By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Kara Chamberlain
Cooper-Young is making news. The newly coined CY Jabberwocky is a list of events in or about CY that other media found interesting and buzzed about.
House of Mews stays
John Giannini, founder and CEO of Memphis-based information and technology firm Service Assurance, made a long-term financial agreement with the House of Mews. The nonprofit [...]
Posted in Business, Goings On!, Music | Tagged Business, CY 4-Miler, events, First Congo, fitness, neighbors, Otherlands
By Staff on July 1, 2010
BY TAMARA WALKER
On July 14th, 2008, the Cooper-Young Business Association initiated talks with Mary Baker of the Office of Planning and Development and Bill Schaffer of the Memphis City Engineering Office to discuss ways to slow down traffic on Cooper Street. After meeting with Mary and Bill, we asked the ETI Corporation, an Engineering Planning [...]
Posted in Business, CYCA, Letters to the Editor | Tagged bicycle, bike, Business, CYBA
By Kristan on June 29, 2010
Odd Normality is a three piece all original instrumental group that will perform at this month’s First Thursday Night Out in Cooper Young. Band members Adam Biser, Scott Carter and Dwayne Caudill will entertain with their versatile sound that derives from a mix of rock, jazz, funk, classical and a little bluegrass. In [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Goings On! | Tagged arts, Business, CY Night Out, CYCA, music
By Staff on June 1, 2010
Tired of hearing about the economy? Me too, but it doesn’t make sense to ignore. It’s hit harder for some than others, and both local and national charity-based operations have taken their licks. There has been recent press in The Commercial Appeal and Memphis Flyer about the House of Mews, run by Elaine Harvey. Located [...]
Posted in Business, CY Community News | Tagged animals, Business, pets
By Kristan on May 30, 2010
By: Kyle Wagenschutz
Proudly, Cooper-Young is a neighborhood in Memphis where everything is done a little different. Niche shopping, eclectic dining experiences, and a bustling atmosphere of excitement help make this neighborhood stand out among all others in Memphis. These are a few of the reasons why residents move to this neighborhood, and why local businesses [...]
Posted in Business, CY Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged bike, Business, pedestrian
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 28, 2010
By Robert Tom
The vacant Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places, sits under a sales contract with CVS Caremark drugstores. CVS Caremark Corp. runs a chain of over 7,000 CVS drugstores throughout the country. Walgreens recently purchased the Ike’s Pharmacy across the street setting up a competitive [...]
Posted in Business, CY Community News | Tagged Business, Construction, Memphis Heritage
By Staff on May 28, 2010
By Tamara Walker
“Working seven days a week is what it takes,” says Steve Stearns, owner of The Enchanted Florist. He goes on to say he has been growing flowers and vegetables on his family’s farm since he was a young boy. And you believe it, all you have to do is look around his shop [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Business, openings
By Staff on May 28, 2010
By Kara Chamberlain
Cooper-Young is making news. The newly coined CY Jabberwocky is a list of events in CY that other media found interesting and buzzed about. Lewis Carroll wrote “Jabberwocky” using nonsense terms and jargon to let the reader interpret the story his or her own way. Carroll’s intention was to demonstrate the power of [...]
Posted in Arts, Business, CY Community News, Goings On! | Tagged Business, Jabberwocky
By Staff on April 30, 2010
By Trisha Gurley
For a lot of people, family is the root of their lives. If you’re like me, you regard your pets as family. As great as having a family is, it can also be expensive. I have no children, but my cat Milton needs food, shelter, attention, toys, medical care (more than most cats, [...]
Posted in Business, CY Community News, Events | Tagged animals, Business, pets
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