There are 36 article(s) tagged Mud Island River Park:

• August 2023

  • Tom Lee Park redesign sprints toward Sept. 2 opening

    Memphis River Parks Partnership president and CEO Carol Coletta talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the road to the September opening of the redesigned Tom Lee Park. 

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2023

• October 2022

  • Echols: Memories of childhood mysteries better left undisturbed

    The Enchanted Forest, Adventure River, The Wonder Bread factory and all the things that “brought me memories filled with laughter and delight.”

    By Candace Echols October 24, 2022

  • The To-Do List: Wattstax, Weird Al, ‘Pretty Woman’ and Nasty Women

    This week, original members of The 24-Carat Black stop at Stax, the Broad Avenue Arts District gets a “Paint Memphis” makeover and soul legend Mavis Staples plays GPAC.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Jasmine McCraven, Judaea Driscoll October 07, 2022

• September 2022

  • Herrington: As spotlight returns, it’s time to be realistic about Mud Island, Coliseum

    Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth. 

    By Chris Herrington September 21, 2022

• August 2022

  • New slate of ideas for Mud Island expected around Labor Day

    “Probably the most problematic thing about Mud Island is that it exists,” said a member of the Mud Island task force, which met Wednesday via Zoom. “To a lot of people, the solution is slap a coat of paint on it and reopen the monorail. It’s not that simple, and we need to figure it out in modern times.”

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2022

  • Mud Island zip line proposal has Strickland’s support

    Developers would like a 30-year lease with plans to open with the debut of the renovated Tom Lee Park next spring. 

    Related story: 

    Chicago company proposes zip line adventure park for Mud Island

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2022

  • Chicago company proposes zip line adventure park for Mud Island

    The group is scheduled to make a presentation Tuesday, Aug. 9, to the Memphis City Council for a Mud Island version of the “adventure park.”

    By Bill Dries August 08, 2022

• July 2022

  • City Council to expand One Beale ‘backstop’ debate

    Among other topics, the discussion of the city’s capacity for bond debt will come into play during Tuesday morning committee sessions. 

    By Bill Dries July 26, 2022

  • Guest column: The case for a water and surf park in Memphis

    A smaller water park with a surfing feature would serve as a huge draw for Mud Island, just as skate parks have proven very successful throughout Memphis.

    By Aaron Shafer July 25, 2022

  • Mud Island review to look at park’s long-term place in larger riverfront

    Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen talks about the city’s study of a long-range plan for Mud Island River Park 40 years after it opened.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2022

  • What’s next for Mud Island River Park?

    Over the next four months, the Memphis River Parks Partnership aims to come up with four possible scenarios for the 40-year-old, city-owned park.

    By Bill Dries July 07, 2022

• June 2022

  • Oh Snap: This week’s best photos

    Hey, we’ve got pictures of kids having fun, some new businesses on Beale Street, and Mud Island’s monorail (with a cool skyline view.) Vote for your favorite.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 11, 2022

  • City Council eyes police pay, Mud Island monorail at end of budget season

    The Memphis City Council members could close out its 2022 budget season Tuesday, June 7, with a set of votes on a new property tax rate and operating and capital budgets.

    By Bill Dries June 07, 2022

• July 2021

  • Fourth of July may mark a turning point in pandemic

    Independence Day gatherings and parades mark a return to near-normalcy. But COVID-19 cast a shadow on July 4, as 66 new cases pushed Shelby County over the 100,000 mark. Many are the highly contagious Delta variant.

    By Daja E. Henry July 04, 2021

• June 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Tax hike fizzles and monorail funding hits a brick wall

    The scorecard tracks the key votes that closed out the city’s budget season, including cutting off a proposed property tax hike before it got to the floor.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2021

  • Mud Island renovations hit supply chain problems, cash delays

    The shortened park season opened with water in the Riverwalk. But other parts of the upgrade in the 39-year-old attraction have been delayed. Meanwhile, there was an attempt on the City Council to get the park’s long-dormant monorail up and running again that didn’t pan out.

    By Bill Dries June 14, 2021

• May 2021

  • Slate of improvements — including new sign — planned for Mud Island

    Memphis could soon have a daily reminder that we don’t have “time for things with no soul.”

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2021

• April 2021

  • Opinion: The past was too present at Mud Island River Park

    The seven flagpoles on the Mud Island River Park’s southern end were removed this week. The park, beloved as a memory that in some ways may be too faithful to its 1980s trappings, will get some much-needed maintenance this spring.

    By Bill Dries April 10, 2021

  • Mud Island preps for Memorial Day opening

    The river park’s closing last year due to the pandemic allowed Memphis Parks Partnership to save some money that is going into improvements, such as repairing the Riverwalk and resodding the south lawn. 

    By Bill Dries April 04, 2021

• January 2021

  • Stolen: $11,000 in artifacts taken from Mud Island museum

    The museum has been closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic while the Mud Island River Park has been open to visitors.

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2021

• December 2020

  • Mud Island: Big ideas come with the territory

    Some Memphians regard Mud Island’s walkable Mississippi River model and museum as sacred, while others say nothing should be off the table as city leaders look to the future.

    By Wayne Risher December 10, 2020

• November 2020

  • Why glamping, Topgolf and an aquarium never made it to Mud Island

    With millions of dollars of work needed at Mud Island, what happened with all the other ideas for some of Memphis’ most valuable property? 

    By Wayne Risher November 13, 2020

• June 2020

  • Just the facts please: What to know about the hotly disputed Tom Lee Park plan

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership's Tom Lee Park plan has prompted many questions about maintenance, funding, oversight and another road diet for Riverside Drive. Here are some answers.

    By Wayne Risher June 09, 2020

  • MRPP needs to polish the ‘jewel’ on our front porch: Mud Island River Park

    'We are asking the MRPP to recognize their proposal for Tom Lee Park, their maintenance record and their neglect of Mud Island River Park are not working with or for the majority of people in Memphis.'

    By Jerred Price June 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • Seven flags over Mud Island fading into history

    Replacing a seven-flagpole installation at the tip of Mud Island, including one that flew a Confederate flag, is among Memphis River Park Partnership's priorities for upgrades at riverfront parks.

    By Wayne Risher February 12, 2020