Your Transportation Guide to Cooper-Young’s Biggest Weekend
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...
The Lamplighter’s Cooper-Young Festival Guide
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PILOT Development on Cooper
By Sheree Stubblefield I reached out to Brett Roler at the Downtown PILOT Program to find out about the upcoming development. They are having a meeting Sept 10 at 9am at 114 N Main which is open to the public. Brett’s email is roler@downtownmemphis.com. I will keep...
How to Survive the Cooper-Young Festival
Compiled by Sheree Stubblefield Cooper-Young Christmas is almost here! The CY Festival is one of the most popular events of the year. With that comes fun but also crowds and heat. We reached out to some festival pros to ask them their best tips for getting through the...
The CY 4 Miler Goes Green
By Sheree Stubblefield Introduce yourselves. What are your roles at Clean Memphis? Janet Boscarino, Executive Director at Clean Memphis Kathleen Quinlen, Operations Manager at Clean Memphis (and CYCA Member!) Who is Clean Memphis? Janet: 10 years ago, I was traveling...
Longime 4-Miler Volunteer Keep CYCA running
Mike Ham 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 gives...
Buried Treasure and Summer Adventures
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...
Cooper-Young 4 Miler/Festival Survival Tips (for CY Residents)
Compiled by Sheree Stubblefield Cooper-Young Christmas is next weekend on September 13 and 14! Every year thousands of people descend on our neighborhood for all the fun. This year this weekend will also host the Southern Heritage football game. That means there will...
15 Year Volunteer Still Going Strong
By Sheree Stubblefield 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...
CY 4 Miler Welcomes a New Partner
By Sheree Stubblefield This year, the CY 4 Miler has decided to go green. What better way to do that than to partner with the greenest folks we know, Compost Fairy? They are passionate people starting a compost revolution. Together, we plan to make our race zero...
