Memphis River Parks Partnership
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An Update on Tom Lee Park
An Update on Tom Lee Park
For more than 100 years, Memphis has dreamed of a great riverfront. The Memphis Riverfront Concept lays out a vision for a connected…
River Garden + River Line Celebrate One Year, Host All-Day Community Celebration with free yoga…
River Garden + River Line Celebrate One Year, Host All-Day Community Celebration with free yoga…
MEMPHIS — River Line, the 5-mile bike/pedestrian trail connecting the riverfront from Wolf River Greenway to Big River Crossing, and River…
A riverfront for Visionaries
A riverfront for Visionaries
Visionary (noun) : one having unusual foresight and imagination
Reflections from the Intern
Reflections from the Intern
Bailey Cate is the summer intern for programming at the Memphis River Parks Partnership and begins her senior year studying Environmental…
Maintaining our Riverfront — Q&A
Maintaining our Riverfront — Q&A
Your maintenance questions asked, and answered.
1,500 Steps Can Take You Far on the Riverfront
1,500 Steps Can Take You Far on the Riverfront
Add a little bit of the river to your daily routine
Questions from the Internet
Questions from the Internet
In early February as the programmatic design phase came to a close, the model for the new Tom Lee Park was unveiled. Thousands have…
A Riverfront Update by the Memphis River Parks Partnership
A Riverfront Update by the Memphis River Parks Partnership
Memphis River Parks has officially begun operating its daily summer hours (6 a.m.-8 p.m.) across the entirety of its riverfront park…
Memphis’ riverfront to receive $10M in state funding
Memphis’ riverfront to receive $10M in state funding
The State of Tennessee has awarded a $10M grant to Memphis River Parks Partnership to advance Memphis’ riverfront transformation and a new…
Tom Lee: A Very Worthy Hero
Tom Lee: A Very Worthy Hero
Performed by Sebastian Carson and accompanied by Damien Pierson on the 94th anniversary of Tom Lee’s rescue of 32 lives on the Mississippi…
City of Memphis recognizes Tom Lee descendants, marks 94th anniversary with legacy celebration
City of Memphis recognizes Tom Lee descendants, marks 94th anniversary with legacy celebration
MEMPHIS — Today, almost 94 years to the day after saving 32 people from drowning in the Mississippi River, Tom Lee’s heroism has been…
Serve the collective good at Tom Lee Park
Serve the collective good at Tom Lee Park
Originally published at dailymemphian.com on April 20, 2019 by the Daily Memphian. Written by William Murray.
‘Giant step forward’: Gov. Bill Lee proposes $10M for Tom Lee Park improvements
‘Giant step forward’: Gov. Bill Lee proposes $10M for Tom Lee Park improvements
Originally published at www.commercialappeal.com on April 17, 2019 by the Commercial Appeal
Memphis River Parks Partnership to offer kayak rentals in River Garden, add Explore Bikeshare to…
Memphis River Parks Partnership to offer kayak rentals in River Garden, add Explore Bikeshare to…
MEMPHIS — Beginning May 4, Memphians will have more ways to experience the 2019 Summer Season on Mud Island Park. Memphis River Parks…
New “MEMPHIS” sign headlines enhancements to Mud Island Park for 2019 Summer Season and “New…
New “MEMPHIS” sign headlines enhancements to Mud Island Park for 2019 Summer Season and “New…
Mud Island Park will launch the 2019 summer season May 2nd. The park will be open dawn-dusk, seven days a week, with free admission. New…
Redesign of Tom Lee Park in Memphis lives up to its namesake
Redesign of Tom Lee Park in Memphis lives up to its namesake
Originally published at www.commercialappeal.com on March 19, 2019 by the Daily Memphian
How Tom Lee Park Supports: Environmental Sustainability
How Tom Lee Park Supports: Environmental Sustainability
One of Studio Gang’s core design principles in the reimagined Tom Lee Park is to restore the riverfront to natural conditions, bolster…
Memphis in May in the new Tom Lee Park
Memphis in May in the new Tom Lee Park
Studio Gang, Memphis River parks Partnership and Memphis in May have collaborated closely since the beginning.
A Walk in the Park: Discover the New Tom Lee Park Designs
A Walk in the Park: Discover the New Tom Lee Park Designs
Tom Lee Park is designed to be a signature public park for Memphis where community life can flourish year-round, grounded in the river…