Yesterday one of my readers called my blog “The Reader’s Digest of Downtown Memphis.” For those not familiar, that’s what many people read as they sat on the crapper before smartphones.
On to the news… the Grizzlies will have another watch party at Fourth Bluff Park, 1 N. Front Street, Wednesday night for the Grizzlies’ Game 5 at Utah. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged, and concessions will be available.
117 Prime will be closed today and tomorrow for maintenance and will reopen Thursday, June 3.
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There was a shooting at about 1 AM Monday morning at Second and Peabody Place. One person went to the hospital in critical condition.
With the I-40 bridge closed, just what we didn’t need was a fire on I-55. A truck caught on fire near the McLemore exit one mile from the bridge, and with no way to put the fire out, MFD had to let it burn.
Air Traffic Mike sent me a good link on abandoned West Tennessee airfields including the Downtown airport which operated on Mud Island from the late 1950s through 1970.
Songwriter Nights are back at South Main Sounds, 550 S. Main. This Friday, June 4 at 7 PM they’ll have Brooke Fair, Emily Rooker, and Richard Wilson.
The Daily Memphian has a tour of the vacant 100 N. Main building (subscriber-only link)
From Action News 5: A professor created a simulation of the wear and tear on the I-40 bridge
Business was booming at local restaurants over Memorial Day weekend.
Rain is back in the forecast with a 60% chance today and an 80% chance tonight and tomorrow.
That’s it for now. Back to work this morning. Back tomorrow with more news.