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Last year, more than 125,000 people attended the Cooper-Young Festival, making it the largest single-day festival in Memphis. This year, the Cooper-Young Business Association will host the festival on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of the Cooper-Young Festival, a local street festival that features arts, crafts, music and food held each fall at the intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue. The past quarter-century has seen the annual festival grow from a small arts festival with several dozen artist booths and a few thousand attendees to a Memphis staple with more than 400 booths and more than 125,000 attendees. “In our 26th year, the CooperYoung Festival has become the largest single-day event in Memphis,” said festival director Tamara Cook. According to the Cooper-Young Business Association, the festival was started in 1988 by six members of the newly formed CYBA as a way of capping off a revitalization movement that began in the neighborhood a decade earlier. The Cooper-Young Festival has steadily grown and built momentum each year and has generated over $250,000 in donations back to the neighborhood since its inception. The American Planning Association’s Great Places in America Program listed Cooper-Young as one of the top 10 neighborhoods in the country. However, the popular bohemian neighborhood has seen its fair share of ups and downs. The area can trace its roots back to 1848 when a man named William Cooper purchased 577 acres of land for $11,430 and named the main road Cooper Street. Over half a century later, the area was annexed into the city which lead to a housing boom.
Super Sub Shop’s new location now stands alone as its own building, as opposed to being connected to Whatever’s, another Highland Strip landmark that will also be moving locations in the next few weeks. McDonald’s plans to replace these two iconic stores with a new store, fully equipped with two drivethrough order lines. “I’m glad they now have a nice facility, even though it’s a little farther away, but heck, it’s worth the drive,” said Sean Hannah, a junior
marketing management major. Inside the restaurant, framed black and white photographs of the now vacant Highland Avenue location, wooden ducks and smaller versions of the store’s iconic signs litter the walls and echoes of “Soft bread? Hard Bread?” can still be heard from the cashier. “China Sub is some of the best food and, in my opinion, the greatest sandwich in the city, probably in this part of the region,” said Hannah. “It’s my favorite restaurant in Memphis,
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According to the CYBA, 90 percent of the housing in the area was built in the first 15 years of the 19th century. During the 1970s, the area fell on hard times. Cooper-Young was named a neighborhood in decline by the City of Memphis in 1978. As a response to the rising crime rates, the CooperYoung Community Association was formed to curb the street crime and home burglaries that had begun to plague the area. By the early ‘80s, the CYCA began to turn the crime rates around, as well as enroll the area in several revitalization projects with federal funding. While the area had improved, the rent was still very cheap. This lead to a number of local musicians and artists to move into the neighborhood, and, by 1989, the neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Now the neighborhood is stronger than ever, and by extension, so is the festival. “Cooper-Young Fest is pretty much an explosion of sweaty, thirsty and hungry people,” said Skye White, who bartends at Celtic Crossing, a popular Irish pub in the Cooper-Young area. “Literally every flavor of person in Memphis is crammed in between Central and Southern.” In addition to the main event, the festivities have grown to include two pre-festival events. Thursday is the Cooper Young Art Invitational, which showcases art by local Cooper-Young based artists. This year the event is being held at the David Perry Smith Fine Art Gallery and is being billed as the official “Kickoff Party.”
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Chinese sub shop changes location By Samuel Prager
news@dailyhelmsman.com The Super Submarine Sandwich Shop, once a landmark of the Highland Strip and often affectionately referred to as “Chinese Sub Shop,” recently had to close up shop. However, all hope is not lost for long-time Chinese Sub Shop connoisseurs. The legendary Memphis restaurant opened their doors again at a new location on Monday. Super Sub Shop had the grand
opening of their new location at 3316 Summer Ave. Though the restaurant may have changed streets, their trademark sign, a lady holding a giant sandwich that lingered over Highland for the past 44 years, can still be clearly recognized. “The Highland Strip just won’t be the same without China Sub,” said Bailey Patterson, daytime manager at Ubee’s, which is also located on the Highland Strip. “But, I am happy that they have a nicer new location that is still nearby.”
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hands down.” Though Chinese Sub Shop has a new look, the restaurant still maintains the classic vibe that Memphians have come to associate with it and the same classic ‘Super Sub Sandwich.’ “I’ve been coming here since I was kid, and it has never let me down. I’ve been waiting for them to update their restaurant for a long time,” said Hannah. “It’s a little more new-age, but its still got that classy feel and the classic look.”
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Friday is the Cooper-Young 4-Miler, which drew over 1,800 runners last year. The event raises money for the CYCA. This year the race starts at Trestle Art by Bluff City Sports at
7 p.m. and will wind through the neighborhood. The CYBA will host the festival Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be blocked off on Cooper Street between Nelson Avenue and Walker Avenue, and Young Avenue between Meda Street and Tanglewood Street.
