Memphis Parks breaks ground on Whitehaven multipurpose room
The $2 million multipurpose room at the Whitehaven Community Center will feature a banquet hall, catering kitchen, parking lot and public entrance.
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The $2 million multipurpose room at the Whitehaven Community Center will feature a banquet hall, catering kitchen, parking lot and public entrance.
Memphis Parks’ Family Fun Fridays are headed to Frayser’s newly-renovated Ed Rice Community Center for a second time Friday evening, July 22.
The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.
The center underwent an $8.4 million renovation that took almost two years since the old building was demolished in August 2020.
More than $139 million will be pumped into parks and community centers managed by several entities within the city, an investment that will change the face of the city for years to come.
Two days into 2022, we’ve experienced both snow and record heat. The Jan. 2 snowfall follows a New Year’s Day high of 79 — the warmest ever recorded in Memphis in January. Meanwhile, some MLGW customers remain without power.
The 330-acre park will add soccer fields, security lights and additional parking, and it will connect nearby neighborhoods to the Wolf River Greenway as part of a revamped plan.
Memphis Parks Director Nick Walker discusses rebranding and a website that emphasizes programming in city parks, as well as plans for a return to amateur sports leagues.
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, city Parks Director Nick Walker says community centers would remain free but with fees for specific programs. He also talks about “open play areas” like David Carnes Park in Whitehaven.
Nick Walker, who recently went from interim to permanent director of the city’s division of parks and neighborhoods, talked about the change and the move to a parks master plan on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
The city is limiting access to public parks, including closing Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park, as well as roads near other parks.
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