By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Lisa Lynch Camp Rock is the ultimate summer camp for aspiring musicians, that is, until the flashy, new Camp Star opens right across the lake taking most of the Camp Rock staff and even some of the campers. With the very existence of Camp Rock hanging in the balance, remaining Camp Rockers must band [...]
Posted in Theatre | Tagged camp rock, kids, theatre |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Ginger Spickler What can you do in an hour? Balance your checkbook? Catch a TV show? Clean out the fridge? It’s not a lot of time – less than 1% of your week, in fact. But in just one hour a week you can make a significant impact on not one, but two children’s lives [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, kids, midtown, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Mandy Grisham A little over 3 years ago a unique partnership developed between the Cooper-Young community and our little neighborhood school, Peabody Elementary. You may remember that spring day when everyone came together to completely makeover the playground behind the school. For those involved, it was an amazing 4 months of planning with Kaboom!, [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged beautification, Cooper Young, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Ginger Spickler For the record, Peabody’s dads are some of our best and most faithful volunteers, so the two “Peabody Moms Summer Retreats” that were held in June and July certainly weren’t meant to discount the contributions of dads at the school. But sometimes, girls just gotta have fun! So, with the intent of [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Barb Elder The Children’s Museum of Memphis announced in a newsletter that they are rolling out the red carpet for a back-to-school Celebrity Block Party on Saturday, August 13 from 10am-1pm. Spongebob, Dora & Diego, Spiderman, Dorothy & Toto, Tinman, Scarecrow, and Lion will all make this an event to remember. Don’t forget your camera [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Goings On! | Tagged kids, midtown |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Frank Wolff Remington College-Memphis campus, located at 2741 Nonconnah Boulevard, is again offering complimentary back-to-school haircuts for children this summer. The event is called Cuts for Kids and will run Monday, July 25 through Saturday, August 6. Parents can bring in children ages 17 and under for a complimentary haircut provided by instructors and [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Business, events, kids |
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
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell Summer is here, and I have time to sit back and relax, spending time contemplating my life and my kids’ possible futures. As for background, I was born in Miami, Florida in the 1960s. When I compare that time to the turn of the millennium when my children were born, [...]
Posted in Blog, Community News, Education | Tagged Education, family, kids, opinions |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Alex Turley Built more than 100 years ago, the Peabody Park Pavilion was once a popular gathering place – the perfect location for a neighborhood event or casual get-together. Today Peabody Park is a popular playground for kids, serving the Cooper-Young, Idlewild historic, Central Gardens, and Lenox school neighborhoods. The playground area was upgraded [...]
Posted in Community News | Tagged family, fundraiser, kids, midtown, neighbors, Peabody Park |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Libby Flynt One reason that Cooper-Young is the best neighborhood in town is that its residents consistently turn out to support these historic blocks. As you probably know, CY has its own Festival and race. But what residents may not realize is that a large percentage of the 2000 runners who participate in the race do [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Events, Goings On! | Tagged 4 Miler, Community News, Cooper-Young Festival, CYCA, Facebook, fundraiser, health, kids, midtown, neighbors, running |
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