This weekend brings us both Gonerfest and the Pink Palace Crafts Fair and, as different as those two events are, they both hold a special place in Memphis’ annual event calendar.

The site is slated to become the home of a new Regional One hospital, which could cost more than $900 million. 

After Robert Hodges, aka Prince Mongo, died in August, many in Memphis celebrated the so-called alien from Zambodia. But others told stories of a dark side.

Food and dining writer Sophia Surrett joins us today for our occasional roundup of recent restaurant news. 

At least two of this week’s main events are happening in Overton Park. 

A year since the presidential executive order that created the Memphis Safe Task Force was announced in the Oval Office, its impact and future are still being debated, touted and condemned.

You have a chance this week to watch “The Matrix” on the big screen — the really big screen — at the Pink Palace, take a parking spot over as a pocket park and get your ballet on, very quickly. 

The Memphis Zoo recently began a project focused on the wildlife of West Tennessee.

Former Landers Center Executive Director Todd Mastry claims he was fired because members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors wanted him to stop booking Black artists. New court filings now reveal additional details. 

Days into the new Shelby County Commission’s four-year term, two commissioners have been formally charged with crimes. And a third is under review because of a city grant. 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ decision to broadcast games regionally on a streaming platform. 

Plus, Germantown is thinking 24 years ahead. 

Shelby County Sheriff Anthony Buckner discussed getting ahead on jail maintenance, a new “step-down” unit for prisoners with medical conditions and a return to using a former federal prison in Millington on “Behind the Headlines.”

This weekend will have you dancing, walking and downward dogging. 

Earlier this summer, pictures of black bears in Tennessee sparked a flurry of responses on social media. 

By next summer, the Memphis Area Transit Authority hopes to have 56 new buses on the roads. 

The big local news this week is probably the 90th anniversary of the Overton Park Shell. 

The Democratic nominee in the 5th Congressional District and outgoing Mayor of Columbia, Tennessee, talked about a wide range of issues on “Behind The Headlines.”

Raised by Sound, which takes place Dec. 4 and 5 at Crosstown Concourse, includes a mix of free shows and paid shows. 

Ben Pugh of Meddlesome Brewing joined Holly Whitfield to talk beer, the Cordova brewery and why he supports water sustainability in the era of AI data centers. 

The new president and CEO of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association spoke on Behind The Headlines about MIFA’s work addressing poverty and food insecurity in Memphis and beyond.

It’s a weekend for nostalgia.

The owners of Poplar Plaza are taking a new strategy with leasing for the shopping center, something they are calling dwell time. 

More than two weeks ago, then-Collierville Fire Chief John Selberg was placed on administrative leave, and rumors about why ran rampant. 

Brady Walkinshaw believes in print. Printed papers, that is. And he’s putting his money behind it.