An exciting food-related announcement came out yesterday: Steph Cook has agreed to come on board as the chef at the Blind Bear. Steph is best known for the RAWK’n Grub food truck, and for the restaurant he operated at Summer and Highland for several years. Most recently he has been working with the folks at The Vault. Steph and the Bear will be a tremendous combination and I can’t wait to see what dishes he comes up with.
More exciting news:
🌿 @goldenhourmemphis is a new women-owned shop with beautiful indoor plants, candles, crystals, and more. Plus its next door to @comeback.coffee 🤩
Visit them at 356 North Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Mon-Sat 9-4
Sun 12-4#Repost @eatprayloveyoself ❤️#DowntownMemphis pic.twitter.com/B7mD2WGo2E— Downtown Memphis (@DowntownMemphis) November 10, 2020
One more Veterans Day deal: Hooters is offering a buy 10, get 10 offer on their boneless wings for all active-duty military and veterans.
My feed for the COVID task force press conference yesterday cut out about 4 minutes in, but The Daily Memphian has a good recap. Biggest takeaway: If you get a call from the Health Department ordering you to isolate or quarantine, that is legally binding and you can face a misdemeanor charge if you go out.
Why is there not a free COVID-19 testing location in the 38103 zip code? The closest testing center is 360 E.H. Crump Blvd. and it is only open for testing Monday and Wednesday 5:30-7:00. That is not a neighborhood I would feel comfortable walking to after dark.
Memphis vs. Navy, set for Saturday, has been postponed due to a COVID outbreak at the Naval Academy. A make-up date is under discussion but the two teams do not have a common open date.
Michael Graber and Friends play the Central Station patio Saturday night at 6:30. You can join them in person or online.
Abbey Road, a Beatles tribute band, and Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones tribute band, face off in Beatles vs. Stones at the Orpheum Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
MSN Lifestyle has an article on The Check In mobile coffee shop in Memphis. The coffee shop is the creation of activist Keedran Franklin, who wanted to create a space for community conversation. The truck is known for its unique coffee drinks and for giving felons who had been denied other opportunities a chance. Franklin wants to operate more mobile trucks as well as a permanent location on Winchester.
If you’ve missed the strip clubs in Shelby County, good news. They are now permitted to reopen after submitting a plan to the Health Department demonstrating their willingness to follow stringent requirements. These clubs have to follow the incredibly stupid “service for an individual customer or group shall not exceed 2 hours” rule and lap dances are not allowed at this time.
Updated CDC guidance says that masks protect the wearer as well as others within six feet of the wearer. Previously it was believed the masks only protected others.
Action News 5 has a report on how COVID is changing visits with Santa at Bass Pro this year.
Grind City Brewing Co. hosts Hops & Haloes tonight. Get drink specials when you donate $11 or more (on 11/11) to AngelStreet, an organization that provides musical training, mentoring, and performance opportunities in the Memphis area. TACOnganas will be on-site if you get hungry.
That’s it for today. Back tomorrow with more news.