Last night as I was walking down the Main Street Mall, I noticed that Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos is now serving beer, mostly Mexican beers like Tecate and Corona. If you have not been to Maciel’s yet, I cannot stress enough how much you are missing out. It is the most authentic Mexican I have ever had in my life, and I spent six months living in San Diego. In addition, my BBQ teammate Mardoqueo from Monclova, Mexico tried the food and gave his opinion that Maciel’s is the real deal. The fried tacos, huaraches, seafood soft tacos, and the bean nachos are among my favorites. It’s next door to Family Dollar, on the Main Street Mall between Monroe and Union.
Sad to hear of the passing of country legend Merle Haggard. No one could set him straight, but Mama tried, Mama tried.
Parking in South Main may be a bit hard to find today. Million Dollar Quartet is filming in the area today. They were in Cooper-Young yesterday.
Congratulations to my friends at RedRover Sales & Marketing. The dog-friendly agency celebrates its 10th birthday today.
The Pyramid Vodka 1K/pub crawl I blogged about yesterday is sold out. Dammit, I was considering going, too!
Teach for America is looking to hire a Chief of Staff here in Memphis.
Want to celebrate Earth Day? There will be a Green Up and Glow party Friday, April 22. Meet at Loflin Yards at 4 PM for a South End clean-up, then at 6 there will be an Underpass Lighting Party with music by John Paul Keith and the 145s.
Speaking of Loflin Yard, the MBJ has photos of last night’s soft opening.
Bad news for those who are on DraftKings or FanDuel: The Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion that those sites are illegal gambling. That doesn’t mean they will be banned, but the opinion could be used to change existing law.
Might want to avoid Getwell Road today.
Man outside Boost Mobile on Getwell pulling down his pants & inappropriately touching himself. Been there for about a half hour.
— Memphis Scanner (@ScannerMemphis) April 6, 2016
Plans for tonight: No Brass Door Bingo for me this evening because I have to meet with the BBQ team’s board of directors. We have to write a bunch of checks tonight, and we will also talk team business if there is any. If there is any news that comes out of the meeting, I will post an update on the team website.