I just hit WMC TV-5’s site to check on the weather situation, and discovered a story about Downtown’s Union Mission on Poplar. The shelter is seeing record numbers of homeless this year, as new people deal with the cold and with sudden losses of jobs. Full story here. The story notes that the Mission serves more meals per week than many restaurants do.
Because of the increased demand, the Mission is in need of donations, especially warm, heavy clothing. Here’s a link to the Mission’s website, where you can learn about ways to help. Although I don’t recommend giving money to individuals on the street claiming to be homeless – because in Downtown Memphis they’re often not and are trying to get money for liquor or drugs – I wholeheartedly recommend donating to the mission, where the money will go to services the homeless need, including shelter, meals, and clothing.
In other news: I’ve had several people e-mail me and confirm that Stella is indeed closed. Note that while Monroe has lost three restaurants this year, none of the losses were due to poor business. Stella’s lease ran out and the building is being sold; LoLo’s had an unfortunate financial event right as it appeared poised to draw more customers than ever; and Bon Ton Cafe’s owner died unexpectedly and there was no plan to continue the business. Fans of Stella who want to continue to dine Downtown may want to try Felicia Suzanne’s, McEwen’s, Encore, or Circa.
Yawn… boring day here. Setting up a WordPress site so the inventor of the personal finance software I’m working on can write a blog. Going through my College Logo Shopping sites and removing store categories that don’t have any items. Transferring domain names from one GoDaddy account to the other.
I was invited to the CCC’s groundbreaking ceremony for Barboro Flats today, but decided not to go because it’s too cold outside. Congratulations to them on getting that project, which will add almost 100 apartments and hundreds of parking spaces in the core, under way.
Plans for tonight: Pint Nite, of course.