Presenting the Tasteful List 2026 — my 16th annual alphabetical presentation of local favorites in one decidedly local man's opinion, and everything on the list is locally owned. I'm a columnist, and, therefore ... well ... opinionated. Many of you are sa... See more
You don't mess with Big Shelby, and you don't mess with the Mississippi. River people have names for their most notable ports. New Orleans, for instance, is the Big Easy. Memphis is Big Shelby. River people know that the Mississippi is in charge, and that... See more
Note to self: You, all of you, live here. No matter your community or city, you live in greater Memphis, so it's up to you, each of you, to make it greater. Greater cooperation, greater communication, greater leadership, greater vision. Your shared heart,... See more
Dan Conaway
Conaway: Simple values for the most complicated of times, and the times’ call to each and every one of us
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, fascinated and frustrated with his city, but still in love. A columnist since 2010, his d... See more
I have left the Daily Memphian.
They refused to run my column this week. Too critical of Trump, they said. Trump is not, NOT local, they said. This week, of all weeks, Trump is not local?
Enough, I said.
When a paper censors its columnists to align with m... See more
