By on April 30, 2010
The LampLighter is working with the CYCA to bring you meaningful crime information. In addition to the crime map, which details crimes within a one-mile radius of the Cooper-Young intersection, we also included a list of crimes that happened within our neighborhood. This list includes the case number, which you can use to contact the [...]
Posted in Community News, Safety | Tagged crime, Safety |
By on April 30, 2010
By Philip Jaynes If you venture to the Northern edge of Cooper-Young, going north on Cooper, and you get caught at the light at Cooper and Central, you can admire the spring plants at the Midtown Nursery and check out the activity at Mapco. But if it happens to be a sunny day in April [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts | Tagged Artists, arts, beautification |
By on April 30, 2010
By Trisha Gurley For a lot of people, family is the root of their lives. If you’re like me, you regard your pets as family. As great as having a family is, it can also be expensive. I have no children, but my cat Milton needs food, shelter, attention, toys, medical care (more than most [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Events | Tagged animals, Business, pets |
By on April 30, 2010
By Crissy Lintner May will bring yet another great line-up of musical events at Visible School Music and Worship Arts College, as students prepare and perform showcases from a wide variety of genres. Kicking off May’s line-up of events, students will offer a unique listening experience at the Electronic Music Concert Tuesday, May 4th, at [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, Education, Events, Goings On!, Music | Tagged Education, events, music |
By on April 30, 2010
By Mandy Grisham On a cold January night, ten people at Neighborhood Church were each given $100 and an assignment. They were instructed to manage, multiply, and invest the money in some way that advances God’s Kingdom in the world. And they were to report back in three months. Pastor of the church and Philadelphia [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged charity, non-profit |
By on April 30, 2010
By Emily Bishop Aunt Cicely is taking a much-deserved break this month but will be back in the June issue with new tales to tell about what has been happening in our neighborhood. She left us with these great photos from the Easter egg hunt on March 27th at the community playgound at Peabody School. [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Society | Tagged Celebration, family, Society |
By on April 29, 2010
By Emily Bishop Plans to reopen the Barksdale Market have been delayed due to problems repairing the leaky roof. The store at the corner of Barksdale and Nelson was reported to be reopening in late March or early April as the Cooper-Young Deli Mart in the March issue of the LampLighter. The new owners, Roosevelt [...]
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By on April 29, 2010
By Andy Ashby Several Cooper-Young residents recently took advantage of a beautiful Saturday morning to make their neighborhood a better place to live. Jordan Danelz, Madelyn Altman, Rodney Nash, Beth Cooper, Sydney Ashby, Debbie Sowell, Chris McHaney, Sharron Johnson, and Kristan Huntley participated in the Cooper-Young Community Association’s “Gazebo to Gateways” clean-up on March 27th. [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA | Tagged beautification, Community News, CYCA |
By on April 29, 2010
By Andy Ashby On July 26th, the Cooper-Young Community Association will organize a neighborhood-wide alley clean-up in order to make Cooper-Young a safer and cleaner place. In the past, the CYCA has cleaned up one or two alleys at a time. This year, we’re going to use pre-trial workers, paired with neighborhood volunteers, in order [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Green/Eco, Safety | Tagged beautification, Community News |
By on April 29, 2010
By Bill Bullock This is the third in a series of articles on energy use and practical information to help a resident of Memphis make wise decisions regarding ways to lower energy consumption and overall utility costs. In midtown, most of our homes were built before modern air conditioning was available. Many homes incorporated design [...]
Posted in Education, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, energy, green, tips |
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