By Staff on September 3, 2010
Posted in Society | Tagged neighbors, Society
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 Sarah Frierson
Cooper-Young is a close-knit community, and the board of the CYCA has realized that when and if a disaster ever strikes we will turn to each other for help. The recent floods in Millington and Nashville were a reminder that it is important to plan for the unexpected. Cooper-Young has always been at [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Safety | Tagged CY Community News, emergency response plan, neighbors, Safety
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 2, 2010
By Suzzane Striker
I lived in Tampa at the time of the first shuttle lift off. My roommate and I went to witness this historic event taking place in our own backyard. We went over about a day and a half early to scope out a good place to view the spectacle and to visit Cape [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged National Neighborhood Night Out, neighbors
By Staff on March 28, 2010
By Aunt Cicely
Hiya, sweeties! As you read this, ‘ol Aunt Cicely will either be cashing in my neighbor Gladys’ April pension check because Duke went all the way, or weeping over a busted bracket. Frankly, I like my chances—that old biddy has a blind spot when it comes to the Big Ten. But enough about [...]
Posted in CY Community News, Society | Tagged neighbors, Society
By Staff on March 28, 2010
By Ginger Spickler
Thanks so much to everyone who made it to our recent “Captain Happy Hour”! We had a great time and discussed some important information. For those of you who couldn’t make it or are still thinking about signing up as your block’s captain, here’s a recap.
The stats
We now have 28 block clubs in [...]
Posted in CYCA | Tagged block club, neighbors
By Kristan on March 28, 2010
By Kristan Huntley
Many may know Corey Mesler as one of the owners of the wonderfully inviting and cozy Burke’s Book Store on Cooper, but others know him as a very prolific fiction novelist and poet. In March, Corey released two new books, The Ballad of the Two Tom Mores and Following Richard Brautigan, from two [...]
Posted in Arts, Literature | Tagged arts, books, neighbors
By Leslie on February 27, 2010
By Ginger Spickler
Imagine my surprise when I walked down my front steps a few weeks ago and spied the bright green tips of my tulips pushing their way up through the dusting of snow on the ground! Hallelujah—this winter will not last forever!
And as my thoughts turned to spring, I also started getting excited about [...]
Posted in CY Community News | Tagged block club, CY Community News, National Neighborhood Night Out, neighbors
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