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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 15, and we'll see the EDGE board vote on PILOTs for UPS and Blues City Brewery. Plus, big men and another win for the Grizz and Germantown's mayor takes up the call.
The zoo parking versus Overton Park Greensward debate has come full circle in four years. Now the bulldozers and chainsaws – along with the fate of 200 trees – are on hold.
The city this week issued a request for proposals to fill upcoming vacancies at the Rust Hall and Brooks Museum buildings in Overton Park. The new timeline shows final choices will be made by next spring.
Arrow, the nonprofit organization that supports artists in multiple ways, has decided to drop its bid for Overton Park's Rust Hall and instead build a permanent, $10 million facility in the Broad Avenue Arts District.
Memphis College of Art endures the challenges of an extraordinarily long "teach-out" to give its last students a chance to graduate.
Outdoor assets in Memphis create one of the most impressive networks in our region, adding value to both locals and visitors.
A spokesman for Union University says the Christian college based in Jackson, Tennessee, does not want to buy Rust Hall in Overton Park even though local sources say the university is, in fact, interested in the property.
Overton Park Conservancy is receiving a $25,000 grant and $25,000 sponsorship to improve the drainage system for its popular dog park.
Whether the next user of Rust Hall buys the building from Memphis College of Art or leases it from the city, the city of Memphis has a strong say about who gets the keys.
The city's selection process has reduced to 10 the number of proposals for repurposing Rust Hall and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art building.
The Levitt Shell fall series features two high-profile benefit concerts. The series also offers 20 free shows, including The War and Treaty, Reverend Horton Heat and Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear.
The fact that under half of those most in need of parks have no easy access to them furthers the claim that Memphians deserve not just great parks but more in general.
The North Mississippi Allstars will open the first half of the Levitt Shell's annual summer concert series on May 30. The free concert series will continue through late July, before returning again at the end of August.
After taking dozens of walks through the Old Forest or spending countless afternoons on the Greensward, we start to become familiar with the park. We begin to recognize trees along the limestone loop, and we grow familiar with the forms of wildlife that call this place home. When we know the park that well, we grow to love it.
Memphis-area industrial hemp vendors join together for festival aimed at educating public and celebrating the controversial plant.
The nonprofit organization that proposes to turn Overton Park's Rust Hall into a one-roof art district has re-branded itself as "Arrow at Overton."
Developers have made adjustments to the proposed Art Lofts project across from Overton Park ahead of a public meeting slated for Thursday, Jan. 3.