Memorial Day Closures
In observance of Memorial Day, all Memphis Public Libraries and Community, Senior, and Aquatics Centers will be closed on May 27.
In observance of Memorial Day, all Memphis Public Libraries and Community, Senior, and Aquatics Centers will be closed on May 27.
MEMPHIS, TN, April 30, 2024 – In a major step toward transforming Memphis into the nation’s
most digitally-equitable large city, Mayor Paul Young today broke ground on Memphis’ first
citywide fiber network.
Please join us on April 26 at 2:00 pm to celebrate the grand opening of The Heights Line, a unique linear park that was once a trolley line. The event will take place at 761 National Street. Through the Accelerate Memphis initiative, this neighborhood-led project has transformed a portion of National Street into a pedestrian-friendly public space in North Memphis, enhancing connectivity and promoting a vibrant community atmosphere.
Beginning on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at about 6:00 a.m. and continuing through Friday, May 24th, 2024 at about 5:00 a.m., Riverside Drive between Georgia Ave and Union Avenue will be totally closed to through traffic for RiverBeat Music Festival and the SmokeSlam Barbecue event.
Memphis, TN. Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Memphis Mayor Paul Young, in partnership with the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), announced the launch of the Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime (BMCC), an initiative to harness the collective power of black mayors across the nation to fight crime. The inaugural meeting will take place in Memphis on March 27-28 and will host 21 mayors and their proxies from Washington D.C., IN, TN, MO, MS, LA, AR, GA, AZ, CA, and NC.
Monday, March 25, 2024 | The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel.