By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Anne Mautner
Are you looking for something free, fun and educational for your child this summer? Imagine whirling, creating, storytelling, and singing. Learning has never been this much fun, and no other experience offers more ways for children to grow! This unique, free opportunity allows you and your child to experience the most respected programs [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Education | Tagged Education, kids
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Jeanie Henson
Sowell & Company Realtors is holding the third in a series of seminars designed to better educate homebuyers on important topics in today’s challenging market. This seminar will focus on preparing your home for sale. Sowell & Company has invited knowledgeable speakers who will share their expertise on how to increase your homes [...]
Posted in Business, Education, Events | Tagged home sales, Seminars
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Rodney Nash
Recently I was asked why I participate in community activities and, specifically, why I am working with the City of Memphis’ Storm Water Program in Cooper-Young. My reasons are varied and numerous. It has taken me some time to dig and to get to the core of it.
I spent many wonderful days as a [...]
Posted in Education, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, green, Recycling
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell
Summer is here and let the fun begin! The kids are out of school, barbeques abound, water activities commence, and the vacation plans are a-foot. Under the current economic malaise, many families are opting to stay closer to home or at least choosing the cheaper options of stay-cations or driving to [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged family, Games, kids
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Crissy Lintner
On June 4th, 2010 Memphis-based Visible School, a music and worship arts college, announced four new officers for its 2010-2011 board of directors: chairman of the board Mark Giannini, chief executive officer of Service Assurance; vice-chairman Malcolm Bundy, chief executive officer of Evergreen Packaging; treasurer John Hirt, managing director of Morgan Keegan; and [...]
Posted in Arts, CY Community News, Education | Tagged Visible School
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Glen Thomas
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has issued a challenge to its customers in an effort to improve nighttime safety. MLGW’s Streetlight Challenge gives the utility a week to fix common streetlight outages or the utility will name the streetlight after the person whom reported the outage.
“Most of the time we do not know [...]
Posted in Education, Safety | Tagged MLGW, Safety
By Staff on May 30, 2010
By Lurene Kelley
Peabody Elementary has been in the heart of this neighborhood long before the community was called “Cooper-Young,” but is the school really in the hearts of CY residents? That’s the question school administrators would like its neighbors and local business owners to answer with a resounding ‘yes’… and some money, ideas, and elbow [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Education, Goings On! | Tagged Business, Peabody Elementary, volunteering
By Staff on May 30, 2010
By Kim Buie and Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell
We are well into the summer months. Families are enjoying the weather, and the outdoor activities are abound. While this is the case, as parents, we would be remiss to abandon all learning. The school year will once again be starting before we know it. Here are a [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Education | Tagged Education, kids
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