The Dirty Crow Inn posted an update to its Facebook page yesterday:
The Dirty Crow Inn does plan to reopen, but during this Pandemic it makes no sense to do so now. We will open when this all calms down. BUT! In the mean time, we will be selling my food every Sunday starting this Sunday the 13th at the 40 et 8 in West Memphis! Just a 5 minute drive from the original location on Kentucky St. 40 et 8 has Beer & Liquor and now the best wings ever. Live Music and curbside pickup will be available soon. KA-KAH!!!
That’s not a typo – 40 et 8 is the name of the business. To get there:
- Take I-55 (Old Bridge) to West Memphis
- Take the Broadway exit
- Take a left on Legion Rd. at the Crown Inn
- Turn left by the Speedway and 40 et 8 will be in the back
The address is 152 Legion Rd. They will serve Dirty Crow’s recipes 3 to 10 every Sunday.
Good news for those of you who are fans of Ching’s hot wings: The legendary restaurant on Getwell Road has reopened after 8 months.
Useful data map: See the percentage of hospital beds in your county occupied by COVID-19 patients. Currently it’s 20% for Shelby County. Worst number for a regional county: Craighead County, Arkansas, which contains Jonesboro and Arkansas State University, at 67%.
It’s National Lager Day, so pop open a can or bottle of whatever lager floats your fancy. May I recommend the PBR? Or you could go local with a lager celebration at Wiseacre 2/Little Bettie.
Deni Reilly and Kelly English were interviewed on Jennifer Biggs’ food podcast for The Daily Memphian this week. Both think there will be very few indoor dining options in Memphis by January, whether that’s because of health department regulations or voluntary closures.
The Memphis Redbirds have extended their agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals and will remain the Cards’ Triple-A affiliate through at least 2030.
The DM has coverage of the Tom Lee Park groundbreaking ceremony that happened yesterday.
Opinion piece in the CA: Tom Lee Park will bridge the gap of race and class to create one Memphis
From AZCentral.com: Brandon Clarke working to build off “phenomenal rookie campaign” with Memphis Grizzlies
Don’t forget The Peanut Shoppe for your holiday candy and gift needs!
Santa’s elves have been working extra hard for you all these last couple of days! Working late, LATE hours -2am late- on online / walk-in orders to make sure these gifts will be received before #ChristmasDay. Thank you for allowing us to meet your holiday needs during this crazy pic.twitter.com/v0DZGgrjmm
— The Peanut Shoppe (@mempeanutshoppe) December 9, 2020
We lost a loved and valued member of the Downtown family and the Moody Ques BBQ team last week. That’s why I didn’t write Saturday, and why I said “it’s been an unusual weekend” at the top of the blog Sunday.
I’ll try to tune in this afternoon for the COVID-19 task force press conference. If there’s any news that can’t wait, I’ll do a quick post in the 1:00-2:00 hour; otherwise, I’ll be back in the morning with more news.