by Mark Jordan | Feb 7, 2020 | Community News, CYCA, Family
Last year, the Cooper-Young Community Association launched its first ever scholarship to encourage students to understand and participate in their local communities. The CYCA Leaders Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship that is awarded to an uprising junior or senior...
by Mark Jordan | Feb 5, 2020 | CYCA, Family
Hello everyone! I hope you’ve had a great holiday season as I have and a good start to the new year. To kick off the year, the Cooper-Young Community Association board recently held a retreat to discuss our vision and plans for 2020. It was held at Epicenter,...
by Amanda | Dec 19, 2019 | Community News, CYCA, Family, Opinion
By Sheree Stubblefield The holidays are a time of joy but they are also a time of anxiety. The kids are out of school, the family is in town and you are probably looking for the perfect activity with your loved one(s). Sometimes too many options is just as bad as too...
by Mark Jordan | Sep 24, 2019 | Community News, Family
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell September is here and hopefully cooler temperatures will become the norm. For Memphis Midtowners that can mean only one thing —I t’s porch weather! Throughout the Cooper-Young, Central Gardens, Vollintine-Evergreen, and associated area...
by Amanda | Sep 13, 2019 | Community News, Cover Story, CYCA, Family, LampLighter, Opinion
By Sheree Stubblefield This year, we are going zero waste in Cooper-Young and we are inviting you to be a part of that mission. The CY 4 Miler/Treslefest and the CY Festival happen Friday night and Saturday morning, respectively, each year. With that, comes a lot of...
by Amanda | Sep 6, 2019 | Community News, CYCA, Family, LampLighter, Opinion
By Sheree Stubblefield and Jake Seidman Recently, the CYCA held a summer story contest for the kids of Cooper-Young. The Lamplighter is proud to announce the winner of the contest is 8 year old Jake Seidman. Jake is a 3rd grader at Idlewild, loves the TV show Camp...
