Bardog Tavern has announced temporary hours for the next two weeks, August 15-August 28.
- Monday-Friday: noon to 3 AM
- Saturday-Sunday: 6 PM to 3 AM
Like many other restaurants, they have been hit by staffing issues as we ride out these troubled times. Sending positive vibes to all the folks there.
The planners of the next Ales for Alzheimer’s have settled on a date for the next event. It will be at the Arcade Friday, October 29. More details to come, but you can go ahead and get the Untappd app on your phone to get ready. Expect to try some rare beers not normally seen in Memphis.
The 6th annual Beale Street Cigar Festival will happen Labor Day weekend, September 3-5. The event is presented by cigar bar Robusto by Havana Mix and is hosted by Big Sue and Devin Steele. Featured entertainment includes H-Town, Norman Brown, PC Band, and DJ Spinderella. Meet representatives of some of the biggest brands in the cigar industry.
The Greater Memphis Chamber’s blog has a profile of Octavius Nickson, whose company Nickson General Contractors is in charge of the renovation of Downtown’s Cossitt Library.
Here’s a link to independent data analyst James Aycock’s COVID Week-in-Review. Standout statistic for this week: If your child is in a class of 25 at school in Shelby County, the chance that one of the kids in the class has COVID is 31%.
Chapman Furniture, the last furniture-only retailer on Main Street, is closing, reports The Daily Memphian. (Subscriber-only link; if you’re a subscriber, be sure to click through, there’s a fun story about Raiford doing some furniture shopping.)
Memphis 901 FC battled Birmingham to a draw yesterday. Next match is on the 25th at FC Tulsa.
A passenger of a car was found dead from gunshot wounds at Union and B.B. King just before midnight Saturday.
Happy Sunday, YOGA! Free, all-levels yoga classes return to Fourth Bluff Park this evening from 5:30 to 6:30. Bridget Sisney of Universoul Wellness will be the instructor. But wait, there’s more! Following the class, the nearby Moxy Hotel will hold an event called Namastay where you can bring your yoga gear to Bar Moxy and receive a $5 Make You Holla Special – that’s a discount on Old Dominick Hard Lemonade, Old Dominick Crushed Orange, or Old Dominick Memphis Mule.
The GOODLife DJs will perform a set 1-4 this afternoon at Cordelia’s Market’s Back-to-School Celebration.
The Bugaloos will bring their Magical History Tour to Slider Inn Downtown tonight at 6.
There’s a martini and food tasting event called Taste the Tinis today at Jack Robinson Gallery, 400 S. Front, today 3 to 7.
There’s a lunch and learn about financial planning for your future this Saturday at the Majestic Grille.
Where to brunch today? It won’t be Bardog, since they’re not opening until 6… now that I think about it, I’ve received several tips this past week that The Vault has good deals on PBR pitchers. Maybe I’ll go down and check that out. Back tomorrow with more news.