Why a South Memphis CDC is turning vacant lots into a park
Lyndsey Pender (left) and Eric Story Neimeyer (right) from The Works Inc., plan to break ground on a pocket park in early 2020 on several parcels it owns at the corner of Mississippi Boulevard and Gaither Street. The new park will be called Renaissance Park. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Works Inc. owns several vacant lots around its South Memphis office in ZIP code 38106.
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Eric Story Neimeyer Lyndsey Pender South Memphis Tennessee Department of Health The Works Inc.Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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