There are 4 article(s) tagged City Council Renaming Comittee:

• January 2023

  • Opinion: We must rename Audubon Park

    “My concern is with a controversial name that is still attached to one of this city’s most prominent and widely used regional parks ... Audubon Park, named for artist and naturalist John James Audubon.”

    By Thelma Crivens January 23, 2023

• December 2021

  • Orpheum Theatre transfer approved

    The Memphis City Council approved the property transfer for a token $1 payment Tuesday, Dec. 21, on a unanimous vote.

    By Bill Dries December 22, 2021

• November 2021

  • City Council to punt consolidation charter commission into new year

    Also on the Tuesday, Nov. 16, City Council agenda are final votes on measures requiring more local review of pipelines, more money for City Hall’s crumbling marble problem and electing a new chairman for 2022.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2021

• September 2021

  • Odyssey Avenue? Renaming committee makes recommendations

    Some of the roadways and parks that were researched include Overton Park, Lamar Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Audubon Park and Manassas Street. 

    By Julia Baker September 16, 2021