Design Review Board OKs ‘Memphis’ sign on Mud Island
Depending on where the viewer is standing, Downtown Memphis' latest art installation will read "MEMPHIS" to some and "SIHPMEM" to others.
Topic: Memphis River Parks Partnership
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April 2019
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Mud Island gets mini-makeover for Memphis’ bicentennial celebration
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.
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The river defines who we were and who we will become
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.
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March 2019
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American Harmony to set sail on the Mississippi River
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.
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At Tom Lee Park, look past the anxiety of change
'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.'
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Holder to mediate Tom Lee Park talks
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.
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Can’t see the river for the trees in new designs for Tom Lee Park
The beauty of Tom Lee Park is the unobstructed expansiveness of it all. It could certainly use some improvements, but keep it simple. Let this park be a park.
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February 2019
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Partnership, Memphis in May relay ‘productive’ meeting Tuesday on differences
Memphis in May staff, Memphis River Parks Partnership and architects emerge from a meeting Tuesday with confidence a solution to differences on a redesigned Tom Lee Park can be achieved.
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Memphis in May seeks Tom Lee Park redesign changes
Memphis in May International Festival's chief executive will seek alterations to a plan to redevelop Tom Lee Park, sharing his concerns about how its largest events will fit into smaller space in the new park.
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Growth is important to Memphis, but it is important to remember past failures
From the St. Jude expansion to the reinvigorated Edge District, Memphis has much to celebrate. But some people have questions and concerns about the Memphis River Parks Partnership's proposal for Tom Lee Park. The concerns and questions should be addressed.
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Successful cities are defined by imaginative leadership, not stasis driven by hordes of naysayers
Cities evolve or die. Look at places like Nashville, New Orleans, Atlanta and even Louisville and Austin. Compare those to Little Rock and Jackson, Mississippi. Which do we want to be more like?
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City Hall pushes coexistence of Tom Lee Park redevelopment and Memphis In May festival
City Hall says a redeveloped Tom Lee Park can be done in coexistence with the Memphis In May International Festival and that the festival will likely have to move out of the park temporarily in 2020.
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Transformed Tom Lee Park to be a hybrid of city, nature
Plans to redesign Tom Lee Park will bridge the disconnect between Downtown Memphis and the Mississippi Riverfront using nature-inspired elements and permanent infrastructure.
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December 2018
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Parks Partnership keeps River Garden active in first month
The River Garden at Mississippi River Park has a few unexpected additions. Since the park at the Wolf River Harbor was revamped as a more active setting about a month ago, a hawk and a bobcat have taken up residence. -
Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront
With a photo of a vehicle-filled surface parking lot projected on the screen, Carol Coletta asked Downtown Memphis Commission board members to look at the current condition of Wagner Place.
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November 2018
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Riverfront strategy moves to connect best-known features
For all of the planning and man-made features that went into the new Mississippi River Park and its River Garden, including people-sized bird nests, there is another new feature that park planners didn’t anticipate. -
Mud Island positions eliminated as management prepares to launch new strategy
Memphis River Parks Partnership eliminated the full-time positions of five to six employees at Mud Island River Park as the organization moves to more centralized management of the riverside and prepares for significant changes in the park this spring. -
Tom Lee Park remake goes beyond park borders
The remade Mississippi River Park with its own “River Garden” opens in a week. The River Line trail running along the east side of Wolf River Harbor to Big River Crossing will debut the same day. Mud Island River Park is closed until the spring after a season of experiment and minor tweaks. -
River Parks Partnership selects firms to lead Tom Lee Park redevelopment
The Memphis River Parks Partnership has chosen two firms to lead the redevelopment of Tom Lee Park.
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October 2018
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Riverfront survey finds support for Riverside Drive lane closures
Additional parking along Riverside Drive, better access to the riverfront and improved safety are more important than keeping the Downtown thoroughfare at four lanes, a new survey for the Memphis River Parks Partnership shows. -
Mississippi River Park nears November re-opening
Treehouses taking shape in Mississippi River Park by the Wolf River Harbor will get signs before the park’s Nov. 9 opening saying they are suitable for children ages 5-12.
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