Public Spaces

Pet Parade and New Off-Leash Dog Park

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Friday, December 9th, 2011, 9:44pm

The Downtown Memphis Commission is hosting the first Downtown “Howliday” Pet and Family Parade this Saturday, December 10. The parade begins at the corner of Main Street and Monroe (in front of One Commerce Square) at 3 pm and marches to Court Square for an afternoon of games, caroling, pet photos and other activities. Pets and people in the parade are encouraged to dress in festive, holiday attire. Anyone can participate and there is no registration fee.

Also this Saturday, Downtown’s first off-leash dog park, The Barking Lot, will open on the corner of Jefferson and Main Street. Property owners Pinkney & Janice Herbert partnered with the Downtown Memphis Commission to transform what was a vacant, blighted lot into a multi-use space that includes the dog park and a landing space for food trucks. ServiceMaster by Stratos has donated maintenance of the park for one year.

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Bellevue's The Majesty of Christmas: "An Irish Christmas"

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Sunday, December 4th, 2011, 3:49pm

Bellevue's The Majesty of Christmas: "An Irish Christmas"

Special guests Keith and Kristyn Getty will join the Bellevue Choir and Orchestra for this year’s celebration of The Majesty of Christmas. Favorites at Bellevue, the Gettys return to premiere their new Christmas CD and will bring an expanded band with them. The Getty's music is used in churches worldwide and they have written songs such as "In Christ Alone", "The Power Of The Cross", and "Come, People Of The Risen King."

The evening will be a blend of Christmas favorites, traditional carols, and new music written by Keith, Kristyn, and their team. Combine their band and awe-inspiring music with over 200 voices of the Bellevue Choir and the magnificent Bellevue Orchestra, and it will be an evening you will not want to miss.

Sunday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Worship Center at Bellevue Baptist Church

Information and image provided by Bellevue Baptist Church.

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Great American Smokeout is Tomorrow

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, 9:56pm

November 17th is the 36th annual American Cancer Society (ACS) Great American Smokeout, and the Shelby Health Department urges smokers to quit.

The Great American Smokeout is an annual event, encouraging smokers to quit for a day in the hope they may quit for good. Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States, including 38,000 deaths among as a result of secondhand smoke.

Tennessee offers a FREE Tobacco QuitLine program. The program is a toll-free telephone service that provides personalized support for Tennesseans who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Caller to the QuitLine are assigned a personal coach who can help callers understand how to quit tobacco use. The program is free to all Tennessee residents who want to quit smoking. The QuitLine number is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).

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America Recycles Day

Submitted by Samantha Davidson on Friday, November 11th, 11:29 am

The University of Memphis is getting ready for America Recycles Day, this Saturday, November 12.

Students and faculty will team with Memphis City Beautiful.

They will take part in the fourth in a series of cleaning projects along the shore of McKellar Lake.

Volunteers will pick up litter that was tossed on the street and swept into storm drains, eventually spilling into the lake.

All recyclable materials will be sorted and transported to International Paper.

That clean up will happen between 10am and noon this Saturday.

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Phone numbers for county offices change

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Thursday, November 10th, 2011, 10:22pm

Shelby County Government agencies, including the Mayor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office, have new telephone numbers.

All county agency offices at the Criminal Justice Center and the Vasco Smith, Jr. Administration Building, 160 North Main, now have new telephone numbers beginning with “222.”

The “222” numbers replaced several telephone exchanges that begin with 545, 377, 379, 544 and others. Most new numbers with prefix “222” also have four new digits assigned to them.

For several months, people who call the old county government numbers will get a recording for the new numbers.

The new “222” telephone numbers are also being used at the Shelby County Health Department offices on Jefferson. The Shelby County Corrections Center and other administrative offices on Mullins Station Road will have new telephone numbers in the next few months.

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RR tracks along Chelsea Ave. may become Greenline

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 8:54am

A group of Memphians who love transforming rail lines into cycling and pedestrian pathways have their eyes focused on a 2.5 mile stretch of Union Pacific tracks in North Memphis.

Greater Memphis Greenline invites you to inspect the possibilities for the unused railway during a kick off event that starts at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at the corner of Evergreen and Marble near Chelsea Avenue. Organizers have planned a Kids' Bike Rodeo (for ages 5-11) and free bicycle repair day all morning long. You'll be able to enjoy free popcorn, fresh food, exhibits and you might even win a door prize.

Union Pacific RR owns the railway section that runs along Chelsea Avenue from North Evergreen Street westward toward the Uptown area. The railway ends at Downtown's Second Street at Washington Park.

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Stow it! Don't Show it!

Submitted by Nicole Blum

Friday, October 14th, 2011, 12:17pm

With the holiday season right around the corner, the Memphis Police Department wants to remind the community that now is the time to "Stow it! Don't Show it!"

This initiative was launched by the MPD as a way to inform citizens about ways to protect themselves and their valuables from being victims of car burglaries.

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