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The 901: How a Tom Lee Park revamp could transform Downtown Memphis Ryan Poe, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Good Thursday morning from Memphis, which is getting some unseasonably warm weather today. This morning, we re looking at Christian Brothers University s expansion plans and at how South Memphis residents could buy back the block. But first.
After a post-mediation redesign, the long-awaited $60 million redevelopment of the Downtown Memphis park overlooking the Mississippi River is finally underway.
Marking the start of what could be a more than two-year redevelopment of Tom Lee Park, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland broke ground on the project yesterday at Cutbank Bluff, our Corinne Kennedy reports. The bluff will be redesigned as a gateway connecting the park with South Main, with a walkway stretching across Riverside Drive and crisscrossing up the bluff to Vance Avenue, near Old Dominick Distillery.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here on South Main Street, and not just because there’s a Christmas tree in every storefront. Twelve local shops have united for the South Main Santa Christmas Gift Drive. Each store is collecting a different type of donation in exchange for a small discount or a free item.
Cory Owens, owner of GROW Memphis Agency Downtown, said it’s no surprise that a people-first community like South Main would be all for helping those in need.
“South Main is the most collaborative place, the most giving, the most open and friendly community,” Owens said. “We have a huge passion for the families, the friendships and the residents that live here.”