Want a beautiful and locally-sourced centerpiece on the table for Easter Sunday dinner? Tyronza, Arkansas-based Whitton Farms is taking orders for $20, $30, $40, and $50 centerpieces all week. You can call 870-819-5929 or send an email to whittonfarms@live.com to place an order, and you can pick it up at Trolley Stop Market out in The Edge District. They’re also doing pin-on corsages for Easter Sunday. Look extra snazzy for church! Or, if you’re like me, look extra snazzy for brunch at a bar.
Speaking of The Edge District… as the #1 online source of news and information about that neighborhood, I want to blog a link to an article, From Tactical to Permanent, shared on Facebook yesterday by one of my college classmates at Rhodes. She said that when she and her husband went to a dance club in that neighborhood in the 1990s (Six-1-Six, and I was often with them when they went) it was not a pretty area at all. Now, every time she drives through, she is impressed by the beauty. I would agree! The article appeared on a site called Strong Towns.
Big River Crossing has won the 2017 American Architecture Award. This is considered the nation’s highest public award for new architecture.
inferno, a Downtown PR agency, has a PR account coordinator position open. They’re looking for someone with a relevant degree and 1-2 years experience. They have a very cool perk on their list of benefits: “An additional week of paid leave to support a cause you are passionate about through our Fuelanthropic initiative.” That’s really awesome that they encourage their employees to give back to the community,
Of course, if I worked there, I would probably tell them the cause I’m passionate about is “Bardog” and spend the week off work there…
In other hiring news, there’s this:
Do you know your craft? Show us. pic.twitter.com/kyg5YZRmYK
— Ghost River Brewing (@GhostRiverBrew) April 11, 2017
Dirty Movies is a Mystery Science Theater 3000-type show in which local comics roast terrible movies. The next in this series is He-Man Masters of the Universe at the New Daisy Saturday, April 29, from 7:00 to 9:30 in the evening.
Doug Carpenter, founder and principal of DCA, has a look at how times have changed for Downtown in a guest column for the Memphis Business Journal. Not only is the area attracting residents, but also businesses who understand that employees will appreciate a walkable neighborhood with so many nearby amenities.
The Hard Rock will have some new items on its lunch menu soon.
Check out a few of our new Lunch Menu items! Coming soon… Stay tuned for details.#ThisIsHardRock #lunchtime #ilovememphis #downtownmemphis pic.twitter.com/jviofSp8ZQ
— Hard Rock Memphis (@HardRockMemphis) April 11, 2017
The Grizzlies play their final home game of the regular season tonight at 7 vs. Dallas. All fans in attendance get a free Grizzlies poster.
The Downtown Neighborhood Association is having their monthly happy hour at one of my favorites, Max’s Sports Bar, this Thursday, April 13 from 6 to 8 PM. There is no agenda, just socializing with your neighbors, and guests are welcome. $4 Espolon tequila and $1 off draft beers (except PBR).
Lots more news coming today, so check back this afternoon. I’ll have a lunchtime post up around 1.