There are 66 article(s) tagged Liberty Park:

• February 2023

  • Conaway: Why does Memphis try so hard to be Philadelphia?

    We’re showing all the originality of a bad band covering somebody else’s song, and not even a Memphis song at that.

    By Dan Conaway February 24, 2023

• January 2023

  • Break-ins tarnish weekend at Sports & Events Center

    Police reports indicate at least 19 vehicles were broken into over the weekend, during one of the center’s first big events. 

    By Ben Wheeler January 25, 2023

• December 2022

  • Fairgrounds transformation to Liberty Park has more ground to cover

    As Mayor Jim Strickland formally opened the Memphis Sports and Events Center on Saturday, he had a contract on his desk for the commercial mixed-use development along Central Avenue.

    By Bill Dries December 13, 2022

  • Memphis Sports & Events Center is open for business — and play

    “Sports tourism and Memphis youth: that’s what this is about,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland at the opening of the Memphis Sports & Events Center at Liberty Park. 

    By Alicia Davidson December 10, 2022

  • At the old Fairgrounds, Memphis bets big on competitive youth sports

    The old fairgrounds is being repurposed as Liberty Park, a $126 million mixed-used project anchored by the 227,000-square-foot Memphis Sports & Events Center, including apartments, retail, a hotel and more. 

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    Mid-South Coliseum’s future uncertain despite Liberty Park transformation

    Fond memories of old Fairgrounds and analysis of the competition led to Liberty Park

    By Don Wade December 10, 2022

  • Liberty Park centerpiece opens to public Dec. 10

    The Memphis Sports & Events Center formally opens Dec. 10 with amateur sports leagues and tournaments following in January.

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2022

• November 2022

  • Opinion: We deserve the Coliseum AND a new soccer stadium

    “Just like we can’t give up on Memphis, we can’t give up on the Coliseum. A lot of people want to. But we have to stare our problems in the eyes, be creative, then make brilliant visions happen.”

    By Angela Barksdale November 08, 2022

• October 2022

  • Does Memphis need a professional soccer stadium?

    In a city with plenty of needs, the plan to build a new soccer stadium on the site of the Mid-South Coliseum may seem like a tough ask. But 901 FC makes a convincing case as to why it must leave AutoZone Park and have its own home. 

    By Tim Buckley October 28, 2022

  • Strickland, state lawmakers meet over city sports venue plan

    After the General Assembly gave the Tennessee Titans $500 million earlier this year to build a new stadium, local lawmakers are optimistic that the state will be as generous to Memphis in the interest of fairness.

    By Ian Round, Bill Dries October 28, 2022

  • Saving Coliseum still an option, says coalition cofounder

    Marvin Stockwell says the group still has a seat at the table as the city pursues a $684 million sports venue plan that would do away with the Mid-South Coliseum. His strategy is to find another site for the soccer stadium.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2022

  • Opinion: We deserve the Coliseum AND a new soccer stadium

    “Just like we can’t give up on Memphis, we can’t give up on the Coliseum. A lot of people want to. But we have to stare our problems in the eyes, be creative, then make brilliant visions happen.”

    By Angela Barksdale October 26, 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: Fix our city’s problems before spending $700 million on sports

    “How about giving Memphis solid reasons for wanting to stay in Memphis rather than moving? Clean up OUR city first.”

    By Letters to the Editor October 22, 2022

• September 2022

  • Herrington: As spotlight returns, it’s time to be realistic about Mud Island, Coliseum

    Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth. 

    By Chris Herrington September 21, 2022

  • Fond memories of the old Fairgrounds, and analysis of the competition, led to Liberty Park

    The redeveloped Fairgrounds is not just a bet on the lucrative youth sports industry, it’s based on the expected benefits to surrounding neighborhoods such as Cooper-Young and Overton Square. 

    By Don Wade September 07, 2022

  • Mid-South Coliseum’s future uncertain despite Liberty Park transformation

    The Fairgrounds transition to Liberty Park began with a 2003 fire that brought down a 1920s landmark. What followed was a complex, political and at times contradictory path to change.

    By Bill Dries September 07, 2022

• June 2022

  • Light it up: Your Fourth of July fireworks and events guide

    Here are places and events where you can celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music and food.

    By Jasmine McCraven June 30, 2022

  • The To-Do List: It’s a balloon! It’s a plane! It’s Nicolas Cage against the world!

    This week, Juneteenth celebrations are planned across the city, ’90s alt-rockers Collective Soul and Everclear will play (but not together) and an “ooky” musical opens at The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre.

    By Abigail Warren, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington June 16, 2022

• May 2022

  • Liberty or Tom Lee? Folks split on where BBQ Fest should be

    After a month at Liberty Park, some folks think it would be a fine permanent home for Memphis in May. Others are ready to be back on the river, which MIM president Jim Holt says is where they’ll be in 2023.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 16, 2022

• April 2022

  • Inked: Robinson Weeks announces new spec warehouse, Liberty Park adjustments

    This week’s Inked includes news on a 234,360-square-foot spec warehouse being built in southeastern Memphis, a pending proposal to modify the Liberty Park site plan and a list of the 2022 Pinnacle Awards winners.

    By Neil Strebig April 27, 2022

  • Know before you go: Six helpful hints for Beale Street Music Festival

    Maps, apps and shuttle schedules — we’ve got you covered with a music schedule, and info on where to park, what to eat and a special freebie for Nissan owners. 

    By Bianca Phillips April 22, 2022

  • City Council approves Southwind apartments, Liberty Park management contract, more

    The apartment complex had persistent opposition from an area that asked for and received de-annexation from Memphis. One council member had harsh words for that idea.

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2022

  • City Council urges early voting expansion in county primaries

    In addition to the voting-expansion resolution, Council action included the Liberty Park contract, more time for Parkside at Shelby Farms and the end of the latest consolidation push.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2022

• March 2022

  • MATA to offer free rapid shuttle for Beale Street Music Fest

    To accommodate Beale Street Music Festival fans used to staying in Downtown hotels, a free rapid bus shuttle from Downtown to Liberty Park will be offered for this year’s festival.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2022

• February 2022

  • Liberty Park Sports & Event Center hires former Memphis Grizzlies employee

    The former director of youth basketball programming for the Memphis Grizzlies will lead the Memphis Sports & Events Center, which is under construction at Liberty Park.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2022

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    We Memphians take pride in our town, our teams, our heritage and our giving spirit. This week’s pictures capture some up-and-coming projects, a nod to history, and an effort to the homeless.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 12, 2022