by Ray Rico | Jun 15, 2017 | Cover Story, History
In the 1970s, local preservationists and authors Peggy Jemison and Virginia Dunaway embarked on a project for the Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) to document the histories of eight historic Memphis neighborhoods, including Cooper-Young. Published in 1980,...
by Ray Rico | Jun 13, 2017 | Community News, Uncategorized
By Stephanie Gonzalez Robbie Dixon, the Lamplighter’s April Volunteer Spotlight, inherited a love of gardening from his mother growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He started with house plants, but when he moved to Elzey Street in Cooper-Young in 1993 he greatly...
by Ray Rico | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the 1970s, local preservationists and authors Peggy Jemison and Virginia Dunaway embarked on a project for the Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) to document the histories of eight historic Memphis neighborhoods, including Cooper-Young. Published in 1980,...
by Ray Rico | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will benefit from the Cooper-Young Pup Crawl on Thursday, May 11th, from 6-9 p.m. The Cooper-Young Pup Crawl is hosted by the Cooper-Young Business Association and presented by top sponsors Memphis Animal Clinic and...
by Ray Rico | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Cooper-Young restaurant Strano! Is hosting its first wine tasting event Thursday, June 8, at the restaurant, 948 S. Cooper. The event will feature Italian wines from Crown Distributors presented by Bobby Maulpin and paired with a four-course Sicilian meal prepared by...
