By Staff on March 5, 2012
By Dylan White Singer, musician and actress Amy LaVere is going places after last year’s release of her critically acclaimed “Stranger Me” album, which has received national airplay and led to performances on NPR and BBC. But though she’s lived all over the country and toured the world, she’s called Cooper-Young her true home since [...]
Posted in Arts, Music | Tagged Amy LeVere, Cooper Young |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By Ginger Spickler When I arrive for our interview late on a Friday afternoon, Peabody Elementary’s lead special education teacher, Kemberly Edwards, is in her classroom poring excitedly over some new materials she’s just received. A number of her students have moved beyond the basic reading materials they started the year with, so Ms. Edwards [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged Peabody Elementary, special education |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By David Royer There was no mystery meat on the menu in the Peabody Elementary cafeteria Feb. 11, where 22 teams assembled for the Fifth Annual Cooper-Young/Peabody PTA Chili Cook-Off. Teams turned up the heat in a fiery face-off that raised more than $1,500 for Peabody, more than the previous year, organizer Josh Spickler said. [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Food | Tagged Chili Cook-off, Mayer AC Wharton, Peabody Elementary, Rep. Steve Cohen |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By Renee Massey March is when the Cooper-Young Community Association holds its spring membership drive and to those of you who joined or renewed your membership when our mailers went out in December, thank you! But I know there are still some readers who forgot to send in their membership for 2012, and for you, [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Membership | Tagged Cooper Young, Otherlands, Young Avenue Deli |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By Scott D. Lebowitz Come support local arts and the Cooper-Young neighborhood this spring at the Fourth Annual Arts of March, hosted by Inbalance Fitness. Arts of March will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at 794 S. Cooper St. Proceeds from this event will go toward public art and beautification projects [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, Events, Food, Goings On!, Music | Tagged Artists, Arts of March, Cooper Young, events |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By Kristan Huntley There has been an important change to the event this year that all should be aware of. This year, the annual Cooper-Young Art for Art’s Sake Auction will be moving from the second Saturday in April to June 23, so update your calendars. The reason behind this change is two-fold. It came [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Artists, arts, events, volunteering |
By Staff on March 5, 2012
By David Royer The music festival experience — minus the mud — will hit Cooper-Young again this month as the Fareveller festival rolls through Young Avenue Deli, along with nearby Otherlands Coffee Bar and Newby’s, for its second year, March 22-24. Organizer Brandon Herrington, a Memphis musician and graphic designer, said more than 1,200 people [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, Events, Goings On!, Music | Tagged Cooper Young, events, music |
By Staff on February 8, 2012
We appreciate our 2012 Members and Donors. Thank you for your support! Household & Senior Members Adrian Friday Alan Krayer Alma Williams Cruz Amanda Davis Amanda & Wil McGriff Amanda Ball & Guillermo Umbria Amanda J. Lane Amy Pickle Andy & Sydney Ashby Angela Wallick Angela Helt Anne Mize April Holifield-Scott & Chris Scott Barbara [...]
Posted in Community News |
By Staff on February 8, 2012
If you’ve watched local news or read a newspaper lately, you might believe that crime is on the rise in Cooper-Young. Here are the facts: Crime was down 11.5 percent in CY in 2011, according to year-end statistics of reported incidents released by MPD. Residential burglary calls declined by 34 percent, from 58 reported incidents [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Safety |
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