Archive for the Lots Reimagined Category

Resource Park Garners Support in Smokey City By Kenny Halt Asking for help isn’t easy.  Unfortunately, sometimes finding it isn’t any easier. Bruce Quinn knows firsthand how difficult it can be to seek help in an environment where you feel you’ll be seen as weak for doing so. While Quinn was able to overcome the stigma himself andRead more →

New pocket park creates momentum on Scutterfield Street   By Jordan McKenzie The Pearce Pocket Park is a vibrant new greenspace at 987 Pearce Street in North Memphis, born from a grassroots vision of neighborhood revitalization. The site, once dotted with residential homes, quickly became an overgrown vacantRead more →

CRA refreshes program to help individuals invest in North Memphis revitalization by Vivian Ekstrom Over the last six years, the CRA has acquired vacant lots in the Uptown redevelopment area to assist with our work to fight blight. While the CRA is working with partners to developRead more →