There are 153 article(s) tagged Tom Lee Park:

• May 2020

  • Modified design concept for Tom Lee Park to be revealed

    The new concept for the park's $60 million transformation will be revealed live today at 3:30 p.m. on The Daily Memphian's site. 

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020

• April 2020

  • A simple way to improve Tom Lee Park: Close Riverside Drive

    The city’s decision to temporarily close Riverside Drive converted the noisy and congested road that divides the Riverwalk from Tom Lee Park into a centerpiece of bustling pedestrian activities. 

    By William Evans, Mary V. Relling April 19, 2020

  • Spring fever and COVID-19 concerns meet in parks

    Rain Tuesday morning helped decrease the crowds in some parks after the city also closed some roads into and through city parks. The parks remain open but are battling sunshine and pandemic cabin fever to moderate the crowds. And planners are working on life after COVID-19 at Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2020

• March 2020

  • Mayor threatens to close parks if restrictions ignored

    Abuses of social-distancing restrictions at city parks could force the city to close them.

    By Tom Bailey March 28, 2020

• February 2020

  • Tom Lee Park design retooled to suit mediation, Corps of Engineers

    Designers are revising a proposed revamp of Tom Lee Park according to specifications of a city-ordered mediation agreement and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    By Wayne Risher February 19, 2020

  • How can Beale St. Landing already need $3.5M of work?

    Memphis River Parks Partnership wants to update Beale Street Landing to serve growth in cruises and special events and provide a gateway into Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher February 17, 2020

  • Minority contractors will get at least 35% of Tom Lee Park work, planners say

    Memphis River Parks Partnership will make "a concerted effort" to hire minority- and women-owned contractors for Tom Lee Park improvements.

    By Wayne Risher February 13, 2020

• December 2019

  • The Memphis 10: Memphis does Dallas, good news at city parks and more

    Memphis relocates to Dallas for Cotton Bowl weekend, three Memphis parks move forward in different ways, Memphis jazz moves underground and more. 

    By Chris Herrington December 30, 2019

  • Tom Lee Park plan designs begin redraft next month

    The Studio Gang design firm talked by video conference Tuesday with the board of the Memphis River Parks Partnership about meeting the specific terms of a mediated agreement announced last week. Among the results is more space for the 2006 Tom Lee Memorial in the park.

    By Bill Dries December 11, 2019

  • The Early Word: Saturday is everything, a medical marvel and what’s giving me life

    Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 6, and for many, this is a day of preparation. For those participating in St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend, packet pickup today is at the Landers Center in Southaven from noon to 9 p.m.

    By Mary Cashiola December 06, 2019

  • City releases mediation agreement with Tom Lee Park overhaul specifics

    The mediation between the Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Memphis In May International Festival ends months of mediation between the two with a detailed agreement, down to square footage and feet between stages.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2019

• November 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: The future of the riverfront

    Carol Coletta of the Memphis River Parks Partnership discusses the future of Tom Lee Park and the riverfront with reporter Bill Dries and host Eric Barnes.

    By Eric Barnes November 25, 2019

  • Coletta: Tom Lee Park redesign a matter of some boundaries for planners

    On Behind The Headlines, Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta offered few clues about what the mediation over the redesign of Tom Lee Park will mean. 

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2019

• October 2019

  • Project Homeless Connect offers hope, help — and dignity

    Hundreds of homeless Memphians attended Project Homeless Connect 2019 Thursday at the Fairgrounds' Pipkin Building, seeking assistance from 40 city agencies, community partners and service providers.

    By Erinn Figg October 22, 2019

• August 2019

  • Herrington: Nine observations on Tom Lee Park

    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. 

    By Chris Herrington August 29, 2019

  • Friends, foes trade barbs on plans for Tom Lee Park’s transformation

    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.

    By Wayne Risher August 24, 2019

  • Memphis River Parks Partnership cranks up grass-mowing frequency

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership takes steps to increase the frequency of grass mowing in riverfront and Downtown parks under its jurisdiction.

    By Wayne Risher August 13, 2019

• July 2019

  • Strickland: Memphis In May to move temporarily in 2021

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the Memphis in May International Festival will move to an alternate site temporarily in 2021 to accommodate construction in Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2019

  • Critics of Tom Lee Park plan question larger riverfront plan

    The group Get Our Riverfront Right agrees some of the proposed changes to Tom Lee Park would help the Memphis in May festival. But on "Behind the Headlines," they say a larger riverfront plan is being handled piecemeal and would disrupt the festival as an economic engine.

    By Bill Dries July 26, 2019

  • MRPP should be ‘dismantled, fired and replaced’

    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.

    By Amy Howell July 25, 2019

  • Herenton rips Tom Lee Park plan, says Strickland delaying decision until after election

    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.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2019

  • Group seeks pause in Tom Lee Park mediation, new public input

    Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher July 14, 2019

  • Tigers strength coach wants to create ‘beasts’

    Memphis basketball strength and conditioning coach Darby Rich brought his “Beast of the Week” tradition from Texas A&M to the Tigers.

    By Drew Hill July 01, 2019

• June 2019

  • Tom Lee Park is ‘land too precious for compromise’

    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.

    By Henry Turley June 30, 2019

  • What’s the plan for Tom Lee Park?

    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.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 2019