There are 9 article(s) tagged Memphis Fairgrounds:

• January 2023

  • Break-ins tarnish weekend at Sports & Events Center

    Police reports indicate at least 19 vehicles were broken into over the weekend, during one of the center’s first big events. 

    By Ben Wheeler January 25, 2023

• December 2022

  • At the old Fairgrounds, Memphis bets big on competitive youth sports

    The old fairgrounds is being repurposed as Liberty Park, a $126 million mixed-used project anchored by the 227,000-square-foot Memphis Sports & Events Center, including apartments, retail, a hotel and more. 

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    Mid-South Coliseum’s future uncertain despite Liberty Park transformation

    Fond memories of old Fairgrounds and analysis of the competition led to Liberty Park

    By Don Wade December 10, 2022

• September 2022

  • Fond memories of the old Fairgrounds, and analysis of the competition, led to Liberty Park

    The redeveloped Fairgrounds is not just a bet on the lucrative youth sports industry, it’s based on the expected benefits to surrounding neighborhoods such as Cooper-Young and Overton Square. 

    By Don Wade September 07, 2022

• April 2022

  • After a two-year hiatus, BSMF is officially back

    Friday night’s acts include Al Kapone, Van Morrison, Sarah McLachlan and Three 6 Mafia.

    By Alicia Davidson April 30, 2022

• February 2022

  • Bluff City Biz: Liberty Park, opportunities beyond a Downtown Loews with Mark Halperin

    “Hopefully, there’s going to be a lot of economic spin-off,” Halperin said of the city’s $56 million youth sports complex.

    By Rob Moore February 14, 2022

• March 2021

  • Opinion: If you’re copying, it’s not yours

    Dan Conaway: While we ignore Mud island, we’re giving Tom Lee Park more plastic surgery than the attendees at the Academy Awards, and if we’re going to make the Fairgrounds ours, the Coliseum has to be part of it and original thinking is required.

    By Dan Conaway March 26, 2021

• December 2020

  • The Memphis 10: COVID confessions, generic fun at Liberty Park and more

    Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination. 

    By Chris Herrington December 10, 2020

• October 2019

  • Details of Memphis Fairgrounds Planned Development revealed

    The city plans to break ground on the development in January 2020, with the sports complex and hotel opening in June 2021 and initial retail opening in November 2021. 

    By Elle Perry October 19, 2019

• November 2018

  • State panel to consider Fairgrounds TDZ and youth sports complex in $100M project

    A state panel is set to consider Memphis’ request for a Fairgrounds Tourism Development Zone in which tax revenue would be used to pay off the debt for construction of a youth sports and events complex and connected improvements, an estimated $100 million project.

    By Sam Stockard November 17, 2018