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MidTownm a g a z i n e
Spring 09
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from the Publisher’s Desk
M.Glenn Roseberry Jr., Publisher
We know you love Midtown. That’s why you live, work and play there. And we love it, too! In early 2009, the debut issue of Midtown Magazine will be on the streets, and we invite you to join us as we explore the neighborhoods, the restaurants, the attractions, and the people that are the heart of Memphis.Business owners, let us spread the word about what makes you the best. Our readers are your customers and your neighbors. And they’re the best, because they’re Midtowners.
MidTownm a g a z i n e
Spring 09
PublisherM.Glenn Roseberry, Jr
[email protected] Executives
Laura [email protected]
Lauren [email protected]
Creative DirectorPamela McFarland
Midtown is Memphis | p 4What is it that makes us love it so?
Welcome to the Neighborhood | p6Midtown’s newest businesses.
It’s all Happening at the Zoo | p 10New babies, contoversy, and
a 21st century mission.
Neighborhood 4-1-1Find Helpful phone numbers for Midtown.
Clean Green Ca�eineGet stoked and save the planet!10
table of contents | 3
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find out more
for informationcall
Lauren Leggettat 901.314.9464or Laura Nettenat 901.649.3602
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IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO!The Memphis Zoo is not just for fair weather outings. With new baby giraffes to be named, a Murder Mystery after-hours adult event to be planned, and Zoo Lights and New Year’s Snooze to look forward to, the Zoo in winter is a busy place. The Memphis Zoo has been a favorite destination for fun for more than 100 years. Set on 76 acres of Overton Park, of which approximately 55 acres are developed, the zoo’s 19 exhibits house more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species. Since the early 1990s, the Memphis Zoo has invested over $80 million for renovation and expansion, making it one of the finest zoological parks in the nation. The Zoo is an accredited member of the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and in 2008, the Memphis Zoo was ranked "#1 Zoo in the U.S." by TripAdvisor.com More improvements and additions are currently in the works. Teton Trek is a four-acre exhibit featuring
grizzlies, timber wolves, elk and trumpeter swans scheduled to open in late summer of 2009.By 2010, a new home for the Zoo's hippos, called the Zambezi River Hippo Camp, featuring Nile crocs, okapi and flamingos, will be completed near the Primate Pavilion and the African Veldt.Over the next few years, the Zoo will plan and build the
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