Chris, Quersten, Camden, and Rhys Green (Photos: Michael Donahue)

Cooper-Young Festival was hot again this year — not only the weather, but the event’s popularity. People came out in droves to eat, drink, listen to music, and mingle.

About 100,000 attended this year’s festival, which was held September 13th, says Tamara Cook, Cooper-Young Business Association executive director. 

“It was a great festival,” she says. “Looks like our demographics are changing. We had a lot of very young families there.”

 “Lots of young people. Lots of kids. I’ve never seen so many kids before.” But, Cook says, “Glad to see those children.” 

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Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...