There are 7 article(s) tagged Memphis cobblestones:

• February 2021

  • Fairgrounds, Cobblestones funding approved

    The Fairgrounds conversion to Liberty Park got a $4 million boost Tuesday, Feb. 2, to begin some ground work in May as well as to start designing buildings.

    By Bill Dries February 02, 2021

  • City Council takes up $200 million ‘Accelerate Memphis’ plan, financing

    The agenda also includes changes to the city’s financial policies to allow the balloon debt structure to finance the project. 

    By Bill Dries February 02, 2021

• December 2020

  • Cobblestone landing bids under review by city

    The City of Memphis is evaluating bids ranging from $9.4 million to $10.1 million for restoration of and other improvements to the historic Memphis cobblestone landing.

    By Wayne Risher December 31, 2020

• July 2020

  • Cobblestone bids come in over budget

    With bids over budget, options could include re-bidding, scaling down the project or finding more funding.

    By Wayne Risher July 20, 2020

• June 2020

  • Cobblestone landing project will leave 160-year-old stones unturned

    The design includes two pedestrian overlooks on the west side of Riverside Drive at Monroe and at Union and a six-foot-wide, wheelchair-accessible walkway on the eastern, upper edge of the landing between Court and Monroe.

    By Wayne Risher June 18, 2020

  • Riverfront projects rolling toward fall launch

    Memphis River Parks Partnership expects an October launch of the historic cobblestone landing restoration and November start on the first phase of Tom Lee Park's transformation.

    By Wayne Risher June 10, 2020

• April 2019

  • River turns wheels of industry, stokes city’s economic engine

    The Mississippi River has been lubricating the economic machinery of Memphis since land speculators put down stakes where a high bluff overlooked the muddy terminus of the Wolf River.

    By Wayne Risher April 01, 2019