About Town: Memphis Parks plan future with return to the past
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland marks the start of work on a $200 million slate of capital projects with an event in Alonzo Weaver Park. Strickland believes more park programming can help with Memphis’ larger issues. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)
“Several generations of Memphians grew up with fond memories of going to their neighborhood park and participating in a pageant or being in a softball league.”
Topics
About Town NeighborhoodsOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
Comments
Want to comment on our stories? If you’re a subscriber, scroll down to the comments. If you’re not a subscriber, only paid subscribers can add their thoughts, so subscribe now. Our commenting policy can be viewed here.