Memphis Zoo parking lot expansion into greensward back on
Ja Raffe, named for the Grizzlies point guard, explores his pen at the Memphis Zoo during his first day in public on Nov. 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The city is moving ahead with plans to expand the Memphis Zoo parking lot and take part of the Overton Park greensward in the process, the zoo and the city announced Friday, Oct. 1.
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