There are 14 article(s) tagged Philip Spinosa Jr:

• March 2026

  • Impasse procedure gets rewrite, delay at City Council meeting

    The Council put off any vote on the streamlined impasse procedure for three weeks. Meanwhile, a Council discussion about how to regulate short-term rental properties took an AI turn.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2026

• February 2026

  • Change for Memphis library employees goes on November ballot

    The Tuesday vote came with concerns that some library employees don’t believe they will have to reapply for their jobs.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2026

• January 2026

  • Christmas party shooting rekindles fight over ‘party house’ rentals

    What was billed as a “Pajama Christmas Party” with a cover charge and offers of free liquor Dec. 20 ended with gunfire and the death of a man shot outside the short-term rental in East Memphis. 

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2026

• April 2025

  • Downtown parking and liquor stores top City Council agenda

    The council hears about a proposal to enforce standards for lighting and cleanliness of Downtown parking garages and votes on a move to extend the life of a temporary Downtown surface parking lot at Beale and Main streets.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2025

• June 2024

  • Memphis City Council approves 49-cent property-tax hike

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young promises to “deliver more” with the tax increase. 

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    MPD asks for $15M more in last-minute budget surprise

    By Bill Dries June 26, 2024

  • MPD asks for $15M more in last-minute budget surprise

    The surprise came to the Memphis City Council Monday night, June 24, with copies of a two-sentence resolution. 

    By Bill Dries June 25, 2024

• May 2024

  • Political Roundup: Camp GloJo and gavels drawn at City Hall

    Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gloria Johnson campaigns in Memphis over the long holiday weekend and hopes Democrats throw national support behind her effort to upset incumbent Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn.

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman May 27, 2024

  • Solid-waste fee goes up in city budget proposal, too

    The $6.89 fee hike was among the focal points as City Council members held the first in a series of public forums Thursday, May 2, to gauge public opinion on the proposed 75-cent property-tax hike.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2024

• February 2024

  • Binghampton kids express hope for gun safety with march, wooden hearts

    This year, the organization’s staff, four Memphis Police officers and about 20 kids in attendance used the coming holiday to send a message. 

    By Christopher Wright February 13, 2024

• October 2023

  • Spinosa captures District 5 council seat

    Phillip Spinosa held off Meggan Kiel to win an expensive race for the East Memphis council seat.

    By Abigail Warren October 06, 2023

• September 2023

  • Political Roundup: Early voting is up, as heat rises in mayoral, council races

    More than 31,000 Memphians had voted early through Tuesday, Sept. 26, passing the totals for the same period during 2015 and 2019 city elections.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2023

  • 2020 letter feeds Kiel-Spinosa clash in District 5 council race

    A 2020 open letter signed by more than 100 leaders of local nonprofits has become a flashpoint in the most expensive race for a city council seat on the Oct. 5 ballot.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2023

  • City Council District 5 race is the most expensive of the 13 matchups

    Council District 5 is one of five seats on the council with no incumbent seeking reelection. Two of the three contenders have raised more money than any other council candidate.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2023

• April 2019

  • Philip Spinosa leaving Greater Memphis Chamber

    Philip Spinosa, senior vice president of the Chairman's Circle, becomes the fifth person to leave a leadership position at the Greater Memphis Chamber since last summer. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 10, 2019