Friday, May 29, 2026

Saturday, May 30, is going to be busy. There's the Memphis Italian Festival , a laser light show at Shelby Farms Park, dragon boat racing, a huge record sale and an Italo Disco night. There's also "Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties," a play that centers around Betty White, Bette Davis, Betty Ford, Betty Boop and Betty Friedan.  And, then on Sunday, you can walk around and see the cats of Cooper-Young.  Unfortunately, The AM/DM podcast encountered a technical problem this morning, and our conversation about all the wild, wonderful and just plain weird things happening this weekend did not meet our sound standards.  However, there is still plenty of news. Including: Chef Flavas' Bartlett location caught fire but its Downtown location is ready for business DA sues over state laws requiring Task Force reports Blackburn says Trump's $1.8B weaponization fund needs a revisit Memphis-area speller was eliminated in quarterfinals of national bee DeSoto County vets start a club for fellow disabled former service members