The AM/DM

If you love Memphis artists or artisans, this is the weekend for you. Arts and culture editor Elle Perry joins us to discuss it all.  Plus: Justin J. Pearson is suing the Memphis City Council A former DeSoto County and Memphis developer is arrested Soulsville is getting a $7M boost An accessible baseball field is coming to Tobey Park Project Pat headlines LeMoyne-Owen's 'LOChella' homecoming fest Belle Mont's second phase gets a 10-year PILOT MSCS takeover board is ready to go

Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about how Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations.  Plus: Noah Wyle will help celebrate 100 years of Memphis Jewish & Rehab The County Commission advances a data center pause Collierville passes e-bike rules A data center debate causes tensions to flare at Walls Town Hall

In Shelby County, early voting for the midterm elections begins today. Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us to walk us through some of the ballot highlights.  Plus: Lower-performing schools in Memphis face a deepening staffing crisis A man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Memphis police shooting The Falls Building gets a 20-year tax freeze Five are dead and three are injured after a crash involving MPD officers in Hickory Hill Outpatient surgery centers keep growing as patients seek same-day care New publc documents indicate that the Memphis Grizzlies could come to a new lease at FedEx Forum soon A councilwoman calls for solutions to SpaceXAI traffic

In May, U.S. immigration courts started scheduling what are being called mega master hearings, a full docket of preliminary hearings to handle mostly procedural matters. Joining us today to talk about that — and how the Memphis Safe Task Force is impacting local prosecutors — is new Daily Memphian public safety reporter Mary Evans. Plus: A jury finds a man guilty for killing a Memphis musician Sheriff Buckner taps a new chief inspector Pat Neely is back with another barbecue show MPD officers shoot and critically injure a man during a chase 5C Group says it plans to quadruple power at its Memphis data center with fuel cell technology A new cafe will open beside East Memphis' One City Church

One can tell we're firmly in fall by the reappearance of local public schools' fall break and Memphis Madness, the annual University of Memphis event where fans meet this season's basketball teams.  And this year, the Tigers will also be hanging out with the tigers as Memphis Madness heads to the Memphis Zoo.  Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about all of that as well as new baseball fields at Tobey Park, the Grizzlies preseason finale and the ribbon-cutting for Gussied Up.