There are 140 article(s) tagged Memphis River Parks Partnership:
In its first year, the park has made some changes to adapt to the way Memphians are using it. It's also a "glimpse of the future" for similar changes along the city's riverfront says Memphis River Parks Partnership president Carol Coletta.
Bigger crowds on Mud Island's south end during a hot summer made keeping people out of the Gulf of Mexico replica hard work. The Memphis River Parks Partnership will use the fall and winter to rethink how the Gulf should be used.
Mediation at Tom Lee Park hasn't quieted public debate about the future of the Memphis riverfront. Here are a series of observations on what we talk about when we talk about Tom Lee Park.
Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership takes steps to increase the frequency of grass mowing in riverfront and Downtown parks under its jurisdiction.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership has not disclosed to taxpayers how they plan to generate $1.1 billion in revenue by adding hills, trees and basketball courts to Tom Lee Park.
Memphis mayoral contender Willie Herenton says plans to change Tom Lee Park are “asinine” and he accused Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland of delaying a decision on the changes proposed by the Memphis River Parks Partnership until after the Oct. 3 race.
Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.
Mud Island's Gulf of Mexico replica is drawing waders looking for relief, as well as a few swimmers, even though the large body of water hasn't been a pool for several decades. Meanwhile, the island's south end is pulling in bigger crowds than last summer with plans for more activities and a crop of sunflowers.
As Memphis in May and Memphis River Parks Partnership negotiate a plan for the park on the Mississippi, city residents should recall other Memphis projects born in conflict.
Documents obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers depict design plans for Tom Lee Park as of May and a Corps summary of a meeting about the plans.
The Army Corps of Engineers says it could be a daunting task to analyze the Tom Lee Park revamp to make sure it doesn't harm 30-year-old river control dikes.
The philanthropist supporting the remake of Tom Lee Park says there have been a dozen changes to plans by the Memphis River Parks Partnership since the Memphis In May International Festival raised objections to the plan this spring.
As a successful Memphis in May International Festival unfolded in Tom Lee Park, there was plenty of symbolism and drama building in the controversy over what happens next to the30-acre Downtown Memphis park.
Mayor Jim Strickland wants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study planned changes to Tom Lee Park, adding contour to the mostly flat park. But Strickland said he remains committed to the idea of a park that is more active year-round.
Memphis River Parks Partnership plans to begin making changes to Tom Lee Park in the fall. The fall construction appears to steer clear of most, if not all, of the park used by the Memphis In May International Festival.
We’ve got to decide if we want Tom Lee Park to be merely a space for hosting events, or a distinctive place that inspires and unites us. The clock is ticking.
Gov. Bill Lee is putting $10 million of his $66.8 million supplemental budget into a Memphis riverfront development grant, though the scope of the funding is unclear. Mayor Jim Strickland said the money is specifically for Tom Lee Park.
A new kayak and paddle board rental service in the Memphis harbor opens for business May 4, the Memphis River Parks Partnership announced Wednesday.
Depending on where the viewer is standing, Downtown Memphis' latest art installation will read "MEMPHIS" to some and "SIHPMEM" to others.
By the city’s 200th anniversary on May 22, people looking out of their Downtown offices and crossing the bridges back and forth across the Mississippi River will have a different view when they peer out over Mud Island.
Memphis and the Mississippi River are joined eternally. Our relationship with the river, and the stories buried deep in its muddy waters, define who we have been even as we wrestle with questions that will define who we become.
A cruise ship operator is banking on the lure and popularity of the Mississippi River, introducing a new, modern ship and others to follow that will dock in Memphis.
'I can predict that when the Memphis River Parks Partnership’s work on Tom Lee Park is complete, few will look back and long for the flat field that we experience today.'
Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder has been appointed to mediate talks between Memphis in May International Festival and the Memphis River Parks Partnership over plans to redesign Tom Lee Park.