By on July 1, 2010
By Edward Greene Not much surprises me in Cooper-Young anymore. Nevertheless, I was a bit startled to see two zombies in my front yard one Saturday morning. After stashing the family pets, further inquiry revealed what only true boredom can accomplish. Alden Woodard and Tyler Hurt of Evelyn Avenue, along with their fathers, Adam Woodard [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged Community News, kids, Zombie News |
By on July 1, 2010
By Jim Brock Okay, Cooper-Young. It’s our turn to shine. But keep those bright lights off when you’re not using them! This year our neighborhood is involved in the Smallest User competition with the Evergreen neighborhood. The purpose of this contest is to see which community can reduce its energy usage in 2010, and the [...]
Posted in Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged MLGW, smallest user |
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BY TAMARA WALKER On July 14th, 2008, the Cooper-Young Business Association initiated talks with Mary Baker of the Office of Planning and Development and Bill Schaffer of the Memphis City Engineering Office to discuss ways to slow down traffic on Cooper Street. After meeting with Mary and Bill, we asked the ETI Corporation, an Engineering [...]
Posted in Business, CYCA, Letters to the Editor | Tagged bicycle, bike, Business, CYBA |
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By Brett Ragsdale I hope everyone knows by now what is happening at the fairgrounds site. No, I’m not talking about all the buildings being torn down around the Liberty Bowl nor the asphalt being ground into a pulp around the Coliseum. I’m referring to what seems now to be a small, 15 acre tract [...]
Posted in Business, Community News | Tagged development, fairgrounds, KROC |
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By Lurene Kelley If you’ve walked past it on your way to Au Fond or parked in front of it to meet friends at Café Ole – you may have noticed the beautiful architecture of the 100-year-old Peabody school. Chances are, though, you didn’t notice the landscaping. That’s all about to change, possibly with your [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged beautification, Community News, kids, Peabody Elementary |
By on July 1, 2010
By Aaron James The Memphis Regional Design Center (MRDC) remains hard at work with their efforts to create a Midtown Overlay District (MOD). As you may recall from our February article, the MOD represents proposed zoning restrictions that would supersede current, more generalized, zoning requirements. The MRDC has held a number of meetings over the [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged development, midtown, MRDC |
By on July 1, 2010
By Susan Roakes The City of Memphis Division of Park Services recently opened its first enclosed, off-leash dog park just minutes away from CY. The park is located at 2599 Avery, near the Memphis City School’s main administration building. On my visits to the park I have seen many happy dogs. The park includes separate [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged animals, midtown, news, pets |
By on July 1, 2010
1. Joey and Carmen Weaver, of Rembert, added a sweet little boy to the neighborhood! Luke Judson was born June 18th and weighed in at 8 lbs., 3 oz. 2. Elzey residents Brontá and Libby Chapman were married on May 30th at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.Congratulations to the happy couple! 3. Evelyn resident Lyndon Thomas [...]
Posted in Community News, Society | Tagged Society |
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