How the Grizzlies draft lottery chances could change

A visit to Hernando's Hide-A-Way

Brand USA was established in 2010 to market the U.S. as a tourist destination. Think the Las Vegas strip, Mount Rushmore, the Smithsonian and even Whitehaven's Hernando's Hide-A-Way. Joining us today is new business reporter Noah McLane, who took us to Whitehaven to talk about the historic bar. Plus: * The Memphis Safe Task Force faces a lawsuit over First Amendment rights and high arrest numbers [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63650/memphis-safe-task-force-faces-aclu-lawsuit-over] * The tax season drumbeat grows louder at City Hall [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63643/tax-season-drumbeat-grows-louder-at-city-hall] * The LUCB is considering four planned developments [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63642/lucb-considering-four-planned-developments] * A Memphis advisory board finalizes 11 community priorities for a $3 million AI fund [https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/63608/memphis-advisory-board-finalizes-11-community] * North Memphis is about to have Jazz and Blues [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63593/memphis-jazz-residential-neighborhood] * The extension of Nail Road in DeSoto County is open [https://dailymemphian.com/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/63613/desoto-county-nail-road-extension-mississippi-olive-branch]

Flyway, budgets and 'The Birdcage'

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us in the studio today to prepare for the week ahead [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63540/this-week-in-memphis-budgets-season-memphis-flyway-city-pools-open?utm_source=site_search&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=site_search]. Plus: * A former Memphis news anchor starts a PR firm to help clients "command the moment" [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/business/article/63599/former-memphis-news-anchor-richard-ransom-starts-public-relations-firm] * Another 201 Poplar inmate dies [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metropublic-safety/article/63582/another-201-poplar-inmate-dies] * The City of Memphis is beginning to connect vacant lots in a North Memphis neighborhood to form a pattern of redevelopment [https://dailymemphian.com/section/businessreal-estate/article/63584/memphis-affordable-housing-development-north-essential] * Kuhn launches her congressional bid at a Cordova gas station [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/63580/memphis-democrat-heidi-kuhn-launches-bid-for-8th-congressional-district] * Former Evolve bank CEO is sentenced in a child sexual abuse material case [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/business/article/63550/memphis-bank-robert-hartheimer-sentenced-child-pornography]

Pizza witches, Filipino fest and Pride

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here with all sorts of information about what to do this weekend [https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturethe-to-do-list/article/63431/memphis-to-do-list-midsouth-pride-cemetery-cinema]. Plus: * Two Memphis restaurants are adding multiple locations [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63478/memphis-food-files-taco-prime-petals-peony-peach-cobble-factory-farm-table] * Central BBQ launches new breakfast items [https://dailymemphian.com/section/food15-deals/article/63554/memphis-restaurant-deal-central-bbq-brisket-burrito] * The renovated Bickford Aquatic Center makes a splash [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63594/renovated-bickford-aquatic-center-makes-a-splash] * Ed Scott reveals how much Memphis spends on basketball and football [https://dailymemphian.com/section/sportsmemphis-tigers-basketball/article/63539/ed-scott-memphis-tigers-athletics-spending-budget] * County commissioners consider keeping the property tax rate at $2.69 [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroshelby-county/article/63561/shelby-county-budget-property-tax-rate-board-of-commissioners] * The U of M board approves a tuition increase and bonus for the president [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metroeducation/article/63546/u-of-m-board-approves-a-tuition-increase-bonus-for-president] * Ducks Unlimited raises billions for waterfowl protection [https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/63541/ducks-unlimited-raises-billions-for-wetland-protection]

Do I have to pay my traffic ticket?

There are more than 225 traffic cameras around Memphis, including 30 that were installed in school zones last September. But if a driver gets a traffic camera ticket, do they really have to pay it? That was the question in this week's Ask the Memphian, [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metropublic-safety/article/63242/ask-the-memphian-do-i-have-to-pay-a-ticket-from-a-traffic-camera] and reporter Jody Callahan ran down the answer. Plus: * Wanda Halbert seeks a recount in her primary loss [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/63480/wanda-halbert-seeks-recount-in-primary-loss-for-shelby-county-criminal-court-clerk] * The Elvis Presley Boulevard project may last another five years [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63538/whitehaven-town-meeting-elvis-presley-boulevard-project-to-end-2031] * Hollywood Feed announces Memphis layoffs [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/business/article/63498/hollywood-feed-announces-memphis-layoffs-pet-supply-store] * A Mapco Express is coming to Poplar and Highland [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/63489/mapco-express-poplar-highland-corner-memphis]

Germantown's horse show rides again

The 77th Germantown Charity Horse Show opened Tuesday, June 2, bringing riders from all over to one of the largest multi-breed shows in the United States. Each year, about 25,000 people attend. There are carriage driving competitions, elite jumping and, on Saturday, the $25,000 Grand Prix with expert riders. But this year, reporter Abigail Warren took a different tack and asked this question: What do the neighbors think? [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsgermantown/article/63296/germantown-charity-horse-show-moore-road-memphis-suburb] The answer might surprise you. Plus: * A former DeSoto County priest-in-training pleads guilty to child sexual abuse material [https://dailymemphian.com/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/63526/former-desoto-county-seminarian-pleads-guilty-child-sexual-abuse-material] * Arlington passes a budget and dodges raising the property tax rate [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsarlington/article/63484/arlington-tennessee-passes-final-reading-for-annual-budget] * Former Memphis Grizzly Tony Allen pleads guilty to a reduced charge in an Arkansas drug case [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroon-the-record/article/63437/former-memphis-grizzly-tony-allen-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-charge] * Shelby County delays an $18M lawsuit settlement as debate continues [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroshelby-county/article/63483/shelby-county-commission-postpones-lawsuit-as-sheriff-mayor-clash] * A resident of Germantown Station would like to add disc golf holes to a neighborhood park [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsgermantown/article/63429/gemantown-basket-case-six-hole-disc-golf-pitch-is-tricky]