hard-Rock Cafe, Tom-Lee Park, Southwind Golf Course, Great Midtown, Awesome Downtown, Various Sporting and Cultural Events, BBQ, Pink Palace, iMax Theater, Big Hearts that people have, 2000+ Non-Profit Organizations, Diversity, Good Roads and Highways, optimal standard of living and much, much more........