Tuesday update

Hi everyone. Please forgive me if my updates are bit sparse and if my wit is not as sharp this usual this week. I have a family medical matter going on that is consuming a lot of my thought.

Next Tuesday, January 24, will be the grand opening of Hotel Napoleon. The boutique hotel is at the corner of Third and Madison in the former Press-Scimitar Building, built in 1902. There will be a reception at the hotel from 4:00 to 6:30 PM.

Country singer Scott Southworth performs at the Green Beetle tonight 6:30-8:30. All tips will benefit MIFA’s Meals on Wheels program.

The Flying Saucer will have its annual Beerknurd Appreciation Party Thursday evening. Just show them your UFO card (or MOU card, if you’ve made it to that level) and have a plate of BBQ and a beer on the Saucer.

You might have free money coming your way if you received a robocall from one of several companies named in a class-action lawsuit.

I don’t know if I have any readers who do yoga and also run, but if I do, Downtown Yoga has a class for you that will help you get in shape for summer running.

There will be a Memphis Women’s March down Second Street (sidewalks and crosswalks) from Adams to Huling between 10 and 12 AM Saturday. The purpose is to promote women’s rights.

I see in my daily wrestling news email that Jerry “The King” Lawler is getting ready to open a second restaurant. This one will be in Cordova, at 465 N. Germantown Parkway. By the way, the Downtown location on Beale Street is probably the best place to see WWE wrestlers after Smackdown Live from Memphis is over tonight.

If you’ve thought about volunteering and want a little inspiration, Mayor Jim Strickland has been volunteering one Sunday a month at a soup kitchen for decades. The WMC-TV cameras caught him serving food at St. Vincent de Paul on Monroe in Crosstown recently.

Loflin Yard has started opening on Mondays from 6 PM to midnight.

Memphis Made will host the the 3rd annual Tilted Hearts pinball tournament from 2 to 6 PM on Saturday, February 18. The tournament is IFPA endorsed, three-strike knockout, $10 entry but no coin drop.

That’s all for now. Apologies if typos.