Thursday update

If you’ve been meaning to take the family out to see a Grizzlies game, tomorrow may be a good night to do it. The Grizzlies host Charlotte tomorrow night at 7 at the FedExForum and there’s a special deal for the game: You can get four tickets, four hot dogs, and four Pepsis for $58.

The closure of Mulberry between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave and Pontotoc has been approved. The street closure will accommodate a parking lot next to the Chisca Hotel, which is being remodeled into apartments and retail space.

The St.Louis Cardinals organization has announced the promotion of Mike Shildt to Memphis Redbirds manager. For the past three years he has managed the Cardinals’ Double-A team in Springfield, Missouri, leading them to a Texas League championship in 2012. Shildt has been with the Cardinals organization for 12 years.

Microsoft is giving away music that you might actually want, everything from the Stones to the Biebs to Kanye.

I’ll be taking my earbuds out with me tonight, because I have some TV watching to do on my iPhone. If you’re a WWE Network subscriber, tonight’s NXT Takeover R Evolution special is a can’t miss. I expect this show to be every bit as good as one of their main roster pay-per-views. My earbuds, iPhone and I will be out at the usual spots for happy hour, then I will decide where to go from there.