Panelists to share their stories at Women and Business Seminar
This year’s seminar features Carol Coletta of Memphis River Parks Partnership, Chloe Sexton of BluffCakes and Pat Mitchell Worley of the Soulsville Foundation.
Topic: Carol Coletta
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January 2026
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Stories of persistence shape Women and Business seminar
Carol Coletta, Chloe Sexton and Pat Mitchell Worley shared their stories of persistence, adaptability and curiosity during the Women and Business seminar at Memphis Botanic Garden.
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February 2025
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As MRPP looks for new leader, Davis happy to continue wearing new hats
Art Davis, the interim executive director of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been an accountant, a construction overseer and even Santa Claus during his time with the organization.
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January 2025
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Riverfront group names acting CEO
The Memphis River Parks Partnership is conducting a national search for someone to replace former CEO and President Carol Coletta.
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August 2024
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Carol Coletta leaving Memphis River Parks Partnership helm
Coletta’s tenure running the group that manages 6 miles of the city’s riverfront saw the $61 million redesign of Tom Lee Park and a push to better connect the riverfront to the rest of Downtown.
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July 2024
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Mud Island amphitheater’s foundation unstable
For Memphis River Parks Partnership, one question is: Can the amphitheater be repaired? The second is: Should it be?
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February 2024
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Tom Lee Park has starring role in documentary
The movie by Last Bite Films makes its debut Feb. 16 at the Halloran Centre at a fundraiser for Memphis River Parks Partnership. Meanwhile, the filmmakers are working on a documentary about the life of Tom Lee.
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December 2023
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Mempho gives new May music festival its name
The music festival by Mempho Presents is May 3-5, 2024, with a lineup expected early next year.
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November 2023
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Memphis park leaders talk controversy, collaboration and more
The leaders of Memphis Parks, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and Memphis River Parks Partnership talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the combination of public spaces and parks in the city.
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September 2023
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Redesigned Tom Lee Park ready for debut
Nearly three years after work began on the $62 million redesign, the Downtown Memphis space along the Mississippi River will have a formal opening Saturday, Sept. 2. Here’s what to expect.
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August 2023
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Tom Lee Park redesign sprints toward Sept. 2 opening
Memphis River Parks Partnership president and CEO Carol Coletta talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the road to the September opening of the redesigned Tom Lee Park.
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July 2023
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Carol Coletta on the opening of Tom Lee Park and future of Memphis in May
Carol Coletta talks about the recent Memphis in May events in the new Tom Lee Park — how they went, how they were received, and what they’ll be like in the future.
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Carol Coletta named one of the 100 most influential urban planning experts
Carol Coletta, president and CEO of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, has been named one of the 100 most influential urban planning experts, past or present.
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October 2022
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With MIM, Tom Lee Park contract in limbo, city could cover costs
Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing the city create a $500,000 “park restoration fund” from Mud Island renovation money to cover potential damages to Tom Lee Park during Memphis in May events.
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August 2022
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Here’s how MIM can lower $1.4M damage deposit for Tom Lee Park
Negotiations between the festival and the partnership hit a rough patch this week over the amount.
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Mayor tells MIM and Memphis River Parks Partnership to work it out
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Mayor tells MIM and Memphis River Parks Partnership to work it out
The day after Memphis in May president Jim Holt said the dispute over holding the festival at Tom Lee Park should be settled by Mayor Jim Strickland, Strickland flatly rejected the idea at least for now and in public.
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Memphis in May ‘down but not out,’ worries about 2023 festival in Tom Lee Park
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Memphis in May, ‘down but not out,’ worries about 2023 festival in Tom Lee Park
Memphis in May is eager to return to Tom Lee Park but cites issues with a lease and damage deposit lead to ‘uncertainty’ at its annual meeting.
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July 2022
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Tom Lee Park redesign will be ready to host 2023 Memphis In May
The president and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership says on “Behind The Headlines” that Tom Lee Park’s new look will debut next summer, but it will be available before that, for the Memphis In May International Festival.
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What’s next for Mud Island River Park?
Over the next four months, the Memphis River Parks Partnership aims to come up with four possible scenarios for the 40-year-old, city-owned park.
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May 2022
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New riverfront pollinator garden has ‘role to play’ in habitat loss
Wildlife cameras, native species, river quests and a citizen science experiment are poised to help people understand the river as more than just a pretty view or a shipping corridor.
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December 2021
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New details revealed about proposed ‘Sunset Lake’ in harbor
A proposed lake off Mud Island would be north of I-40 and the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.
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Beale Street Landing exterior work to find its way inside
The seven-year-old venue beneath a manmade hill on Tom Lee Park’s north end is a separate project from the $61 million renovation of the park.
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November 2021
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Bluff City Biz: Ford’s investment, our opportunity and Downtown parking with Carol Coletta
“Now it’s our job to capitalize on the opportunity to lure suppliers to Ford and related companies.”
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October 2021
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Tom Lee Park plan gets $800K in state funding for river’s edge trail
Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta called the riverfront path “one of the most important parts of the park.”
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July 2021
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Army Corps gives permit for Tom Lee Park redesign to begin
The long awaited permit clears the way for the park’s redesign to begin moving dirt and creating new features in Tom Lee Park after a three-year planning process that has seen the plans change over time.
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