“Some of our children have been here their entire lives, so they haven’t even gotten out of their hospital rooms.”

Also, Steve Cohen says next step in federal government funding centers on DHS and ICE; and Bill Lee talks about childhood visits to Memphis, as well as the tragedy that shaped his entry into politics; and a Shelby County mayoral contender opened his campaign headquarters.

In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we delve into the history of John Corlew Park, the tiny sliver of greenspace in Midtown’s Idlewild neighborhood.

Mark Schonwetter spent years hiding from the Nazis as a boy. He came to Memphis this week to talk about the journey of survival, the persistence of hate — and a lesson his mother taught him about joy.

Also happening this week: MSCS board decides on what to do about a superintendent, GloRilla plays in an NBA game and Valentine’s Day is here.

The body will set the ground rules and timeline for filling the open seat. Meanwhile, the commission will deal with two grants Ford proposed just before his resignation and another effort to activate the County Ethics Commission.

This marks the second closure of an institution of higher learning in Memphis this decade following the shuttering of the Memphis College of Art in 2020.

For a decade, Calvary Episcopal Church leaders and parishioners have been wrestling and reckoning with a disturbing truth: In the mid-1800s, Christians worshipped God in their church while enslaved men, women and children were sold right outside.

A new bill would allow them to use parking spaces otherwise reserved for people with disabilities.

Presbyterian Day School has launched a campaign to reshape the center of campus to better support community, outdoor learning and student development.

Wunderlich was the board chairman of Financial Federal bank as well as a member of several Memphis civic organizations, including the Shelby Farms Conservancy.

For the third year in a row, the owners of Fat Tuesday Memphis and Esco Memphis restaurants brought back their Mardi Gras in Memphis celebration.

On Transit Equity Day, more than 60 MATA riders and others gathered in Orange Mound to express their frustrations and hopes for a better public transportation system in Memphis.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is about to decide on the district’s leadership, and candidates are campaigning for school board seats. But two sponsors of a state bill say little, if any, of that matters.

Here’s a list of “community funding requests” or earmarks approved as part of the appropriations bills that cleared the House and Senate and were signed into law this week by President Donald Trump.

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“There’s financial record mismanagement, waste and abuse of contracts, disorganization at a level that’s unprecedented,” state Rep. Mark White told The Daily Memphian Friday.

The D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s Congressmen and two U.S. Senators in the latest move to avert a federal government shutdown. Also: The latest on phone records.

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Indie Memphis makes a comeback, Tigers get a “Sincere” win and açaí bowls are coming to the Edge.

We’re on the verge of another weekend, so today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about this weekend’s holiday celebrations. 

The potential relocation would give Grizzlies Prep students, currently about 300 boys, a campus with a gym and outdoor spaces. It also would provide a facility for the charter operator to open its new all-girls school.

The district says state auditors haven’t presented any evidence of fraud or abuse to constitute further investment. Republican lawmakers didn’t name specifics either.

A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty Thursday to pretending to be a combat veteran and using the story to solicit goods and services from donors.

The city has not has solid waste pickups since Jan. 24 as remnants of the winter storm stubbornly hang around.

Ex-St. George’s student appears in court, Ford Jr. ignores his guilty plea and Hernando’s mayor “messed up” the budget.

It was a decade ago that members of Calvary Episcopal Church decided they needed to do something about an old historical marker about Nathan Bedford Forrest on the church’s property.