CityScape Awards Grants For Downtown Cookeville Facades
CityScape awarding an estimated $120,000 in grant funds to several downtown Cookeville businesses to assist in improvements. The funding comes from an estimated $255,000 state grant. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said several businesses received funding to make structural improvements. “We are going to be able to see some buildings be painted, we are going […]
Scoop For Sign Day Saturday, Proceeds To Preserve Icon
Cookeville CityScape hosts its second annual Scoop For The Sign Day Saturday to help raise funds to preserve the iconic Cream City Sign. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said the sign has existed for 75 years and has become a beacon of Cookeville. Kefauver said some of the lights in the sign currently do not […]
Cookeville Receives Grant To Rewire Historic Neon Sign
Cookeville’s famous Cream City Ice Cream sign will be rewired thanks to a downtown improvement grant. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said the organization had applied for this grant for the last several years, but was not selected. Kefauver said the 75 year old sign is the second oldest neon sign in Tennessee. It needs […]
CityScape: Cookeville Purchase Essential For Downtown
CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefavuer said Cookeville’s planned purchase of the old Wilson Plant property is essential for the overall health of the downtown area. The city wants to create more parking, green space, and potential retail space across the 5-plus acres. Kefauver said the city’s plan will create more economic opportunities and address an […]
Cookeville’s Cityscape Chair Confident In Future Under New Executive Director
Cookeville’s Cityscape Board Chair Eric Walker said he is not concerned about the recent turnover with the downtown revitalization’s Executive Director position. The non-profit has had three different directors since 2019. Walker said he sees the turnover as a natural part of the profession. “In the non-profit world, I think you do see some transition […]
