There are 13 article(s) tagged Riverside Drive:

• November 2023

  • Riverside Drive to reopen

    Riverside Drive will reopen to traffic on Monday, Nov. 13, with some restrictions.

    By Alys Drake November 09, 2023

• October 2022

  • The To-Do List: Watch movies, buy art, honor your dead

    This week, metalsmiths repair your broken stuff, brewers descend on Cooper-Young and Chicago comes to Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry October 20, 2022

• April 2021

  • Plan detailed for slowing Riverside Drive traffic

    Memphis River Parks Partnership has city administration approval for a plan to slow traffic on Riverside Drive while keeping it open to auto traffic.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2021

• July 2020

  • Riverside Drive to reopen next month to weekday auto traffic

    The reopening is one of several measures the city is announcing or considering this week in what looks like a new round of measures in the four-month-old pandemic

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2020

  • RiverArtsFest cancels 2020 festival

    “We are confident this is the best decision to ensure the safety of our artists, our volunteers, our sponsors and our community during this uncertain time,” the festival director said.

    By Elle Perry July 09, 2020

• June 2020

  • Phase 3 reopening to see partial restart of Riverside Drive traffic

    Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says despite the recent spike in daily confirmed cases, she sees little reason to put off a move to Phase 3 on Monday.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 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 2020

  • A simple way to improve Tom Lee Park: Close Riverside Drive

    The city’s decision to temporarily close Riverside Drive converted the noisy and congested road that divides the Riverwalk from Tom Lee Park into a centerpiece of bustling pedestrian activities. 

    By William Evans, Mary V. Relling April 19, 2020

• March 2020

  • City limiting park access

    The city is limiting access to public parks, including closing Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park, as well as roads near other parks. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 31, 2020

• October 2019

  • RiverArtsFest supports the arts with annual celebration

    Despite the weekend’s less-than-ideal weather, artists, vendors and craft-seekers gathered on Riverside Drive for the annual RiverArtsFest.

    By Abigail Warren October 31, 2019

  • RiverArtsFest celebrates 12th year at new site

    About 200 artists from across the country offered crafts including handmade jewelry, paintings, pottery and sculptures for the 12th RiverArtsFest.

    By Abigail Warren October 28, 2019

• June 2019

  • Tom Lee Park is ‘land too precious for compromise’

    As Memphis in May and Memphis River Parks Partnership negotiate a plan for the park on the Mississippi, city residents should recall other Memphis projects born in conflict.

    By Henry Turley June 30, 2019

• October 2018

  • Riverfront survey finds support for Riverside Drive lane closures

    Additional parking along Riverside Drive, better access to the riverfront and improved safety are more important than keeping the Downtown thoroughfare at four lanes, a new survey for the Memphis River Parks Partnership shows.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2018