Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Not because it’s Christmas Eve, but because there is possible winter weather headed toward the Bluff City.

MemphisWeather.net has an excellent StormView radar with a whole bunch of settings you can turn on or off. There’s a blog that explains what will likely be happening, and why. Their forecasts are generally more accurate than the ones on [...]

I forgot to mention this earlier and know it’s last minute, but Bar None, the chef’s pub in the former Circa space, is having their weekly poker night tonight at 7:30. It’s run by “Poker Jon” and has real chips, real felt, and increasing blind levels just like the tournaments you see on TV. Win first [...]

I’ve been asked to blog the following, to help with your last-minute shopping:

“the little gift boutique, Alley Katz, on beale is going out of business…everything is on sale, 50-75% off. GUYS- if you need last minute gifts for sister, mom, girlfriend, wife, ME, etc… GO THERE! GIRLS- if you haven’t been, drive downtown. So much cuteness! [...]

Kooky Canuck is running a “Santa Special” today, December 23 – 99 cent Bud Light draft all day. I believe this would be the 12 ounce cups rather than the big 34s, but still, a great deal. Wish I was there drinking [...]

The Silly Goose’s 2nd annual Christmas Soiree happens tonight. Santa Claus, seasonal cocktails, live music, holiday punch, food specials. Party starts at 9 PM. Hmmmm… tonight is a weekend night for me… very interesting. Very likely I’ll make an appearance. Party starts at [...]

"Have you ordered anything to eat?" the Nuh-Uh Girl asks Mike.

The Nuh-Uh Girl carefully examines the menu.

The Nuh-Uh Girl awaits her food.

Chris Chew and [...]

Today’s big news is that the Memphis City Schools board has voted to surrender its charter, pending voter approval via a special election that will be held within 45-60 days. The surrender will effectively force consolidation of the city and county schools. This Daily News article is an excellent summary of how things got to this [...]

First of all, my condolences to the friends and family of WREG commentator Norm Brewer. Local news lost an important voice today.

Yesterday I mentioned that I tend not to have the best coverage of New Year’s Eve events… well, that’s okay, because this morning Kerry from the I Love Memphis blog published a list of 16 [...]

The Commercial Appeal reviewed Lunchbox Eats this week. I’m pleased to see that they’re now open at night on the nights of Tiger games. People who don’t work Downtown now have a chance to experience their awesome school-themed food.

I’ve received a few e-mails asking what kind of selection City Market, the new grocery at Main and [...]

One of my favorite sites, Hot Chicks with Douchebags, has handed out the 2010 Douchie Awards. The Douchebag of the Year went to a guy named Stackhouse, who helped his case with some of the most illiterate writing ever seen on the Internet.

There were many other categories, including Orangest Orange, Douchiest Athlete, Jerziest Jerz, Douchebaguette, and [...]