How Cooper-Young got gussied up

Every day, 5,500 cars travel down Southern Avenue, the Cooper-Young's neighborhood's southernmost boundary. For many years, that stretch of road might have been described as neglected or even blighted, with broken glass and trash littering the area between the sidewalk and the street. And then the Cooper Young Garden Club got involved. Today, The Daily Memphian's Nick Lingerfelt joins us to talk about how the garden club make an unappealing streetscape inviting.  Plus: Remains of three children have been found in Hickory Hill A woman has been convicted in the 2022 slaying of a Whitehaven leader This year's winter storm inspired a story to warm your heart Opponents claim a new child-custody bill treats kids like perps Mayor Young proposes a 2% raise for city employees and no tax increase  The MSCS board votes to sue over the state takeover proposal Memphis plans to spend $100 million in state money on Beale Street