How to soak up the sun or escape the heat

How to soak up the sun or escape the heat

It's getting hot out there, but there are plenty of indoor events [https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturethe-to-do-list/article/64059/memphis-to-do-list-summer-social-soulstice-block-party-la-bamba-v-bb-king-rerelease] to help cool you off this weekend. If you'd rather soak up the sun, we've got the deets on a fun summer block party where the music goes all evening. Digital Director Holly Whitfield fills in on today's show. Plus: * Election officials say redistricting could fuel highter turnout * Olive Branch police officers have been cleared in a 2024 fatal shooting [https://dailymemphian.com/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/64169/olive-branch-mississippi-police-officers-cleared-in-2024-fatal-shooting] * Social media star and former Arlington softball standout Tatum Bittick signs with the Tigers [https://dailymemphian.com/section/sports/article/64100/social-media-star-former-arlington-softball-star-tatum-bittick-memphis-tigers-softball] * The Memphis Zoo is one of 40 across the country hit with bomb threats [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/64142/memphis-zoo-one-of-40-hit-with-bomb-threats] * An incoming county commissioner is accused of misusing taxpayer dollars [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroshelby-county/article/64138/memphis-grant-funding-investigation-lashanta-rudd] * The MSCS takeover board may hire an attorney and director [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroeducation/article/64152/memphis-shelby-county-schools-takeover-board-to-hire-attorney-director] * A judge rules in favor of the DeSoto County redistricting plan [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbsnorth-mississippi/article/64143/judge-rules-in-favor-of-desoto-county-redistricting-plan]

Memphis real estate has a new place to shine

In the past few years, the Memphis market has seen the growth of a new type of real estate [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/64028/industrial-outdoor-storage-hiding-in-plain-sight]: Industrial Outdoor Storage: Open-air sites typically used to park commercial vehicles, stage shipping containers or store heavy equipment. Today we're joined by commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby, who recently wrote about this trend, to talk about it. We also chatted about changes at a few area Wendy's, a spec building in Marshall County and a company that specializes in cleaning up old industrial sites. Plus: * MSCS sees results from TCAP [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metroeducation/article/64131/tcap-scores-2026-see-how-mscs-students-did-on-state-testing] * Mahaffey is pitching its tent on Old Lamar Road [https://dailymemphian.com/article/64147/mahaffey-pitching-its-tent-in-southeast-memphis] * Lakeland keeps a steady tax rate [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbslakeland/article/64107/lakeland-approves-final-budget-reading] * Alabama concert is rescheduled after a weather cancellation [https://dailymemphian.com/section/arts-culturemusic/article/64097/alabama-concert-rescheduled-after-weather-cancellation] * A former Tigers wide receiver is named president of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl [https://dailymemphian.com/section/business/article/64130/wayne-dowdle-new-autozone-liberty-bowl-president] * MLGW could charge SpaceX and other big users more for water [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/64098/mlgw-could-charge-big-users-more-for-water]

Restaurant pop-ups keep popping

In recent days, South of Beale has offered a Bangkok Alley pop-up in East Memphis, there's been a Kinfolk pop-up at Kuya Downtown and Ouri Matcha has been popping up all over the place. Those pop-ups often lead, in the short-term, to creative menus, excited patrons and increased revenue as well as, in the longer term, to new restaurants. Food writer Sophia Surrett is here today to talk about why pop-ups are so popular [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/foodfood-news/article/64033/pop-up-restaurant-food-memphis-south-of-beale-east-bangkok-alley] among chefs and restaurateurs. Plus: * A man convicted of manslaughter in a Memphis chef's death is sentened to six years [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metropublic-safety/article/64084/shelby-county-court-jonathan-brush-sentenced-for-death-jody-moyt] * SpaceX recommits to building a water recycling plant [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/64072/spacex-recommits-building-memphis-water-recycling-plant] * Germantown leaders approve a $242.5 million budget [https://dailymemphian.com/section/suburbsgermantown/article/64085/germatown-approves-budget-fiscal-year-2027-budget] * Arlington High opens a $10M football facility [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/sportshigh-school-sports/article/64064/arlington-high-debuts-new-football-practice]

Discovering the Memphis sound

The Bluff City, like any other place, has its own accent and its own way of speaking. Recently, a group of linguists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been working with researchers [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63784/glorilla-linguistic-research-memphis-accent?utm_source=site_search&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=site_search] from the University of Memphis to define this other Memphis sound. Reporter Brandon LaGrone has more on this junt. Plus: * The City of Memphis plans to spend for updates to AutoZone Park but isn't certain where the money will come from [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/64083/solid-waste-pay-raise-amendments-budget-memphis-city-council-meeting] * The write-in race for the Hardaway house seat heats up [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/64048/write-in-candidates-tennessee-house-seat-93] * The historic Marine Residence gets a new owner and fresh upgrades ahead [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/businessreal-estate/article/64063/downtown-memphis-marine-residence-apartments-sells] * Campus crime drops sharply at U of M [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metropublic-safety/article/63942/university-of-memphis-campus-crime-drops-sharply-auto-thefts-down] * A police Harbor Patrol Unit navigates the Mississippi River as the city's last line of defense [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/metropublic-safety/article/63979/how-the-memphis-police-harbor-patrol-keeps-the-western-border-safe] * MSCS and Shelby County file a federal lawsuit over Tennessee's takeover law [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroeducation/article/64017/mscs-shelby-county-file-takeover-lawsuit]

The NBA draft is upon us

After this week, we'll know who the newest Memphis Grizzlies player will be. Maybe Cameron Boozer, maybe Darryn Peterson, maybe not. We'll also know potentially what Germantown's new tax rate will be. And former Governor and Senator Lamar Alexander will be in town, and Memphis Inner City Rugby will host the grand opening of its new pitch. Bianca Phillips is here to talk about all of it [https://dailymemphian.com/article/63906/this-week-in-memphis-headline-tk]. Plus: * A new Tennessee law changes how sales tax revenue is handed out and its affecting Memphis suburbs [https://dailymemphian.com/subscriber/section/suburbs/article/63722/tennessee-law-sales-tax-revenue-memphis-suburbs-population] * T.J. Hardaway will run a write-in campaign for his late father's state House seat [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroelections/article/64004/tj-hardaway-to-run-write-in-campaign-for-fathers-house-seat] * The current airport board takes care of business in what may be its last meeting [https://dailymemphian.com/section/businesstransportationlogistics/article/63977/memphis-shelby-county-airport-authority-terminal-funding] * MLGW proposes battery storage projects to strengthen the electric grid [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metrocity-of-memphis/article/63953/mlgw-to-store-energy-to-make-grid-more-resilient] * Memphis developer Billy Orgel will chair the Memphis schools takeover [https://dailymemphian.com/section/metroeducation/article/63976/memphis-developer-billy-orgel-chair-memphis-schools-takeover]