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Art Davis, the interim executive director of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been an accountant, a construction overseer and even Santa Claus during his time with the organization.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership is conducting a national search for someone to replace former CEO and President Carol Coletta.
Coletta’s tenure running the group that manages 6 miles of the city’s riverfront saw the $61 million redesign of Tom Lee Park and a push to better connect the riverfront to the rest of Downtown.
For Memphis River Parks Partnership, one question is: Can the amphitheater be repaired? The second is: Should it be?
Carol Coletta, Chloe Sexton and Pat Mitchell Worley shared their stories of persistence, adaptability and curiosity during the Women and Business seminar at Memphis Botanic Garden.
This year’s seminar features Carol Coletta of Memphis River Parks Partnership, Chloe Sexton of BluffCakes and Pat Mitchell Worley of the Soulsville Foundation.
The movie by Last Bite Films makes its debut Feb. 16 at the Halloran Centre at a fundraiser for Memphis River Parks Partnership. Meanwhile, the filmmakers are working on a documentary about the life of Tom Lee.
The music festival by Mempho Presents is May 3-5, 2024, with a lineup expected early next year.
The leaders of Memphis Parks, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and Memphis River Parks Partnership talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the combination of public spaces and parks in the city.
Nearly three years after work began on the $62 million redesign, the Downtown Memphis space along the Mississippi River will have a formal opening Saturday, Sept. 2. Here’s what to expect.
Memphis River Parks Partnership president and CEO Carol Coletta talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the road to the September opening of the redesigned Tom Lee Park.
Carol Coletta talks about the recent Memphis in May events in the new Tom Lee Park — how they went, how they were received, and what they’ll be like in the future.
Carol Coletta, president and CEO of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been named one of the 100 most influential urban planning experts, past or present.
Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing the city create a $500,000 “park restoration fund” from Mud Island renovation money to cover potential damages to Tom Lee Park during Memphis in May events.
Negotiations between the festival and the partnership hit a rough patch this week over the amount. Mayor tells MIM and Memphis River Parks Partnership to work it outRelated story:
The day after Memphis in May president Jim Holt said the dispute over holding the festival at Tom Lee Park should be settled by Mayor Jim Strickland, Strickland flatly rejected the idea at least for now and in public. Memphis in May ‘down but not out,’ worries about 2023 festival in Tom Lee ParkRelated articles:
Memphis in May is eager to return to Tom Lee Park but cites issues with a lease and damage deposit lead to ‘uncertainty’ at its annual meeting.Related story:
The president and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership says on “Behind The Headlines” that Tom Lee Park’s new look will debut next summer, but it will be available before that, for the Memphis In May International Festival.
Over the next four months, the Memphis River Parks Partnership aims to come up with four possible scenarios for the 40-year-old, city-owned park.
Wildlife cameras, native species, river quests and a citizen science experiment are poised to help people understand the river as more than just a pretty view or a shipping corridor.
A proposed lake off Mud Island would be north of I-40 and the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.
The seven-year-old venue beneath a manmade hill on Tom Lee Park’s north end is a separate project from the $61 million renovation of the park.
“Now it’s our job to capitalize on the opportunity to lure suppliers to Ford and related companies.”
Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta called the riverfront path “one of the most important parts of the park.”
The long awaited permit clears the way for the park’s redesign to begin moving dirt and creating new features in Tom Lee Park after a three-year planning process that has seen the plans change over time.