A new Wednesday night beer and burger promotion begins at the Flying Saucer tonight. On Flight Night 2.0 you can get 3 beers and 3 sliders for $16.
Looks like a pretty good deal! Speaking of the Saucer, you can catch the Eric Hughes Band there at 9:30 Saturday.
Ghost River Brewing Co. at Main and Crump is doing a Flight Night of their own on Wednesdays, when you get 4 flights for the price of 3 4-7 PM. Hot’N’Heavy Dogs will be on site at the Ghost River taproom this evening.
Huge. huge, huge news for The Edge District this week. The developer who re-made the Chisca Hotel into apartments and retail space plans to remodel the old Wonder Bread bakery at 400 Monroe into 286 apartments and a 480-space parking garage, along with 150,000 square feet of apartments and retail. The developer, who sees The Edge as “the hole in the donut” between Downtown and the Medical Center, owns several other parcels in the area.
Pam & Terry make their debut at The View rooftop bar atop the Residence Inn by Marriott at the corner of Main and Monroe Saturday 6-9 PM. They’ll have Shuffle Grit Thursday and Friday.
Grit Grind Night returns to AutoZone Park on Saturday, August 30. The Redbirds will celebrate the Memphis Grizzlies that evening. Mario Chalmers and Tyreke Evans will be out at the ball park to sign autographs and throw out ceremonial first pitches. Grizz, the Claw Crew, the Grizzline, the Grizz Girls, and Grizzlies Grannies & Grandpas will be there too. The Redbirds will be wearing special Grizzlies-themed jerseys which will be auctioned off after the game, the proceeds benefiting the Redbirds Community Fund. Gates will open at 5 with first pitch at 6:30.
Work Local, the partnership between the city and Hospitality HUB to connect the homeless with opportunities to work to clean up litter and blight, is expanding. Previously the program operated on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Now they are adding Mondays. 217 people have participated in the program so far, with 12 going into job training programs and 5 being placed in permanent jobs.
An arrest has been made in the Downtown Creeper case. The Creeper had a history of driving a white truck around South Main, parking it when he saw a woman, following her, saying inappropriate things, touching himself. This is believed to have happened to at least three different victims.
An exterior renovation is planned for 47/49/51 S. Main, which houses Family Dollar and DeJaVu.
In Good Company, a monthly event where you can meet up with other creative types, happens tomorrow night 5:30-7:30 at Cafe Keough.
The Sandlot will be shown for free at the Orpheum tomorrow afternoon at 3:30.
Defense Secretary and former Marine General Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis was recently interviewed by a high school newspaper. The young journalist did a killer job asking questions and Mattis offered so much wisdom. Whether you are liberal or conservative or somewhere in between, this is a fascinating read.
There is a movement on Twitter to draft Mattis to run for president in the next election cycle. Not only would he be a great choice, but there’s also this:
#PresidentMattis pic.twitter.com/lUQUoeVNcS
— Jeff McKay (@3sierramonk) August 1, 2017
That’s it for now. Few more hours of work then Silly Goose happy hour. Back tomorrow with more news.