Beale $treet Landing back in the budget

The City Council is convinced that what Memphis needs is more glitz, this time in the form of a new commercial boat dock. On a motion by Councilmember Ricky Peete, $29.4-million is back in the City budget to build Beale Street Landing.

At the CIP wrap-up session on May 24th, few facts were discussed, but the Council was back in lock-step with the Administration to see that this project goes forward. As Peete, the Council’s former representative on the RDC Board, said, “We have to have some vision if we are going to be on a par with Atlanta.”Read more »

Beale Street Landing cut in committee

By the time the proposed budget for Beale Street Landing got to the City Council CIP Budget Committee on Friday, the cost of the project had been corrected to read $29.4 million. The committee took a look at the design and numbers and concluded that $29 million was too much.Read more »

What's happening at Beale $treet Landing?

We got a copy of the proposed Capital Improvements budget, and to our surprise and consternation, the cost of Beale Street Landing has jumped from $29-million to $47-million. What happened?

We’ve heard it’s an error by the finance department. Well, $18-million is a pretty big error. Read more »

Canoe & Kayak Race -- Riverfront Users give their Suggestions

This year’s 26th Annual Outdoors Inc. Canoe & Kayak Race on May 5th may have been the best ever -- lots of paddlers, hikers, runners, walkers, and riverfront lovers enjoying a slightly cloudy morning on the river.

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Lead Architect for 1987 Memphis Plan Receives Prestigious Award

Denise Scott Brown, the lead architect/planner on the Center City Commission's 1987 Plan for Downtown Memphis, has just received the prestigious Vilcek Prize.Read more »