By Brad on September 21, 2010
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 [...]
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By Brad on September 18, 2010
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 [...]
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By Brad on September 16, 2010
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 [...]
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By Brad on September 2, 2010
National retailer Urban Outfitters is in negotiations to open a store at Central and Cooper. Andy Ashby, reporting for the Memphis Business Journal: The Philadelphia-based retail company, which operates the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and Terrain store brands, is negotiating to lease a former antique mall building at the northeast corner of Central and [...]
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By Brad on August 13, 2010
If you haven’t been to the Cooper Young Community Farmer’s Market lately, you have been missing out. What started in May as a somewhat humble offering of fresh local goodies has exploded in recent weeks to be your end-all , be-all kitchen source! Visit the Market this Saturday (and every Saturday) from 8am to 1pm [...]
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By Brad on August 12, 2010
Mark your calendars! September 18th, 9am to 7pm From the Commercial Appeal: COOPER-YOUNG FESTIVAL MUSICAL LINEUP Goner Records/Young Avenue Deli Stage 12:30 p.m. — John Paul Keith and 145s 1:30 p.m. — Overnight Lows 2:30 p.m. — Jack O and the Tennessee Tearjerkers 3:30 p.m. — Missing Monuments 4:30 p.m. — The Limes Visible School [...]
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By Brad on August 10, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 6-7:30 p.m. Community Office 2298 Young Ave Volunteer sign up for the CY Festival Friday 4- Miler, the race bag stuffing on Tuesday, September the 7th and the CYCA Booth at the Festival. Have fun with your neighbors while helping the CYCA raise money. Volunteers get a T-shirt to show their CY [...]
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By Brad on August 9, 2010
This morning Mayor Wharton announced plans to construct a skatepark in Tobey Park, just on the opposite side of the fairgrounds from Cooper Young, north of Central between Flicker and Hollywood streets! This is great news considering the disappointment after the skatepark was originally budgeted and planned for Glenview Park, just south of Cooper Young, [...]
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