by Mark Jordan | Mar 31, 2020 | Community News, Family, Food and Drink
Thanks to a tremendous 0outpouring of support from local and state elected officials, as well as community organizations and businesses, thousands of students will be able to receive FREE meals every day while schools are closed. Beginning Monday, March 23, the YMCA...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 31, 2020 | Community News, Cover Story, Family
By Deirdre M. Jones, Peabody Elementary With the outbreak of COVID-19 in the community, Shelby County Schools have announced that all schools and district offices will remain closed until further notice. The days are long when school is canceled. We wanted to put...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 31, 2020 | Community News, Home and Garden
By Kim Halyak Last Fall, an anonymous Cooper-Young resident gifted the Cooper-Young Garden Club with a generous donation. When I asked him if he wanted it put toward a specific project, he simply stated, “Make something beautiful, Kim.” Well, it got our club thinking...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 31, 2020 | Community News, Home and Garden, Yard of the Month
2187 Evelyn By Sharron Johnson Art permeates the human experience. How well can we humans, world wide, attest to this, especially now? No social gathering to attend a sporting event, a play or even an art opening, only to name three. Social distancing, an old catch...
by Mark Jordan | Mar 31, 2020 | Business, Community News, Food and Drink
Toward the end of March, the city closed all restaurant dining rooms and bars. Establishments can still sell to-go food — along with to-go beer, wine, and liquor thanks to a recent state dispensation. Such measures will become all the more important as the COVID-19...
