This is awesome: Jimmy the groundhog bites the mayor of Sun Prarie, Wisconsin. Stupid mayor. Enjoy those rabies shots you’ve got coming!
From the Onion: Depressed groundhog sees the shadow of the rodent he once was
Capriccio Grille in the Peabody is doing a “Lion King” pre-theatre dinner tomorrow through March 1 from 5 PM to 7 PM. The menu features upscale cuisine from the African continent, served prior to the beginning of the shows at the Orpheum. You can view the menu here. $40 per person.
Several hundred people showed up for the first day of Bass Pro’s three-day job fair.
There’s a Groupon going on for Memphis Magazine subscriptions. You can get 50% off for one, two, or three years.
This month’s South Main Association meeting will be next Tuesday, February 10 at 6 PM, It will be at the new Rizzo’s Diner at the corner of South Main and Butler. Historian Jimmy Ogle will be the speaker, talking about the history behind the walls of South Main buildings. Rizzo’s will provide appetizers and there will he happy hour drink prices. Free for SMA members, $10 for non-members.
Artists are wanted to paint the kiosks on Main Street. Details here. You have until Tuesday, February 17 to apply.
FiveThirtyEight has a Super Bowl version of Significant Digits that is pretty interesting.
If you missed the Grizzlies Live pre-game show on Saturday night, you missed a special guest: THE NAIT’CHA BOY was stylin’ and profilin’. However, the show is on YouTube if you want to catch Ric Flair’s appearance.
Sorry there was no post on my lunchtime break. We had construction people in the office re-configuring cubicles and there was so much banging around and noise that I couldn’t hear myself think. Better late than never I guess. Back tomorrow with more news.