Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Encore in Peabody Place will close either after tonight’s dinner service or Friday’s.  Details here.

Don’t forget that the MPACT Outlet is tonight at Ground Zero – excellent opportunity to find out what’s going on in MPACT Memphis these days.  The executive director just posted that they will have free food.  Free food?  Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl [...]

The Woot-off is continuing for a second day, possibly due to problems with their servers yesterday.

Bardog Tavern now has a Facebook page for their Wednesday night poker tournaments. You can see it here. They’ve also expanded their breakfast menu to include breakfast burritos, and they’ll soon have hot chocolate, yogurt, bananas, and apples.

If anyone’s thinking about [...]

This is a drunk post.  Let me pull up the “Notes” app on my iPhone and see what I’m supposed to talk about.  Please forgive spelling/grammar mistakes.

Saucer has New Belgium Hoptober on draft.  Awesome beer.  I had it at Circa’s party last month.  They also just got Sam Adams Oktoberfest.  Wait til Pint Nite to drink [...]

Very quick and early lunchtime post today… I’m back at work, but I’m going on a field trip in a few minutes.  There’s a regional bridge tournament going on at one of the casinos in Tunica, and the company wants the new hires to see what a bridge tournament is like.  We get a free buffet out [...]

The ArtsMemphis app is now available if you have an iPhone.  Just go to the app store and search for “artsmemphis.”

Hmmm one of the menu options is “Free Events.”  Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will scroll through it to see which ones are putting out food.  Oh, wait, she has a Blackberry, [...]

If you live or work Downtown, check out this Daily News article about the Downtown Neighborhood Association.  After two and a half years of ineffective leadership, new people are in charge and the DNA is making a comeback.  The next meeting is at Harbor Landing on Mud Island River Park at 6:30 PM on October 15.  [...]

Yesterday I asked if any bars were showing the AAA championship game on ESPN tonight.  I’ve learned of two places that are.

Deni from the Majestic Grille e-mailed me – they will show the game on their giant movie screen, with sound.  “Specials to come,” she wrote.

Calhoun’s will also have the game on.  Not aware of any [...]

Jimmy Ogle’s Downtown walking history tours start today.  Schedule is below.  Click for a larger sized image.  He does tours every Tuesday, and for those who don’t work Downtown there are three super-sized Saturday tours this fall.  His infamous “manhole cover” tour is today.  Tours are free to the public.

The Redbirds are in the AAA championship game tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 22.  It will be nationally televised on ESPN.  I had a blog reader e-mail and ask if any bars will have the sound on, or will run specials.  If you know of any let me know at paul@paulryburn.com and I’ll [...]

Yay vacation.  I’m at the Second Street Branch Office with the laptop.  Going to get these pics posted then fire up PokerStars.

Aldo getting dunked

Ashley couldn’t hit the side of a barn.  Funny thing is, her boyfriend is a professional baseball player.  A PITCHER.  Maybe she can get some [...]