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Urban Outfitters opening CY store in March

Well, we heard earlier this month that Urban Outfitters was thinking about joining us in Cooper Young, and we now hear that it’s official! From Toby Sells for the Commercial Appeal: Urban Outfitters will open a new store in Memphis at the corner of Central Avenue and Cooper Street, the “gateway” to the Cooper-Young neighborhood. [...]

Mayor Wharton with Bike/Ped Coordinator Kyle Wagenschutz

Walk Bike Memphis meeting with Mayor Wharton and Bike/Ped Coordinator

Last night Livable Memphis had a couple special guests to its regular Walk Bike Memphis meeting at Otherlands Coffee Shop held on the first Monday each month.  Mayor AC Wharton introduced his newly appointed Bike/Ped Coordinator to the overflowing crowd in the back room of the coffee shop just north of Cooper-Young.  The new joint [...]

September LampLighter 2010

September LampLighter 2010

The annual Cooper-Young Festival is the featured article for this issue with the cover art by Carol Robison. There is a list of the Festival vendors along with a map to help you find your favorite. Articles about a Regional Beer Festival coming to CY, the history of Cooper-Young published in a new book, and Bike [...]

Festival Friday 4 Miler Results (Update: New Picture)

Festival Friday 4 Miler Results (Update: New Picture)

We had a record number of runners for this year’s Festival Friday 4 Miler last night!  Many thanks go out to to the participants, sponsors, volunteers, and Light The Way party-goers who helped make this year’s race the best yet! Results for the race are now posted, click here to see them. Also, congratulations to [...]

Town Hall Meeting Hosted by Wanda Halbert

Town Hall Meeting Hosted by Wanda Halbert

On Monday, September 20th, Memphis City Councilwoman District 4 Representative Wanda Halbert will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting frm 6 – 8 pm at First Congregational Church. Please come out and voice your concerns! Representatives from the following departments will be in attendance to answer questions: Memphis Police Department Housing and Community Development Division [...]

CY History Book’s Author Interviewed

This week’s Memphis Flyer includes a Q & A with Lisa Lumb, co-author of the new history of Cooper Young, Cooper Young: A Community that Works. I love her advice to people looking to revitalize their declining neighborhood: “Begin by getting to know your neighbors.  Throw a block party and invite them all.”  Certainly consistent [...]