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

• June 2019

  • Corps weighs challenge of analyzing Tom Lee Park proposal

    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.

    By Wayne Risher June 26, 2019

  • Hyde backs Tom Lee Park changes, likens stand off to ‘whack-a-mole’

    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.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2019

  • Memphis’ month-long party a backdrop for park dispute

    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.

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2019

• May 2019

  • Commissioners introduce budget amendments for MATA, Tom Lee Park renovations

    The Shelby County Commission is considering 26 amendments to the 2019-2020 budget, including one that would provide county funds for MATA public transportation for the first time. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 30, 2019

  • Higher hotel rates in Memphis in May drive health of lodging industry

    May isn't the strongest month for hotel occupancy in Memphis and Downtown, but it consistently generates the highest room rates, because of the Memphis in May International Festival, officials say.

    By Wayne Risher May 27, 2019

  • Strickland puts Tom Lee Park mediation on hold for study of park terrain

    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.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2019

  • Conaway: Looking at Tom Lee Park

    We’re about to spend $50 million to fix something that’s not really broken, and throw chump change or nothing at all at opportunities for true transformation.

    By Dan Conaway May 23, 2019

  • Parks partnership says Tom Lee Park changes to start in fall

    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.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2019

  • Let’s talk before we send the bulldozers to Tom Lee Park

    Let’s not lose valuable green space to concrete structures before determining this is what citizens want, as well as the impact on tourism, traffic flow and celebrations. 

    By John Doyle May 04, 2019

• April 2019

  • Senate budget restores Tom Lee Park funding to full $10M

    NASHVILLE – The state Senate is restoring $2.5 million to a Tom Lee Park improvements project and earmarking $2.5 million from a different source for a Germantown Performing Arts Center amphitheater.

    By Sam Stockard April 30, 2019

  • Serve the collective good at Tom Lee Park

    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.

    By William Murray April 20, 2019

  • Governor pours $10 million into Tom Lee Park improvements

    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.

    By Sam Stockard, Bill Dries April 18, 2019

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries and Chris Herrington April 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • The Memphis 10: Time for change at Tom Lee Park

    For decades now we’ve treated Tom Lee Park – 30 precious acres linking the heart of Downtown to the Mississippi River – as a kind of Liberty Bowl West: a venue to be fully used a few days each May, a de facto fairgrounds.

    By Chris Herrington March 29, 2019

  • 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.'

    By Laura Wolff Morris March 28, 2019

  • ‘Celebrate Memphis’ Memorial Day weekend event marks city’s bicentennial

    The bicentennial observance includes the world's longest picnic table, fireworks, skydivers, an airshow and a parachute team.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2019

• February 2019

  • Alternative sites for Memphis in May festival latest point of contention

    Memphis in May International Festival officials on Friday released the Downtown Memphis Commission's list of six alternative sites for the premier outdoor festival, including Beale Street and two on Mud Island, unbeknownst to the Downtown organization. 

    By Michelle Corbet February 22, 2019

  • Tom Lee Park plans get close look from council

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership plan for a redevelopment of Tom Lee Park got a close look and lots of questions as well as a few suggestions from city council members this week.

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2019

  • Daniels: New spirit shines through Tom Lee Park design

    The bold new design for Tom Lee Park aspires to create one of the country's great waterfronts while sending a message that Memphis is a place that embraces its past but isn't defined by it. 

    By Tyree Daniels February 19, 2019

  • 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.

    By Kathy Edmundson-Ferguson February 15, 2019

  • Cardi B, Dave Matthews Band, The Killers, Khalid playing Beale Street Music Festival

    The lineup is out for the 2019 Beale Street Music Festival, to be held May 3-5 in Tom Lee Park. 

    By Elle Perry February 13, 2019

  • 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?

    By Taylor Berger February 13, 2019

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries February 12, 2019

• January 2019

  • Tom Lee Park engagement center to give Memphians first look at future park

    Memphians will have the opportunity to get a first look and explore the future of Tom Lee Park at a new engagement center inside Beale Street Landing starting Saturday, Feb. 2.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 30, 2019

• December 2018

  • Knowledge Quest students bring design thinking to Tom Lee Park redesign

    The Knowledge Quest students helping with the reimagining of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park spent this past summer engaged in a Stanford University-style design thinking lab.

    By Elle Perry December 22, 2018