BREAKING NEWS: John Ford has been found guilty on public corruption charges. This one isn’t a hoax.
Blogging on my lunch break from the Second Street branch office. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the $2.75 Fire Sale.
Shelton Clothiers is having a huge sidewalk sale today – so much merchandise outside that they put up a tent. Check it out if you’re in the area – it’s on Main north of Peabody Place, next to the Majestic Grille’s patio.
I received an e-mail correcting me on the name of the new bar to open on Monroe. It will be called “Bardog Tavern,” not “Bar Dogs” as I reported previously. “Bardog” was a slang name for bartenders in the Old West. I also learned that they plan to have 10 beers on tap.
Currents, the fine dining restaurant at the River Inn of Harbor Town, is the latest restaurant to start a Sunday brunch. They’ll have it from 11 AM to 2 PM, and it will be a la carte style. If you live on Mud Island, you now have a Sunday brunch option without even having to cross the Auction Avenue bridge.
There have been some car break-ins in the South Bluffs area, and also in the area around The Lofts at Tennessee and G.E. Patterson. Everyone be safe – just because you park in a gated community does not mean that you’re free to disregard safety precautions. Don’t leave anything valuable in your car at night. Even something as insignificant as a CD can be sold for enough money to buy a bottle or crack rock. Also, be careful not to leave loose change in your car in plain sight.
I had a Badass Burger at Hoop’s Bar last night. Chef Michael Patrick, not realizing I had already ordered, sent up some vegetarian rotini for me to try. “I read that you have a health guru now, so I figured she’d approve of it,” he told me.
… Which brings me to my next point. Where should health guru AL and I go for our next meal? We’ve dined at several restaurants around the Downtown area, and AL has given me advice about healthy eating each time (much of which I’ve ignored). So far we’ve been to Circa, Sauces, Happy Mexican, and Bluefin. Where should our next stop be? I’m open to suggestions. E-mail me at paul@paulryburn.com if you have any.
Hoop’s Bar, by the way, is getting busy at night… it seems to have inherited a lot of the after-work service industry crowd that frequented McGuinness before it closed. Great choice! It’s hard to beat a bar that has PBR cans.
My nachos are here, so I’m going to hit Publish and eat.