This week’s activities are heavy on seasonality, with a Monster Market, a few different takes on Oktoberfest and a 5K you can do with your dog.

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about those activities and more. 

Plus:

• National Guard patrols are to begin today
• Fall Break traffic at Memphis International Airport is expected to be up by 6%
• An International Paper building has sold
• Collierville Fire is fully staffed for the first time in 5 years
• Project Backboard breathes new life into a public basketball court