By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Kate Lareau Another great Peabody Elementary event is coming up, and the whole community is invited to come enjoy Central BBQ, shop for Christmas (or for yourself!), and support your neighborhood school! The Peabody Elementary Silent Auction will take place Thursday, November 17, from 5:30-7:30pm in the Peabody Cafeteria. Last year’s auction raised over [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Events, Goings On! | Tagged events, family, kids, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
How to motivate volunteers The second CY Regional Beerfest has come and gone, and at the risk of insulting a long list of extraordinary volunteers, I am convinced that the Beerfest Committee may be the most dedicated and efficient CYCA committee I’ve ever seen. Luckily, CY is full of some really hard workers, but I [...]
Posted in CYCA, Letters from the President |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Amanda Ball Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 3. It’s time for the annual St. Jude Marathon again! With all races sold out this year, there will be 8,100 participants in the half marathon and 3,500 in the full marathon. That means we need lots of volunteers for the Cooper-Young aid station at mile marker [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Cooper Young, fitness, fundraiser, non-profit, volunteering |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Demetrius Boyland Neighbors, it’s that time of year again – time for photographs with Santa! Come one, come all to the gazebo at the corner of Cooper Street and Young Avenue between 5:30 and 6:45pm on November 15. You can have your very own photo session with Santa for $10 dollars. If you bring [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Cooper Young, events, family, kids, santa |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Barb Elder Now, I know there are a lot of people in CY who drink beverages from aluminum cans. I know this because I see the empty remains sitting in your recycling containers on my Thursday morning walks…that is if I get out and about before the can collectors have made their rounds. While [...]
Posted in Community News, Goings On!, Green/Eco |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Donna Padgett Bowers Donna Padgett Bowers was asked to tell the LampLighter a little about Painted Planet and Healing Planet as well as her feelings about Cooper-Young and being a CYCA Membership Sponsor (if you are a CYCA member, Donna will give you a 25% jewelry discount on regularly priced items every time you [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, Business, CYCA, Goings On! | Tagged Artists, arts, Business, CYCA, membership, midtown |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Debbie Sowell Well, leave it to Cooper-Young to show out for Halloween. As the judges were driving around to choose the Great Pumpkin Award winners, it was great to see the creativity of our neighborhood. There were moving body parts, noise makers, fog machines, and lights. There was everything from creepy, homemade tombstones to a store bought, [...]
Posted in Awards, Community News, CYCA | Tagged beautification, Cooper Young, neighbors |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Andy Ashby Wow! Another year is in the books, and it’s safe to say this year was a great success. The second annual Cooper-Young Regional Beerfest experienced strong online ticket sales and sold the remainder of its tickets within about an hour at the site. We were blessed with perfect weather and a real [...]
Posted in Community News |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Tamara Cook Cooper-Young Night Out takes place the first Thursday of each month when local antique, specialty and retail shops, as well as more than a dozen award-winning restaurants and bars stay open late to offer discounts on everything from sushi to sweet potato fries. Bring your friends and join us on Thursday, November 3 [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged CY Night Out |
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