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Building a Bike Gateway, Part 5
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 Things are moving quickly with the Conservancy’s Bike Gate project…and they’re getting a lot more […]
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Dragonfly Season
We’ve reached that perfect point in the summer when you can’t walk ten feet through the park without a dragonfly swirling over your head. Since dragonflies are one of my […]
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Stories: Gwen & Ernie Vescovo
Gwen and Ernie Vescovo attended the Overton Park Stories event at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library’s Memphis & Shelby County Room in June. These are some of the stories […]
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Little Free Libraries Open in Overton Park
Climbing through the tunnel at Rainbow Lake Playground or traversing the monkey bars at East Parkway Playground are fun ways to spend an afternoon. But what if the kid in […]
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Stories: Jessica and Corey Peart
Jessica and Corey Peart are volunteers with Team Overton Park. They choose to give back to the park because it’s been such a major part of their history together. They […]
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Parking and Access in Overton Park
These are wonderful times to visit Overton Park. The Levitt Shell Free Music Concert Series brings high-quality entertainment to the park, the Memphis Zoo attracts visitors from all across the […]
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Building a Bike Gateway, Part 4
Missed our earlier installments? Catch Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. Bike Gate continues to roll along, with the shape of the sculpture changing every day as […]
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Stories: Jordan Stephens
Jordan Stephens has been playing golf at the Overton Park golf course practically his whole life. He shares the story of one truly special weekend on the links. One of […]
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Building a Bike Gateway, Part 3
Missed our earlier installments? Catch Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Bike Gate is getting 33% more awesome. As Tylur French has continued working on the new bike sculpture […]
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Become a Part of Memphis History
One of the unsung treasures of our city is the Memphis & Shelby County Room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. Almost anything you ever wanted to know about […]