Hey, got a favor to ask my readers… I’m not going to be able to make it to the Streetdog Foundation fundraiser Sunday afternoon, but would like to give someone who is going $20 to drop in the donation bucket. If you are in the same place as me between now and Sunday and you know you are going to the fundraiser, tell me and I will hand you the donation.
High Cotton Brewing Co., hosting the Streetdog fundraiser on Sunday, will start selling cans out of its taproom beginning today.
Swingin Leroy headlines this Thursday’s Peabody rooftop party. $10 to get in or $150 VIP card for the season, with first 200 ladies free. Admission includes a buffet of popcorn shrimp & cocktail sauce and bacon-wrapped scallions. If you’re in VIP you get a second buffet of coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce, mahi mahi bites with house Tartar sauce, and crab dip with pita bread. Mango margaritas and Firefly cherry colas are the drink specials; if you’re in VIP, you have an additional drink special of pina coladas. Doors open at 6, with entertainment starting at 7.
We now have a date for the opening of the bike and pedestrian span over the Mississippi River: October 22. The span will have controlled lighting.
There are still a few spots left for BreakFEST cooking teams for the festival out at the water tower on Broad on Saturday, September 24. Categories include Omelet, Bacon Lovers, Breakfast Sandwich, Breakfast Sweets, and Anything Goes. Money raised at the festival benefits the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry, a group that brings nutritious and delicious meals to those who are hungry.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Memphis Flyer today. The main story is “Hangover Helpers” and they look at 18 of them. The issue is not placed online until Thursday so no linky link, sorry.
That’s it for now. Be sure to check this morning’s news post if you haven’t already.