By Staff on September 3, 2010
By Andy Ashby
The Cooper-Young Regional Beer Festival will be held from 1-5pm on Saturday, October 9, in the parking lot south of LifeLink Memphis at the corner of Cooper and Walker. Tickets are on sale and are only available online at the Cooper-Young Community Association website, cooperyoung.org. Tickets are $25 for CYCA members and $30 [...]
Posted in CY Community News, CYCA, Events, Food, Goings On! | Tagged Beerfest, CY Community News, CYCA, events, food, volunteering
By Staff on September 3, 2010
By Debbie Sowell
As we welcome the runners of the Cooper-Young Festival Friday 4 Miler to our ‘hood, there is only one rule; party, party, party! Get together with your friends along the race route and cheer for the runners as you compete in our annual Light The Way contest. Start your planning now and notify [...]
Posted in CY Community News, CYCA, Events, Health | Tagged CYCA, events, midtown, volunteering
By Staff on September 3, 2010
By Barb Elder
Those of us who are relatively new to Cooper-Young may not understand the amazing comeback story that is our neighborhood’s history. We take for granted the safe, tight knit community that we are a part of. We don’t think twice about having active community organizations like the CYCA to advocate for our wellbeing. [...]
Posted in Arts, Bookworm, CY Community News, CYCA, Events, Goings On! | Tagged book reviews, books, CY Community News, CYCA, Education, events, neighbors, non-profit, volunteering
By Staff on July 30, 2010
By John Kinsey
The Cooper-Young Community Association (CYCA) is not going bankrupt! I make this announcement because it has come to my attention that rumors to the contrary are beginning to surface. However, nothing could be further from the truth. We are led by a strong, dedicated board of directors, and our financial records and meeting [...]
Posted in CYCA, Letters from the President | Tagged Cooper Young, CY Community News, CYBA, CYCA, CYDC
By Staff on July 2, 2010
By Maggie Cardwell
The following memberships were received as of June 23rd. Memberships received after the 23rd will be listed in the next issue. The Cooper-Young Community Association is supported by paid memberships, and anyone is welcome to join and receive the benefits of membership, which include discounts to local businesses.
Community Memberships
Fairy Caroland
John Chulos
Arsella Gallagher
Stephanie Gifford
Barbara [...]
Posted in CY Community News | Tagged CYCA, membership
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 April 29, 2010
By Andy Ashby
Several Cooper-Young residents recently took advantage of a beautiful Saturday morning to make their neighborhood a better place to live.
Jordan Danelz, Madelyn Altman, Rodney Nash, Beth Cooper, Sydney Ashby, Debbie Sowell, Chris McHaney, Sharron Johnson, and Kristan Huntley participated in the Cooper-Young Community Association’s “Gazebo to Gateways” clean-up on March 27th.
It was truly [...]
Posted in CY Community News, CYCA | Tagged beautification, CY Community News, CYCA
By Staff on April 28, 2010
By Kyle Gowen
Just as New Orleanians always knew that a worst-case scenario would eventually transpire, we Memphians are similarly aware of an inevitable disaster. Sadly, I am concerned that the parallels will not end in our pre-disaster thinking. According to the Memphis Geological Society, there is a 25%–40% chance of a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Safety | Tagged CY Community News, CYCA, Safety
By Staff on April 28, 2010
By Emily Bishop
With $11,505 in income and $800 in expenses, this year’s auction cleared a profit of $10,705 for the CYCA. The highlight of the evening was during the live auction when a bidding war broke out over the painting by Mollie Jaye Riggs, which was featured on this year’s poster. Terry Lawrence and Becca [...]
Posted in Artists, Arts, CY Community News, Events, Society | Tagged Art for Art's Sake Auction, auction, CYCA, Society
By Staff on March 28, 2010
By John Kinsey
“Life is good in Cooper-Young” signs
The CYCA membership committee is looking for members throughout Cooper-Young who will allow us to place a “Life is good in Cooper-Young” sign in your yard. The committee will come on Saturday, April 24th, in the afternoon and place the sign. You might remember the groovy signs designed [...]
Posted in CYCA | Tagged CYCA, membership
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