It’s Opening Night for the Redbirds tonight. They play the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, and before the game there will be team introductions. First pitch will be thrown by new owner Peter B. Freund and Pacific Coast League president Branch Rickey. First 4000 fans get a game schedule magnet. College students with valid ID get $5 admission and $2 beer.
It was announced yesterday that the St. Louis Cardinals have extended their affiliation with the Redbirds through 2020.
If you want to get better at cooking healthy dishes, you should check out Stalking Celery, the Church Health Center’s cooking blog. This week they posted a recipe for a springtime classic, pasta primavera.
Now, where to get those vegetables for the pasta recipe? The Memphis Farmers Market, of course! Kale, Yes! is the theme at the Market this week. It’s a celebration of kale! To participate in the celebration, I would like to share my own personal recipe for kale:
1) Go to the Farmers Market and buy kale from a vendor.
2) Walk across G.E. Patterson.
3) Locate garbage can outside of Earnestine & Hazel’s. Throw kale in can.
4) Go inside E&H and order a Soul Burger.
NOTE: If short on time or money, steps 1-3 can be skipped.
NOTE 2: Walking to Beale and get a Double-Double from Dyer’s is an acceptable substitute for step 4. It’s an option that encourages healthy living since Beale is a much farther walk than E&H.
The Farmers Market is located under the pavilion at Front and G.E. Patterson, and runs every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM. There will be live music by Shawn Hickman 8:30 to 10 and The Po’ Boys 11 to 12:30. Check out this vendor chitchat with Covington, TN-based premium meat vendor Claybrook Farms.
There will be a Downtown public safety meeting Thursday, April 14 at 6 PM in the boardroom of Central Station. Representatives from MPD, the Downtown Memphis Commission, the City Council, and Neighborhood Watch will be there.
If you’re signed up for the Pyramid Vodka 1K, they have changed the starting location. They will now start off at the Silly Goose at 4:30, crawling to Alfred’s and then the Tin Roof to watch the Grizzlies.
Miss Cordelia’s is hiring a wine and beer manager. Applicants should have retail experience as well as a strong knowledge of both wine and beer. Email jobs@misscordelias.com to apply.
For those of you who remember the Moody Ques’ 2014 Panama “Red Devil” bus first-place booth design, the head artist of the design team is now selling a line of capris for women. Visit Sarah’s page to see what she has to offer.
A new study has found that alligators are still dangerous no matter how drunk you are. They don’t take into consideration “oh, he’s just kidding around” before making their decision to attack.
I hear that DraftKings users living in Tennessee are being mailed letters asking them to contact their state legislator, to express support of a bill that would keep fantasy sports of all types legal in the state. This comes a few days after the attorney general issued an opinion that fantasy sports sites for real money were illegal.
Let’s all cheer for the Phoenix Suns tonight. If they beat the Houston Rockets, the Grizzlies will clinch a playoff berth in the West. If Houston wins, then the Grizzlies’ game at Dallas tomorrow takes on extreme importance.
Plans for tonight: I am probably going to lead off at the Blind Bear. If I can find anyone interested in a trip to the South End for Loflin Yard’s opening night, I might be up for that.