Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?

In her book, legal writer Emily Bazelon tells the story about District Attorney Amy Weirich and her prosecution of Noura Jackson, whose mother was killed in their East Memphis home. Jackson was tried and convicted of second-degree murder; in 2017, her conviction was overturned.

Childhood trauma is commonplace — 52% of adults in Shelby County have had at least one adverse childhood experience, which includes such problems as abuse, neglect, domestic violence or parental suicide. Yet Shelby County Schools often lack the resources to respond to it.

We’re about to spend $50 million to fix something that’s not really broken, and throw chump change or nothing at all at opportunities for true transformation.

Fortunately, I’m not alone on my journey to complete a successful Ramadan. One of the best parts of this month is that it brings my family closer, whether it is by breaking our fast together, going to the mosque for night prayers or simply spending time together.

This year, the Tennessee General Assembly approved Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to establish an independent statewide authorizer of public charter schools. The commission will ensure decisions to open or close public charter schools are made based on the specific needs of local students.

We are closer than we think culturally. This discovery is backed by Explore Bike Share’s robust data, which shows that the most activated stations are in our public parks and shared spaces. We are closer to being the city we want to be. 

Many millennials are choosing to walk away from the church rather than continue to be isolated from the conversation, fellowship and decision-making.

The NBC series "Bluff City Law" is about fighting for civil rights in Memphis, and there’s a very real chance it will be made somewhere else.

Frank Sinatra spent most of his life not liking us much. The South during the early and middle years of Sinatra’s career as the preeminent vocalist of his era — the 1940s through the 1960s — was a hotbed of racial bigotry, one of the things he hated most.

Just City's clients report higher wages, more stable hours and healthier families because they were able to get better jobs after expungement of their records.

Every college student in Memphis should have bus access provided by their college or university – just like they get parking. Our hospital systems should encourage employees to take mass transit. Our corporations located on decent bus routes should adopt equitable policies toward bus ridership versus car ridership.

Serving community lunch, judging a student oratorical contest, riding the bus, picking up tires – all expanded a Leadership Memphis Executive Program participant's experience.

We must find a way to take the warmth around our tables, the generosity in our hearts, and what I believe to be the genuine decency of our nature, and carry it to the chambers of those elected to lead us.

Al Gore somehow managed to be dealt a straight flush — a booming economy, a world at peace, and a popular administration in which he served as vice president for eight years — and play it into a losing hand. 

If Casada thinks that removing Cothren as chief of staff and smoothing things over with contrite words on the radio will put an end to the scandal, he is mistaken. The bipartisan chorus of calls for him to resign will only get louder, and Democrats are intensifying their demands for a TBI investigation. 

What happens at Music Fest in Memphis feels like a frantic cash-grab to break even on the massive production costs of creating a miniature city at Tom Lee Park every May. New Orleans’ Jazz Fest and Austin’s South by Southwest do a better job of dispersing throughout the city cores, which boosts businesses while drawing tourists.

Children may witness an adult paying for most items with a credit card or a mobile phone service without recognizing this as money spent. And often children don’t connect your work with income; they may not realize that adults work and are paid for that work.

Through programs such as Share the Pennies, EnergySmart Memphis and Conservation Days, MLGW educates customers on lowering their costs, says the utility's president.

About 100 years ago, two murders in South Braintree, Massachusetts, captivated our nation and the world. Two Italian immigrants – Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti – were accused, convicted of the crimes and executed in a Massachusetts electric chair in 1927.

'I intentionally moved my family to Uptown to give my children an experience of the best of both worlds; a safe, decent and affordable neighborhood with access to a vibrant downtown and beautiful riverfront.'

'The truth for me is I love struggling through long work hours. I love making tough decisions about which one of multiple priorities to focus on today. I love pushing the limits of my body and mind.'

What happens with a reliance on the market to revive neighborhoods? We will see more of the haves in neighborhoods. But we will also see more of the have-nots.

Since Steve Montgomery arrived here from Atlanta in 2000, he has played a role as pastor to the entire community. No one has done more to extend "radical hospitality," as theologian Henri Nouwen called it.

After nearly 20 years as senior pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery leads his last service before retiring on Sunday, May 5. The Daily Memphian asked him to summarize his thoughts as he steps away from the pulpit. He replied with a list of "12 things I have learned in the ministry."