There are 7 article(s) tagged Memphis Sports and Events Center:
It was inevitable, wasn’t it? Pickleball is coming to the Memphis Sports and Events Center. It’s the first in a series of pickleball pop-up clubs that Pickleball 901 plans to open in multiple locations across town.
The apartment complex had persistent opposition from an area that asked for and received de-annexation from Memphis. One council member had harsh words for that idea.
In addition to the voting-expansion resolution, Council action included the Liberty Park contract, more time for Parkside at Shelby Farms and the end of the latest consolidation push.
The former director of youth basketball programming for the Memphis Grizzlies will lead the Memphis Sports & Events Center, which is under construction at Liberty Park.
“Hopefully, there’s going to be a lot of economic spin-off,” Halperin said of the city’s $56 million youth sports complex.
The $56 million Memphis Sports and Event Center is the centerpiece of Liberty Park, which sits on the grounds of what was once the Libertyland theme park.
The city has also signed a letter of intent with Capstone Development for two hotels on the Central Avenue frontage. The founder of Capstone sees a different kind of recovery from the pandemic for the hospitality industry — one led by the families that travel regionally to the sports tournaments that are the financial engine for Liberty Park's public and private uses.
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