Several people have commented on a huge decrease in the amount of panhandlers in the Downtown core since the new security patrol started April 1. My own walks around Downtown have confirmed this – I’ve still seen the occasional bum, but not nearly like it used to be. Notably, I have not seen any bums in front of Walgreens, and I’ve made several walks down Beale between Main and Second and have not seen any bums working the metered spaces. I’ve heard that the security patrol members are having a blast chasing bums away. Great job, and kudos to the Center City Commission for implementing this program!
The drawback to this is, now we don’t have anything to talk about when we sit in the Saucer’s window. I was at the window for about two hours both Wednesday night and last night, and not once did a bum come up to ask for change or cigarettes. Our built-in entertainment is gone.
A reader from Chicago is looking for an apartment or a spare bedroom to rent out the weekend of Music Fest, May 2-4. If anyone has one shoot me an e-mail (paul@paulryburn.com) and I’ll get you connected with her.
Nancy Wilson’s performance tomorrow night at the Cannon Center has been postponed. Ms. Wilson is currently in the hospital with a collapsed lung.
Mpact Memphis has their big party of the year, Casino Royale, Saturday night at the Pink Palace. More info here.
Thursday, April 10 you can boogie down to some disco at the Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Suite 909. It’s a fundraiser for the Committee on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC). Appetizers, cash bar, prizes for best dressed, live auction. Tickets are $35 and are tax-deductible. Call the COMEC offices (901-405-8441) to get them.
Another busy day at work, got to wrap this one up quickly and get back to the office.