Meeting Wednesday Sept. 1st

Important Meeting:

Memphis Heritage Howard Hall

2282 Madison Ave

Wednesday Sept 1st at 6pm

We are extremely disappointed in the results of the 10 to 2 vote on August 24th by our City Council to allow for the demolition of the historic Union Ave. Methodist Church at Union and Cooper in order to build an ill-suited, out of place CVS Pharmacy!

To address this important issue, a meeting will be held at Memphis Heritage Howard Hall on Wednesday Sept 1st at 6pm.

We invite all individuals, groups and organizations to come together and discuss this disastrous outcome.

Now is the time for us to come together as a united front to help protect the fabric of Midtown and Historic Preservation's future, and to prevent this type of insensitive development from destroying our neighborhoods and our City.

Hope you can make it!

It is not too late to fight for Union Ave. M. C.!

Let the emails begin again! email Charlie Golden and ask him why he is not a man(company) of his word! He told the National Trust that CVS would honor their agreement to not demolish a building individually listed on the National Register. We need 1000's of emails.

Charlie Golden cegolden@cvs.com

Important Meeting Today at 3:30

REMINDER Please lend your support, and attend this very important meeting:

TODAY August 24th AT 3:30 pm

1st Floor City Council Chambers - 125 N. Main St

CVS is appealing the Land Use Control Board's rejection of their project to demolish the Union Ave. Methodist Church at Union and Cooper

WE NEED A FULL HOUSE AT THIS MEETING!

Parking is easiest in the Mud Island garage. Entry is straight in from Poplar Avenue, then go to the ground floor and walk across Front St to City Hall.

E-mail your council member...

For those of you who have not written/emailed to

all members of the council here is a short cut:

1)Simply paste the list of addresses below in your email address to: line.

Bill.Morrison@memphistn.gov

Bill.Boyd@memphistn.gov

Harold.Collins@memphistn.gov

Wanda.Halbert@memphistn.gov

Jim.Strickland@memphistn.gov

Edmund.Fordjr@memphistn.gov

Swearengen.Ware@memphistn.gov

Joe.Brown@memphistn.gov

Janis.Fullilove@memphistn.gov

Myron.Lowery@memphistn.gov

Kemp.Conrad@memphistn.gov

Shea.Flinn@memphistn.gov

Reid.Hedgepeth@memphistn.gov

2) Write in subject line: CVS Midtown

3) Your message can be as simple as:

"Say NO to the Midtown CVS issue on Tuesday, August 24th."

4) Then hit Send.

......and you will have done your part to stand

up for Midtown Memphis and Historic Preservation.

This issue is going to be a close one.

Support Midtown Memphis by making your voice heard NOW!

REMINDER Please lend your support, and attend this very important meeting:

TUESDAY August 24th AT 3:30 pm

1st Floor City Council Chambers - 125 N. Main St

CVS is appealing the Land Use Control Board's rejection of their project to demolish the Union Ave. Methodist Church at Union and Cooper

WE NEED A FULL HOUSE AT THIS MEETING!

Parking is easiest in the Mud Island garage. Entry is straight in from Poplar Avenue, then go to the ground floor and walk across Front St to City Hall.

Adopt-a-door pre-sale ends tonight!

Buy your tickets NOW for $17 each to our 2nd Annual Adapt A Door Auction by going to www.memphisheritage.org or by calling 901.272.2727

Presales END Tonight 8/19 at midnight!

All presales tickets will be held at "WILL CALL"

Tickets are $20 at door

SaturdayAugust 21, 2010

7:00 - 9:30 pm

Public Strategy Session Re: CVS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH

Public strategy session regarding the upcoming CVS application before City Council to demolish the Union Ave. Methodist Church at Cooper and Union. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. inside Howard Hall, Memphis Heritage's headquarters, located at the corner of Madison Ave. and Edgewood in Midtown.

Please plan to attend!

Meeting TOMORROW

August 12th AT 10 AM Land Use Control Board

1st Floor City Council Chambers -

125 N. Main Street

Passage of the Midtown Overlay before the Land Use Control Board Tuesday

Please attend this meeting. We need a full house!

Important Meeting Reminders

REMINDER Memphis Heritage asks you to offer your support, and attend these very important meetings :

Tuesday August 10th AT 3 PM

1st Floor City Council Chambers -

125 N. Main Street

Third and final reading and passage of the Unified Development Code at the City CouncilThursday

August 12th AT 10 AM Land Use Control Board

1st Floor City Council Chambers -

125 N. Main Street

Passage of the Midtown Overlay before the Land Use Control Board Tuesday

August 24th AT 3 PM

1st Floor City Council Chambers -

125 N. Main Street

CVS is appealing the Land Use Control Board's rejection of their project to demolish the Union Ave. Methodist Church at Union and Cooper

We know it's a lot to ask but your attendance at these meetings is paramount to the success of these important Midtown issues.

Click image to enlarge.

For the latest draft of the Midtown Overlay Draft CLICK HERE

These three meetings are very important and will impact Midtown and Shelby County

For information call June West at Memphis Heritage, Inc. 901.272.2727

Memphis Heritage Mission Statement Our mission is to educate and coordinate individuals and groups to save, improve, reuse, and maintain architecturally and historically significant buildings, streets, neighborhoods, parks, and cultural artifacts of Shelby County, Tennessee.Memphis Heritage, Inc. was founded in 1975 as a non-profit educational and charitable organization. From our efforts to save the Napoleon Hill mansion on Union Avenue to our efforts today encompassing the entire city, Memphis Heritage keeps working to preserve our area's rich history. As Memphis Heritage celebrates its 35 Year anniversary, it continues to be the voice for the preservation of the Memphis area's architectural heritage.

Memphis Heritage article in the Memphis Flyer

Pick up this week's Memphis Flyer and check out the cover article about Memphis Heritage and June West. If you don't have access to a Memphis Flyer, check out there article here.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers needed for the Adapt A Door Auction!

SaturdayAugust 21, 2010

7:00 - 9:30 pm

Volunteers are needed for the following:

Ticket Sales

Will Call

Door Bid Watchers

Check Out

Loading Crew

Clean Up Crew

If you are interested in volunteering for this fun event

contact Donna at 272-2727 or dmccraw@memphisheritage.org

VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A FREE TICKET FOR THE PARTY !

Please tell all your friends to buy tickets online.

The creations we have received so far are AWESOME!

Tickets are ON SALE NOW at www.MemphisHeritage.org

For information call Memphis Heritage, Inc. 901.272.2727