There are 4 article(s) tagged Charlie Newman:

• April 2022

  • Guest column: Upholding the legacy of Overton Park

    ‘Overton Park’s charm continues to draw together the best of our community, doing what healthy communities do: Savor and save that which brings us together and defines us.’

    By Jay Keegan April 02, 2022

• April 2021

  • Activists saved Overton Park; now they just may stop a pipeline

    Two women are leading the effort to stop Byhalia Pipeline from running its crude oil through South Memphis neighborhoods. The fight is reminiscent of the battle won decades ago by women who stopped a freeway from running through Overton Park.

    By Don Wade April 19, 2021

• March 2021

  • Opinion: Lessons from the grassroots environmental victory at Overton Park

    How did a small group of citizens persevere for so long to block an interstate route through the park? They cultivated relationships with the place, through walks in the forest and picnics by the lake. Close connections led to enduring affection.

    By Brooks Lamb March 02, 2021

• December 2019

  • Charlie Newman’s quiet influence profoundly changed Memphis

    The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape. 

    By Jane Roberts December 12, 2019