99 Cent Soul Food near Main and Huling will host Soulful Music Soul Food Sunday this Sunday, March 25 from 3 to 6 PM. Their full menu will be available, and there will be performances by Wyndie Oh!, and Nicky Parrish and The Underground.
Elmwood Cemetery is bringing back its Scandals & Scoundrels public tour on Saturday, April 28. The 75,000 buried at Elmwood include mayors and madams, sinners and saints, the famous and the infamous. Come learn about the notorious side of Memphis history.
From Lifehacker: How to make the most of airport bars. Several good pieces of advice, but most importantly: Order a double.
The Redbirds will become the Memphis Musica for a season-long series by Minor League Baseball called “Copa de la Diversion” (Fun Cup) embracing the culture and values most important to Hispanic and Latino communities. They will play as the Musica June 6 and August 3 and 26, and will have new jerseys and hats as well as culturally-relevant promotions.
Too bad I didn’t stay unemployed a couple more days… Bardog had 1 cent PBRs yesterday from 4 to 5 PM to celebrate Penny Hardaway’s return to Memphis as men’s basketball head coach.
We got the beat… we got the beat, we got the beat… YOGA! Downtown Yoga presents Drumyasa Vinyasa and Live Drumming Wednesday, April 11 from 5:30-7:30. This will be a vinyasa flow led by Amy to the beats of percussionist Brad Ellsworth of Druminyasa. The class is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
As of yesterday Memphis had gone 18 days without a homicide. That’s cause for celebration ’round these parts, absurd though that may be.
WMC Action News 5 has tips to avoid telemarketers. One I didn’t know about: Forward text spam to 7726 to block it.
Zebra Cakes! I had one of those a couple of days ago. Here’s a recipe to make your own giant Zebra Cakes.
Good news: Penny Hardaway’s hiring is expected to boost Downtown businesses. Very true. 15,000 people attending a Tigers game as opposed to 3000 means approximately 5 times more people will go eat dinner at a nearby restaurant before the game.
Here’s a great New York Times article explaining how Cambridge Analytica was formed (and why it was formed and who was interested in forming it) and how it got its data.
Really starting to enjoy my new work neighborhood. Monday we went out to Rock & Dough Pizza for a team lunch. It was so good that I went back by myself yesterday and had a USA! USA! calzone – mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers. The one thing I would suggest to Rock ‘n Dough is that they create a new calzone honoring our president, which could be called Russia! Russia! All kidding aside, I will keep all of you updated on my Germantown lunchtime adventures, and I appreciate those of you who have given me suggestions where to eat. In case you’re wondering, no, I don’t bring the troll to work, so there won’t be photos of her with my food.
I’m finding that the optimal routes to work and home are different. 240 to Nonconnah to Kirby seems best in the morning. Kirby to Humphreys to Walnut Grove to 240 is best in the evening. Both around a 30 minute drive if there are no wrecks.
I’m also noticing a stark difference in gas prices. There’s a BP at Quince and Kirby that has gas for $2.17, and the Mapco next to Bougie Kroger charges $2.18. The gas stations on Poplar, though, some only a couple of blocks away, are charging $2.59.
I’ve been told the olive bar at Bougie Kroger has more than just olives and I really should give it a chance, so I’m heading over there. Back tomorrow with more news.