By Staff on September 8, 2011
By Alicia Cobbs This year, the Memphis Hightailers have agreed to donate proceeds from their largest ride of the year – The Bluff City Blues 100 taking place on Saturday, October 1 – to bicycling and walking advocacy in Memphis! This is a huge step towards making Memphis into a bike and pedestrian friendly city, [...]
Posted in Community News, Green/Eco, Health | Tagged bike, fundraiser, Hightailers, midtown |
By Kristan on August 11, 2011
Press Release from GrowMemphis: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josephine Alexander GrowMemphis Office: 901-725-4990 Cell: 901-626-3709 josephine@midsouthpeace.org www.midsouthpeace.org/GrowMemphis New program doubles the value of food stamps at farmers markets Memphis, Tenn. – August 1, 2011 – GrowMemphis announced today the start of a new program to give shoppers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Food, Green/Eco | Tagged CYCFM, food, GrowMemphis |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Mary Cashiola The Peabody Hotel recently completed the installation of their Blink Level 2 charging station for electric vehicles (EVs). The charging station is open to the public and can accommodate the all-electric Nissan LEAF. While the Peabody Hotel station is the first publicly available charging station installed in the Memphis area through The [...]
Posted in Business, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, green |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Barb Elder According to cyclememphis.com there will be monthly group bike rides on the first Saturday of each month. If you would like to participate, show up at the CY gazebo at the corner of Cooper and Young at 8pm. The next ride is scheduled for August 6, and everyone is welcome to participate. [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged bike, Cooper Young, events, family, green, health, kids |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
Join Livable Memphis for a park to park design update on the Overton-Broad Connector. Your input is very important. 10:30am, Saturday, July 9, 2011 Caritas Village 2509 Harvard
Posted in Events, Green/Eco | Tagged Broad Street, events, greenline, Overton Park |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Lillian Johnson Memphis Light Gas & Water, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Memphis Public Library have teamed-up to offer two new programs to help Shelby County residents reduce energy consumption: Get EnergySmart @ Your Library and Kill-A-Watt Checkout. Get EnergySmart @ Your Library is a two-hour workshop that imparts practical tips and offers hands-on instruction. [...]
Posted in Events, Green/Eco | Tagged Education, energy, Energy Smart, MLGW |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Naomi Van Tol Last month the Tennessee legislature passed a bill to protect 126 acres of Overton Park’s old growth forest as the Old Forest State Natural Area. The bill was signed by Governor Haslam on June 6, giving the Old Forest the highest possible level of state protection. This is a major triumph for [...]
Posted in Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged CYCA, events, midtown, neighbors, non-profit, Overton Park |
By Staff on July 1, 2011
By Kristan Huntley Many may have thought Mike Earnest crazy when he decided to come out of semi-retirement and use his personal savings to begin Midtown Nursery. Three years later, Mike is still going strong, talking to customers and enjoying the outdoors, even in the Memphis heat. Prior to beginning Midtown Nursery, Mike Earnest was [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged beautification, Community News, green, Yard of the Month |
By Staff on June 15, 2011
By Anthony Siracusa This year, the Memphis Hightailers have agreed to donate all of the proceeds from their largest ride of the year – The Bluff City Blues 100 – to bicycling and walking advocacy in Memphis! This is a huge step towards making Memphis into a bike and pedestrian friendly city, so let’s show [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On!, Green/Eco, Health | Tagged bike, eco, events, fitness, green, health, Revolutions, volunteering |
By Emily on June 4, 2011
By Ginger Spickler Quick! Name one present you got for Christmas last year in five seconds or less. 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . time’s up! Couldn’t do it? You’re probably not alone. But in a small village along a tributary [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Green/Eco, Safety | Tagged Community News, eco, Education, family, green, health, kids, non-profit, volunteering |
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