It’s official: The NBA named the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant 2019-2020 Rookie of the Year. Ja received 99 of 100 first-place votes, the sole dissenter voting for the 2019 draft’s top pick Zion Williamson. Ja’s teammate Brandon Clarke finished 4th in the vote, an accolade not only for Clarke, but for the front office who took the 4th best player with the 21st pick.
WREG reports that a Memphis man was arrested after calling 911 and asking dispatchers if they would like to buy some egg rolls.
There will be a vegan cookout on the patio of Lew’s Blue Note Bar & Grill at 341 Beale Saturday from 1 to 7 PM. Menu items include smoked vegan burgers, vegan ribs, vegan Italian sausages, vegan hot dogs, and vegan brisket. Grab & go is preferred, but a few patio tables will be available and the inside of the restaurant will also be open for socially distanced seating.
The Kentucky Derby finally happens tomorrow. Lifehacker has your streaming options for the race. No stands filled with seersucker suits and fancy hats this year.
Local 24 has a look at the Rendezvous’ new outdoor seating.
Slider Inn Downtown has released its live music schedule for this weekend.
- Today: The Dantones 6-9 PM
- Saturday: Brimstone Jones 1-4 PM; Compact Main Street 5-9 PM
- Labor Day: DJ Alpha Whiskey 4-8 PM
As your number-one source of news and information about the Edge District, it is my pleasure to notify you that there will be an unveiling at Edge Motor Museum, 645 Marshall, at noon on Saturday. Can’t make it to the museum in person? No problem, they’ll stream the ceremony on @edgemotor Instagram.
Treat Yo Self… Walgreens has buy one, get one free pints of Haagen-Dazs ice cream with your card this week. Got a pint of Dulce de Leche waiting for me to get home from work this afternoon.
Tin Roof will have a College Football Saturday brunch tomorrow and every Saturday during the season from noon to 5. They’ll have the games on all the TVs, a new brunch menu, and bottomless mimosas. How ridiculous is it that this event is legal under the health directive, but having a socially distanced PBR on Max’s Sports Bar’s spacious outdoor patio is not permitted?
Reminds me… I changed my mind and did a Shelby County COVID-19 task force press conference recap yesterday afternoon. Keep scrolling after you get done with this post to read it. Quick summary of the points readers of this blog care about:
- It will likely be September 21 or later before any decision is made about allowing limited-service restaurants to open or loosening restrictions on full-service restaurants
- However, I did pick up (from the tone and body language of health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph) a sincere desire that the numbers continue to move in the right direction, so re-opening can proceed
- The task force would consider reopening limited-service restaurants in certain cases where the majority, but not all, of the five criteria in Health Directive No. 11 are met
End of an era: Taco Bell is phasing out the Mexican pizza later this year. Shredded chicken items will be gone too. Items that are most effective at giving customers “the shits” including the bean burrito will remain.
I have had an awesome latter half of the week. Wednesday I published a third article on Medium.com, this one for people who keep a journal of their dreams as I do. I showed how to create an electronic index of dreams to enhance their handwritten journal, leading to a deeper understanding of the symbols used in their dreams. I then illustrated how I used this system to dig deeper into one of my own dream symbols, alligators.
Overnight Wednesday night, an editor for one of Medium’s content publications, The Innovation, saw my post and sent me a message inviting me to apply to have my article included in The Innovation. I applied yesterday morning, and four hours later it was accepted. Progress! From what I’ve read, it’s somewhat unusual for a writer with such a small portfolio to receive that kind of invitation.
I also learned of some freelancing work I should easily qualify to do once I have a couple months’ professional writing experience under my belt. It could turn into a side hustle income spigot I can turn on as much or as little as I want and need.
My reptilian brain must be working overtime this week, because one of the Medium posts I have on deck involves crocodiles.
Off to work. I am going to curb my going-out to some extent this weekend because I want to work on my writing and because of the stupid restaurant regulations. Back tomorrow with more news.