Volunteering helps CYCA member give back to the community he loves
Jake Williams Cooper-Young Community Association wouldn’t be what it is without our neighbors. They volunteer. They own businesses. They contribute their ideas and their passion to the Cooper-Young community. Each month, we will highlight a Member of the Month who...
Cooper development draws critics
Artist rendition of the proposed development at 871 S. Cooper. Another development has made its way to Cooper-Young. The latest is at 871 Cooper St., an abandoned machinery shop that developers plan to will be demolished and build a new mixed-use building with...
Food drive feeds CY neediest
November is a time to give thanks. The Cooper-Young Community Association gives thanks annually by providing for others in our community through the Suzzane Striker Memorial Food Drive. Every year, volunteers donate food to the First Congo Food Ministry. The food...
LaReau joins CYCA staff
Sarah LaReau The Cooper-Young Community Association recently welcomed a new office coordinator, Sarah LaReau, to the team. Sarah applied for the position after several friends sent her the job posting. “It seemed like such a good fit because I am already...
Letter from the President: CYCA welcomes new office manager
CYCA board president Mark Morrison As you might have seen in my letter last month, Amanda Yarbro-Dill left the Cooper-Young Community Association in September to pursue another career opportunity. While we hated to see Amanda go, we are pleased to announce that we...
A Few of My Favorite Things
As the temperatures continue to drop and we trade the spooky and goofy for all things holly and jolly, consider making your holidays merrier with creative wares by Memphis artists, makers, movers, and shakers.
10 Years of Beer: Cooper-Young Beerfest celebrates its first decade
By Mark Morrison In many ways, it’s hard to believe that this will be Cooper-Young Beerfest’s 10th year. So much has changed, but our original mission remains the same. This annual fundraiser for the Cooper-Young Community Association began as the brainchild of...
Volunteers needed to string salty snacks
The Cooper-Young Community Association is looking for some volunteer help October 17 to prepare for the Cooper-Young Beerfest. Gather with other neighbors to help make pretzel necklaces for festival attendees to purchase during the fest. Volunteers will enjoy snacks,...
Moulton novel focus of next book club
Dear Readers Book Club, the Cooper-Young neighborhood book club, will have their monthly gathering Tuesday, October 29 at 7 p.m. This month’s read is Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton. The protagonist, Emma, is a hitchhiker on the run from her traumatic past...
CYCA says thanks with free yoga class
As a thank you to Cooper-Young Community Association members for their support, we would like to treat our membership to a free gentle yoga class October 12 at 1:30 p.m. at mind/body HAUS, located at 2163 Young Ave. This class is free for CYCA members. Those who are...
