By Editor on April 12, 2012
Enjoy the great spring weather and some Yazoo beer on Sunday, April 22, for Yazoo Field Day at Sweetgrass in Cooper Young. Party starts at 11 a.m. with events including ring toss and sack race. Entry fee is $20 per team, with prizes being awarded to the winning teams. Registration is open at Sweetgrass and Next [...]
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By Editor on April 4, 2012
The inaugural V&E Art Walk, along the Greenline in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown, will take place Saturday, April 21. The event, which is focused on bringing funding and attention to the V&E Greenline, has grown over the past few months into what has the potential to become an annual staple event for the Vollintine-Evergreen [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, Events |
By Editor on April 3, 2012
Join Revolutions this Saturday morning, April 7, for the Crawfish Cruise, a leisurely five-mile bicycle ride through Midtown Memphis celebrating the Overton Square Crawfish Festival. Registration is free and begins at 9:30 a.m. and the ride begins at 10 a.m. Riders are encouraged to decorate their bikes and dress in a theme appropriate to the festival. [...]
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By Editor on March 30, 2012
By Tamara Cook Help us celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Night Out event on April 5 in Cooper Young. First Thursday Night Out is when people of all ages get moving to stir up some fun in the historically hip area of Midtown called Cooper-Young. The party starts at 5 p.m. with specials, [...]
Posted in Arts, Business, Events, Goings On! |
By Editor on March 30, 2012
Dear Neighbors, As you may have noticed, the railroad underpass located on South Barksdale Street just south of Central Avenue, which joins Cooper-Young and Central Gardens, has recently been a hotspot for urban art. As such a highly utilized venue, we feel this is the perfect location for a community-sponsored permanent work of art. We [...]
Posted in Arts, Community News, CYCA, Events, Goings On! |
By Staff on March 25, 2012
The Honkey Tonk Stomp, the 2012 Tennessee Roller Derby Championship, will be Saturday, March 31 at the Mid-South Fairgrounds, Pipkin Building. Doors open at 11 a.m. Bout 1: Scenic City vs. Dunlap; Bout 2: Memphis B vs. Knoxville B; Bout 3: Knoxville vs. Little City; Bout 4: Memphis vs. Little City; Bout 5: Memphis vs. [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged roller derby |
By Kristan on March 19, 2012
The Honkey Tonk Stomp, the 2012 Tennessee Roller Derby Championship, will be Saturday, March 31 at the Mid-South Fairgrounds, Pipkin Building. Doors open at 11 a.m. Bout 1: Scenic City vs. Dunlap; Bout 2: Memphis B vs. Knoxville B; Bout 3: Knoxville vs. Little City; Bout 4: Memphis vs. Little City; Bout 5: Memphis vs. [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged fairgrounds, Goner Records, roller derby |
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 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 |
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