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Stories: Holly Guthrie
Holly Guthrie owns and operates Hollywould Fitness, which holds a bootcamp in Overton Park three days a week. I’ve lived near Overton Park for close to 20 years, 13 years […]
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Stories: Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway talks about the most significant golf game he ever played. A version of this story originally appeared on Dan’s Memphasis blog. Overton eagles soar. For 104 years, longer […]
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Butterfly Wings in Spring
Last week I was walking along the Old Forest trail when an unusual tree caught my eye. If you walk the trails frequently, you’ve probably noticed it: it’s been completely […]
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Attacking privet in the Old Forest
If you walked through the Old Forest this winter, you probably noticed many piles of leafy branches along the trails. These piles were the results of Overton Park Conservancy’s aggressive […]
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Stories: Ken Nuckolls
Ken Nuckolls shares a memory of being not-so-lost in Overton Park when he was a boy. Almost all of my stories of Overton Park involve early memories of the Zoo […]
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Stories: Ray Skinner
This post is the first in a new series called Overton Park Stories. We’re talking to people who love the park and sharing their memories. But we need YOUR stories […]
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Rainbow Lake Playground February Update
Things are continuing to come together at Rainbow Lake Playground, despite some wet weather throughout February. Crews from ViktorHall Construction have continued to work on the underground drainage system, as […]
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Get to Know Your Buds
It’s an understatement to say that we’re itching for spring to arrive at Overton Park. But while the landscape is largely still monochromatic, there’s an opportunity for some early bloomers […]
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Your Burning Park Questions…Answered!
It seems like there’s always something going on in Overton Park. Right now we have construction at Rainbow Lake Playground, some lovely blooms beginning to show at the formal gardens, […]
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The Other Memphis Belle
Overton Park was already home to a tribute to the Memphis Belle, with a monument in Veterans Plaza honoring both the famous plane and the woman who inspired it, Margaret […]