There are 16 article(s) tagged Mississippi River:

• July 2019

  • Group seeks pause in Tom Lee Park mediation, new public input

    Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.

    By Wayne Risher July 14, 2019

• June 2019

  • Turns out, new Grizz president Jason Wexler does 'bluff'

    Grizzlies leader Jason Wexler stays low key about his high-profile spot to build a home. 

    By Tom Bailey June 01, 2019

• May 2019

  • Mississippi River at Memphis on the rise again

    Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019

• April 2019

  • 2011 flood sets the standard for reviews of March flood control measures

    Those maintaining the city's flood counter measures said the March flooding at Memphis tested the system and the system passed. But they also said the frequency of high water requires vigilance.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2019

  • The river defines who we were and who we will become

    Memphis and the Mississippi River are joined eternally. Our relationship with the river, and the stories buried deep in its muddy waters, define who we have been even as we wrestle with questions that will define who we become.

    By Bill Dries and Chris Herrington April 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • Mississippi River at Memphis to go below flood stage Friday

    For the first time since Feb. 18, the Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to go below flood stage sometime Friday.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019

  • River forecast to drop at Memphis despite Midwest flooding

    The Mississippi River is forecast to rise slightly this week before beginning a drop to below flood stage by the end of the month. But the agencies that watch the flow of the river remain in "flood fight" status, given historic flooding to the north.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2019

  • Mississippi River sitting above 40 feet on gauge

    The Mississippi River at Memphis is past its crest as of Monday, but the level is still over 40 feet on the river gauge.

    By Bill Dries March 07, 2019

• February 2019

  • Mississippi River at Memphis moves to 41-foot crest in a week

    The Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to crest at 41 feet next week, the fourth-highest level ever recorded on the Memphis gauge. Flood control measures move to checking levees starting Tuesday, with the river level well below the record 1937 flood and the 2011 flood.

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2019

  • Former Memphis nonprofit director indicted in $1 million mail fraud

    The former head of a Memphis nonprofit river conservation group has been indicted on charges involving $1 million in improper reimbursement payments made to the agency over a six-year period. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 21, 2019

• December 2018

  • Parks Partnership keeps River Garden active in first month

    The River Garden at Mississippi River Park has a few unexpected additions. Since the park at the Wolf River Harbor was revamped as a more active setting about a month ago, a hawk and a bobcat have taken up residence.

    By Bill Dries December 16, 2018

• November 2018

  • Engineers, students work together to create human-sized ‘bird nests’

    With Memphis River Parks Partnership’s $1.6 million transformation of Mississippi River Park comes an adult-sized treehouse, birdhouses and oversized bird nests, meant for humans, rather than fowl.

    By Elle Perry November 09, 2018

• October 2018

  • Mississippi River Park nears November re-opening

    Treehouses taking shape in Mississippi River Park by the Wolf River Harbor will get signs before the park’s Nov. 9 opening saying they are suitable for children ages 5-12.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2018

• September 2018

  • A Downtown Memphis, walked

    As developments across the Downtown Memphis landscape compound, desire for consumption by and connectivity between people is a universal sentiment. Our investors, architects and developers, funders and supporters believe that attracting people is the greatest indicator of a vibrant center city.

    By Doug Carpenter September 25, 2018

  • Memphis sees potential in river shipment of cargo containers

    Memphis doesn’t want to miss the boat if and when container ships start plying the Mississippi River on a regular basis.

    By Wayne Risher September 17, 2018

  • Founders Pointe may be the city’s last single-family residential development with clear views of the Mississippi River

    Earl Leake preferred older houses in Downtown or Midtown. His wife, Debbie, wanted a newer home in the suburbs. The couple found common ground at Founders Pointe.

    By Tom Bailey September 16, 2018