After years of flooding, Rodney Baber Park is back on solid ground
Justice Bolden, director of Memphis Parks, and Michalyn Easter-Thomas are seen during the Rodney Baber Park grand opening on Friday, July 24, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The estimated $7 million renovation became possible as part of a $60 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help areas affected by the 2011 floods.
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A native Memphian, Amaya Taylor is a Princeton University junior pursuing an A.B. in English with a minor in journalism. Taylor is a writer and editor at The Daily Princetonian, where she covers theater, film and culture.
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