There are two Groupons going on right now that may be of interest to Downtowners. DeJAVU, the new Creole restaurant on the Main Street Mall, has three Groupon options going on for the next few days. Your options include
- $10 for $20 worth of Creole food during lunch
- $20 for $40 worth of Creole food during dinner, redeemable Sunday–Thursday
- $38.50 for one appetizer, two entrees, and two desserts (up to $57 value)
Get the deal here.
There’s also a Groupon for Peter Pan performed by Ballet Memphis on April 12.
Wiseacre Brewery has announced Taste the Rarity Beer Festival, to be held on Saturday, May 10 on Broad Avenue near the brewery. I’m thrilled to see a new beer festival in Memphis – the more beer festivals the merrier, for sure. Unfortunately, that’s on a bad date for me. The 10th is load-in for BBQ Fest. As you all know, I am one of the hardest workers for my BBQ team on the day of load-in, and I have a unique set of responsibilities that day. As much as I would like to attend Taste the Rarity, I must put my team first.
The MBJ reports that renderings have been released for the combination residential-hotel plans for 100 N. Main. Also, the developers may be close to a brand for the hotel.
From Mashable: An asteroid will come closer to the Earth than the Moon this afternoon. The asteroid is about 100 feet across. A second, smaller asteroid will pass by tonight.
Look for an update on Moody Ques BBQ team plans in this space tomorrow, as well as any news that comes in.