It’s time to celebrate our park members! All current members of Overton Park are invited to join us on the deck at Levitt Shell on Saturday, September 9 for the Brian Owens & The Deacons of Soul concert. Memphis Made Brewing Co. and MEMPopS will be
This week, we’re making some small changes to Rainbow Lake Playground in order to add another unique feature. The two sliding poles on The Maze (the large wooden play structure in the center of the playground) are being removed to make way for a new
Now that City crews have cleared the hazardous debris from the Memorial Day storm from locations around town, they have been able to spend some time removing the large oak that fell on Overton Bark, closing the all-dogs side for the last couple of months.
Memphis City Council voted yesterday to accept $250,000 each from Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo, clearing the way for the City to sign a contract with Powers Hill Design. This means that the Greensward project design should kick off soon. We’ll be providing
Not only did our community come together to raise $1 million to take back the Greensward, you also came out and had a great summer party with us! Our fifth annual Day of Merrymaking brought in more than $70,000 that we’ll use to maintain and
We are thrilled to announce that we have met our goal to raise $1 million for the Greensward project! We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the support of nearly 1,000 donors from all over the country, but mostly right here at home. If you ever wondered
With just two days to go to meet our million-dollar goal to take back the Greensward, we are closing in on the finish line! Here’s where we stand: You’ve brought in $30,500 this week alone, which was matched at $61,000 by the Hyde Foundation! That
Since we announced 24 hours ago that the Hyde Family Foundation will be tripling all gifts to the Greensward project, the community has pitched in an additional $18,000! The Foundation will match those dollars 2:1, adding an additional $36,000 to the total. This brings our total
We’re in the home stretch. We have until this Sunday, June 11, to meet our million-dollar goal and begin design work on the project that will return the Greensward to Overton Park. We’ve raised over $850,000 from 700 donors in 30 states and 28 Memphis-area
This weekend’s storms brought heavy and costly damages to Overton Park, toppling trees throughout the landscape. We’ll have extensive cleanup to do over the next few weeks, but for now, here’s what you need to know: The storm damaged nearly 60 trees in the landscaped areas
