Thumbnail: Despite the pandemic, Shelby Farms Park is recording record attendance. Facing climbing numbers of park users while revenues were devastated, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy Executive Director Jen Andrews has weathered the storm and the park is pointed to a stronger future.
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Thumbnail: Memphis gained national attention with its landmark protections of public space from highways splitting parks and damaging visitors’ experiences. The lessons from blocking the highway through Overton Park and one through Shelby Farms Park are reminders of why Riverside Drive today is a detriment to Tom Lee Park.
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Thumbnail: The Overton Park Conservancy continues to map out the future of Memphis’ beloved park and is asking for public input. Overton Park is at a crossroads and it’s in everyone’s interest to help make it be all that it can be. About 10 years ago, we had an opportunity to express opinions that led to creation of the Overton Park Conservancy. Your input can help define the park’s next chapter.
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Thumbnail: Public places like the riverfront can be powerful engines for equity, economy, and...
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Thumbnail: The search committee is recommending to city officials that The Metal Museum becomes the next tenant of Rust Hall in Overton Park now that the Memphis College of Art has closed down. Armed with a promise to create a national museum and a pledge of $12 million from an out-of-town donor, the Metal Museum becomes the perfect occupant for the architecturally significant building.
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Thumbnail: After seven years of blog posts about the need for Riverside Drive to contribute to a livable Memphis, the street is opening up again today for five days a week so it seems a good time to revisit past blog posts about how it could contribute to a livable Memphis.
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In the midst of a crisis, we often are...
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For a couple of decades, Memphis has...
Read MoreOn July 23, 2018, we wrote that in four years, if all goes well, we won’t even be able to recognize the CBD. Eight months ago, we wrote that “after more than...
Read MoreThe post below was published yesterday by the Brookings Institution – one of the nation’s leading think tanks – and written by Carol Coletta, acknowledged as one of the top 100 experts on cities and head of the...
Read MoreNote: There was a timely editorial in the New York Times a few days ago about the poisoning of our information system and the proliferation of conspiracies, false...
Read MoreIt’s no secret that I’ve been a fervent supporter for turning Tom Lee Park from a pasture into a signature park. As the debate unfolded, we’ve received some...
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by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
