The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town. That's big news and it's joined by the Memphis City Council beginning budget hearings, the Tigers going on tour, bike to work day and the grand reopening of the National Civil Rights Museum's Legacy Experience.

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to help us prepare for the week ahead.

Plus:

• A Regional One team defies the odds to save an officer's leg
• A partnership between Junior Achievement and UTHSC could help recruit the next generation of healthcare professionals
• More than $800k has been earmarked for young entrepreneurs
• A man accused of shooting an MPD officer has been arrested
• A former Memphis judge has died