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Tigers’ Ta es “This is something between a country and itself—we need to keep our nose out of it.”
“We should allow them to solve their own problems.”
Janice Partlow, Music production freshman
Madison Pate, Criminology/forensic junior
“My brothers are on the front lines, and I don’t want them to go. So, I feel like Obama should shut up. Thank God the Russians stepped in when they did.” Nicky Simpson, Pre-nursing freshman
What is your opinion of the United States’ involvement in Syria? By Jonathan Capriel
“My problem is that they do not have sufficient evidence that Syria used chemical weapons.” Julian Sahasrabudhe, Mathematics graduate
“I don’t know much about the situation. I stay so busy with school.” Michael Mullins, Biomedical engineering senior
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The University of Memphis women’s golf team finished slightly above the middle of the pack at the recent FedEx Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Ridgeway Country Club. The Tigers finished in the No. 5 spot out of 12 teams in attendance at the Memphis season opener. Samford University took top prize for the thirdstraight year with a cumulative score of 889. The University of North Texas edged out Memphis by one shot with a score of 916 landing the fourth-place spot. Memphis totaled 917, while Sam Houston State University finished just behind the Tigers in sixth with 923. Leading the way for the Memphis squad was freshman Leighann Cabush. In three-rounds of play, Cabush shot a 75, 74 and 75 for a total of 224. The new Tiger finished sixth overall out of 66 players. The second top finisher for Memphis was senior Shelby Sain. The veteran collegiate player earned a 76, 75 and 75 over the two days and ended in 11th place. Rounding out the top three highest individual finishes for the Tigers was junior Ashleigh Whisenant who shot 84, 77 and 74. Whisenant just cracked the top 30 finishers earning the 29th spot. The Tigers hit the course again Monday to take part in the Cardinal Cup in Simpsonville, Ky.
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Tiger offensive lineman rushes to center of attention Felker would really hurt their offense,” Rush said, “but (Bruce) Threadgill really did a good job for them.” Threadgill, Felker’s replacement at quarterback, led the Bulldog attack which outscored the Tigers 17-7. Rush went on to say that the Tigers just couldn’t get things going. Their mistakes led to their downfall as the Mississippi State veer outgained the Tigers’ 287 yards to 193. The Tigers must rectify their mistakes quickly if they expect to have any chance at all against southeastern power Auburn tomorrow at Auburn. “We have all the respect in the world for them,” said Rush. “They are a great team and a well-coached team. I’m sure they’ll live up to their reputation of being aggres-
sive when we play them.” Asked whether Auburn’s national ranking (as high as 6th in one poll) poses any special worries for him or the Tigers, Rush replied that when one worries, one tends to make mistakes. “Any team is capable of beating another; look what happened Monday night,” he said referring to Missouri’s 20-7 upset of number two ranked Alabama. “I just want to play as well as I can,” said Rush. “The personal achievements are secondary.” You can believe that tomorrow Bob Rush will be playing as well as he can, as will his teammates. Celebrated or not, he stands tall in a spotlight reserved for big stars.
Set for the snap is Tiger center Bob Rush. Rush and the rest of the offensive (line) have their blocking eyes centered on the Auburn War Eagles this Saturday.
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Bob Rush would like to stand tall and celebrated. But he hardly can. He’s an offensive center. The last soul in a long soup line. Recognition doesn’t come easy to someone filling those shoes. But Rush, a 6-6, 250-pound junior from Clarksville, Tenn., has done all he can to bring attention to himself and his position. Like several of his teammates, Rush has been mentioned as a pre-season All-American. And he handles the role of the unsung hero about as well as he does opposing players. “I’ve never been in the spotlight,” said Rush. “I’ve always played the line and I’ve never got a lot of recognition. “Oh sure, it’s good to be that highly
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thought of,” said Rush referring to his All-American candidacy. “But I get my own kind of satisfaction on the field, especially if a play goes well. I know it’s a team effort and I’m glad to be part of it.” Some observers seem to feel that Rush may be the best center in Memphis State’s history. But oddly enough he didn’t start his career at the position. “It wasn’t my idea,” said Rush. “I had been working out both on offense and defense and one day Coach Richard Trail, who is now as assistant at Vanderbilt, put a ball in my hands. Never having snapped a ball before, I had my problems, but it’s worked out ever since.
“I’m not really satisfied with my individual performance,” Rush added. “I think when you’re satisfied, you’re through playing ball; you have nothing left to achieve. I’m just gonna do my best and help us (Memphis State) win as many games as possible.” One game the Tigers didn’t win was their season opener last Saturday night against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. “A lot of little things went wrong,” said Rush. “We looked bad but actually didn’t play too badly. We had a new offense, and a break here or a break there could’ve meant a different outcome.” “We thought the loss of (Rocky)
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