Check out of the Coliseum Coalition's work in our Executive Summary! The definitive guide to what's going on with the Mid-South Coliseum!

Amazing drone footage by @_one901 in the blessed building

"If there is potential in [sustainably reopening], isn't that a good reason to explore the possibilities, especially if they can make our community better for our children and future generations?"

Which story will we choose?

"And we have stories of loss, where we lost too many of our young people to our civic apathy and disinvestment"

"We have stories of joy, in which we gave the children of Memphis, like Larry Finch, Ronnie Robinson, and Johnny Neumann, a stage to excel – and then cheered as they prospered."

"As we contemplate the fate of this special building, let us not be driven by nostalgia or the fear of nostalgia, but instead by the immense value it holds for our community's future."

And the Finch family for your love for The House That Larry Built.

Thank you Torie Finch for your wonderful support for the Mid-South Coliseum,

What Memphis will win? Not just for the Coliseum, but Memphis?

The Worst of Memphis will bring the Coliseum down. The Best of Memphis will breathe new life into it. What will we choose?

The Coliseum is not lost. Nor has it triumphed. But we're the City of Underdogs, so bring it on.

"This is a chance for us to do something about it by recreating a great building the whole city can be proud of."

"There is no reason to squander the cultural and social equity that Memphis has invested in the Coliseum when we can reimagine it as a thriving, revenue-generating, multi-purpose venue that serves as a beacon for all that Memphis has to offer. Instead of destroying, let’s build."

"One thing that we have noticed is other great cities embrace their historic buildings. They may change the interior and the use, but they preserve the authenticity that makes those cities special."

And from their own words, "We love Memphis. We grew up here and have lived here after living in many incredible places across the U.S. "

The model for the conservancy, "The best-known conservancies currently in place locally are the Overton Park Conservancy, which operates and maintains Overton Park, and the county’s Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, which oversees and maintains the 4,500 acres of Cordova parkland."

re: the others mentioned in the previous tweet, see https://t.co/NPkKnXt7vJ. Cliff notes, promoter and Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones agrees with May about that need.

"[the Coliseum] could fill what May and others see as the need for a 2,500- to 10,000-seat venue in Memphis."

"the conservancy would be a nonprofit and pursue a mix of commercial uses and uses appropriate for the surrounding community."

some highlights from the articles...