The Downtown Memphis Commission has released the latest version of the BuildDowntown master plan. You can read the plan and then attend one of two webinars on Zoom and offer your feedback. I will give the plan a read today and share my thoughts on here tomorrow.
The Flying Saucer will have its Father’s Day glass with a Grateful Dad theme on sale tomorrow.
International Business Times says oddsmakers have the Grizzlies at -155 to make the playoffs. That means that the Grizzlies are favored to make it and you’d have to bet $155 on them making the playoffs to win $100.
Mayor Lee Harris told the County Commission yesterday that unless something really unexpected comes up, the city and county will move to Phase 3 of re-opening Monday, June 15. Let me caution my readers that “something unexpected” may well come up; people have been protesting for 12 days (except yesterday, when rain canceled the protest) and since the coronavirus has a 14-day incubation period, we are just starting to find out to what degree the lack of social distancing in the protests has contributed to the spread.
The reproduction rate of the virus in Shelby County is up to 1.2. That means on average, each person who has the virus (including asymptomatic carriers who never know they had it) will give it to 1.2 additional people. When the reproduction rate is below 1, the virus starts to die out as it can’t find enough hosts to sustain itself.
My new face mask!
Thanks to Bill and Pam from River Time Market & Deli for getting it for me! (Hair by Tropical Depression Cristobal)
Hearing through the grapevine that South of Beale may re-open Monday the 15th.
Big River Crossing will be closed this Wednesday, June 10, for “spider maintenance.” Perhaps the folks at Memphis Tourism should add well-maintained spiders to the list of reasons to visit our city.
ARRIVE Hotel re-opens Monday the 15th.
If public transit in Memphis is an issue that matters to you, Memphis Innovation Corridor invites you to join in for a series of virtual public meetings that will happen June 15-30.
The DM’s Chris Herrington has a look at Preston Lauterbach’s 2015 book Beale Street Dynasty, which Herrington labels an essential Memphis read.
Local breweries Beale Street Brewing Co. and Crosstown Brewing Co. are teaming up to join the Black is Beautiful brewers’ movement in response to the murder of George Floyd. Participating breweries brew a stout and then donate all proceeds of the beer’s sales to a local foundation of the brewery’s choice. The two Memphis breweries will donate proceeds from the sale of their stout to MICAH.
Amazon will make a feature film about Memphis 901 FC’s Tim Howard.
Bella DuBalle will host Fridays at Atomic Rose starting this Friday. $10 cover after 9 PM. There will be two shows:
- “War of the Roses” at 8 PM. This is Memphis’ own “RuPaul’s Drag Race” style drag competition.
- “The Rose Review Drag Show” at 11 PM
Subway’s “buy a footlong, get one free” deal is back when you order online or through the app.
Donald Trump picked up a cherished endorsement over the weekend: the Ku Klux Klan.
Apologies for no post yesterday. I had the “first day of work” jitters, although I don’t know why. Back tomorrow with more news.