By Editor on January 16, 2012
SustainSTUDIO’s Project Ginkgo home remodel, which was featured in last month’s Lamplighter, recently achieved Energy Star certification. To earn this designation, an Energy Star- qualified home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SustainSTUDIO has rescheduled a discussion of Project Ginkgo, originally set for Jan. 19, to Feb. [...]
Posted in Events, Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged Business, eco, green, neighbors, Project Ginkgo, Sustain Studio |
By Staff on December 5, 2011
By Sydney Ashby Just like the character Two-Face in Batman, Josh Somes’ fate was decided by the toss of a coin. When he returned to Memphis after living in Kansas City, he and his wife, Deidre, had to decide which one of them was going to work on their rental properties and which one was [...]
Posted in Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged beautification, Cooper Young, eco, energy, green, Project Ginkgo |
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 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
I Love Memphis mural on Cooper Street By Barb Elder If you have recently traveled south on Cooper Street and glanced at the parking lot across from Bluff City Sports under the Trestle Art, you’ve probably noticed a bright splash of orange and huge black and white lettering covering the retaining wall that use to [...]
Posted in Community News, Goings On! | Tagged Artists, Business, Community News, eco, Education, events, fundraiser, green, midtown, music, neighbors |
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 |
By Emily on April 2, 2011
By Leigh Woeller On March 11, no one thought that a 9.0 earthquake would cause a tsunami to hit Japan, home to the world’s third largest economy. Together we watched in disbelief as the waves flooded inland and moved homes, buildings, and cars like they were toys a child might play with in a bathtub. [...]
Posted in Events, Green/Eco, Health | Tagged eco, family, fundraiser, health, Safety |
By on March 4, 2011
By Kyle Wagenschutz As spring approaches many people are considering taking to two wheels for the first time in many years. Dusting off bikes long forgotten in the deep recesses of garages, sheds, and basements, many are pumping air into flat tires and reintroducing the simple pleasures of bicycle riding into their lives. For good [...]
Posted in Education, Green/Eco, Health | Tagged bike, Business, commuting, eco, Education, fitness, health |
By on March 4, 2011
Farmers Market returns to CY According to organizer Lori Greene, the CY Community Farmers Market is set to return to the parking lot of First Congo at 1000 S. Cooper on Saturday, April 30. The Market will be open for business each Saturday morning from 8am-1pm until October 29 with more of that delicious, fresh [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged arts, Autism, eco, events, family, food, kids, Movies, openings |
By on March 4, 2011
By Kimberly Crafton Memphis Goodwill Incorporated recently announced that its retail store located at 574 Highland Avenue will become a half-price location, meaning that everything in the store will be discounted at 50 percent off. This new concept is being implemented at the Highland store only. All items in the store will be priced as [...]
Posted in Community News, Green/Eco | Tagged eco, fundraiser, neighbors, non-profit |
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