Downtown Neighborhood Association past president Jerred Price walked out onto a Downtown rooftop Thursday, Oct. 13, to announce his city council candidacy to the strains of Elton John’s 1970s hit “Bennie and the Jets.”  Four years after running for District 7 on the council and a year before the 2023 city election day, Price announced that he will be running in Super District 8.

For now, he’s not saying which of the three positions he will run for in the super district that takes in half of the city. 

Click HERE to see Daily Memphian story.

The corner of Cooper and Young is a lot more colorful because the rainbow intersection was completed Saturday.

The organizer Jerred Price led the effort to bring the first rainbow crosswalk to Memphis and the state.

While the city council had to sign off on the project, it was paid for with private money. Click HERE to see News 5 full story.

The $43 million Beale Street Landing is showing more signs of wear and tear just eight years after opening in downtown Memphis.

The surface of the splash pad is deteriorating, and boards are missing in some of the seating areas. Memphis River Parks Partnership admits the splash pad hasn’t been operational in about a year.  Click HERE to see News 5 story in full.

Watch as Gina Neely and Jerred talk about his relationship with Sir Elton John and about his tribute show to his hero and idol!  Find out about when Jerred started playing piano and the passions he and the rocketman share for a more loving world.  Click HERE to read this issue & full magazine feature.

THANK YOU, Bluff City Magazine!!! Yours truly along with several of my friends are featured in this issue! Issue 12 is ONLINE!! Check it out below! Its the Leadership Edition! Honored to be in this with Elijah Townsend, Betty Moore, Mr. Johnson and Will Richardson!  Click HERE to read this issue & full magazine feature.

"Thanks for walking with me and following up, Action News 5! Memphis River Parks Partnership is feeling the heat after stories from the news and photos of their lack of maintenance for Mud Island started being shared throughout memphis. No matter what George Abbot or MRPP says, it doesn’t change the fact that they could have advocated and raised money for the park they already had that was FALLING APART versus remodeling Tom Lee, a park Memphians already voted as one of their “favorites” as it was, for $60+ million. Shame on you, Memphis River Parks Partnership & City of Memphis." - Jerred  Click HERE for story - Action News 5. 

When asked about parking, Abbott confirmed the remodeled park will have 68 parallel parking spaces along Riverside Drive, troubling to some who live downtown. ”That’s just not enough,” said Jerred Price with the Downtown Neighborhood Association, “the mediation agreement says parking shall be consistent with expected park usage. We know park usage is going to be going up, so let’s add parking, not take it away.”

Earlier in the day, Price took his concerns to the Memphis City Council.  Click HERE for story - Action News 5. 

Broken glass and boarded windows are now part of the landscape—the famous river mock-up now drained. The amphitheater and the monorail no longer in use. This week, there may be hope on the horizon for the beleaguered park (in the form of $5.5 million approved by the Memphis City Council). While Memphis River Parks Partnership (MRPP), who manages and operates the park, has not yet submitted any plans for the money (as that would require further approval from City Council), downtown community advocates are speaking out on how the money should be used. Click HERE for story from Action News 5. 

“We, the citizens who shared these photos on social media, appreciate MRPP seeing our concerns and addressing them. But these are long term problems we had hoped to see addressed before we invested $60 million into another park that wasn’t broken.”  Click HERE for story from Action News 5. 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mud Island River Park will get $4 million in improvements recently approved by the city council.v But some are asking the question, is that enough?

“It’s just disheartening to see the condition and that the priorities were not there to fix what was broken,” said Jerred Price, the President Emeritus of the Downtown Neighborhood Association. Click HERE for story from News Channel 3. 

“As a Memphian, it disappoints me to see the illegal dumping, the trash, the tires," said Jerred Price, Memphis City Beautiful Commissioner.  Click HERE for story from News Channel 3. 

Jerred helps honor music legend James Alexander with an honorary street renaming.  Host ceremony for the music legend on his childhood street in Soulsville.  Jerred was joined by special guest Congressman Steve Cohen and Memphis Tourism Kevin Kane.  Click HERE for story from ABC 24.

Jerred talks to News Channel 3 about Board of Adjustment decision to vote "NO" on proposed massive parking garage in residential uptown.  "We look forward to working closely with St. Jude to find alternative parking plans that will benefit the community and St. Jude" says Price.  Click HERE for story from News Channel 3. 

Jerred joins community once again to work together with St. Jude to ask for them to build massive parking garage on original site away from single family homes in Uptown.  “So you’re talking about a one year difference (between timeline for this site & original site),” Price said. “One year can make or break a community for the rest of its life.” Click HERE for story via Daily Memphian.  

Jerred Price, president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, is concerned about the mounds of dirt he thinks will be transformed into hills, blocking parts of the view of the Mississippi River from Riverside Drive.

“The rolling hills, that topography changing, it really strips the view that Memphians and visitors have come to love over the years when driving down Riverside Drive,” Price said. “I think it was part of the iconic character of the street.”  Click HERE for story via News Channel 3.  

“They’re so beautiful, and they will just bring so much to the community to break what they’re going through,” Moore said. “That’s why we were getting these lights, because that will just bring cheer to the community.”

Moore, who is considered by many as the unofficial mayor of Whitehaven, approached Jerred Price, a commissioner for Memphis City Beautiful, about this project over the summer at a community picnic.  

Click HERE for story via Action News 5.

The group -- Parks Not Parking 901 -- spoke on behalf of the Greenlaw and Uptown neighborhoods and shared results of a recent community survey regarding the parking garage planned for A.W. Willis between North 3rd and North 4th streets. Results show that 90% of nearly 100 residents surveyed say they do not approve of the parking garage.  Click HERE for story via Action News 5.

The Uptown community spoke up against the proposed 7-story parking garage in residential uptown community.  Community leaders are speaking up asking for St. Jude to build the garage in the originally planned location for the garage at I-40 and Danny Thomas that is owed by the City of Memphis.  The city was suppose to prepare the site for St. Jude to build the garage on this site.  Click HERE for story via News 3.

The Uptown community spoke up against the proposed 7-story parking garage in residential uptown community.  Community leaders are speaking up asking for St. Jude to build the garage in the originally planned location for the garage at I-40 and Danny Thomas that is owed by the City of Memphis.  The city was suppose to prepare the site for St. Jude to build the garage on this site.  Click HERE for press conference.

“It is with great pleasure I am happy to announce that the community of Whitehaven will be receiving brand new, upgraded Christmas ornaments for their street post for the 2021 Holiday season! Through the hard work and vision of community leader Mrs. Hazel Moore, Commissioner for the City of Memphis’ City Beautiful Commission, Jerred Price, County Commissioner Eddie Jones, Commissioner Ed Ford Jr., and GWERC’s Michael Harris, we have engaged the public for opinions, secured the funding, ordered these new lights, and worked with the city to ensure they can and will be installed along Elvis Presley Blvd this season”.  Click HERE for article.

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.  See News Channel 3 story HERE.

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

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 Fox13 story here: 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!