by Amanda | Jun 18, 2019 | Business, Community News, CYCA, Family, Opinion, Safety
By Sheree Stubblefield This Thursday, we are hosting a Block Captain Mixer for all of our Cooper-Young neighbors who want to make this neighborhood even better! We know you’re wondering, “Me? Do I have what it takes? Do I have the time? Do I have the...
by Amanda | Apr 10, 2019 | Business, Community News, Cover Story, CYCA, LampLighter, Safety
By Sheree Stubblefield Approximately twenty years ago, the word “recycling” was added to the lexicon of the average American home. It was becoming “normal” rather than an extreme practice of the new-age, “granola” community. Nowadays, some people are...
by Mark Jordan | Jul 1, 2018 | Community News, CYCA, Safety
National Night out is coming up on August 7, and the Cooper-Young Community Association is looking for CY residents to participate. A program of the nonprofit National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is an annual community-building initiative that...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 6, 2018 | Safety
By Tamara Cook I have been asked to write a short article about the Anti-Trespassing Program businesses in Cooper Young as well as across the city have started using to deter crime. The program uses a legal tool called an Authorization of Agency Affidavit to more...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 6, 2018 | Safety
By Jason G. Whitworth On a damp and drizzly afternoon, but otherwise in broad daylight, a large, formidable-looking man turned the corner off Southern Avenue into Cooper-Young, walking purposefully, surveying houses for potential victims. His right arm was concealed...
by Ray Rico | Jul 1, 2017 | Community News, CYCA, Safety
August is fast approaching, and that means it’s time for National Night Out! This annual event is held throughout the country to encourage neighbors to get out and meet each other. You can also register your party with Memphis Police Department’s Crump Station to...