If you are a cat owner on Mud Island, might want to think twice about letting it run around outside for a while. There’s been a Nextdoor thread about a group that is trapping cats on Mud Island, which apparently has a large feral population. They take the cats to the vet and get them spayed or neutered. The vet also clips off the top of one of the cats’ ears to indicate “this cat has been previously trapped.” Cats are then returned to the area they are found, and turned loose. The trouble is, they are not checking as thoroughly as they should as to whether the cat is collared or chipped, and people’s pets are being trapped and fixed.
CONGRATULATIONS to FedEx for doing right by their employees, changing their policy effective June 1 to start new employees with three weeks vacation, rather than starting them with two weeks and making them wait five years for the third week. I hope other companies notice and consider following suit.
Last night someone asked me what an upcoming event is like, and I replied, “When you were little, did you ever watch TV with your grandparents?” They said yes, and I told them that the event “is kinda like The Lawrence Welk Show of drinking games.” This morning I woke up and thought to myself, I wonder if that show is on YouTube?
An’-a-one, an’-a-two, an’-a…
(Fast forward to about 1:58 to skip over the boring part… wait, no, fast forward to 51:18 to skip over the boring part)
Memphis 901 FC’s regular-season home opener against Indy Eleven is tonight. If you don’t pre-game with Bluff City Mafia at the Brass Door, you ain’t doin’ it right. For those of you who can’t make the matches in person, they will be broadcast locally on CW30 this season. In other 901 FC news, here are some photos of the kits they will wear at home matches.
Outer Ring plays The Lounge beneath 3rd and Court diner tonight. Scroll down to yesterday’s post to see photos of The Lounge. Nice place. Free validated parking in the Indigo Hotel garage. This is part of the Yazoo Concert Series and there will be drink specials.
Jack Rowell & Triplthret play Loflin Yard tonight at 9.
The Memphis Flyer has a look at the new Downtown Slider Inn.
Forging on the River, a dinner and auction, happens at the Metal Museum Saturday, April 4. Tickets include a visit with internationally known blacksmith Heiner Zimmermann, as well as an opportunity to connect with visiting artists. You’ll also have the chance to bid on some of the finest metalwork in the country as you enjoy dinner and drinks overlooking the river. Cocktail hour at 6 PM, dinner at 7, and auction starts at 7:30. Tickets are $50 for museum members, $75 for non-members. Buy tickets
In other Metal Museum news, there’s a Cognac, Cars & Cigars event there tonight benefiting Make-A-Wish.
Drew Hill of The Daily Memphian has scenarios in which the Memphis Tigers earn a top-4 seed and therefore a first-round bye in the AAC tournament next week. The most cut-and-dry scenario has Memphis beating #21 Houston on the road tomorrow, but that’s easier said than done.
Not a Downtown event, but how can I not mention that an event called TRAPPIN 4 JESUS Revival happens tonight?
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward an hour tonight. It’ll be that magical hour when 1:59 AM is followed by 3:00 AM, marking the return of Daylight Saving Time.
Hipsters around the world are disappointed to learn that the city of Austin has canceled SXSW due to the threat of coronavirus outbreak.
Moody Ques teammates: Be on the lookout for an email early next week, with opportunities for those of you who are handy. We have an awesome booth idea for 2020 and we are going to start building it – in March. Are we organized this year or what? This may mean that your #1 source of news and information about The Edge District will actually visit The Edge District.
This weekend is going to be “Wunnerful! Wunnerful!” as Lawrence Welk would say. Back tomorrow or Monday with more news.