by Ray Rico | May 2, 2017 | Community News
Over the past year, the Compost Fairy has accepted hundreds of pounds of compostable food scraps at the weekly Cooper-Young Farmers’ Market. Now they’re excited to expand these efforts and work towards even more positive, sustainable practices throughout Cooper-Young....
by Ray Rico | May 2, 2017 | Community News, CYCA
Many of the questions surrounding the proposed landmarks status in Cooper-Young continue to revolve around the process required to achieve this status. In order to attain landmarks status with the Memphis Landmarks Commission several steps have to be accomplished....
by Ray Rico | May 2, 2017 | CYCA
Aside from the hard work contributed by our Executive Director, Kristen Schebler, all of the work done by the Cooper-Young Community Association (CYCA) is thanks to your neighbors who volunteer their time throughout the year. Because of your tremendous support and our...
by Ray Rico | Apr 13, 2017 | Community News, Cover Story, CYCA
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 | Apr 13, 2017 | Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: The opinions expressed in this column are the author’s alone and do not represent the views of the Lamplighter, the Cooper-Young Community Association, its members, staff, sponsors, or any other affiliated persons and organizations. The author has been...
