This weekend's fun includes the Mid-South Fair, Gonerfest, a yoga festival and Shakespeare. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about all of that on The AM/DM podcast this morning. And former Daily Memphian food writer Joshua Carlucci is expected to be back in town and at Novel Saturday for the launch of the latest issue of The Pinch.

Plus:

• A new police shift targets speeding, reckless driving and drag racing
• Bartlett plans major upgrades to sewer and water treatment systems
• Collierville selects a team to create a roadmap to 2050
• Memphis-Shelby County Schools recommends closing five schools