Geoff Calkins interviewed local health experts Dr. Manoj Jain and Dr. Jon McCullers for The Daily Memphian this week, asking them, when will we get back to packed sports arenas? The answer is not what anybody wants to hear, with McCullers advising to shoot for Super Bowl 2022, and if we get there a few months ahead of schedule, that’s gravy.
My concern upon hearing that answer is not the Tigers or the Grizzlies but a different team – my BBQ team. If Tom Lee Park cannot be packed at any point in 2021, that could be the death knell for Memphis in May. Also, if packed arenas aren’t possible until 2022, does that mean restaurants have to put up with this social distancing crap for another year? That’s going to drive many of them into bankruptcy.
StyleBlueprint has a list of must-try Memphis coffee shops. Downtown shops on the list include Bluff City Coffee at 505 S. Main, Comeback Coffee at 358 N. Main, Tam & Tap at 1220 Gayoso Alley, and Edge Alley at 600 Monroe. I still have not been to Comeback Coffee yet. Are laptoppers allowed to hang out in there and sip a beverage while they work? Or is that still a COVID no-no? Now that I’m a professional writer, I would love a coffee shop where I could hang out and write. At least until the Cossitt Library opens… I am going to be ALL ABOUT that place.
Service industry jobs news: The Blind Bear, having released a new menu, is getting busier and is hiring a door host, barback, dishwasher, and cook.
Also, Rizzo’s by Michael Patrick is looking to hire a host or hostess.
If you know any seniors in need, there’s an opportunity for them to receive a free heated blanket.
Some big personal news this morning. Earlier this week I wrote a story on Medium entitled Tech Support: How to Save Time and Prevent Stress. When I woke up this morning I found a note from an editor of The Startup, the largest Medium-based publication with over 722,000 followers, saying they loved it and asked if I’d like to submit it for publication. I did and it has been accepted. I’ve been in four other Medium-based publications, but The Startup is as big as it gets. I feel like there’s no stopping me now!
Obviously I am watching the presidential election results with great interest. I will refrain from commenting until a winner has been called. If you haven’t been keeping up, one candidate is looking to be in much better shape than the other with votes still being counted in a handful of swing states. However, the tallies are close enough to trigger recounts and lawsuits.
That’s it for right now. Fairly slow news day because everyone’s waiting for the election results. Back tomorrow with more news.