Rhodes College & City Info.

[Kabluey]

Originally Posted by Nikias

Thanks for the reply, deannaakers. Since my last message, I've stayed in downtown Memphis a for a few nights and I really liked it. Main street is beautiful with the street cars and such. Also, by far the best place for breakfast is the Blue Plate Cafe. And this time I didn't find myself in any run-down neighborhoods, so that was a plus; however, on the other hand, I did see several panhandlers or just general homeless right downtown in the alley by one of the parking garages near the hotel.

Anyway, I decided that Rhodes was the place for me and I've submitted my deposit.

Per pandhandling, see this blog: Panhandling « Paul Ryburn’s Journal

There is/was an organization called Residents for a Safer Downtown Memphis that work/ed closely with the downtown police to keep an eye out on the panhandlers, and the police frequently go to the South Main Association meetings to get feedback and give updates on safety issues as a whole in the downtown area. I don't know if RSDM still exists, but SMA does, and that blog frequently gives updates from the meetings.