Downtown residents reached out to DNA President Jerred Price about the concerning lack of response to drag racing & donuts by a downtown officer responding to a call.  Jerred was quick to contact MDP leadership and report this concern.  The MPD assured this was not acceptable and would address it with the officer accordingly.

In case you missed it recently, Tennessee passed a bill that increases the penalty for drag racing. | “I was very happy to participate in discussions and provide feedback to help get this bill pushed through at the state level. The safety of Memphians and Downtowners should be one of our top priorities” says DNA President Jerred Price

Action News 5 talks reports on the ground breaking of Tom Lee Park and how metered parking is no longer planned for the 68 spaces in/next to the park. The Fight for "enough" parking per mediation agreement between Memphis in May & Memphis River Parks continues.  Read more: CLICK HERE

Action News 5 talks to Downtown Neighborhood Assoc.'s Jerred Price about how MRPP is cutting parking lots by more than 50% in the new Tom Lee Park Redesign and making these spots "pay to play"; No more free parking in the public park.  Read more: CLICK HERE

Action News 5 talks to Downtown Neighborhood Assoc.'s Jerred Price about advocating for new enough parking in the new Tom Lee Park Redesign; Current plans cut out free, park side equitable parking.  Read more: CLICK HERE

News Channel 3 talks to Downtown Neighborhood Assoc.'s Jerred Price about advocating for new speed bumps and helping to address downtown safety concerns.  Read more: CLICK HERE

Action News 5 Reports: End the month with a live musical performance at Locals Live: Memphis Music at the Garden presented by Regions Bank with Almost Elton John. Almost Elton John, Memphis’s #1 Elton John tribute show featuring Jerred Price as Elton John, hits the stage June 26 at the Radians Amphitheater.  Read more: CLICK HERE

News Channel 3 Reports: DNA President, Jerred Price, speaks about the recent increase in crime downtown and how MPD and DNA are working closely to help counteract and push back against it.  Read more: CLICK HERE

News Channel 3 Reports: Nearly two dozen people gathered at the Carolina Watershed bar and restaurant on East Carolina to discuss what the city should do with millions it has set aside to renovate the nearly 40-year-old amphitheater.  The event was lead by DNA President Jerred Price.  Read more: CLICK HERE

Fox 13 Reports: Finding a unified purpose for the facility is the reason behind Downtown Neighborhood Association President Jerred Price forming a committee last year to develop plans for the venue. “After a lot of advocacy and a lot of conversation we are excited to see Mayor Strickland is allocating four million [to save this venue],” Price said. Read more: CLICK HERE

Thanks to Memphis LGBT+ advocate Jerred Price, The Elton John AIDS Foundation is the recipient of the Focus Awards 2020 People’s Choice prize. The $2500 cash donation and a $5000 advertising spend were awarded by Price to the group to support local work in the Mid-South.  Read more: CLICK HERE

The Commercial Appeal reports: The protest, called Save Our Restaurants, is being planned in part by Jerred Price.  "With less than 5% of tracked clusters coming from restaurants, the data just doesn't back up shutting down one of Memphis' largest industries - those operating safely deserve to stay open". Read more: CLICK HERE

The Commercial Appeal front page news story: “Help as many as you can as much as you can for as long as you can.”  Read More: CLICK HERE

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Local Memphis (ABC 24) talks to Downtown Neighborhood Association, Jerred Price, about their plan to save the Mud Island Amphitheater. Click HERE to watch!

FOX 13 catches up with Two Broke Bartenders & DNA President Jerred Price for a story about their new partnership to fight blight in downtown. Click HERE to watch!

Michael Donahue of The Memphis Flyer covers DNA's new "Fight The Blight" Program created by DNA President, Jerred Price. Click HERE to read more!

Toby Sells of The Memphis Flyer interviews DNA President Jerred Price about new committee and plans to bring back the beloved Mud Island Amphitheater.

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Jerred Price, City of Memphis City Beautiful Commissioner & DNA President, opens up about frustrations with the closure of Riverside Drive and how it is frustrating several downtowners.  Click HERE!

Continuing the fight on equality with Jerred Price, City of Memphis / Memphis City Beautiful Commissioner and Anchor, John Paul. Join in on the discussion.   Click HERE!

Jerred joins his friend Aubrey Ombre to have a difficult discussion on racism & trans rights. Aubrey made Memphis history by being the first trans woman to be interviewed on air about trans rights. Click HERE!

Jerred writes opinion piece for The Daily Memphian regarding plans to renovate Tom Lee Park & the abandoned state of Mud Island River Park. Click HERE!

Action News 5 covers the story of the state's first rainbow crosswalk being installed on Nov 2, 2019!  The projects curator/founder, Jerred Price, is excited to make state history with the Cooper Young Association! See more HERE!

Free bus passes for students? He first brought this idea to Mayor Lee Harris and SCS Board Member Stephanie Love back in early 2019 at a town hall meeting held by Commissioner Mickell Lowery at the National Civil Rights Museum. Soon after, the school board acted on his idea and approved expanding their partnership with MATA to provide bus passes for students and their families. Nearly 3,000 Shelby County Schools students can now rely on MATA as another form of transportation to get to and from school.

Focus Magazine's Kevin Shaw does a story on Jerred and his contagious passion for Memphis, music, and people! See more HERE!

Chris Davis at the Memphis Flyer wrote a review and recommendation for Jerred's hit show "Almost Elton John" which started at Hard Rock Cafe Memphis.  Now, the residency has moved to Lafayette's of Memphis.  See more HERE!

Jerred wrote his second article for the well known "Choose901" Memphis advocacy organization!  See just some of the reasons Jerred is excited about Memphis! See more HERE!

Jerred wrote his first ever article as a guest at the well known "Choose901" Memphis advocacy organization!  He was very proud to share the news of growth and development in his new neighborhood: Victorian Village! See more HERE!